The End of Semester is Near...

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Gumboot Ladder Board
Events Passed Kiwiana, International
Trip to Rotorua and Taupo, Hall Events
Upcoming EventsThe Ball
Student Counselling Scary Exam Time
Campus LivingImportant Notices
Chaplaincy
CTL StudyUp Exam Prep
External RelationsMassey Campaign
and Election Survey

ISSUE THREE l MAY 14TH 2014
Above: Kiwiana Event CowPat Eating Comp


Below: International Student Trip Huka Falls
Level 2, The Student Centre
MASSEY MANAWATU
Greetings everyone,

Not long to go until exams. It is surprising how quickly this semester
has gone. There will naturally be a lot of stress as we approach
exams. Ensuring that you eat well, exercise and get plenty of rest
will help. The Stress Less Workshops could be helpful. For more
information please refer to the link below:

http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/student-l i fe/servi ces-and-
resources/health-counselling-services/resources/workshops/stress-
less/stress-less_home.cfm

The Rec Centre is an excellent place to sweat out stress. They
have excellent facilities and also host a range of different exercise
classes that could be helpful. Check out their link below:

http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/student-life/recreation-and-sports/
manawatu/palmerston_home.cfm

During the study break and exams we have an alcohol ban in all
halls. This is to ensure that the halls remain quiet and conducive for
focussed study. The no noise time is also brought forward to 9pm.

As it is election year, it is important that you have an opportunity to
cast your vote. If you have not enrolled, application forms will be
made available in your Common Rooms and at the Accommodation
Services Office reception.

The Accommodation Services Team would like to wish you all the
best for your last assignments, tests and exams. Safe travels back
home for the holiday break and we look forward to seeing you again
next Semester.
KIWIANA
Fish n Chips. Maori fried bread. LnP. Fairy bread.
Feijoas. Minties. Lamingtons. Spiders. Marmite.
Jaffas. Kiwifruit. New Zealand Cheeses. Jetplanes.
Pavlova. Kiwi Savouries. Pineapple Lumps. What a
Kiwi Feast!

On Wednesday 7
th
May, the annual Kiwiana Event
was held in the ICC building. Watching people taste
some kiwi foods for the first time was hilarious! Many
residents were shocked when they tasted a feijoa or
kiwifruit but thankfully they managed to wash it down
with some LnP or fizzy. Popular picks were definitely
the fried bread, fish n chips and different lollies that
were waffled down throughout the lunch break.

A big thank you to Loaded from Salt Church who
provided a fantastic BBQ and to our RAs who helped
set up, serve and pack down. A special thanks to
Manawatahi (the Maori Students Association) for their
beautiful waiata and haka. The residents absolutely
loved their singing and learning how to do the New
Zealand haka.

Congratulations to Yongkang Yu of Kairanga Court on
winning the massive Pavlova for guessing the closest
number of eggs that made it and to Cheng Li of
Kairanga Court and Rowan Fortune of Atawhai for
coming closest to guessing the amount of jaffas and
pineapple lumps in a jar. Congratulations also to Mark
Lewis of Kiwitea Hall for winning the eating chocolate
cow pat competition and to Sebastiano Wright of
Kairanga Court and Kelsey Lohse from Miro Hall who
won the gumboot throwing competition. Thank you to
all the residents for coming along and participating in
the Kiwiana event, it made for an incredibly exciting
and successful day and we hope you enjoyed the Kiwi
experience.
TAUPO AND ROTORUA TRIP
A group of 34 International Students from China, America, Hawaii, India,
and Pakistan including children embarked on a first ever visit to Rotorua
organised by Accommodation Services and International Student
Support Office. We arrived at Kiwipaka Accommodation, unloaded our
luggage and quickly organised ourselves into our rooms. Lunch was
much needed and then we were ready to go our first fun activity.
Agroventures had all the rides with the jetboat, bungy jumping/freefall
extreme and Shweeb, the only 1 in the world. A few hours were spent
there having a lot of fun. We then went to check out the Gondola and
took a ride to the top to look at the amazing view. Some took rides on the
luge while others simply walked around taking in the scenery and did
some window shopping.

