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Redeemer University College’s Daily Newsletter

Friday, March 5, 2010

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ATTENTION ALL REDEEMER STUDENTS: Have you checked your Redeemer email lately? If you have already completed the 2011 Canadian University Report survey, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Students from universities across Canada participate in this survey and the results will be published in the Globe and Mail newspaper. It covers all aspects of Redeemer - professors, classes, athletics, extracurricular activities, information technology, etc. It will take 20 minutes to complete, and a link to the survey was included in the e-mail invitation. This is the 4th year of Redeemer’s involvement and your participation is very important. Although the deadline is March 22, 2010, please complete the survey TODAY. In exchange for your participation, you may enter a random draw for one of twenty $100 prizes. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Needham at Extension 4236. (First-year students: The Canadian University Report is NOT the survey that Mr. Wikkerink has asked you to complete.)

BIBLE READING: TODAY’S reading is 1 Timothy 5 & 6.

GEO 122: Please note that the midterm for GEO 122 has been changed from March 1 to next Monday, March 08th.

TODAY’S THE LAST DAY: Save big at the annual Booksale at Redeemer Campus Bookstore! Sale ends TODAY at 5pm.

LAUNCH 2010 BEGINS! Mission Control and LAUNCH Crew Applications are now available in Student Life. Apply to be part of the team that welcomes new students in September. Forms are available online at www.redeemer.ca/orientation. Return them by March 15th.

OUTDOOR ED: Any Phys Ed or Kinesiology students interested in participating in next years Outdoor Ed course, PED 365, or this coming summers canoe trip activity, PED 166, please get your name to Prof Brown asap so you may be considered for inclusion in the program.

BE GREEN – REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE: Drop off your empty raspberry and blueberry containers at the front door of Dorm 28. Thanks!

AND THE WINNERS ARE… Congratulations to Chris Keefer, Brittany Knapper, Joel Faber, Laura Konyndyk, Tyler Vanholst, and Greg Hiebert for their prize-winning contributions to The Minstrel. Thanks to everyone else who submitted their work as well. The Minstrel looks forward to more great submissions next year.’

FREE MAGAZINES: The Minstrel is here! Support your fellow students by picking up Redeemer's Creative Arts Magazine. You can find it around the school at newsstands and in the hands of cool people. Look literate. Read The Minstrel.

AWARDS FOR NEXT YEAR: Applications for scholarships and bursaries for 2010-11 are now available in the Commons, in the Financial Aid Office, and on the Financial Aid pages of Redeemer's website. Please read the details carefully and submit all the requirements for the awards you are applying for. Act now and don't wait for the March 31 deadline.

CROSSCULTURE 2010: Join youth and young adults from around the city of Hamilton on Saturday March 20th for a day of acting out worship through service. Talk to Steve Harris, Jemica Hallberg, Amila Peiris, or Micah van Dijk for more details. Sign up TODAY in the foyer.

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TODAY’S ACTIVITY PERIOD

SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS: If you are planning to do an internship/field placement in 2010 (summer or fall) or winter 2011, please attend an information session TODAY during Activity period in room 218.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VALUE VILLAGE – REDEEMER STYLE: Please come to the Art Gallery space TODAY during the Activity period from 11-11:20 for a quick meeting to sign up for a position the following week. We could really use your help! Contact cmchardy@redeemer.ca or clagerwerf@redeemer.ca THANKS!

REDEEMER IN FRANCE PROGRAM MEETING: Second, Third and Fourth year students who are thinking about going to study in France from September for two semesters, or January 2011 (one semester), we will be holding our first meeting TODAY during activity period in Room 242. Please bring along your schedule so that we can find a time to meet once a week for the rest of the semester. Please contact Dr. Thea v.T. Rusthoven (trust@redeemer.ca) if you CANNOT make the meeting.

BLUE MOUTAIN TRIP: To all those going on the Outdoor’s club ski/board trip, there will be a mandatory meeting TODAY during activity period in room 211. You must bring your money to the meeting to guarantee your spot. Contact Steph or Sarah at rucoutdoors@redeemer.ca before the meeting time if you are unable to attend.

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FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT: TODAY Redeemer is the “VIP” concert venue featuring Joe Moran, Brielle of Bruekke, pe-RO, the Portrait, and E-Video of Allosaurus. Come to the Rec Centre – cover charge is $5.00. This venue has a limit of 80 guests that can party exclusively with food and drinks provided. There is no dress code specified, but please….do wear some clothes.

DOC NIGHT: presents the documentary The Invisible Nation TONIGHT at Meadowlands Fellowship Church. In the Invisible Nation, Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie challenge perceptions by spotlighting the sad reality of the Algonquin of Quebec and bringing the history of this people to the screen for the first time. Today, barely 9,000 Algonquin are left, living in about 10 communities, often enduring abject poverty and human rights abuses. These Aboriginals are suffering the threat to their very existence in silence. See www.mfcrc.com for more info.

PANCAKE SATURDAY: Come on out to the Rec Centre for some yummy Pancakes TOMORROW!! The Redeemer Nicaragua HANDS Team is doing a fund-raising Pancake Breakfast this Saturday from 9 am-12 pm. Pancakes are 2$ for 2 Pancakes or 5$ for all you can eat (10 max). So come on out for some sweet pancakes that you are able to top with different toppings! Feel free to bring your roommates/friends/anyone who enjoys a good breakfast! Please bring your own dishes and cutlery. Also if any dorms are willing to donate pancake mix, syrup, or toppings, please email me at jmisek@redeemer.ca. See you there!

