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International House Darwin 1 Welcome a Warm Welcome to All! Iwitness IHD iWitness International House Darwin 1 Welcome A warm welcome to all! iWitness I wish everyone well for this exam period. It comes with Issue 71 May 2016 pressure and stress but do remember that staff are there to support you. That’s staff on main campus as well as staff at IHD. Arguably more important are Features peers. Residents are capable of offering more support than anyone Graduation 3 else. I urge folk to be aware of Scholarship 4 those who may be struggling and offer them assistance in whatever way you can. A word of Yoga 5 encouragement or a show of empathy works wonders and it’s amazing what disproportionate positives can come of this. Douglas Daly 6 They are an essential ingredient for successful community and help make IHD tick. Bollywood Bash 7 In the last few months a lot of planning has been going into iChef 8 improving the environment of IHD. You may have noticed more attention is beginning to be paid to our landscaping Noise curfew 9 and gardens. More shall be rolled out during The Dry. Building 12 10 We’re starting on what surrounds Building 4 and will extend to Building 5 and down past Building 6. Thereafter we’ll Notices 11 progressively enhance all of IHD’s grounds. Our buildings also need attention and a comprehensive Census 12 painting program has begun with Building 12. Buildings 5 and 6 are next. Early next year Buildings 3 and 4 will receive StudyNT 13 an external make-over. They are also both being readied for internal renovation. Quantity Surveyors are working today Upcoming Events 14-19 on costings and plans are afoot to begin works by mid- November. Flash mob 20 I am most conscious of issues related to exposed stairwells, especially when residents are travelling up and down stairs FDUU\LQJPHDOVSUHSDUHGLQJURXQGÀRRUNLWFKHQV3ODQVDUH Regulars afoot to extend existing awnings in order to keep everyone protected and under cover from the elements. One of our biggest problems is inconsistent WiFi. ITMS is Public Transport 17 tackling this for us and is scheduled to start work as soon IHD Casuarina shuttle bus 17 as exams are over. The size and cost of installing an up-to- date system is extensive and requires a staged approach. Notices 11 2XUZRUVWDUHDVIRU:L)LZLOOEHWDFNOHG¿UVWDQGWKHUHDIWHUD new network will be rolled out over successive years. We all have multiple devices these days – phones, tablets, laptops, desktops. It is essential that we establish a wireless structure that delivers fast, reliable service. Cover Many of you came to IHD through a combination of website Douglas Daly camping trip and word of mouth. A new website is being put in place, with delivery by October. Our preferred designers are Darwin’s own Captovate. They are an impressive combination of IHD Reception matters technical and creative. That they are local rather than 5HVLGHQW/HDGHUV from Sydney or Melbourne is important for only the local truly understand the nuances of what makes Darwin distinctive, 2I¿FH+RXUV Ph. 8946 6591 LIQRWXQLTXH,KDYHHYHU\FRQ¿GHQFHLQ,+'¶VQHZZHEVLWH 9.00am - 5.00pm SURYLQJLWVHOIDQH[FHOOHQWYHKLFOHIRUH[SODLQLQJDQGUHÀHFWLQJ who we are, what we do and what we aspire to be as a community in the tropics. L:LWQHVV5HVLGHQW,QSXW If you would like to include anything in the next Warmly, issue of iWitness please email Philip Mosely Manager, CDU Student Accommodation & Head, IHD [email protected] :cdu.edu.au/ihd )%facebook.com/EventsIHD 2 Graduation Charles Darwin University graduation ceremonies took place on Thursday, 19 and Friday, 20 May 2016 at the Darwin Convention Centre. It’s a great accomplishment and hopefully everyone involved enjoyed this special celebration. Christine Faye Reyes Included in the graduates Hazel Jane Torres was former IHD Manager, Graduate Diploma in Dean Preddy, who Clinical Nursing received a Doctor of Aprilynn Palacay Business Administration. Cert 3 in Conservation and Congratulations to all Land Management graduates, including the 5D\:LQ¿HOG-DQVHQ0RQLP following IHD residents, past Bachelor of Clinical DQGSUHVHQW Sciences Bachelor of Commerce Shanil Dhanusha Fahad Hafeez Gunawardane Md Mukaddas Hossain Thomas Anthony Jackson Ping Huang Chor Kiu Lam Ana Marie Jacutina Shandhya Sabarinathan Md Ahasanul Kabir Bachelor of Environmental Science Mohammad Nurul Karim Former IHD Manager, Dean Preddy, Clotilde Monica Mendonca DQG,+'*XHVW6HUYLFHV2I¿FHU.DW Elda Cesaltina Da Costa Ferreira Dittmer, both graduated. Guterres Imranul Haque Shaikat Linda Luck Tahira Hussain Imran Ahmed Shajib Uyen Thi Nha Nguyen Ragul Jayabal Jenish Shakya Bachelor of IT Niranjan Karunakaran Rajveer Singh Bijarniya Hassan Dekmak Sulaman Khan Natalia De Silva Barreto Bachelor of Pharmacy Pawan Krishnamurthy Afonso Zain Imran Haroon Delna Kersi Vaghaiwala Katharina Dittmer Julia Shatursky Doctor of Business Bachelor of Design Bachelor