RAM Magazine - Issue 2 (March/Kahuru-kai-paeka)

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MAGAZINE

Bi-Election Candidates Meet your VP and International Rep. Candidates

Easter Exposed

Celebrate Diversity

Exposing the Easter Bunny

Pride Week in all its glory

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Julia Wills comms@lusa.org.nz

Can you believe holidays are only a week away?

How will you be spending yours; working, relaxing, visiting family?

Getting that work-life balance is really important for your overall happiness. Of course, work plays a significant part, with income ensuring the lights stay on and our bellies full, don’t forget to top up that rainy-day pot too!

It’s not always an easy feat trying to achieve the work-life balance, especially as it becomes more difficult to separate study or work from our personal lives as we grow increasingly more connected through technology and social media. I should know as Communications is my job! My moto is, ‘You only get one life, so live it to the fullest’. In the weekend I went Heli Diving. A sky dive out of a helicopter at 11,000ft, landing on Sumner beach. I touched a cloud and saw a circular rainbow. Words can’t express how incredible it was. The first thing myself and the other jumpers asked, was if we could take our phones with us! We were all about to do one of the scariest most exciting, adventure sports ever, and what were we thinking of doing was living it through the lens of our phones. All belongings were left behind and I didn’t even think to check my phone till I got home 5 hours later as I was so immersed in what I had just accomplished.

Be mindful when you’re not studying or working. Develop a greater control and concentrate on what’s happening around you. Literally stop and smell the roses.. All this time we spend in front of screens can negatively affect your health, wellbeing and probably your family and friendships.

Never get so busy trying to make a living that you forget to make a life. So go on, book that sky dive and really fly!

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Contents

Want to contribute?

RAM relies on student-submitted content.

We love new contributions and fresh ideas.

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LUSA News

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Words from you Exec

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Bi-Election Candidates Clubs Noticeboard

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Easter Exposed

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Celebrate Diversity

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Horoscopes

If you’re interested in writing an article, submitting an artwork, sharing a thought, then we’d love to hear from you.

Hit up Julia at comms@lusa.org.nz She’d be stoked to hear from you!

That’s it. Too easy.

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LUSA News MISSING BBQ Has anyone seen the LUSA BBQ? It was chained and bolted with a padlock to the rear of the LUSA Club Rooms a couple of months ago, and it looks like someone has gone to a lot of effort to remove it! If anyone knows anything, please contact LUSA.

GOOD FOOD IS GOOD MOOD Do you know that Lincoln University has a food bank? If you are in need – perhaps you’ve lost your job or had an unexpected bill and it’s getting difficult to make ends meet, then we are here to help you.

Times are tough at the moment and there’s no shame in asking for some help to get you through. We have some basic food and toiletries available on campus and we offer fresh items on Thursdays.

Contact chaplains@lincoln.ac.nz or the Wellbeing Assistant wellbeingassistant@lincoln.ac.nz for friendly and confidential support.

SECONDHAND BOOKS From Semester 2, LUSA will no longer be accepting secondhand textbooks.

We will continue to sell the textbooks we have currently until the end of the year when you will be contacted, if your book has not sold, with options to pick it up or donate it to LUSA. Other ways to sell your textbooks: LUSA’s Facebook Noticeboard Page Facebook Marketplace Trade Me

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BREAD TAGS FOR WHEELCHAIRS Did you know there is a bread tag recycling place at the Lincoln township Library? The bread tags you bring in are recycled into seedling trays that raise money to help purchase wheelchairs for people with disabilities.

ATTENTION DOG LOVERS DIGBY - The cavoodle (a hybrid of a cavalier king charles spaniel and a poodle) can be found at LUSA HQ most Tuesdays at some stage.

If you’d like to take him for a walk, toilet stop, or come in for a play and a snuggle, then, we’d would love to share the love with you. We all know that people who have animals in their lives (especially cute puppies), tend to be happier and less stressed.

PRINTING MAGIC

HUNGRY? Has anyone tried the Jacket Potato Van outside Tai Tapu Challenge on a Friday evening?

Apparently they’re amazing and something different to munch on. Word on the street is that they’re coming to Lincoln for lunches outside Bridgestone tyres!

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Did you know the printer in the Forbes Student Space has a stapler finishing function? You don’t have to be logged in or even have an account!

Also, if it ever runs out of paper, just grab some from one of the other drawers and IT would have already been notified to come over and re-fill it.

