Massey Manawatu

Halls Newsletter
Issue 3. May 2017

Wowit'sbeenamonthalreadysinceyoureturnedfrom
break,andwhatamonthit'sbeen!Thankstoallofyouwhogot
involvedinstudentvolunteerweekShavingforaCure,sponsoringfriends,
TreePlan ngatPitParkandhelpingoutwiththeCampusLi erCleanUp.Across
the3campustheMasseyHallsofResidencesraised$7863forLeukaemiaandBlood
CancerNewZealand,at5thplaceintheleaderboardthat'sapre yawesomeeort.I
encourageyoualltocon nuetotakeadvantageofopportuni estogetinvolvedinHallslife
andthecampuscommunitygenerally.BeingatUniversityisaboutlearninganddevelopmentthat
canhappenjustasmuchoutsidetheclassroomasitcaninsidesomakeapointofndingthe
balance,tryingnewthings,andaddingtoyourskillset.

Mostofyouwillnowbestar ngtofeelthepressureofnalassignmentsandexamslooming.
Besuretotakethe metolockdownyourstudyscheduleforthecomingweeks,putit
somewhereyou'llseeitregularlyandtrytostayontrack.Ifyouneedhelp,besureto
talktosomeone.Lecturers,tutors,alearningconsultant,oroneofourstawe'reall
heretohelpyou.

Equallyimportanttoagoodstudyplanistakingcareofyourphysicalandmental
wellbeing.Eatwell,dresswarm,exercise,andgetadecentnightsresteachnight.Youcan
helptakecareofothersduringthisperiodtoobybeingaconsiderateneighbourand
takingextracarearoundnoiselevels,communalcleanliness,andensuringthatonly
invitedguestsareinthehalls.Withthat,a melyreminderthatwhenyouhaveaguestinthe
hallstheyareyourresponsibilityandshouldalwaysbeaccompaniedbyyourselfwhilstinthehalls.

ForthoseofyouwhoareleavingtheHallsattheendofthissemester,safetravelsbacktoyour
hometownsandlands.Wehopeyouhaveenjoyedyour mewithusandgainedsomegreat
memories.Thankyouforbeingwithusandenrichingourcommunity.

OnWednesdaywehaveourCampusSafetyCampaignwithac vi eshappeningboth
duringthedayandintheevening,Ilookforwardtoseeingthoseofyou
whocanmakeitatthewalkaroundintheevening.
Un lthen.
Amy

Inside this Issue

Accommoda on Services Procras na on

Level 2, The Student Centre. Ph Xtn 84163 Tree Plan ng
accommoda [email protected] Shave for a Cure
Events Coming
The Gumboot Tally
Campus Living No ces
 CALENDAR

May
24 7pm Lost Colors (Manawatu Massey Dance Club) Sir Georey Peren Building

28 5am3pm Striders Marathon and Other Events (Manawatu Striders) Recrea on Centre

June
1 57pm Winter Warmers Dinner (AS + Compass) Dining Hall

69 TBC Stress Free Study Week Various

7 112pm Mid Week Market (MUSA) Concourse

Psssst...DontforgettobringyourSuitsand
Dressesfrombackhomeduringthebreakasthe
InfamousHallsBallishappeninginSemester
TwoFriday11thAugust!
TicketswillgoonSaleJuly17thmoreinfoout
soon:)

