HW Freshers 2010

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 presentation and talked about Scotland and the Scottish people. After the presentation  the new students were offered to try some haggis, whiskey and Irn Bru, yum!

Also today, the Chaplaincy were giving you the chance to make your own pancakes! Some people took to it very enthusiastically and one pancake even ended up stuck to the ceiling! There was also table tennis and table football to keep everyone entertained once they had eaten their pancakes.

Then the night’s main event, the Fresher’s Party! There were two big names for the Freshers to enjoy tonight, firstly, Aggro Santos. Earlier in the year he hit number five in the charts with his single “Candy” which featured the vocals of a former Pussycat Doll. He was here tonight to help promote his new single “Saint Or Sinner” and really got the crowd moving during his short set. Then tonight’s second act was James Buckley, who you may know better as Jay from the Inbetweeners. He played a DJ set and really got a good atmosphere going and had everybody dancing away. As well as all the, there was a Snaparazzi photo booth where everyone could pose for silly photos using the bucket of props provided! And there’s more! Liberty’s was turned into a Casino for the night allowing Freshers a chance to play roulette and black jack!

Don’t forget tomorrow we have the International Food Fayre outside LT2 and LT3 from 12:30pm. Then tomorrow night, we’re having a good old Highland Fling Scottish Ceilidh!

PS. We’re still on the hunt for our mysterious welsh blogger, if any one has any information, we’re still interested!!!