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WORDS

FROM YOUR

STUDENT

EXECUTIVE 6

2021 STUDENT EXECUTIVE

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Gregory Fleming

NĀ TE TUMUAKI/PRESIDENT

Kia ora koutou, Wowee! We are now well into term one and boy has it been a ride. As the dust settles, I am fondly reflecting on O’Week and how lucky we are to have been able to gather to celebrate the new academic year. Thanks, Ashley Bloomfield! ...and how good was O’Week?!

The rite of passage of wearing a sheet and getting loose, aka Toga Party kicked off the week.

Then came Clubs Market Day, and boy was I surprised to see how much people love Ajax!

Wednesday saw Ivey Dreams, with its sweet DnB sound flowing through to the night. And of course, LUSA and Te Awhioraki hosted our famous free lunches!

As we head into autumn, we say goodbye to the sun and hello to crimson leaves, mulled wine, and cosy evenings reading books or watching Netflix with hot chocolate. I have been thoroughly enjoying Love, Victor on Disney+ and am excited for Season 3 of Sex Education.

If the dust from the first few weeks of uni have settled, and you are keen to get involved more in campus life, check out some of our awesome clubs. From the Handy Landy’s and Student Volunteer Army to the LU Tramping and Climbing Club lub and RAM Club. There is something that will tickle your fancy.

This month we also have a couple of events coming up too. Community Day is on Sunday 28th March, which will be a fun day for families with sheep shearing, food trucks, bouncy castles and a variety of club exhibitions. On the 29th March, we have FUSH on campus with LUSA offering subsidies fish n chips, fried chicken and fried cauliflower for the vegos out there! Then on the 31st, we have an Easter Egg Hunt and free Hot Cross buns!

Ngā mihi, Gregory Fleming

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Rob Earl

Jay Mckendry

Laura Muckle

I hope these first couple of weeks back at Lincoln are going well, and everyone has enjoyed and recovered after their O’Week antics.

I don’t know when this happened, but we are nearly at term break; knee deep in reports and continuously increasing stress!

Tēnā koutou katoa!

The Wellbeing Team have been hard at work with our new and fantastic facilitator team, who are slowly filtering through the first years, going through the Respectfully Lincoln workshop.

While we are all slowly doing uni, I thought I’d update you on how my different projects are coming along:

General Rep

I would like to thank the Dip. Ag. students who sat through our first run of the WellMates program. For those who don’t know is a new wellbeing program focusing on suicide prevention. It is a really cool program covering a range of topics around mental health issues affecting our rural communities.

The workshop was a learning process for me, and you guys gave us such amazing feedback, which we have taken on board and will use to build off for future students who go through this program.

If you or a friend wants support, pop into LUSA or get in contact with the Wellbeing Team or come up and have a chat with me!

As always, I love you all, stay safe, look out for each other, and enjoy your time here at Lincoln.

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General Rep

1. RAM is off to an amazing start with an already great student writing contribution.

2. Pronouns are slowly being introduced on campus, with even more work to occur projected this year.

3. Student music in Grounded is going well. Just trying to get a device by the speaker and then we can have a good shuffle of music.

I do hope you have a great year and best of luck with all the reports!

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Congrats on getting through your first couple of weeks of mahi!

I hope everyone celebrated the incredible wāhine in their life for International Women’s Day. We wouldn’t be where we are today without the powerful women in our lives, in our history books, and all around the world. So, here’s to women!

Earth Hour is coming up on the 27th of March - raising awareness of the issues facing our planet.

The idea is to turn all your lights off for an hour from 8:30pm on the Saturday night.

Get on board and have your Saturday night beers in the dark.

David Attenborough would be proud!

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It is a 45 minute drive from Lincoln, through Little River and over a beautiful hill, through farmland. The views on the way alone are worth going for.

Johanna Cao

Findal Probest

Wow what a few weeks we’ve had; level changes, online, face to face, timetable nightmares, partying it up with Ivey and Toga.

Just like first years; who knows what we’re really doing. But now that we’re back to face to face learning, hopefully we’ll stay like this and continue to have a good first half of the semester!

I hope everyone’s settled into the rhythm of study now, and even those who haven’t had a break - good on you for working through! For me it’s been a bit rocky, with jumping into my first ever thesis proposal, LUSA events and my part-time job. I’m getting into a bit of a rhythm now though. I understand that we all have a lot on our plates, and the pressure from timetable changes, class clashes, submission deadlines etc. can be stressful. Please feel free to reach out, I’ll buy you a cuppa and we can have a chat.

