Student Life

Happy Holidays!!

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:37:00 +0000

Searching for Australia's Most Motivated Student

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:29:00 +0000

Steve Kilbey is playing at Diver's Tavern in Broom on 9th July 2013

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:44:00 +0000

Buy the new Entertainment Book to help The University of Notre Dame raise funds for the Australian University Games

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Tue, 28 May 2013 08:26:00 +0000

Click the link below to purchase the New Entertainment Book Online

https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/85i257

Know someone who’s interested and want to share the Notre Dame experience? Course Information Evening this Tuesday. Visit nd.edu.au/cie

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Mon, 27 May 2013 02:05:00 +0000

Adventure Race Fremantle Sunday 2nd June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:32:00 +0000

EXAM SNACKS Monday 10th June & Tuesday 18th June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:20:00 +0000

Amazing Place Race - Saturday 25th May 2013

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:09:00 +0000

Ski and Snowboard Trip

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Tue, 07 May 2013 06:23:00 +0000

National Volunteer Week Breakfast

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:30:00 +0000

Freo Icecream and Waffles Deal!

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:26:00 +0000

See The Real Thing - Video Comp

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:01:00 +0000

The Year of Faith in an Atheist Culture

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:45:00 +0000

CPD Session

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:44:00 +0000

Learning to Advance in the Spiritual Life

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:44:00 +0000

Student Retreat

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:24:00 +0000

Join Team Notre Dame to Run for a Reason

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:00:00 +0000

Another great deal from SOHO

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:55:00 +0000

Interested in Graduate Law or studying Law as a double degree? Discuss your options. Wednesday 17 April. 12:30-1:30pm. Bateman Courtyard.

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:09:00 +0000

Live Below The Line

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:08:00 +0000

ND Girl Blog Entry

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000

(warning gets deepish...)

Sometimes we forget just how important good relationships are and just how much happier they can make us.

Wednesday saw the Health Sciences kids deck out Malloy Courtyard in all manner of colours and patterns, all in the name of research and charity. From throwing water balloons at a guy in a blue morph suit to watching Michael Smith ceremoniously losing his hair for the World's Greatest Shave, every stall had something new and thought-provoking to share. The one that really hit home for me though was the stall entitled "Love Goes Both Ways". The stall asked people to write the name of the person they were in the healthiest relationship with on a whiteboard, and take a picture to win a hamper. Why was this so important to me? Well, one of the nearby students remarked to me that out of all the people she'd been speaking with at the event, very few could name any healthy relationships that they are currently experiencing. This was startling to me, because luckily I'm able to count almost all of my relationships as healthy ones. But for others, I realised that wasn't the case.

I feel a bit like a preacher here, but like I've said, you can't be happy if you're stuck in bad relationships. So here are my three points of advice for healthy relationships and spreading the love!

1. Talk people up! Ever wonder what other people say about you when you aren’t around? Scary thought isn’t it? So in other words...don't be a gossip. If you're going to say something negative about another person, count to ten before you do and if you've still got your bitch on after that...just do it! Jokes, ask yourself “Why do I so badly want to bring that person down?”

2. Be honest. If something's irking you, tell someone because letting it fester will only make it worse, it’s like a poison inside. A really great way to take a friendship to the next level is by confiding in someone. If you struggle to have meaningful relationships maybe you could try opening up more?

3. Laugh! People who laugh are contagious! They brighten up the room. The highest form of emotional intelligence are people who see the ‘up-side’ and can turn a tense situation into a funny one! Find humour in everything and you will be a magnet!

Take care of yourselves and those you care about- be healthy and happy. Happy Weekend!

Peace, XOXO ND Girl

GO WILDCATS! lol

Overseas Volunteering Opportunities

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:02:00 +0000

Projects Abroad by FreoStudentLife

Mini Blog Entry 3

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:59:00 +0000

Just a mini blog to tie you over until after Easter!

We're two weeks out from mid-semester break, a rather late one this year it seems. For most people that means we're in the middle of either a whole heap of assignments, a whole heap of study for mid-sems, or a whole heap of "I don't even care anyways".

I like to call this the "mid-sem mania"- and here are my top three tips for getting through it.

1. Keep balanced. You can train yourself to do this by standing on one foot with your arms outstretched... No but seriously, the quickest way to find yourself in stressville is to take on too much at once. If you've left studying for mid-sems to the last minute, don't stop doing everything that you're doing at the moment- just drop a lunch date, a dinner, or a night out somewhere hip and trendy (I don't know where you cool kids go). You're not going to magically know EVERYTHING by doing it all in very shallow depth ALL at once, if you've left it all to the end focus on an area and learn it really well. Stressville only has room for one, and that one shouldn't be you (it's already occupied by me!)

