Wednesday, 27 February 2008

Galleria Memorabilia!

Quick news: Our gallery is now online! You can browse pictures of last year's events from our gallery section in the website.

Enjoy!

Sunday, 24 February 2008

Oh-Week Baby!

hey you!

Yes YOU!

Are you a new student in MQ? Or just a returning student returning from God-knows where?

You think you're SOOOO COOL??

You think you can give out FREE T-shirts at just the proportion of membership cost??

You think you can organise Xtra-Xtra Awesome activities by your own??

You think you can cook and give out to your members for FREE*??

You think you can organise Better Parties than us??

You think the list stops here?? It continues! We just don't want to brag!

If your answer is NO, then drop by to our booth in O-Week, Sign-up and Let us, the committees, do the work for you!

O-week this year will be from Monday the 25th to Wednesday 27th of February. And remember, it will be down by the lake, not in the courtyard. Don't make me find you lost in the middle of the courtyard, searching for O-week stalls left and right, up and down, with membership fee ready in your hand! Well, of course if the last point is true, I will be glad to help you :D

See you there!

Disclaimer:
1. If this reverse psychology approach doesn't work, pardon my lack of marketing skills.
2. Though our aim is to subsidies as much as we could, sometimes we need a little help from you to ease the burden. Don't worry, when we mean "little", it is practically like free!

Wednesday, 13 February 2008

Ready...Get Set...Uni!

Hi guys!

This post is to inform you some of the new things that you should know and what you need to do once you get your nasi lemak induced body back to Sydney! :P

* SAM is now U@MQ...correction on past post, SAMBar is NOT U@MQ Bar, it is now called UBar

* There are changes in mq.edu.au and uatmq.com.au website...to explore the Uni website for important links, we now have to go through Student Portal ---> MQ Internet Links

* WebCT CE4 has been upgraded to Blackboard CE6... you can access it from learn.mq.edu.au

* Uni magazine is now called "Speculum" instead of "Word"...its first issue is dedicate to the freshers...more on this next time

* Unit enrolment and class registration re-opens 12 February!

* Classes commence 25 February!

* Last date to add first half-year and full year units:
External units 29 February
Internal units 7 March

*2008 parking permit rates are:
Yearly $160
Half-Yearly $90
Monthly $50

* and...


...more info on O-week, visit this website!

* Collect your U@MQ '08 Diary during O-week for returning students.

* Be ready for winter and get your Macquarie University Applique Hoodies and Zip Jackets for just $60.00! (were $79.95)

* Get your...
STUDENT STICKER! Oh boy, I was the first Msian who got it and I felt like an astronout :P

* More info on Student Finances, visit here.

* Need some help? Go here! Do take note that your enquiry might take a while to be processed due to huge number of enquiries. Therefore, it is suggested that you find a specific person/ contacts in the department/ services.

Wednesday, 6 February 2008

CNY in Syndey!

Hey guys,

Before I go on, I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fatt Chai.

Now if you actually dont know when CNY is, its on the 7th of Feb!!

And for the first time, the Malaysian Students Department will be having an Open House at the Malaysia Hall this weekend. All are welcome.

Attached is a poster about the event but here are the details anyways:

Event: Chinese New Year Open House
Date: 9th Feb (Saturday)
Time: 11.00am - 1.00pm
Venue: Malaysia Hall
Cost: FREE

So for those of you who are already back in Sydney, do come and celebrate CNY away from home!!!

Hope to see you guys there!!

Galven Chia
President
MSA 07/08

Attached: CNY poster

Sunday, 3 February 2008

Bus Crash No More...

Hi people,

I guess some of you have already know that one of the JPA scholars from UNSW, Lee Nian Ning, had passed away at age 21 in a tragic bus accident near Slim River on the 25 Jan this year. This never-ending tragedy had also claimed the life of two other promising individuals Mohd Zailani, 23, and Pang Boon Eng, 20.

On behalf of the people in Macquarie, I would like to express our utmost symphaty and sincere condolences to the family and friends of the victims.

If you would like to know more on this incident or to sign the petition, visit this website. Lets put an end to this. That's the least we could do.

Saturday, 2 February 2008

Travel Expo

Hi guys!

here's a quick news to everyone..there will be a travel expo going on this weekend at Sydney Convention Centre..do check it out because who knows you could get a good deal! Trip to Hawaii, Europe or even ticket back home, perhaps?? ;D

For more info visit their website here.