of Science Administration Danni’elle Susanne Jenkins Xin Li Dean Preddy Masters of Accounting Master of Engineering Bachelor of Teaching and Tianhui Lan Umar Asif Learning Cheng-Ji Lin Hao Chen Natalie Jean Dobell =D¿U5DKPDQ2YHH Yeshwanth Singu Bachelor of Humanitarian MBA Master of Environmental and Community studies Afshan Atif Research Guilhermina De Araujo Gopi Babu Jose Filipe Dias Quintas Julie Fay Reza Boiser Musarrat Ferdous Doctor of Philosophy Mon Adrianne Oon Wajid Javed 3 4 Namaste Yoga Day will take place on Sunday, 19 June from 2 – 7 pm at the Nightcliff Foreshore (Adjacent to Aralia St, Nightcliff). Stay updated by checking on the Yoga Day Facebook page. Main features of the day include: The Lotus Lounge – chill out, relax, and rejuvenate! Make yourself at home in the bean bags & hammocks, soak up some sun and take in the atmosphere. Grab yourself a chai (iced or hot!) or treat yourself to a massage. Little Yogis Space – paint a mandala or have your face painted! Kids won’t miss out with fun, interactive yoga asana and meditation sessions. Let their creative spirit run wild at the arts & crafts table. Hear beautiful Vedic stories that share wisdom for the little yogis and the big yogis alike. Gauranga Tent – enliven your mind and be Stallholder inspired by the wisdom yoga has to offer. Hear from amazing teachers about their journey and how you can apply these wonderful practices and applications are LQVLJKWVLQWR\RXUOLIH/HDUQWRPHGLWDWHRUUH¿QH your practice! open! If you are a local Darwin artisan/ The Holistic Tent – try an acro yoga workshop therapist/health enthusiast – we want or a back bending workshop to make the most of to hear from you! your asana practice. Find out what dosha you are according to Ayurveda (the medicine of yoga) and :H¶UHVSHFL¿FDOO\DIWHU KRZ\RXFDQ¿QGWKHULJKWIRRGIRU\RXUERG\W\SH – Massage Amazing workshops to be announced! – Chai Cart – Natural skincare – Vegan/Vegetarian food – Smoothies & Juices Namaste Stage – get your asana on to live – Yoga clothing/accessories/props music! Chant mantras to your heart’s content. Experience bliss, harmony and awakening by If you have any questions, please taking that inward journey with yoga asana, HPDLO PHGLWDWLRQVDQGVRXOIXO¿OOLQJNLUWDQ [email protected] 5 Douglas Daly outback adventure. A comfortable group of 10 IHD residents headed to the Douglas Daly region for a well-earned break from the busy life of a student. It was a struggle to get out of bed for some, but a beautiful cool morning was waiting to greet them. The road trip started off quietly, with many still trying to wake up, but the sight of the Australian Outback quickly changed the atmosphere in the bus. Along the way we saw wallabies, wild pigs, camels, cows and a 2 meter python. We arrived at Douglas Daly Tourist Park at lunch time, set up our tents, ate lunch, and headed straight to the hot springs. the games, we enjoyed roasting staff navigated their way back to At Douglas Hot Springs we lolled PDUVKPDOORZVRYHUWKH¿UHD civilisation. We left Florence Falls around in the shallow river beds perfect dessert option before hitting at around 1pm and returned safely with some small chatter, and en- the sack. to IHD. It was an experience that joyed the tranquillity of the beautiful Sunday morning was interesting has developed memories for many place. There were some really hot for some to say the least, as they years to come. springs reaching to temperatures woke to something attacking their of about 60°C! Many attempted to tents. They weren’t sure what was Check out the following link to see brave the challenge of lying in the bumping into their tents, and were a movie of our trip created by our hot water, but failed miserably. Our concerned crocodiles were lurking very own Resident Leader, Jigme warrior Rens Van Der Vegt was outside. Thankfully, it was just a 7VKHULQJKWWSVZZZ\RXWXEH the strongest, soaking up the hot group of annoying magpies. As com/watch?v=6zBx6Db1c8E water and turning his body to what everyone slowly woke up, the pack resembled a red tomato. up began, but not before a fruitful In the evening a typical Aussie breakfast. BBQ dinner with lamb chops, sau- The group then decided to start our sages, salad and baked beans was journey home, but not before stop- available. The food was scoffed SLQJE\)ORUHQFH)DOOVIRUD¿QDO down and the group started a bon dip. On the way to Florence falls, ¿UHFORVHWRRXUSLFQLFPDWWRSOD\ we took a wrong turn, which had a some games. As we had people few worried, but our experienced from all around the world, many of the campers were playing certain games IRUWKHLU¿UVWWLPH This resulted in major blunders being experi- enced during the games, which lead to extensive laughter amongst the group. After 6 The residents of IHD slowly gathered her excitement and took the crown as into the Multicultural room on Friday, 27 the winner of musical chairs.
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