2. Keep healthy. It's well documented that fitness increases your awake-ness (is that a word? Just go with it), your ability to retain information and your overall happiness and ability to not be that grouch in the back of the lecture room slumped over in your chair cradling your coffee. Go for that run that you really rather wouldn't at five in the morning- and watch the sun rise. Pass the chocolate and eat some fruit or nuts (I've heard chia seeds are pretty trendy this season, and something called quinoa? Be hip, and eat quinoa.

3. Keep relaxed. It's a bit of an obvious one, but like totes important babes. You want to be like that one who hands their assignment in on the morning it's due with a smile on your face and a spring in your step, or turns up to an exam looking like you couldn't be more prepared if you tried. (Preferably of course, you would actually be this person.) Go for an aimless swim, sleep a couple of hours more, drink some tea, maybe even meditate (seriously, it's the best life choice you'll ever make.) Do something every day that makes you more relaxed.

Good luck amigos, if you've done your study/ assignments you're good to go and if you haven't, you can still recover I promise.

Happy Easter!

XOXO ND Girl

Notre Dame has won gold again!! This time it’s the Male Futsal Team.

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:18:00 +0000

I‘d like to extend my congratulations to all the boys who came down and participated in the Western Australian Tertiary Sports Competition at Curtin University, on Friday the 15th of March, 2013.

The team won the first three qualifiers with ease against ECU, Murdoch and UWA. Our boys proved themselves to be not only talented, but also clever in the final qualifier against Curtin. They elected to ‘hold something back’ on that occasion, to give Curtin a false sense of hope for the Grand Final, where the two teams coincidently met again. While Curtin were confident after their recent win, thinking they had it in the bag, our boys came out and in sport terms ‘ate them for breakfast’ to claim the title. After this impressive performance I was almost ready to devote my love for AFL to Futsal… well nearly!

This is the first year Tertiary Sports has offered men and women the opportunity to play in separate teams. Historically, the competition was for mixed teams only. This really gave Notre Dame the chance to shine, because we have so many incredibly talented soccer players.

While all of our boys were standouts, a few individuals must be singled out. Bruno Rocha received a gold medal for the ‘Fairest & Best’ player of the Grand Final, a much deserved accolade! Liam Hill was the captain of the team and assisted in the selection process along with the general organization of the team. Kevin Grima held the team together with his high spirits, unbelievably loud voice on court, and his exceptional goal keeping skills. Last but by no means least, Nester Fonseca who was too late to qualify to play, but still made it down to use his International experience and coach the team from the sidelines.

The team has their sights on winning the gold at the University Games, to be held on the Gold Coast on September the 29th through to October the 4th, 2013. If we can get them all across the country in September, I would be surprised if they don’t come back with a medal hanging around their necks.

The championship winning representatives from Notre Dame are listed below;

1. Liam Hill

2.      Bruno Rocha
3.      Daniel Cappellaro
4.      Leigh Dawson (ND staff!!)
5.      Kevin Grima
6.      Matthew Jenson
7.      Peter Martin (ND staff!!)
8.      Robert Kovacs
9.      Jacob Lynch
10. Eamon McDonnell
11. Nick Sacoor
12. Nester Fonseca

Please extend your congratulations to the team members when you see them around the campus.

For more information on how you can get involved in the TSWA sporting competition email kelly.tapper@nd.edu.auor call 9433 0588. Alternatively you can came and see me in The Student Life Office (ND9).

Kind regards,

Kelly Tapper
Sports Officer
Student Life Office

The Golden Girls - Notre Dame Touch Rugby Team win gold

noreply@blogger.com (slo) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:06:00 +0000

On the 8th of March, the Notre Dame female touch rugby team has won the Tertiary Sports WA competition for the second straight year.

The competition was held at Curtin University. The girls made it a clean sweep on the day, defeating Murdoch, UWA, Curtin and ECU on the way to the Grand Final where they dominated Murdoch to claim the title.

Shanaaz Te Ahuru was a standout on the day, collecting the award for the Fairest & Best Player in the grand final. While team captain and coach Tara Smith deserves special recognition for leading the team from the sidelines, despite being ruled out with injury. Tara displayed fantastic leadership and encouragement skills and was dedicated to supporting the team on the day.

The team will now turn their attention to the Australian University Games, to be held on the Gold Coast on September the 29th through to October the 4th, 2013. The team is pumped to take on other universities from around Australia!

The championship winning representatives from Notre Dame are listed below;

1. Cassandra Cutler

2. Rebekah Fielding

3. Hannah Garret

4. Matilda Mealiff

5. Tanisha Scorringe

6. Taylah Bowe

7. Shanaaz Te Ahuru

8. Tenille Ryan

9. Zana-Lee Kohuna

10. Gemma Monticone

11. Tara Smith

Please don't hesitate to extend your congratulations to the team members when you see them around the campus.

For more information on how you can get involved in the TSWA sporting competition email kelly.tapper@nd.edu.auor call 9433 0588