Secretary

It’s also the month of March and there’s been a lot of events happening, like International Women’s Day,(shout out to the strong independent woman who don’t need no man!) anddddd it’s Pride Month! You would’ve seen the rainbow items popping up around campus, so I hope you paid attention to them and felt at least a little included on campus.

Postgrad Rep

Please join the LU Postgrad Society in the clubs section of the LUSA website. This is how we can organise and notify you of events.

Maui Duley

Tumuaki

Kia Ora Whanau, E toru wiki kei te aroaro, nā reira e kore e hoki a muri.

We are three weeks into uni and now there is no turning back. Ēngari ko ngā wiki kei te heke, ahakoa he taumaha te mahi, ko te whāinga kia rapu wā whakatā a tinana, a hinengaro, wairua.

But with more weeks ahead of you, things will definitely get more stressful, so make sure to keep tabs on your thoughts, emotions, and wellbeing.

That’s all from me.

Peace Heoi anō tāku mō nāianei Maui Duley

This is my cool outdoor spot for the issue - Tumbledown Bay. It is a beautiful, safe beach for swimming, diving and fishing.

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MEET THE 2021 BY-ELECTION CANDIDATES VICE PRESIDENT CANDIDATES Becky Rickard GIDDAY! Becky’s the name, often used in memes popping up on Facebook and TBH most are pretty darn relatable. I’ll provide:

“always a laugh”

“have everything under control”

“and make good times good times and makes sure everyone’s having a good time” Currently unemployed, full-time Ag science student in my 3rd year collecting valuable facts about cows, sheep and grass, only Lincoln peeps find acceptable: like did you know cows have 32 teeth - ** counts your own teeth, the same as humans.

Other than attending lectures because as the memes would suggest I always get A+, still waiting on that one to be relatable… I am apart of the Lincoln young farmers and

hunting club and yet to make my debut appearance at the pottery club to get down to earth with some clay we dug up in SOSC 222 and make some bowls for the flat.

I am also found sending it down rocks and dirt on my bike in the summer and snow in the winter. I even have a gram to prove it @nz.girls_who_ride

Hailing from the better or not better than the South Island, Island I come off a Kiwifruit orchard, which no that doesn’t make me super rich but full of vitamin C -So HMU if you want some free kiwifruit. My biggest achievement so far is rock climbing up in the bluffs of the southern alps a few weeks ago and making it alive, must be all that practice at school camp– tip: don’t do it on sunset, despite the pics looking sick, it gets dark quick making it a sketchy time climbing down.

I’ll leave you a quote of mine “Whatever you do, make it fun, it always makes the stories better”.

Madison Keogan Hey guys! My name is Madison Keogan but I also go by Maddy. I am a third year Commerce student majoring in Global Business and I am running to be your Vice President of LUSA for 2021. As your Vice President I will be a voice for you and an advocate for your needs, interests, and concerns as a student at Lincoln. My experience thus far at Lincoln has been extraordinary and I want you yours to be the same.

What feels like years ago now when I was deciding what university to attend after High School, Lincoln was always a top pick and after attending the open day I didn’t even bother looking anywhere else. The sense of community that is created from LUSA run events and Lincoln in general can be felt as soon as you step onto campus, I believe this is not achieved any other uni’s in our incredible home of 12

Aotearoa. As your Vice President it would be one of my main goals to continue this community feeling far into the future and for students to always know and feel they have a place here. Also if you are remote student I want to ensure this community feeling harmoniously integrates to an online setting. The skills that I have gained through prior leadership positions and part-time work will allow me to speak up if no one else will and continue to foster an open and honest relationship between the students and our University.

I would be extremely grateful to have the opportunity to be a voice for anyone and everyone at Lincoln and to work alongside your talented current 2021 student executive’s as Vice President to continue our vibrant, encouraging and fun astrosphere here at Lincoln!

INTERNATIONAL REP CANDIDATES Constanza Espinoza-Iversen My name is Constanza, I am a second year PhD student in Wine Science originally from Chile. While living in Chile, I graduated from school as an Agronomist Engineer, and later I continued in the field with a fellowship in London and Oxford for a few months. After working on research in the Antarctic, I discovered my passion for research and wine. I then decided to travel through different countries making wine and

working in viticulture to get to know different techniques in the Old and New World. I’ve been in New Zealand from 2016 dedicated to the wine industry, and by 2019 I moved from Marlborough to start studies at Lincoln.