SOUP AND BUN LUNCHEON AT REHOBOTH URC: Students, join us following the 10 am worship service this Sunday. The soup is homemade, the buns are fresh and the fellowship is great. Rides available from the bus shelter at 9:40am and by 4:40pm.

NOW ACCEPTING REC CENTRE COORDINATOR APPLICATIONS: Do you have a passion for the Rec Centre? Looking for a job next year? Come to the Senate Office to pick up an application form. Applications are due Tuesday, March 16th.

INTERESTED IN AN EDITING JOB? Applications for the Minstrel Senior/Assistant Editors are now available. If you are looking for good editing work experience or have a passion for supporting creativity at Redeemer, come pick up an application at the Senate Office. Applications are due Tuesday, March 16th.

GET YOUR RESUME READY: Learn how to order your experience in a way that most complements your objective—getting the job! Learn to make your resume clear, crisp and concise. Look good “on paper” and the employer will want to meet you in person. Come to the first of the Career Support Seminars beginning this Mon, Mar 8, at 11 am in Rm 220.

ROOKERY NOOK: Ushers needed for the Mainstage Production, Rookery Nook, during March 23 – March 27! Interested? Email Amie Vermeer at avermeer@redeemer.ca!

SPRING BANQUET 2010: This Annual Spring Banquet is themed "Soirée du Soleil"! Tickets are available for purchase in the Student Senate office for $28 each (pay when you sign up). This event will be held at Carmen's Banquet Hall, Hamilton on March 19th. Doors open at 6 and dinner will be served at 7. Limit of one guest per student.

VALUE VILLAGE – REDEEMER STYLE! Boxes will be placed in the school next Monday to Wednesday for you to donate clothing. Then fill the empty space in your closet and buy yourself some "new" clothes in the boardroom on Thursday (9am-4pm) & Friday (9am-1pm). $2 for shirts, shoes and shorts. $5 for pants, sweaters, jackets and formal dress and on Friday at 12pm- Everything is $1!!! Contact cmchardy@redeemer.ca or clagerwerf@redeemer.ca for more info. All proceeds go to Invisible Children.

DOES FOREIGN AID DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD? Monday at 7:30pm in rm 220 we’ll be watching the Munk Debate: “Be it resolved that foreign aid does more harm than good.” Pro: Dambisa Moyo, Hernando deSoto. Con: Stephen Lewis, Paul Collier. All are welcome to join! Find out more here: http://munkdebates.com/debates/foreign_aid/.

REDEEMER VLOGGERS NEEDED: Thank you to all those interested in blogging for Redeemer! We now need 2 vloggers who love making movies and are excited about capturing life at Redeemer. You can discuss and document student life events and activities, residence life, etc., and get paid for it! If interested, contact Christine Giancola at cgiancola@redeemer.ca or ext. 4415 by March 8th.

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ATHLETICS

KING OF PONG: Tournament will start Saturday March 6 at 1:00pm. The first two games at 1:00pm are: Eric Prins vs. Adrian Vandevart and William Wallace vs. Randall Brus.

ANY PHYS ED OR KINESIOLOGY STUDENTS: Interested in participating in next years’ Outdoor Ed course, PED 365, or this coming summers’ canoe trip activity, PED 166, please get your name to professor Allan Brown as soon as possible so you may be considered for inclusion in the program.

SPRINGBALL LEAGUE SIGN-UP: This is a basketball tournament that will be run as a club and not as an intramural sport. Sign-ups are individual and teams will be drafted. If you wish to be a captain please indicate with a C beside your name. The fee to play is $2. Pay and sign up in the Athletic Centre at any point this week. Rules and Regulations will be on the Intramural Board.

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INTERESTS

HELP! RIDE NEEDED!! To Alymer today. We will help pay for gas!! If you can help us out please call Naomi or Melissa at dorm 10. Ext. 3100 or email: nworkman@redeemer.ca. Thank you!

FOUND: Encounters in World History and The Longman Anthology of British Literature have both been brought to Student Life.

APT AVAILABLE: Partially furnished basement apt available from 1 May 2010. Large livingroom and bed-sitting area. Equipped with kitchenette and private shower. Includes laundry facilities and all utilities. Situated on bus routes close to The Meadowlands and 10 minutes drive to Redeemer UC. $550 per month. Call 905-297-0317. Thanks, M. Elaine Botha

NEED 2 HOUSEMATES: Are you female and looking for a place to live next year? Well read on! The ladies of 29 Olivia Place are looking for 2 more housemates! This is not just any ordinary house - it is central to the school as well as to the entertainment hotspot of meadowlands and the bus terminal (a 10 minute walk). The rent for next year will be $325+ utilities. If are interested or have any questions just email either Jessica Dusome at jdusome@redeemer.ca or Katie Beth Tamming at

HOUSE FOR RENT: Looking for females to rent a townhouse located a 10 minute walk away from Redeemer. Rent is $230/month + utilities for the summer months. Please contact Ted @ 1-905-818-1388.

LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO STAY THIS SUMMER? Room available on Springbrook Rd from May to September. If interested, please contact Steph at sdean@redeemer.ca for details.

SUBLET ON SPRINGBROOK: 2 rooms available to sublet at 304 Springbrook from May-September. Email Cara at c.ottens@live.com.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Happy Birthday Jesse Dykxhoorn, Corrina teBokkel, Mary Catherine Perdue, Gregory McQueen and Maria Orrego who all celebrate their birthday today and to Jonathan Waldie, Kristan Piedimonte, Allyson Vanderkooi, Megan Tucker, Courtney Heyns and Tamarrah Moore who all celebrate over the weekend !