CHAPLAINCY
Hithere!
Wellitsnottoolongun ltheendoflectures,andatthemomentyoumaybeinthethickofassignmentsandthinkingaboutexams,whichareloomingcloser.
Examsinpar cularcanbeastressful me,andsomethingwecanspendquiteabit of meworryingabout.Withthisinmind,I amwonderingacoupleof
things:Howdoyoucopewithstressandworry?Whoorwhatdoyoudrawon?
Thereisresearchthatshowsthatunderstressjustlookinga erthebasicscanbereallygoodforus:Ge ngenoughsleepandexercise;ea ngwell;steering
clearofsubstancesthatmightalterourmindinsomeway(thatincludestoomuchcaeine!);stayingconnectedsocially seekingsupportfromfamilyand
friends;andhavingsomefuntobalancethestress.
Aswellasthesethings,tendingtoourspiritualsidecanbebenecialinhelpinguscopewithstress.Forsomepeoplethismay,asyet,beanuntappedresource.
Spiritualexperiencemightinvolve prayer,medita on,goingtochurch,experiencingnatureorthearts,readinginspira onalmaterial,orspending mewith
peopleweloveandarecloseto.
Asyouapproachexam meitmaybehelpfultothinkabouthowyouhavetendedtocopewithstressupun lthispoint,andwhetheritwouldbeusefulto
makesomechanges.Considertheseques ons:
Howstrongisyourspirituallife?
Howcouldyoutendtothis,orcul vateit,tohelpsustainandstrengthenyouthroughstressful mes?
Ifatanypointyouwouldliketochat,orjusthaveabreakfromstudy,feelfreetocomeandvisitusatTheCentre.Weloveconnec ngwithyouguys,andare
morethanhappytolisten,andoersomeencouragementandsupport.
OurWednesdaynightPancakeNightswillcon nuethroughoutthestudybreakandintoexams,soifyouneedtoeatJortojustgetawayfromthestudyfora
bit,comeandhangoutwithus!
Allthebestforyourexamswewillbeprayingforyou,Rebekah(onbehalfoftheChaplaincyTeamatTheCentre)
 Tree Plan ng
Accommoda onServicesannualTreePlan ngeventwasheldonSaturdaythe
6thofMayatEdwardsPitParkinPalmerstonNorth.Itwasagreatdaymadeup
of beau ful sunny weather, upbeat music, enthusias c volunteers and pizza!
The day started o with introduc ons and welcomes from
MasseysownViceChancellorJanThomas,PalmerstonNorthViceMayorTangi
U kere, Campus Registrar Dr. Sandi Shillington, MUSAs manager Craig Black
andPitParkscommi eeleaderMariseClark.

There was plenty of work to be done by the student volunteers including

weeding,mulching,andplan ngalltokeeptheparklookingvibrantandloved.
This was Masseys 8th year involved with the project and so awesome to see
how much the park has developed from when we rst started. The project in
total has been going for just over 20 years. Volunteers dedicated 3 hours of
hard work to the Pit Park cause, however, it all paid o when the work was
done and the pizza arrived. A er munching down on some tasty pizza the
residentsenjoyedaslipperyridedowntheinfamousMasseywaterslide!

AhugethankyoutoTranzitandMUSAfortheirsupportandinvolvementinthis
event.

Shave for a Cure

Masseys three campuses came together during
Na onalStudentvolunteerweektosupporttheShave
foraCureFounda on.EachHallsofResidenceacross
the campuses, with the help of the Barkers Groom
Room team, fundraised and shaved the heads of 17
membersofourHallscommuni es.PalmerstonNorth
campus got a whopping 11 residents, RAs and even Have a study break on Barkers Groom
onemanagertoshavetheirheadforthecause. Roomwiththeirspecialstudentdeal.

Our Hall community gathered in crowds to support

Pop in and see the team in their
their peers in their courageous and generous Palmerston North Groom Room and
endeavours. Barkers Groom Room took great care of save $15 on their Tom Collins
all who went under the clippers even providing Execu ve Haircut. Normally $45, the
vouchers to say thanks for their generosity to the now$30cutcomes withafullcutand
style with a full consulta on,
causeandtogetadeluxecutinstoreoncetheirhair
complimentary drink, wash, hot towel
grewback. andarazoredgenish.

Close to $8000 was raised by the three campuses. This oer is only for the Palmerston
Thankstoeveryonewhocamealongandsupportedas North Groom Room and a valid
well as a special thanks to those who donated in student ID must be presented on
supportoftheseamazingpeopleandthecause. arrival.
 McHardy HallPaintball

Egmont CourtGlow Worm Trip

Craiglockhart/Bindaloe Halls @ Flip City

Miro HallEaster Hunt

Totara HallBBQ Bindaloe HallGlow Worms

Hall
Events
taken
placein
Matai HallInterhall Netball Comp thepast
Miro HallEaster Hunt monthin Kairanga CourtTree Plan ng

ourhalls.