Currently I am very into surfing, friends and barbies when my research allows me the time. With two years at Lincoln University, I have learned how things work around the University and the issues that students can experience. I would like to contribute and help as much as I can and generate more social experiences for everyone to get to know each other.

Junmin Li My name is Junmin, Li (Jimmy).

I’m an international student from Hong Kong, I joined Lincoln University in 2020 and I’m studying a bachelor of agribusiness and food marketing.

Prior to studying at Lincoln University, I was a student councilor at St Francis Methodist School in Singapore where I represented 600 of my fellow peers.

During my time I specialized in organizing student events like the school carnival and graduation ball. I have spent extensive time volunteering at elderly homes and specialist education centers for the disabled, as

well as running the environmental club. I have acquired a combination of skills that will benefit me in this position, from orginisation through to communication.

I believe that I can handle the job based on my previous experiences. I will use the opportunity as a learning experience to improve myself, and thus better serve in my position. The reason I want apply for International student representative is I would like to improve the integration of international student within local culture.

I aim to be the voice of international students and encourage the sharing of international culture to benefit the university environment. This will allow students to relate and thus increase involvement, leading to benefits in mental health and study performance.

Lara Noelte I was born and raised in Germany and initially came to New Zealand as a tourist in 2017. Later on, I had the chance to do an exchange semester at Lincoln University and ended up moving to New Zealand permanently to be with my partner. This year I can finally continue my studies as a domestic student after taking a break from university and working on a farm near Burnham.

I feel like I can relate to a lot of international students and their needs as I have been an international student

myself. Moving to another country comes with its own challenges, especially now with covid, and I would like to help with providing a welcoming space for everyone here at Lincoln Uni. Students that are here for an exchange semester have partly different requirements and problems than students that are doing their whole degree at Lincoln and I think I understand both perspectives. I would try and give my best to help you, if you have any questions or problems with settling in at Lincoln, and I would love the opportunity of representing the international community.

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VICE PRESIDENT AND INTERNATIONAL REP BY-ELECTION

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Sachin Chaudhari

Sebrena Samantha Smalling I am Sebrena Samantha Smalling currently enrolled in an Animal Science Ph.D. Program in the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

I am in love with this campus and the people who attend it.

Since my first day here, I have felt accepted, included and appreciated. This university makes me feel valued and gives me the opportunity to grow as an academic and as a person. Being an executive member of the Association of African and Caribbean students, which has a myriad of international students, has helped me to build organizational skills and allowed me the opportunity to help bring together like-minded students, something that I will continue to do if elected. This experience has also given me the ability to understand how to truly help

international students by having an open ear for their problems and the knowledge and experience to assist them.

Becoming a student is a challenge, but becoming an international student is far more of a challenge. Even though Lincoln University is welcome to international students, there is still room for improvements.

International students play a significant role in the empowerment of Lincoln University and the university should make every effort to answer with the same attitude; consequently, if elected, I will work tirelessly with international students and staff collaborating on initiatives to enhance the university experience, making the voice of the international student more powerful and useful by satisfying their critical needs, while creating a more vibrant and welcoming place for all international students, and a home away from home.

I strongly believe that one should be “fearless in the pursuit of what sets one’s soul on fire”. Representing the international students set my soul on fire!

Campaigning Period: 5.00pm 18 March– 5.00pm 24th March Keep an eye out around campus for the creative campaigns and get to know your candidates.

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Voting Period: 9.00am 25th March– 5.00pm 28th March

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POSTGRADS - WHAT’S ON

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Creativity Takes Courage You guys are a pretty talented bunch, aren’t you?!

Not only has RAM been sent in some amazing art, but we’ve noticed it popping up around campus too. We love this! We love the knowledge that you have the confidence to make your student space yours, and it’s looking great with thanks to these talented artists...

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A couple of freshers have recently been drawing on the blackboard by the pool table in Grounded. They wanted to draw a whole collage of the Footrot Flats characters by Murray Ball.

Artists ‘Unknown’, love the comics and wanted to pass on their awesomeness to everyone else on campus. They’ve also noticed that there are some of Murray Ball’s comics in the library. Which is awesome they say.

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LUSA Clubhouse

NEED A MEETING SPACE FOR YOUR CLUB? LUSA’s Club House is a fantastic space for your club to have meetings and get togethers. K ​ itted out with a fully functional kitchen, living room and dining area, it is literally a house full of opportunity!