The next day we checked out of our accommodation and drove to
beautiful Huka falls and spent just over an hour there. We then made our
way to Taupo for a stopover and everyone had the chance to walk
around to do some souvenir shopping. We then finished the trip with a
stop for a Kiwi feed of fish and chips for lunch. Thanks to the bus driver
for getting us home safely as we were driving through some pretty
horrible weather.
We also had a bus load of about 35 students go to Taupo for the day.
Including travelling time, it was a full 12-hour day so we had some pretty
tired travellers by days end but everyone had a great time. We started
the day in Taupo with a scenic boat trip around the lake and took in the
fantastic Maori carving in Mine Bay. Everyone had a great time on the
boat, enjoying the packed lunches, the scenery and even the decent
weather.

After the boat trip, we did the Craters of the Moon Geothermal walk
where we saw a lot of steam and some boiling mud. We then went on to
the majestic Huka Falls. The students were all very impressed with the
raw power of Huka Falls where students used up many gigabytes with
the hundreds of photos taken. It was a long day but everyone seemed to
have a great time and we were very fortunate that the weather behaved
itself for us.

We look forward to the next international student trip in June.
The Accommodation Services team set up a BBQ outside Kanuka
Commons on Wednesday April 9th with the hope of playing some beach
volleyball. This was a good opportunity to unwind and have some fun and
eat some free sausages before everyone went away for the Easter break.
The weather wasnt the greatest but we still played, and the sausages
definitely still got eaten! Many thanks to the Tawa and Matai residents for
volunteering their time by preparing/cooking and cleaning the BBQ. We
might have few other lunch activities lined up for later in the year.
COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENT
CENTRE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

Do you have a spare 30 minutes to upskill yourself for exams?

Then join us on StudyUp to attend the following 30 minute workshops. For more information visit: http://owll.massey.ac.nz/
about-OWLL/studyup.php.
Get your headphones ready and enhance your own skills to ensure you make the most productive use of your time during the
exam period.



Preparation makes perfect
Develop some extra memory
skills and learn some
structured revisions tricks.
Tues 20th May 7.30am, 12 noon
Thurs 22nd May 12 noon
Survi ving the exam
Study tips and strategies for
getting through the exam and
answering different types of
questions.
Tues 27th May 7.30am, 12 noon
Thurs 29th May 12 noon
The Moginie Mustangs went out to Foxton beach on a
sunny day a week ago and had a pizza picnic. They
played some touch, dunked some people in the surf
and even managed to burry their RA Rashmi in the
sand with some added womanly features. After having
lunch, they gapped it to Himatangi to play paintball. The
girls screams could be heard miles away. Perry was
nominated as Osama Bin laden because of his similar
looks and Go Pro. He put up a brave front against the
rest but fell to the ground in due time. After carving up
the paintball field , the hall headed to Himatangi beach
for an icecream. Even after such an eventful day, the
car ride back was loud with the girls singing ABBA
songs! A lovely day out!
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CHAPLAINCY
Maybe that could be a personal project for the term. Get hold of a modern
English New Testament (available free from the Centre) and read one of the
four Jesus biographies in it. See what they actually say rather than rely on any
shaky default assumption. You may well be surprised at what you find.

Meanwhile, remember at the Centre..

WEDNESDAY NITE PANCAKES
7pm
WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME CATHOLIC MASS
12 noon
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THE BIBLE COMES ALIVE GROUPS
1pm

Have a great term!

Colin Day
(on behalf of the chaplains)
In a recent visit to New Zealand, Jonathan Chaplin, director of
Christian Ethics at the UKs Cambridge University spoke of the
default assumption that effectively eliminates a considered
Christian perspective from much public debate. He spoke of
invisible barriers that lead to the dismissal of religious insights that
have a genuine contribution to make towards the common good.

The same could be said on a personal level. Jesus is regularly and
arbitrarily dismissed by the default assumption of his being
disproved by science and history; discredited by wacky
Christians, extremist groups and abusive clergy; and generally
irrelevant to contemporary life. Of course, only part of this (the
discrediting bit) is accurate. The rest is unsustainable rubbish.

