ISSUE

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21ST AUGUST 2013

MASSEY MANAWATU

We are halfway into Semester 2 already!

Open Day
The university has just had its Open Day for the secondary school students who may have been thinking of joining Massey University next year. It was a very successful day with around 3,000 visitors to the university. A big thank you to all of those who volunteered their rooms to show potential residents.

Above: Residents Enjoying the Halls Ball Below: Tree Planting Event Coming up Next Month

Community Events
We have just completed running two successful community events. A few weeks back we held the Halls Soccer Tourney. This event brought in large numbers. Congratulations to City Court Hall who took out the grand final against Miro Hall. City Court received $100 credit for their social account plus 50 valuable gumboot points. The MVPs for the tourney were Matt Kilpatrick from Miro Hall and Jess Ross of Moginie Hall. Other semi-finalists included Walter Dyer and Moginie Hall. The second event, the Halls Ball was a fantastic night enjoyed by all. The theme, decorations, the residents, all looked spectacular. Check out the write up inside. There are still a few cool events coming up so ensure you take part!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Gumboot points
The next chance to gain gumboot points is to come along to the Flatting Expo after the mid semester break. Another opportunity is attendance to the Tree Planting event in September which is a great event that gives back to the community.

Gumboot Shield Ladder Board Upcoming EventsFlatting Expo, Tree Planting Highlights from Events beenSoccer Tourney and Ball Sport and Recreation CentreBoot Camp, Les Mills Re-Launch Student Counselling Service Depression and the Blues Campus LivingImportant Notices ChaplaincyUpcoming Events CTL Exam Prep Workshops

Flatting
It is that time of year to start hunting for a flat! Do you know where to start? For most of you, this will be a new experience. To get expert advice, make sure you attend the Flatting Expo which will be held on the first week back after the mid semester break. Get all the info and win some flat prizes! All landlords require a flatting reference which you can get from the Accommodation Office. Sign up for a flatting reference at the Flatting Expo. Please remember it will take 5 working days until you can collect your reference so ensure you get in before you need it for your flat. Also, it is that time of year with seasonal flu. Be sure to look after your own health. Make sure you get checked out at the Medical Centre if you are unwell. Also look after each other in the halls, after all, we are one big family.

Level 2, The Student Centre (above the MUSA shop)

HALLS BALLEGYPTIAN ALLURE

Residents were unaware what Egyptian surprises that awaited them at Travelodge. The venue was

transformed into the insides of a mysterious and alluring tomb; with everything from Cleopatra and an Egyptian man, to hieroglyphics and jewels. Two lucky prize winners, Thomas Holmes (Egmont) and Amber Marshall (Totara) arrived at the Ball in style, each with seven of their best mates having cruised around Palmerston North in stretched limousines for an hour. The photo-room was also decorated to the Egyptian Allure theme, with the boards painted by our dedicated Ball Committee Team which featured as a fantastic and unique backdrop for our photographer. No surprises that the photo-room was a huge success with repeat offenders and several hundred photos taken throughout the night. Ball attendees were kept entertained by our live band, Six Chairs Missing, who played a range of covers getting the dance floor pumping, in particular the always popular Wagon Wheel. The all-important platters of food featured fried prawns, samosas and mini pizzas to name a few. The night was one to remember and made possible by the efforts of Image Group NZ, Bernadette Peters Photography, PPS Security, Travelodge and of course our Accommodation Services team. A huge thank you to everyone for contributing to such a successful night. Thanks to everyone who attended, especially those who cut up some mean shapes on the d-floor! The night went so smoothly and it was awesome to see everyone have an amazing time!!!

HALLS BALLEGYPTIAN ALLURE

SOCCER TOURNEY
The Soccer Tournament provided the opportunity for halls to come face to face with each other, igniting competitiveness, excitement and perhaps animosity from the social leagues. With the combination of blaring music, ecstatic cheering and sideline coaching, the quick pool games of no longer than 15 minutes kept the supporters excited and entertained. Progressing into the quarter finals in top spot was Moginie who came up against 8th placed Tawa. Also qualifying through to quarters was: Walter Dyer v Matai, City Court v Colombo and Miro v Kairanga. Four intense games later, we were straight into our semifinals with the match between City Court and Moginie coming down to a thrilling penalty goal shoot out. Having defeated Walter Dyer, Miro advanced through to the finals up against City Court. Although both sides scored, City Court out played Miro with a final score of 21. Their win saw them shoot up into 3rd place in the Gumboot Shield, narrowing Egmonts lead. The tournament also saw two individuals win on the day; Jess Ross (Moginie Hall) and Matt Kilpatrick (Miro) who were both picked as MVPs by the referees. Congratulations to City Court, the 2013 Soccer Tournament Champions.

REC CENTRE HALLS TEAM CHALLENGE

Congratulations to the halls team that participated in the Massey Rec Centre Team Challenge on Sunday 4th August. Clearly the event was dominated by a few halls. Lucky for you guys, there were gumboot points for participating. Well done!