Simply fill out the booking enquiry on our website and LUSA will be in touch.

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Clubs Noticeboard

COES FORD CLEAN UP

On Friday the 26th February, the Student Volunteer Army hosted their first ever event under the new Lincoln Branch of the organisation, with a clean-up event at Coes Ford.

The idea came about through working with the Selwyn District Council, who have identified Coes and Chamberlains Ford as being areas of opportunity in the Selwyn Community.

WOOD WHITTLING

Twenty two students turned up for an hour of weeding, picking up rubbish and a few sausages on the BBQ. It was a great chance for Lincoln Students to connect with their fellow peers who also enjoy volunteering and feel like they are making a difference in their community.

A few members of the public who were camping at the Ford seemed to appreciate the effort the club members put in and were more than happy to lend a hand and also having a good chat while the volunteering took place.

If this sounds like fun and you want to get involved, download the SVA app from the Apple App Store or Google Play and sign up to the Lincoln University Club!

G’day beautiful people, my name is Erin and I would like to talk about a hobby I got into over the past two years - Wood Whittling.

For the people who know me, I can already visualise them laughing by the time I call myself arty! But being creative is something I’m always up for. In saying that, I have been exploring the area where I can use up my creativity and create ‘big hairy audacious goals’. (thanks Llyod for sharing this exquisite terminology).

A handful of spoons and spatulas have been made along the way, but 99% of them ended up in the wood burner.

My only keeper to date is my silver birch ‘Baby Shark.’ It only took me three hours (a shit tonne of time) to make it, and I am not gonna use it making butter chicken as she is too pretty.

Erin Cheng

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Your Wellbeing SPIKED Just a friendly reminder from your local Wellbeing Rep to look after your drinks on nights out.

Spiking is a serious issue, so it is vital to look after yourself on a night out. Keep your drink close; better yet, keep it in hand at all times and don’t leave it unattended, even if you have to go to the bathroom. If someone offers to buy you a drink, go with them to the bar and take the drink directly from the bartender, even if that person seems nice or is another student or someone you know.

The majority of sexual assaults can happen from people you know or around the area you live.

Drink spiking can happen to anyone, of any age and at any time, so it is really important to be vigilant and look after yourself and your mates.

If one of your friends starts acting funny or a lot more drunk and or affectionate than they usually would, take them out of the situation to somewhere safe, so nothing else can happen to them. If you feel like your drink has been spiked, LET SOMEONE KNOW, whether that is a friend you trust, a bouncer or a bartender. These people will look after you and make sure you get home safe!

If something has happened and you want some support, the Wellbeing team are on campus and are available to talk to if you would like some support. You can find them on the 2nd floor of the Hudson Building.

Follow the arrows up the stairs or contact a wellbeing support advisor by •

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Available 8:30am - 5pm

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Urgent: 5pm – 9pm weekdays or 8:30am – 9pm weekends/holidays

Stay safe, look after each other as this can happen to anyone at any time on a night out.

Protect yourself and your nights so you can enjoy your night.

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@LURecCentre @Lincoln_University_Sport

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

FOOD BANK If you are in need, talk to us, don't go hungry

Chaplains, Student Health, Wellbeing and International Support wellbeingassistant@lincoln.ac.nz or chaplains@lincoln.ac.nz

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Wa- Collective

wacollective.org.nz orders@wacollective.org.nz COLLECTIVE

period with purpose

2020 statistics gathered from: •

Sales of Wā Menstrual Cups to your students’ association

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Uni pickup sales from online purchases

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Online home delivery sales during the Covid-19 lockdown period

26 subsidised Wā Menstrual Cups distributed on your campus 10 free cups for advocacy also included in this statistic

What this means

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6864

$ you have saved your students for the year This will be re-occuring for the next ten years!

disposable menstrual products will not be ending up in the landfill every year

Hundreds

. . . #StandingOvulation!

of progressive conversations have been started!

You are at the forefront of a more progressive NZ and helping your students break the cycle . . . together we are making the difference!

Overall impact (all student association partners)

398

subsidised Wā Cups to tertiary students nationwide

36,616 collective savings over the next year

Information from sales of subsidised Wā Cups from 1/2/20 to 17/11/20

105,072 disposable menstrual products will not be ending up in the landfill during the next 12 months

Preventing period poverty while helping out Papaūānuku, Mother Earth

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ADVERTORIAL

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TASMAN YOUNG FARMERS FMG Young Farmer of the Year is the flagship event for New Zealand Young Farmers and is held in high esteem among the rural community, and every year around 200 contestants battle it out for the top spot. The very first Regional Final was held in a small hall at the former Lincoln College (now Lincoln University) and broadcast live on radio. The hall was packed and contestants from throughout Canterbury answered questions about a bemused sheep that was on stage.