Given the significance of his claims with regard to who he was and
what he was doing and saying, on any purely logical basis we owe it
to ourselves to check him out. If he is accurate then the life we all
seek lies in his direction.
Storage

Storage facilities are available at a small cost of $30.00 per locker. This
is fully refundable provided the locker is left in good order. You will need
to provide your own lock. Spaces are limited, please enquire at the
Residential Services Office.

If you have any questions about the upcoming break, please come into
the RSO and talk to our staff.

Accommodation Fees

If you would like to take advantage of our prompt payment discount,
payment in full for your semester two fees must be received by 1
st
of
July. A reminder email will be sent to you in the last week of May.
Semester One Only Contracts

If your Residential Agreement is for semester one only, and you
wish to extend your contract and stay until the end of the year,
please come to the Residential Services Office by 1
st
June 2014
to sign up for next semester.

If you are leaving at the end of the semester, please ensure your
fees are fully paid and that you have completed the Bond Refund
Form (a copy of this form will be sent to you soon) and return it to
the RSO.

If you are unsure of the length of your contract please contact our
office.


Semester Break

Soon you will receive an email regarding the 3 week break in
June/July and information in regard to the meal rebate available
for this time. Please note your contract does cover this 3 week
period and you will be charged your normal accommodation fees
for the full 3 weeks. Further information is available on page 26 of
the Accommodation Handbook 2014 under the Check Out
section.

All Matai residents have to vacate and completely clear out their
rooms and hall fridges for the 3 week break, so that extramural
students can use these rooms. Please help us by ensuring that
your key is returned to our office no later than 10.00amon the
22
nd
June. If your keys are not returned by this time we will
unfortunately need to order a lock and barrel change for your room
and you will be charged the $110.00 replacement fee. Our office
will not be open at this time so you will need to return your key in
the key return slot located on the left hand side of our front door as
you look into the office.
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27 Linton Street, Palmerston North 4410
P.O. Box 992, Palmerston North 4440
Phone: 06 354-8899
Student Services
Open seven days a week and situated in the Pak n Save carpark.
8am-7pmweekdays & 9am-6pmweekends and most public
holidays.
Free delivery to student Health on weekdays provided
prescriptions are received by 2.30pm.
Fax service available from Student Health for collection after
4pm.
$2 MUSA subsidy on all prescription items for internal full time
students ( Student ID required).
Vero and Unicare oncharge available on request.
Emergency contraceptive pill available. (Pharmacist consultation
necessary, fully funded service for under 26 years).
Uncomplicated urinary tract infection (Pharmacist consultation
necessary).
Many services available, good advice and an extensive range of
vitamins, cosmetics and pharmacy products instore.
Its your right to choose the future of
New Zealand dont waste it!

Most of us are already enrolled and voting have you joined us? If you
havent, youre giving up your voice on the big issues affecting us all.
Only those who are correctly enrolled get to vote and have their say in
New Zealands decision making.

Its a small action, but one that can have a huge effect on you, your
family and New Zealand. Be a part of the decisions that affect you. Its
your right to vote.

If youre a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, and have
turned 18, you need to be on the electoral roll.

Young people and the election have your say

How engaged are you with the 2014 general election? Are the issues that matter to you on the political agenda?
Massey is currently undertaking a student survey to gauge the level of awareness and interest in the upcoming elections. We want to know if you intend to
vote, and what issues would motivate you to vote. It's a chance to speak your mind and draw attention to the issues that matter to young people. While the
results will be released publicly, the survey is completely anonymous and only takes five minutes to complete.
Help us gauge the mood of New Zealand's youth take the election survey here: http://masseybusiness.eu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eeA1SrEXIolvxbL

I am a DISCOVERER! I am a CHALLENGER! I
am a FREETHINKER! I am a PROBLEM
SOLVER!

The Engine campaign has moved to the next level
by focusing on the inherent qualities of our
students, who they are and what they hope to
become by studying at Massey.