Placing 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

Guys&Mixed CityCourt6 Egmont3 Egmont1 CityCourt1 CityCourt2 CityCourt4 Egmont2

Time

Girls 28.47MataiMuppets 28.51CityCourt5 29.04CityCourt3 29.17Egmont4 29.56 34.22 39.02

Time 33.53 36.32 39.11 44.23

HALLS TREE PLANTING EVENT

GOING FLATTING? Take the stress away and dont get caught out without any insurance cover. Come in and let us put protection in place for your belongings and for legal liability while flatting. Its not expensive and so easy to set up. For around $8 per week its worth it based on $10K base cover. We are here to help at the Massey ANZ branch.

SPORT AND REC CENTRE

PITT PARK TREE PLANTING

SATURDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER

1:30PM-4:30PM
Massey Halls have been involved in this project for a number of years now and this year its your turn to be involved in shaping our community. Be sure to wear old clothes, a rain jacket and gumboots or old shoes. Meet at the RSO car park at 1:15pm. Buses provided to transport everyone down and back.
Get all your friends together and get down to the Rec Centre on Monday September 16th for our Les Mills Re-Launch party. Experience a free introduction to all the Les Mills classes you can try a taste of them all, or pick the ones that appeal to you. Spot prize giveaways and pumping music - what a great way to start the week!

LES MILLS RE-LAUNCH PARTY

Afternoon tea is provided. Gumboot Points also on offer for this event just for participating. See you there.

CHAPLAINCY
Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden have been in the news a lot lately. Depending on how you view them, they are either dangerous traitors or heroic whistleblowers.

CLV Eats and Treats Shop A reminder to all students that our Eats and Treats shop is now closed. We are no longer selling phone top ups and we are unable to give out cash. However, internet cards and cables are still available to purchase over the counter. Instead, we now have up and running an eftpos vending machine where you can purchase snacks. There will also be a new drinks machine arriving shortly, so keep an eye out! Matai Students Mid semester break is fast approaching! Please ensure you are checked out of your rooms by 10am Sunday 25 August 2013. You are required to leave your rooms in a clean (including fridges), tidy and vacuumed state. If your room is not emptied and cleaned you may be charged a $50 cleaning fee. Check-in day is Sunday 8th September from 2pm onwards. If you are unable to make this time please contact the RSO to make suitable arrangements. Semester 2 Check in Competition Guess the lollies in the Jar Congratulations to our winner Alex Fronk who won our lollies in the jar competition, with a winning guess of 1285. He was only five sweets off total number in the jar was a huge 1280! Thank you to all who entered!

Have you ever thought of Jesus as a whistleblower lifting the lid on how life works at its deepest level? Jesus as someone invading our real world with an even greater reality, bringing vital information on God, us, and the best strategy for living. Jesus whistleblowing on what God is really like and how accessible he is. Jesus revealing inside information on how God can transform a life. That certainly seems how he was received by people as he went around talking about, and demonstrating, the reality of Gods presence and activity in our world and potential for our lives. Very different to the conventional picture we have of him as an institutionalised religious figure totally irrelevant to contemporary living. Possibly something worth thinking about!

Within the day to day life of the Centre we continue to offer the following events:

LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH THE BIBLE Mondays 12-2pm Fridays 4-6pm

followed by lunch together

CATHOLIC MASS

Every Wednesday 12 noon PANCAKES Every Wednesday 7pm INTERNATIONAL STUDENT LUNCH Every Thursday 12.00pm Everybody welcome to all of the above.

Have a great semester. Feel free to call in at the Centre any time. Colin Day (on behalf of the chaplains)

STUDENT COUNSELLING SERVICE

Am I depressed - or do I just have the blues?

We all have times when we feel down. Its normal to feel sad when a relationship ends, a good friend moves away or someone we care about dies. The stress of a heavy study load, financial difficulties or the fear of unemployment also affects our mood. However, the gloomy feelings usually pass and we still experience happy times with friends or family. Sometimes the sad feelings dont go away - we stop enjoying things that used to be fun. We might have difficulty keeping up with study, or find it hard to even get out of bed in the morning. We cannot think of any reason why we feel this way as life is going well. Some people start to wonder if they are depressed and this is something we should all take seriously. It is a very common experience about 1 in 6 people in New Zealand experience periods of depression and it is important to manage it appropriately and early to prevent it affecting our studies, our lives and our relationships.

No matter how you became depressed, the effects are debilitating and will affect your study if left untreated. For some people this time of the year when it is cold and damp and dark can be especially difficult!

How will I know if Im depressed?

If youve been feeling miserable more often than not over the past two weeks or more, and youve stopped enjoying things that used to be fun, you might be depressed. Check the symptoms below - if you tick three or more it is likely you are experiencing a bout of depression. Finding it hard to get motivated and feel interested in things Wanting to avoid friends and everyday activities Difficulty concentrating or making decisions Losing interest in eating, or overeating Losing weight, without dieting, or gaining weight Finding it difficult to get to sleep, waking during the night, or waking too early and not being able to get back to sleep. Alternatively, wanting to sleep all the time. Wishing you were dead or actually thinking about, or planning suicide Having unpleasant, negative thoughts (like feeling guilty or that you are a bad or unworthy person) Getting pains in your body or headaches that dont seem to have any physical cause

What if its just the blues?