FMG Young Farmer Of The Year Regional Final’ event on Facebook for more info.

Make sure you come along to check out the practical day, see what it takes to be a Young Farmer, cheer on your favourite FMG Young Farmer of the Year and see why this contest is one of the top agricultural contests in the country!

On the 27th of March, two current Lincoln Young Farmers members and a few alumni will be battling it out at the Tasman FMG Young Farmer of the Year Regional Final! The Tasman FMG Young Farmer of the Year Regional Final is hosted in two parts. The practical day is being held at Melvern A&P Show Grounds and kicking off at 8:00am where all eight competitors will go head to head. The practical day ends with the evening show, where the eight competitors battle it out in a quiz, before dinner is served, points are added up and the winner is announced!

Ticket sales close soon, check out the ‘Tasman

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Easter

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Every year, we all rush to tuck into the chocolates that are awaiting us on Easter Sunday, but do you know some of the fascinating fun facts that actually surround this religious holiday?

Easter Sunday is one of the most important days of the year for Christians, as it celebrates the resurrecion of Jesus. But before you settle down to your hot cross bun and cup of tea; why not try and impress your family members or mates with your knowledge of the history of Easter?

The Easter Bunny legend began in Germany We know the story of rabbits bringing you eggs doesn’t make a lot of logical sense, so there must be a reason as to why every year children (and let’s be honest, us adults too) rush to see what treats this mythical creature has left us!

But just like Santa Claus has no Christian significance to Christmas, the Easter Bunny also has no real connection to this religious day!

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The origin of the Easter Bunny dates back hundreds of years, beginning in pre-Christian Germany.

Here, the hare was said to be the symbol of the Pagan Goddess of Fertility!

As Christianity spread across Europe, Pagan traditions were blended with Christian holidays, which saw the Easter Bunny lay a nest of colourful (today, chocolate) eggs for children who were well-behaved on Easter Sunday. Nice one bunny rabbit!

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More than 1.5 million Cadbury Creme Eggs are produced every day!

Cadbury’s make 500 million Creme Eggs every year! If you piled them on top of each other, it would be 10 x higher than Mount Everest.

The Birmingham factory produces 1.5 million Creme Eggs every day, and the Creme Egg is the most popular egg-shaped chocolate in the world and my personal favourite.

Why is Easter called Easter?

Why do we paint eggs?

According to the academics out there, this Christian holiday was named after the Anglo-Saxon goddess, Eostre, who was depicted as a Fertility Goddess and a Goddess of Dawn and Light (as we briefly touched on already).

She was honoured at Pagan festivals celebrating the arrival of spring, further highlighting the blend of Pagan traditions with Christian holidays.

The world’s largest Easter egg weighs in at 2,270kgs!

Tosca in Italy, created the world’s largest chocolate Easter egg! Weighing a whopping 7,200 kg and with a circumference of 19.6 m (at its widest point). It was measured at Le Acciaierie Shopping Centre, in Cortenuova, Italy, on 16 April 2011. I don’t know what exactly happened to it but I presume the whole city got to have a nibble on it!

For countless generations, Ukrainians have been decorating eggs as a calling out to the Gods and Goddesses of health and fertility.

This traditional act of pysanka (“pih-sahn-kah”) is made by using wax and dyes, but this colourful custom didn’t take off until Ukrainian immigrants came to the U.S.

The UK’s first chocolate egg was produced in Bristol in 1873 Have you ever wondered who started the trend of tucking into a chocolate-shaped egg on Easter Sunday?

It was during the 19th century that the Fry family of Bristol ran the largest chocolate factory in the world and produced the first chocolate egg, in 1873.

It was two years later in 1875 that saw Cadbury’s make their first Easter egg. Amen to that!

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, LUSA s 2021

Easter Egg Hunt , It s almost Easter baby and to celebrate, the local Easter Bunny aka LUSA, will be dropping the chocolate all over campus. Follow us for clues, find the egg and bring it into LUSA for a sweet prize.

