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Lundy

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I'll be there one or two days doing stuff at the Careers stall. Come say hiiiiiii.
 
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Lundy said:
I'll be there one or two days doing stuff at the Careers stall. Come say hiiiiiii.
How can I say hi to a person I don't even those his/her face...

As for the record, it took me a longsome 2 months of stalking to figure out who redslert is...

Komaticom said:
I'll be at CoFA on Wed 22nd. You all know what I look like.
Great, I know where NICTA is, so... where is CoFA?
 

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:( im asian.. well, filipino to be exact...

so im "different" from 'mainstream' asians.. heheh... i have some chinese ancestry in me and spanish (which explains why im a bit too hairy for normal asians!)

even im shocked by the amount of 'mainstream' asians around.. even though i expected it! heh
 

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Komaticom said:
I realised I wasn't mainstream when I went to China on holidays and everyone gave me weird looks. I have a nose of an Italian (I'm 100% Asian), and am quite hairy on the legs only. Mainstream Asians are hairless, apparently.
Jago joins the komaticom/asian club
 

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where do we get diaries from??? is it at e-spot as well??
 

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Lol, Canberra Uni + ANU doesn't incorporate alot of asian students...I was surprised at Sydney Uni's open day, there were only like 4-5 Asians [well, the ones that I saw anyway!!
 

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Anyone goin to the Groove Dance Party??
 

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Rekkusu said:
Lol, Canberra Uni + ANU doesn't incorporate alot of asian students...I was surprised at Sydney Uni's open day, there were only like 4-5 Asians [well, the ones that I saw anyway!!
Yeh those uni's are full of white ppl/anglos , or should i say assimilated ppl :)

And yeh im going to the dance party ..
though im looking foward to the air guitar competition that should be good for a laugh :D
 

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Oh btw, does anyone know which stall exactly in o-week gives out our unsw diaries?
 

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Rekkusu said:
Oh btw, does anyone know which stall exactly in o-week gives out our unsw diaries?
Outside E-spot, you can't miss it, just look for a mass of people filling out an A5 sized form.
 

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If you join a club/society during o-week do you have to pay the membership fee for that club/society right away?
 

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sunny said:
Some do some don't.
That's correct. But to join a society for the whole year, it isn't too much. At most, realistically, about $20 to join societies for the entire year.... again this varies from club to club.

As a general assumption club/societies such as faculty/school based societies mainly don't charge membership fees. The classic example is Commerce Society...

Either way, I think if theres something you really want to do - don't worry about the fee, just pay it - and have a great time!

-Andrew
 

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Kewl!! Sounds like a really interesting day, even though it'll be like from 9:30 till 4pm...

Man, I gotta head to uni shop as well to buy my kits and stuff.
 
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You get your student card from e-spot in the Red Center. You use your student card for concession discounts (mainly public transport), getting into most night time events for free and later on for official UNSW things (like exams or borrowing books from the Library). It's not the end of the world if you don't have a student card by the end of O-Week. There are long ques during O-Week, and also Week 1 and 2. My suggestion is to come to O-Week and go to e-spot at around 7PM (it closes at 8PM for O-Week only, normally it closes at 4:30PM) to pick up your student card. I did that last year and there was no que (literally none), whereas during the day you will be lining up for over an hour. Then you can use your new student card to get into one of the night time events like the dance party, comedy night, bands night or movie night (see below for full list of night time events).

If you ever have a question during O-Week, want some help with something or just want someone to talk to, there are 130 yellow shirt volunteers at uni during O-Week (identifiable by their bright yellow shirts). They're all there to make your O-Week as pleasant experience as possible.