It may still be useful for you to discuss your worries and low mood with a professional Counsellor or Psychologist. At Student Counselling Service we encourage you to come for assistance before little problems become big ones. This may prevent disruption of your studies.

Am I the only one who feels this way?

No. Depression is more common than most people think. In fact it is about as common as asthma! One in seven people will experience a bout of depression at some stage in their lives.

Ok, so Im depressed - what now?

Depression can be treated. Its important to treat it like any other illness and seek help. Depression involves changes in brain chemistry and can influence the way we respond to our world. Options for dealing with depression include talking with a Counsellor or Psychologist who will: Help you learn skills for solving problems, planning ahead and improving interactions with others Help you see the positive side of yourself, others, and your circumstances Assist your relationships with others. See your doctor to discuss the possibility of using antidepressant medicine to correct the imbalance of chemicals in the brain. Modern anti-depressants can be very effective with minimal side-effects Often counselling, together with lifestyle changes (e.g. reducing stress, cutting down on alcohol) is useful for helping depression. In some cases medication may be necessary to help resolve a severe or longstanding bout of depression. Student Counselling assist students to minimise the impact of emotional and psychological factors such as stress and depression on academic performance. If you would like to make an appointment to see a counsellor to learn more about this topic please look at the website http://pncounselling.massey.ac.nz for information on making an appointment and how we can assist. A number of self-help tools are also available.

How did I get depressed?

Theres no simple answer as to why people become depressed. Its often a combination of things and it varies from person to person. We do know that some people are more likely to become depressed than others. Depression can also be triggered by a difficult situation in your life, or it can build up over many years. Sometimes theres no obvious reason. Being aware of the risk factors in your life will help you identify what might be causing your depression and help you find the right way through it. Here are some of the risk factors we know about: family history: other members of your family having depression, traumatic experiences in childhood, including violence life events: death or loss of someone close, relationship break-ups, traumatic, often life threatening events, financial pressure, serious accidents (particularly head injuries) or long-term illness, some medication (check with your doctor), stress or problems at university, bullying or abuse lifestyle: excessive alcohol consumption, recreational or party drugs, social isolation, lack of sleep, poor diet and lack of exercise

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MASSEY MEDICAL CENTRE

HEALTHY EATING
Young adults need to consider having a heart healthy lifestyle whatever you are doing now CAN influence how your health and life will be in the future. I dont want to give you information that you already know, lets assume you are already aware that you need to eat your colours each day colourful fruit and veges. At your next meal look at the colour palette of your plate is it all beige , meaning nothing but battered fish and oily chips? Is it alive with colour? Does it have green veges, yellow veges, white fish or chicken, brown meat? Colourful = Healthy. Ok, so lets also assume you already know you must eat healthy 90% of the time are you actually doing it? I know that it is hard, at times to make a healthy choice when there is not a lot of healthy options to choose from do the best you can with what you have. If you feel you need to take dietary supplements such as multi vitamins then that is a good choice. Ask your pharmacist for the most appropriate for you, this is a good idea at exam times when your body is under some stress and you may not be eating as well as you should be. If you are feeling tired and unable to concentrate then you can have your iron and Vit B12 levels checked by a nurse. If you dont eat well, you wont have the energy to go out with your friends, study or play sport. Always grab food in season good for the environment and healthy on the wallet. DID YOU KNOW? Your heart beats 101,000 times a day. There are 20 teaspoons of sugar in a 600ml bottle of fizzy drink!! Chicken nuggets contain TWICE as much fat per ounce as a hamburger!! Hints and tips: Dont skip breakfast if you cant eat first thing in the morning then ensure you have something healthy around morning tea time. Eat your food slowly and enjoy it you will feel fuller and your body will digest the food properly. Eat plenty of superfoods what are superfoods I hear you ask? - Wholegrains - Colourful veges - Fish - Yoghurt - Water - Porridge and cheap to eat - Bananas - Beans - Nuts walnuts, brazil and almond especially Portion control Oh yes, I can imagine all the sheepish grins on faces while you read this, follow these simple rules for proper portion preferences. DONT UPSIZE YOUR MEALS UNLESS YOU WANT TO UPSIZE YOUR WAISTLINE! Its ok to have a burger now and again, but dont have the fries or fizzy drink. of your plate should have carbs potatoes, kumara, corn, rice, pasta of your plate should be protein meat, eggs, fish, nuts and seeds of your plate should be vegetables Weight gain We all know that our population is growing in size, having some healthy flesh on your bones is a sign of good health. Feeling good about how we look gives us confidence, but having too much weight can make us feel lethargic and unwell it can also cause some serious health concerns. Having too little weight can also be a concern for our health and can cause multiple problems, including irregular periods and fatigue.