March 31st, from 9am Campus wide Follow us on Insta for clues

Find me for a prize

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NZ Blood Service were proud to be a part of Clubs Market Day during O’Week 21’. They couldn’t believe the number of students waiting to chat to them before they had even set up and their stall, which was one of the earlier ones there too!

Here are a few figures from the day

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They signed up 24 students to donate blood at their blood drive and another 11 who want to donate blood at the next blood drive.

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68 people came along to give blood at the Lincoln University Blood Drive at Mrs O’s.

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9 of those 68 people were unable to give blood for various reasons.

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So, they collected 59 units which was just 1 short of 60 target, which is brilliant!

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1 donation = 1 unit of blood

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17 people were brand new donors, that is a whopping 25%! This is a fantastic number of new donors and helps them to build a donor panel and secure not only their future but also ours.

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Sydney Pride!

For all of you who don’t know, it’s PRIDE month. This means it is that time of the year that drag queens and kings come out in thrives, dusting off their wigs, pantyhose and thigh high boots to PARTY! The city and night life truly come alive with a celebration for life, expression and remembrance.

While this is on a smaller scale here in NZ, growing up in Sydney PRIDE carries a much stronger and bigger holding in life and culture. It brings out a whole other side of what it means to celebrate.

Throughout the year there are countless LGBTQ+ events, clubs and shows in Sydney, however, none compare to one of Australia’s biggest and most loved celebrations of the community; Sydney Mardi Gras.

From what many people know, the Sydney Mardi Gras is a celebration, a ‘hurrah’ to the extraordinary life that Sydney has developed and created as a defining moment for both Sydney’s and Australia’s cultural identity.

But many don’t know that this grandiose event does contain a dark past.

In 1978 a small group of protesters gathered in Darlinghurst, Sydney, in contribution to the International Gay Celebration; however, this resulted in excess police violence and

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many arrests. It didn’t end there.

Over the following months, many more arrests were made, violence continued, and it eventually came to be seen that the authority’s actions were far too serious and excessive. By April 1979, NSW Parliament repealed the NSW Summary Offences Act legislation which allowed for such excess force and arrests. In that same year (1979) 3,000 people marched the parade incident free. The following year, in 1980, the postparade party was established, shaping Mardi Gras into more as what we know it as today. Over the years the Mardi Gras audience has grown from an estimated 200,000 in 1983, to over 500,000 in 1993 to now over 617,000 in 2019 with an online audience and digital read of over 7.7 million. It presents itself as the celebration of life and revolution that it has come to represent to many people in Australia and around the world, with a new theme every year. Alongside the part and parade, Mardi Gras now involves many more events including Fair day, Pool Party, Sissy Ball, Queer Thinking and Laneway; nowadays with the inclusion of a Smoking Ceremony (an Indigenous Ceremony to bless the land the Parade marches on) and with the Indigenous LGBTQ+ community being the first of the marches in the Parade.

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It’s Nice to See Some Effort…

For all of you who don’t know, it’s PRIDE month. This means it is that time of the year that drag queens and kings come out in thrives, dusting off their wigs, pantyhose and thigh high boots and PARTY. The city and night life truly come alive with a celebration for life, expression and remembrance.

It is also that time of the year where business, schools, universities and many other legal entities will adorn their public social pages, websites and, possibly even, buildings with Pride flags or some sort of honourary in support. For many this is truly there to show true support; to show that they recognise past events and how far we have come in recognising people as actually human (SHOCKER!). A great example is Sydney Uni who actively took part in Sydney’s Lesbian and Gay Mardi Gras, and also hung a Pride flag on their campus.

For some, it lies in a more political move or feels somewhat forced compared to other institutes.

Don’t get me wrong, all support and acknowledgement are great and is a step in the right direction. But sometimes it is a bit of a stretch. For instance, let’s say that you change your Facebook cover photo to a photo of a walkway/pedestrian crossing, in a carpark, covered by the Pride flag colours (the rainbow). At first this looks amazing!

But then you think about it, where exactly is this on campus. @Lincoln University, this is what you’ve done, an almost flimsy attempt at false advertising. The Facebook post (and also the insta post) that the University posted is amazing, it provided links to the LGBTQ+ club (SPACE) on campus and to the Christchurch Pride Facebook page to

inform people of events; and overall was a really good post with great graphics. But the issue still remains that they changed the

cover photo to, in all honesty, a stock photo that they got off Canva. There is no location on campus (at this point, because there will be) which has the Pride flag colours as a walkway, a carpark, a pedestrian crossing or any of such. It feels tacky, an afterthought, a ‘oh shit we need something’. So instead of organising something, collaborating with SPACE, or even just changing the cover to a picture of campus with a faded façade of the Pride flag, they opted with going with a random photo which insinuates that they have such an amazing thing on campus. I would like to say that I do appreciate the FB/insta post and the sentiment that they are conveying, but actually putting in the effort would be amazing. It’s just a simple using something you’ve actively done (like hanging a flag, getting your own walkway/ crossing) rather than using an image you found on a site.

