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his is a weird time in the year. We can officially say goodbye to unseasonably warm days, which tease us into thinking it’s the second coming of summer. From June to September, even if it’s “unseasonably warm”, it’s still going to be experienced with wool coats, unfashionable sleepwear and power-guzzling heaters. All the television shows are wrapping up in the states and now we have to find other ways to reward ourselves for finishing a reading, an essay paragraph or even for making giant fluro cue cards and sticking them on your walls. Even Super rugby – the fall back plan for a Saturday night – is winding up, leaving us with only a few test matches before New Zealand’s international moment of glory. Who will be the substitute Dan Carter? Will the boys finally discover drop goals? Does Graham Henry know how to smile? Will we choke? It’s the end of lectures and classes for semester one, but at the same time, it’s the beginning of an intense studying process that will determine whether you pass or fail, either a paper or even your entire course. At the end of exams it will be the beginning of the winter break, or for some of you, the beginning of a new chapter in your lives. The end of semester one might only mean that you get to cross another semester off your degree to most of you reading this, but to others, it will be the last issue of debate you read (I know, I’m tearing up too). After these final exams, assignments and tests are all done and dusted, most of you will become part of a club the majority of the New Zealand population belongs to – the workplace. The workplace is a funny thing. Everyone is so eager to get their first job, splash out on their work wardrobe and receive regular payments that cover more than just rent and food for the week. But it’s a tough transition into the working world; unlike Chris Warner and Carrie Bradshaw, most graduates won’t be able to take two hour lunches and spend their office hours chatting about the latest dating scandals or getting in some retail therapy. There’s no such thing as a three day weekend and the break that the rest of the university is about to experience would equate to your entire annual leave. Hollywood has glamorised the workplace, just like it has everything else, and as a result we are so eager to surge through our university education. Sure, it sucks coming home to mi goreng or marmite and toast each night for dinner because you can’t afford “real food” but when else in your life are you able to wake up at noon for your first class of the day, or experience summer in all its entirety without having to worry about deadlines, contracts and office politics? So for those are coming back next semester, remember to savour every moment of it. For every all-nighter or torturous lecture, there are dozens of other days dedicated to being free from the shackles of responsibility. Despite what the workplace says, being a student rocks.
reception
City Campus Level 2, WC Building 921 9805 8am-5pm Mon-Thurs 8am-4pm Fri North Shore Campus Level 2, AS Building 921 9949 8.30am-3pm Mon-Fri Manukau Campus MB107 921 9999 ext 6672 9am-3.30pm Mon-Thurs
management
Sue Higgins General Manager 921 9999 ext 5111 sue.higgins@aut.ac.nz
representation
Veronica Ng Lam AuSM Student President 921 9999 ext 8571 vnglam@aut.ac.nz
advocacy
Nick Buckby Liaison Manager 921 9999 ext 8379 nick.buckby@aut.ac.nz
marketing/events
Rebecca Williams Marketing Manager 921 9999 ext 8909 rebecca.williams@aut.ac.nz
advertising
Kate Campbell Marketing & Sales Coordinator 921 9999 ext 6537 kate.campbell@aut.ac.nz
media
Samantha McQueen Publications Co-ordinator 921 9999 ext 8774 samantha.mcqueen@aut.ac.nz
sports
Melita Martorana Sports Team Leader 921 9999 ext 7259 melita.martorana@aut.ac.nz
vesbar
Zane Chase Vesbar Manager 921 9999 ext 8378 zane.chase@aut.ac.nz For a full list of contact details plus profiles of AuSM staff & student executive and information on clubs visit:
www.ausm.org.nz
www.ausm.org.nz
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