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[alondouek]

For jaffies:

*For example, did you know there is a free "gym"?; Do you know where to find hot water to make noodles (or tea!); Do you know where the vending machine that sells international snacks is?

Free "gym" is the basic equipment near the cricket grounds (as well as this, people often go for early-morning runs around and through campus if you're into that sort of thing).

You can get boiling hot water on tap in the foyer of building 25 (the one with lecture theatres S1-S4).

I'm not entirely sure where the international snack vending machine is, but I'd be willing to bet that it's in campus centre.

[keltingmeith]

I'm not entirely sure where the international snack vending machine is, but I'd be willing to bet that it's in campus centre.

Yup - to memory, it's upstairs right next to Sir Johns.

[Google Chrome]

Does anyone know how to add the monash banner onto the sig?

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[alondouek]

Does anyone know how to add the monash banner onto the sig?

Thanks

I made a bunch of them a while ago: Monash Forum Userbars

Add them to your sig in the same way you'd insert an image into a post.

[MDMA]

AHHHH. I'm not enjoying uni atm. Woke up at 7am or something for a 9am tutorial and then when I finally got there, albeit late, I remembered our first tutorial was next week. Then I decided I would skip my maths lecture because the last one was so boring and I didn't want to wait for ages so I went to a friends house. Then I went back 3 hours later for a lecture but literally could not find the class and peoples directions were too confusing so I ended up falling asleep on the nicest piece of grass outside for 2 hours. Tomorrow I have classes non-stop from 8am to 2pm.

[keltingmeith]

Tomorrow I have classes non-stop from 8am to 2pm.

... You should try and get that schedule changed. For health reasons.

[kevleee]

... You should try and get that schedule changed. For health reasons.

8:00am - 6:00pm with breaks tomorrow and 8:00am  - 4:30pm on Thursday with no break.
Tuesdays and Fridays off though, which I feel is a good compromise.

[keltingmeith]

8:00am - 6:00pm with breaks tomorrow and 8:00am  - 4:30pm on Thursday with no break.
Tuesdays and Fridays off though, which I feel is a good compromise.

WITH breaks is fine.
WITHOUT breaks is a death-trap. Lectures are fairly draining, moreso than a high school class, and labs and tutorials even moreso - the worst part being, more often than not, labs and tutes are assessed/will carry assessment with them (and labs are often hurdles, too - making it worse...)

If you really do have 8 hour days without a single break, I'd suggest changing it - particularly because you're not meant to eat in lectures, and DEFINITELY NOT in labs, and food is important to staying concentrated.

[alondouek]

AHHHH. I'm not enjoying uni atm. Woke up at 7am or something for a 9am tutorial and then when I finally got there, albeit late, I remembered our first tutorial was next week. Then I decided I would skip my maths lecture because the last one was so boring and I didn't want to wait for ages so I went to a friends house. Then I went back 3 hours later for a lecture but literally could not find the class and peoples directions were too confusing so I ended up falling asleep on the nicest piece of grass outside for 2 hours. Tomorrow I have classes non-stop from 8am to 2pm.

Don't worry, you'll get into a routine fairly quickly and it won't seem so confusing. I would also recommend on one of your longer breaks (if you have any) to go around campus with a map and explore - that's essentially how I familiarised myself with everything in first year.

Also, first lectures are always boring before third year, but they inevitably get better after that. Definitely make an effort to go to classes! It pays off during exams.

If you've got classes without break from 8 until 2, I would strongly recommend you take the time to have something to eat when possible. A day like that is going to be a real struggle without food (I don't like eating at uni so I choose to keep my days as short as possible hahaha).

8:00am  - 4:30pm on Thursday with no break.

That is just a little bit insane. Make sure you eat and stay hydrated during this period. At the very least, you'll sleep well Thursday nights!

Just a little amendment to what Euler says above^: Most lecturers don't really have an issue with people eating during lectures (especially during lunchtime-ish classes), provided that the food isn't noisy to eat/very odorous. A sandwich is perfectly fine.

If you feel you can't manage a day this long, that's perfectly fine too. In your position I'd probably skip a couple of lectures and watch them later at home.

[chasej]

I now have Tuesdays free since my only event on that day, a lecture, is recorded <3

[Anchy]

You should not rely totally on this service as an alternative to attending lectures. Occasionally, technical difficulties with this type of technology will lead to recording failures.

Tempted to miss Wednesdays however this statement scares me..

[keltingmeith]

Tempted to miss Wednesdays however this statement scares me..

For the first couple of weeks, you should still attend, because of that statement. However, once it's clear the lecturer knows how to use the recording equipment (which you can normally figure out from the first two lectures and them not complaining about it), feel free to skip. None of my lectures last year had any issues in terms of recording - in fact, the first glitch I ever had occurred on Monday, because one of the new recording theatres had issues (which is to expected in a new system).

[Reus]

I made a bunch of them a while ago: Monash Forum Userbars

Add them to your sig in the same way you'd insert an image into a post.

You totally should make a Global Studies one. 

I now have Tuesdays free since my only event on that day, a lecture, is recorded <3

Same for me with Monday albeit. going to wait till week 3 or so and then I'll have Monday and Tuesday free 

[Zealous]

How long does it usually take for lectures to get put up onto MULO/Echo360? If you skip a lecture to watch it online, would you be a day or so behind the rest of the people who attended the real thing?

[Anchy]

How long does it usually take for lectures to get put up onto MULO/Echo360? If you skip a lecture to watch it online, would you be a day or so behind the rest of the people who attended the real thing?

I think it's something like a couple of hours.