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Nouvelle

ALLURE, GLAMOUR AND THRILL

underwear or/and glitter (much to the audience’s delight).

To not be forgotten was the amazing voices that all the singers had, each individually bringing the stage to life or adding an extra layer to the dances; of note, was the amazing host of the event and the amusing act of one singer whose identity was based on the classic ‘I just walked in for an audition’ (humourously accompanied by a maid outfit and dusting the stage).

The best way to summarise this amazing show is by what one audience member said: “I think I’m in love”.

Cabaret by its very nature is seductive, flaunting and provocative, and by all means did Nouvelle hold true to those.

Right through the whole show, the cast had the audience laughing, blushing and cheering with each twirl, hop and song. The hilarious number on a penguin who was in love and swapping out any of the more “intimate” moments with penguin honks was greatly received.

The flirtatious dancing was also certainly a moment to remember with numerous occasions of cast being left in nothing but

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The extravaganza didn’t end there with amazing pole and aerial work, high-camp drag, a quick-change act and New Zealand’s only aerial chandelier (aerial but on a chandelier).

So, when next year comes round, the only advice I could give people is by all means go, make a night of it and immerse yourself in this tantilising and intoxicating show.

[photo credit - The Entertainment Company for Nouvelle]

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Horoscopes REALLY SHITTY ONES

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Gibberish may possibly occur to you at some point during the next 12 days as you attempt to do something new, or possibly old. Fire is a hazard you won’t want to ignore this week, so watch out for those big conflagrations!

Are you loveable? Take time out today to contemplate that thought and try to make sure that you are very loveable.

Plants may be out to get you today, so look to buying some kind of weed-killer. Avoid spraying week-killer into loved ones’ eyes.

Every reason you have for doing what you did, is sound.

Be grateful that you have a good network of friends and family.

March 21 – April 19

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April 20 – May 20

May 21 – June 20

Good fortune will stalk you like a mean spirited vulture today and won’t spread any of his juicy fortune charm over you.

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Cancer

Leo

Virgo

The incredible temperature will affect today in ways that I simply cannot foresee. I believe it will be the kind of temperature that requires the movement of clothing, either on or off. I guess what I’m saying is that it will be hot or cold. Or possibly somewhere in between.

My gift to you is this wisdom: he who makes love at awkward angles, gets back problems the next day. The worry you’re feeling is unnecessary...because you can’t avoid the horrors that await.

Although you have been getting gradually more and more tired over the last few days, you’ll find new energy this weekend.

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Tantric is not a cuss-word you want to use around campus. It’s not even a cuss-word. It is, however, said to be very exhausting.

“Saucy!” should not be used as a synonym for sweaty.

Wood may be lucky for you this week, although you’d probably prefer meaty planks to irritating splinters.

Unruly behaviour by your closest friends can be solved using cake-forks.

June 21 – July 22

September 23 – October 22

July 23 – August 22

October 23 – November

August 23 – September 22

Seek comfort in clothing today.

Your magical fingers may be called into practice this week.

November 22 – December 21

The lights are on, nobody’s home and it’s time to download some porn off the internet.

You can’t go wrong today - everything is set up for brilliance.

Death can stalk you in all forms, even cute little pussy cats and slugs. Beware of all cats who have slugs attached to their backs.

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

Good luck is not what you need right now. You could do with the services of a made-up superhero called “Miracle boy”.

If it’s tasty, then lap it up. If not, don’t. This is the best course of action for this week.

It may become apparent today that you are gradually becoming what you always hated. Phone your father and tell him. I sense a feeling of delight in you.

Since last month you have been finding it harder and harder to have fun. This month may see a big change. This month provides you with the greatest chance of making it. So pray to the planets that they stay in alignment or this horoscopes will not be fulfilled.

December 22 – January 19

The night may feel like a safe time to parade naked through the localtt streets, however, you may find there are some that oppose your freedom.

January 20 – February 18

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