The campaign will continue to evolve with more
words being released to drive semester two
enrolments. Opportunity-maker is the next word to
be released, with more to follow. Other aspects of
the campaign will focus on Summer School, Mori
and Pasifika, August Intake and Open Days. The
new I AM campaign can be seen on
massey.ac.nz, engine.ac.nz, billboards around
Palmerston North (Auckland, Wellington, New
Plymouth, Hawkes Bay), print advertisements,
posters, and online videos.
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
STUDENT COUNSELLING
You probably know the feeling you have so much to do
that you spend all your time rushing there is no longer any
time to have fun, visit friends, take a break, even go to the
gym, take a walk or go to church. You resent those people
who seem to go out drinking every night and still seem to
crack the semester tests. You spend every waking moment
at your desk not daring to do anything else. You find it
hard to concentrate; you are grumpy and sleep poorly. Your
body feels gross and unfit and your mind seems to have
stopped working. You are faintly aware that your chest is
tight, your shoulders sore, you have a dull headache and
sometimes find it hard to catch your breath.

Stress! We need it to do our best but it can also paralyse us
and lead us to do less unhelpful and even downright
harmful things such as drinking too much, wasting time,
gambling, or spending money we cannot afford. Stress is
triggered by a huge range of life events not just exams
and it can be the break up (or threatened break up) of a
relationship, an impending sports fixture, or by a blind date.

There is actually quite a lot we can do about it and simply
pretending it is not there, is not one of the better strategies!

But I dont have time to relax!Relaxing is not necessarily
about taking lots of time away from your studies of course
you need to spend enough time at your desk but it needs
to be effective time and too much stress makes that
ineffective! Here are a few quick strategies:

Plan your immediate environment so it is not too
messy and cluttered and swamps your concentration
or distracts you (turn off email and cellphones, avoid
a noisy or cold place, ensure enough ventilation so
as to stay awake).

Organise your time so you know how much you
need to do and so that you can know where you are
in the process. Use a timetable.

Remember the 80 / 20 principle it takes 20% of the
time to learn 80% of the work but to learn that last
20% is what takes time ask yourself if you have to
know it all and perfectly or is 80% good enough?
It is generally more than enough!

Stop. Take a deep breath right deep into your
body. Feel your stomach expand against your
waistband as you do so. Now breathe out slowly
against your lips as though you were cooling a cup of
hot soup. Continue to breathe slowly and regularly for
three of four breaths.
Sleepis a time when your mind organises and makes
sense of what you have learned. It is part of your
studying and not something to do when you are not
studying. You need to have sufficient restful sleep and it
is definitely not wasted time.

Exercise does not have to be an hour in the gym. A
brisk walk around the ring road, either alone or with
friends, can rejuvenate you, flood your brain with oxygen
and give you a chance to reflect on what you have
learned up to that point.

Eat a balanced diet try to avoid the junk
comfort foods which will leave you feeling
uncomfortable. Keep a jar of something tasty such as
carrot sticks or apple slices already cut and ready to
nibble when you find you need something.

Stretch your whole body screw yourself into a tight ball
clutching your knees and tucking your head into your
chest, then uncoil slowly and reach as high as you can
as you breath out.




Scary ExamTime
If you find that you are overwhelmed, talk to someone who
can help there are strategies which can help (but you do
have to actually use those strategies!). It is less helpful (and
a waste of precious time) to bemoan the struggles but a far
better investment to face them head on and do something to
change them!

Both the Centre for Teaching and Learning and the Student
Counselling Service run seminars to assist at this time so
keep an eye out for what is advertised and make use of
them!

Have a look at http://crow.massey.ac.nz for some great
quick tips and some useful resources.
HALLS BALL SEMESTER TWO

Dont forget to bring back your gorgeous dresses/suits for the Massey Halls Ball.
This is happening in Semester 2.

Friday August 8th at Travelodge, Cuba Street, 8pm-Midnight.

Tickets will go on sale day one of Semester Two (14th July). Only 475 tickets will be sold, so its first in first served!
More info out next Semester. Partners from outside are allowed.

A Ball Poster Design Competition is also running until
Thursday 29th May. Gumboot Points and a free ball
ticket up for grabs for the lucky winner. Email
K.ODonnell@massey.ac.nz for details to include on the
poster. The theme is Oriental. You come up with the
name!

Check out posters in your hall for details or see your
RA.