EVENTS RUNDOWN
Rugby Competition: 23rd &24th February @ Sheraton bar
Ustinov International Dress Party: Sunday 10th March @DSU building 2pm
St Chad’s Inter-MCR Formal: Friday 15th February, 8pm
Greetings, Ustinovians
Hello and good afternoon to all you Ustinovians! How are you going so far? Working hard or hardly working, am I right? Time flies so fast and half term has passed by already! But we still have a lot of wonderful events for the rest of term, stay tuned and don’t miss them!
Rugby Competition
Do you follow rugby? Currently, the Six Nations competition is underway with England in the lead! Come to Ustinov bar this weekend if you would like to watch:
France vs Scotland on Saturday at 14:15
Wales vs England on Saturday at 16:45
Italy vs Ireland on Sunday at 15:00
Ustinov International Dress Party
This year’s Ustinov International Dress Party is just a few weeks away, and ticket reservations have now begun! Every year the Ustinov Global Citizenship Programme’s Intercultural Forum hosts the International Dress Party, our most colourful and fashionable event of the season. It’s an opportunity for Durham student’s from all across the world to come together to share an aspect of their home culture through clothing and performances! Casual dress is fine as well, for anyone who would just like to enjoy an afternoon of good friends and amazing talent from around the world.
The event will be held on Sunday 10 March. Ticket holders will be served food starting at 2pm (a selection of wraps along with tea/coffee, scones, and desserts), with cultural performances beginning at 3pm. Our current line-up includes an Aikido demonstration, Mexican Society music and dance, Bulgarian poetry, traditional Chinese dance, and more!
More information can be found: https://www.facebook.com/events/2222531711408059/
Ticket reservations can be made through our online form: https://goo.gl/forms/j4sWpTSpOI5Bb3AK2
Tickets: £7 (Adult) / £3.50 (Child)
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the UIF team at ustinov.uif@durham.ac.uk
Swimming Refunds
Swimming Refunds Update:
To make the system even easier to use, you can now also request swimming refunds online, without having to visit the GCR office in person! Please check out the explanation on the GCR website for the two different ways to request refunds (in person or virtually): https://ustinovgcr.com/sports-facilities/#swimming
Hopefully this makes the system even easier to use for our livers-out or anyone who is unable to visit the GCR office in person during our opening times!
Castle MCR Trip
On the 2nd of March, the Castle MCR will be taking a trip around the beautiful North East Coastline, and they’ve invited students from Ustinov to join as well. Bamburgh Castle is an amazing location along the coast, and has been voted one of Britain’s best views!
https://www.facebook.com/events/404621943447417/
Cost for the coach is £14 for non members, and tickets can be purchased here:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/conference.booking/details/
Weekly riddle
They have no flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?
Photo of The Week
Thanks Dongqi for bringing us beautiful golden cathedral.
If you’re a budding part time photographer and would like to submit a photo for the ‘Photo of the week’ segment, please send your submission to:
That’s all for this week’s newsletter. Hope you will enjoy these events in next couple of days! Please feel free to contact me if you have any suggestions about the newsletters or if you’d like to contribute in any way!
Best Wishes,
Xinxin Yan
GCR Press Secretary
press.ustinovgcr@durham.ac.uk
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