In general, I would recomend that you do 3 things during O-Week:
(1) Go to your faculty welcome. They will tell you a lot of basic things on how your degree works. Plus you might meet a few other people doing your course.
(2) Go on a campus tour. There are tours incorporated into each faculty welcome. They go for 2 hours and show you all around campus, including some nice freebies. They are run by the yellow shirt volunteers (like me and Andrew) and are usually a lot of fun (unless you end up on my tour in which case it will probably be the most painful experience ever :)).
(3) Check out the clubs and societies. There are about 150 clubs at UNSW and most of them will have stalls up during O-Week. The clubs range from sporting clubs, to religious clubs, political clubs, to clubs like the UN society, a comedy club, NUTS (the theatre club), the circuis club, the medieval society, science fiction club and more. Chances are, if there is something you're interested in, there is a club for it. Some are free to join, some charge an entry fee (though rarely more than $5 for the full year). If you're not sure which clubs to join, I recomend asking one of the yellow shirts which clubs they are members of and why.

Of course, there's a whole lot more stuff happening during O-Week. Activities range from free arcade games, to a jumping castle, to free fairy floss, to a preview screening of Derailed on Monday night (which doesn't come out till Thursday), free X-Box 360 gaming, a big dance party, speed dating, bands and more. Come along, pick up a Blitz magazine and have a look at the "What's On" section to see what activities are on during O-Week. I guarantee you that there will be something you're interested in.

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Monday | Outdoor Cinema | "Derailed" advanced screening

Moonlight cinema is almost over. Who goes to that anyway? Come to UNSW's Cinema under the stars. Starting at 6pm, we have a showcase from the youth film festival Reel Life. Then at 8pm a preview of the forthcoming Derailed, starring Clive Owen and Jennifer Anniston. Best of all, everything is free.

Tickets | UNSW Students FREE | Concession FREE | Adult FREE | Man and
his dog FREE
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Tuesday | Comedy with Akmal Saleh

It's time to laugh. The roundhouse has everything you need for laughter on Tuesday. The night kicks off with professional theatresports, if you've never seen it before, now's a great time to see it done professionaly...comedy on the spot, that's genuinly funny. After that MC Subby Valentine (triple M) ensures a great night of comedy, with Raw comedy winner (2004) Nick Sun and Raw Comedy runner up (2005) Justin Lodge supporting evryone's favourite ethnic Akmal Saleh (glasshouse, Melbourne int. comedy festival). Come have a laugh at O-Week.

Tickets | UNSW Students FREE | Others $12
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Wednesday | FAKER | Starky | Sparkadia

You may have heard these guys at i don't know, the Big Day Out, but now is your chance to see them for not $110 (this is without the white stripes and iggy pop supporting them that should be noted). Faker have been heating up the Australian music scene for the past 3 years and now you can see just what their made of.

Tickets | UNSW Students FREE | Other $7.50
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Thursday | Dance Party | Hermitude | Nick Toth | lots of other people...

Got Groove? If not, come get some. This year's O-week party is huge. With Hermitude, Nick Toth, DJ Sefu, Rastawookie, National Pornographic, and heaps more (just to prove I'm not lying Matt Roberts, Def Rok, Cadell, DJ Raddi, Shamus and DJ Static). Set across three stages, This party is sure to help you find your groove.

Tickets | UNSW Students FREE | other students $5 | Adults $12
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FRIDAY | O-Week Final Party featuring Butterfingers

Well, it's the last night of O-week. That means it's to party. Best to party with people who know how to do it best. Butterfingers, the original Brisbane Party boys are heading south to show us a good time. Just coming off the back of a sellout national tour (and #11 and #69 in triple j's hottest 100), the boys have agreed to do a spot just before their new album hits the stands, and they head off round the country again.

Tickets | UNSW Students $10 (on campus) | Other $15 +bf through ticketek doors open
 
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Every event is all ages. The Thursday night dance party has an over 18s only area (inside the Roundhouse), but the back beergarden is open to all ages. For the other events you will need to be over 18 to go upstairs where alcohol is being served and you will not be allowed to take any alcohol downstairs. But the events as a whole are open to all ages.
 

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