September 2010
11 posts
Overheard on campus
-“She’s been a good girl.” “Not in those shorts.”
-“I just made a Fresher eat our orange. I told him it had vodka in it.”
-“There’ s something in my pants.” Mike (fresher) during comedy hypnotist
-“John, I think I love you!” “…My name is Pete…”
-In the toilet cubicle “Get your school uniform and get your ass down here.” “Give me a sec…” “Get the fuck down here!”
-“Do you know how...
Day Eight - Paper kilts and Lamb Samosas
Day Eight of Freshers Week and it’s almost all over! But we aren’t quite finished yet and today’s fun started with The International Food Fayre which took place on the Bridge Link. It cost £3 for a selection of foods from around the world, including lamb samosas, Mexican chicken wraps and lasagne, along with one of the nicest cakes ever! All proceeds went to a good cause, helping the victims of...
Day Seven - Plenty Of Aggro
Day Seven of Fresher’s Week at Heriot-Watt and we’re still going strong! Today we welcomed the international students to the University with a presentation and ice breaker session in the Postgraduate Centre. They were treated to talks from our VP Murray Hope as well as the Chaplain, Sports Union President Peter Correy and International Officer Mohamed El-Shaib. Haggis Tours then took over the...
Day Six - Bands Bands Bands!
Into the second half of the week now and everyone is still going strong. Some of us were up bright and early this morning for the Tour of Scotland coach trip. First stop was the Wallace Monument in Stirling, where the chatty tour guide was keen to point out all of the flaws in Braveheart. Next port of call was Stirling Bridge and then onto Kilmahog where we fed some highland cows! We had a bit of...
Day Five - Freshers fayre, fair?
Wednesday. Half way through the week and the cracks are beginning to show in some of the freshers helpers. One lucky helper received his daily meal voucher, usually credit card sized, in A3! It’s a struggle this photocopying business. Those not showing the strain however, are the ever irrepressible first years! Today was the Fresher’s Fayre, the annual event where new students are introduced...
Day four - Wet wet wettest
The first miserable day we’ve had this week, unfortunately this coincided with ‘The Big ?’, an outdoor event. Due to the horrible weather ‘The Big ?’ was replaced by an afternoon film ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ screened in LT3. For those non Russell Brand fans, board games were available in Geordies, with a massive Connect 4 tournament springing up in spite of the worsening conditions...
Some Questions For Dick and Dom
How long have you been a double act and how did it start?
14 years ago at the BBC
Do you miss “Da Bungalow”?
Miss the laughs, don’t miss the creamy muck-muck.
Inspirational figures?
Peter Cook and Dudly Moore
Kids TV vs Freshers Circuit, why the switch?
Still doing both - Freshers love our antics!
Advice for Freshers?
Work...
Day three - bras, boxers and knicker elastic
Tired yet? I know some freshers helpers are! Especially the halls team who went into overdrive today, kicking off the battle of the halls contest. The competition that caught the eye of most passing students were the underwear chains, the winners, from Midlothian hall, stretched 164 items of underwear in a variety of styles, some conservative, some not so! Their chain was so long it reached...
Day 2: Getting Into It
Day 2 of Heriot-Watt Freshers started pretty early for some with two fire alarms in quick succession not long after midnight! Naughty! But on with the week and we’re getting into the swing of things now!
As it was the first Sunday of the year there was a non-denominational church service at the University Chaplaincy this morning, which was followed by a pizza lunch, a pretty tasty morning!
This...
Day one - Ten steps to starting freshers week
Checklist:
Halls Check In
Goodbye Mum and Dad
Got lost - was found
Said hey to the ducks
Awkward chat about the weather
Got asked ‘Where’d ya come from?’
Unpacked … roughly
Food? Nah … let’s get some drink.
Found people to go to Freshen Up tonight
Go home with people you’ll never remember
First day of the new academic year here at Heriot-Watt, and it hasn’t been without...
Indie Patrol Interview
How did you come up with the name of your band? • It’s a play on Snow Patrol How did you guy’s meet? • We met at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guilford Why did you decide to form a band? • Auditions through ACM – free rider! What’s your favourite act in the charts at the moment? • The Wanted Who do you take inspiration from? Musical or otherwise? • John Mayer, Biffy Clyro and...