Colombo HallPizza Night

Tararua/RuahineBBQ
 MUSA

HiImPhilRobinsontheMasseyUniversityCommunityConstablefortheManawatuCampus.

This issue I would like to talk about computer or cybercrime. What I mean by this isnt ma ers like currently
beforethecourtswithDot.Com,butratherhowweuseourtechnologyeverydayandtherisksassociatedwith
thatandhowtostaysafe.AsyouareprobablyallwellawareoftherecentRansomwarehi ngcomputersaround
theworld,wecanstartthere.Ransomwarehasbeenaroundforanumberofyears,butasitbecomesmoremain
stream and hackers nd new ways of deploying it, we nd ourselves more at risk. Usually ransomware is
distributed through email a achments, but as new methods are developed by hackers we need to take extra
precau onstominimisetherisk.

Ibelieveoneofthemostbenecialthingstodoistobackupyourdataandensureyourmalwareoran virusprogramsareuptodate.
Ifyoucannotaordtoloseit,keepanoinecopyonaportableharddriveoronacloudaccount,orevenemailimportantdocuments
toyourselfthroughthirdpartyemailaccountslikeGmailorHotmailsoitisavailableifyourdataiscompromised.Ifyouhaveimportant
photosprintthemoutandputtheminanalbum,itmayfeeloldfashionbutatleastiftheworsthappensyouhaveacopyofthose
importantmemories.

These measures will also go some way to protect those important memories or
studynotesifyouarethevic mofaburglary,justremembernottokeepbothyour
computer in the same place as any backups in case you are broken into to again
minimisetheriskoflosingboth.
 STUDENT HEALTH AND COUNSELLING SERVICEMANAWATU

Procras na on . . . . yeah right, Ill have it sorted plenty of me.
Its that me of semester when mo va on and focus kinda has to be
there,right? Assignments due,andexamsnottoofaraway.Notthe
best me to be procras na ng if you nd yourself doing it but it
happens. I see procras na on struggles every day in my counselling
room.Yourenotaloneifyoustrugglewiththisproblem.Atthesevere
end of the procras na ng spectrum it can be completely debilita ng
andthatsnotagoodplacetobe.Goodnewsthough,withsomeeort
youcangettomanageprocras na ngbehaviour. 6. Pick your mes
Schedulethetaskorac vityyouvebeenpu ngoata mewhenyou
Firstthough,ifyouhavethisproblemyouhavetowatchthisTEDtalk aremostalert,restedandenergised,andthereforemorelikelytodoit
onprocras na onitsgreat: and put it in your diary. Planning to tackle a dicult assignment when
youare redisnotlikelytoresultinyouactuallydoingit.
h ps://www.ted.com/talks m_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procras nator 7. Establish priori es
Whatfollowsisaresome sugges onsaboutmanagingprocras na on There is always going to be a lot of compe ng demands for your me.
(thankstoEdithCowanUniversity,Australia): Thinkaboutwhattheyare,setsomepriori esands cktothem!
8. Change your environment
1. Worstrst approach Makewhateverchangesyouneedtoincreasethelikelihoodthatyouwill
The harder and more unpleasant a task is, the be er it is to do it getyourworkdone.Ifyoucantstudyathome,ndaplacewhereyou
immediately and get it out of the way. This is par cularly true of big can.
piecesofassessmentwhichcanseemoverwhelmingandrequiremore 9. Minimise poten al distrac ons
me. It is easier to focus on the task at hand if there is less likelihood of
2. Bits and pieces approach distrac on,sotryandtakeyourselfawayfromthethingsmostlikelyto
Doanythinginconnec onwiththetaskyouwanttoaccomplish.Start distractyou.
with something rela vely easy (e.g. deciding on an essay topic). 10. Visible reminders
Gradually do more and more un l the task itself doesnt seem so Put up notes or signs in prominent places (e.g. fridge, mirror, phone,
impossible to do. This is a good way to start on tasks which are large computer)toremindyouthatthereissomethingthatneedstobedone.
andoverwhelmingorabitstressful.O enge ngstartedisthehardest 11. Selfmonitoring
thingtodo. Keeparecordofwhenyouare avoidingtasks whatwerethe excuses
3. Break it down youused?Whatwerethethoughtsandfeelingsyouwereexperiencing
Ifyourtaskseemstoobigoroverwhelming,breakitdownintoaseries atthe me?Whatdidyoudoinsteadofthetaskyouhadplannedtodo?
of smaller, more achievable, tasks or steps that you have to take in Lookforpa erns.Onceyouknowwhatyourprocras na onlookslike
ordertocompletethetask youwillbeinamuchbe erposi ontodosomethingaboutit.
4. Five minute plan 12. Talk yourself into it
Sit down and work on something for just ve minutes. At the end of Howyouthinkaboutthingsplaysabigpartinhowyoufeelaboutthem
ve minutes, move onto something else if you want, or set yourself and your subsequent behaviour in rela on to them. When you
anotherveminutesontheoriginaltask.Chancesareyoullalreadybe procras nate,youareprobablytalkingyourselfoutofdoingsomething
involvedenoughtokeepgoing.Ge ngstartediso enthehardeststep (ItstooboringItstoohardIvegotplentyof me).Instead,
totake. try talking yourself into doing it (Ill feel be er once its done If I
5. Ask for help start now I wont be so stressed later This topic might be quite
Ifyougetstuckforanyreason,asksomeoneforhelp(e.g.afriend,class interes ng).
mate,tutororlecturer)ratherthanabandoningthetaskalltogether.If 13. Set some goals
youcantaccesswhoyouneedstraightaway,makeadeniteplanasto Think about what you want to achieve in the short, medium and long
whenyouwillspeaktothemandtrytacklinganotheraspectofthetask term.Writethemdown.Mapouthowthetaskthatyouareavoidingts
thatyoudontneedhelpwith. intoachievingthosegoals.Ifyoucanseethatthetaskhassomeuseful
purposeitmayhelpyoutogetstarted.
14. Know your thinking traps
Many people procras nate because they have unhelpful thoughts that
what they lack condence in their abili es or are preoccupied with
thinkingthatwhatevertheyproducehastobe100%rightorperfect.
Then of course, procras na ng means you risk running out of me
anyway, and lose the opportunity to do as well as you can. Accept the
taskasalearningexperience;thatyouwillmakemistakes.Thenreect
on what procras na ng is cos ng you in terms of your me, energy,
eort and even money. What else could you be doing if you werent
procras na ng?!
 STUDENT HEALTH AND COUNSELLING
WELL-BEING SERVICE MANAWATU
We are currently experiencing a very busy period at the Medical Centre. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee a
samedayappointment.IfitisanemergencywerecommendthatyougotoCityDoctors,22VictoriaStreet.MUSAyour
Student Associa on may be able to assist nancially with the fee, through their hardship fund. Sorry for any
inconvenience,wearehowevercurrentlyadver singforanotherDoctorandIwillendeavourtoprovideupdatesviaour
MasseyWebsite.

Please note the following no ces.

Weareunabletoprescribethesemedica onsviaouronlinescriptservice.

Inordertoreceiveanyofthesemedica onsyouwillberequiredtomakeaDoctorsappointment.

Toenableustocon nuetoprovidecon nuityofyourcareandensureyourwellbeingisnotcompromised,we

recommendthatyoucontactusatleast2weeksinadvancetoensurewecanaccommodateyourappointmentrequest.
Thisisespeciallyimportanttonoteduringourbusyperiods.

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3on3 Basketball Comp Winners of the Social GradeEgmont Court.
Well done team! A pizza night for your hall is coming your way!!!