UCSA

TriSci Quiz Night
2019-05-24 19:30 - 22:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand
The TriSci Quiz night for 2019 is coming up!
There will be competition, there will be science, but will there be a chance to beat your lecturers? Join us for an evening of fun & general knowledge!
Tickets $10 pp on Eventbrite, tables of 4-6 people. Food included!

MONO: Godlands
2019-05-23 20:00 - 2019-05-24 01:00 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand
MONO Nights are our weekly gig nights, hosted in the Foundry every Thursday during term time.
Free for UC students (hell, it is their bar ffs) and with a minimal door charge for their mates – which goes straight into our giant profit making machine…
Jokes – it pays for some of the best local and international acts that we can afford and convince to stop off on a Thursday night. Last year’s artists can be seen  and the most up to date info on who is playing next can be found at the @MONOnights facebook page.
Bring your proof of age ID and UC Student card to skip the door fee – no card means no freebies. UC Security is open pretty much 24/7 so if you lost it, go get another one you cheapskate.

CompSoc Quiz Night
2019-05-22 19:00 - 21:00 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand
CompSoc presents the annual Quiz Night! Feel like you’ve forgotten someone’s birthday this year? Maybe a small someone like the entire internet? This year, the theme is “The Birthday of the Internet”, so get all of your best internet and anniversary facts nailed down and come along for a great time!
We’ll spice the stew with prizes and treats that even the most technologically challenged (cheers mum) could win! Hosted on Wednesday 22nd of May, at 7pm. Please don’t worry about bringing a birthday gift; the internet’s got enough.
$20 per team of up to 6 members!

Ed Wood Film Competition
2019-05-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Bentleys – Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
UC’s iconic student film competition is back!

To be part of student film-making immortality, all you have to do is create a film and enter it into one of the following categories:

“Feature” Length Film

1-5 minutes long
Original (although feel free to rip off some other film…)
Made mostly by UC students (hey, a bit of outside help is OK)
Submitted by Sunday 19 May 2019 (new date!)

One Minute Wonder

Up to 1 minute long
Can be anything! (Literally anything… check out the clip reel of a guy scaring his flatmate on the FB Event
Made mostly by UC students (hey, a bit of outside help is OK)
Submitted by Sunday 19 May 2019 (new date!)

Key Dates
Films Must Be Submitted by: SUNDAY 19 MAY 2019
Screening and Awards Night: WEDNESDAY 22 MAY 2019

Screening and Awards
We’re aiming to screen EVERY film produced at our big awards night. So you’ll definitely be able to tell your mum you’re a ‘filmmaker’. We’ll also be giving out REAL AWARDS. You can just taste the Instagram likes..

For full rules and more information see here!

Future of Space in NZ: Techweek Panel Discussion
2019-05-22 17:30 - 19:00 | Eng Core Lecture Theatre 8, Engineering Core Lecture Theatres, 48 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
On 22 May at The University of Canterbury the New Zealand Space Agency and SpaceBase have gathered a panel of experts and space students for a public discussion and Q & A.
The panel’s combined experience spans space science and entrepreneurship, the use of space data, astrobiology, and space colonisation. Free to the public and students.
Come and join us to discuss space, and hear about the growing opportunities in this fast-moving high-tech sector.

Poet Night
2019-05-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Bentleys – Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
One of those events that you might not normally go to, but should be part of anyone’s Uni experience. Grab a wine, pretend to be classy and come get some culture.
With a varied line up of UC student poets, covering styles from classical to experimental (like real experimental), this will be an evening that will entertain, excite and challenge.
1. AMBERLEIGH ROSE
Amberleigh Rose writes playfully, with good humour and a witty edge. Her observational poetry is surprising, funny, and melancholy. Amberleigh’s work previously debuted at the National Youth Drama School.
2. LIAM GIBSON
Liam Gibson fuses the scientific with the spiritual in romantic poems and dirty rhymes. His study of physics leaks through his work; easily distinguished through its astonishing structural rigidity and scientific imagery. This is his public poetry debut.
3. FELIX ELLIOTT A newcomer to the Christchurch poetry scene, Felix’s poetry is direct, bold, confrontational, and completely fresh. This work has never been seen anywhere before.
4. SAM JORY-SMART
Sam JS is a classical poet transforming the world into words through lyric form. Her work has been published across New Zealand. This will be her debut poetry reading.
5. JOSIAH MORGAN
Josiah Morgan is an experimental poet dealing with the intersection of sex, violence and identity head-on. His debut poetry collection ‘Inside the Castle’ was published in February, 2019, and has been described as ‘The Waste Land for the 21st century’.

VC Forum
2019-05-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Undercroft, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Come and meet UC’s new Vice-Chancellor Cheryl de la Rey. Cheryl will be in the Undercroft from 11am to chat and answer questions with students.
Catering will be provided. Fill your belly.

Pink Shirt Day
2019-05-17 12:00 - 12:45 | Engineering Core, Canterbury University, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Grab your pink shirt and join UCSA and the Engineering Department on Friday 17th!
We’re marking Pink Shirt Day – a movement to create a community where all people feel safe, valued and respected, regardless of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or cultural background.
Head along to the Engineering Core for a group photo at 12.00pm, and listen to talks in E9 at 12.15pm. Take advantage of the discounts at Nuts and Bolts cafe for anyone wearing pink and get behind the movement!

MONO: Luke Millions
2019-05-16 20:00 - 2019-05-17 01:00 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand

UCSA AGM
2019-05-16 12:00 | Undercroft, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Free food! Giveaways!
Now that we’ve got your attention, we’d like to invite you to the UCSA Annual General Meeting this May.
Pop along to the Undercroft for some AGM goodness. We’ll be serving up free food for everyone who attends, and there’ll be a giveaway – four people will walk away with $50 cash prizes.
Agenda:
2018 AGM minutes
2018 President’s report
2018 Annual accounts (Read the accounts here)
2019 President’s verbal update

SVA Camp Kaikoura
2019-05-10 14:00 - 2019-05-12 13:00 | Kaikoura, Kaikoura, Kaikoura, New Zealand
From May 10th to May 12th, one hundred of us volunteers will go to Kaikoura and do all sorts of volunteering work, helping around the community where we can and having a meaningful impact on the people of Kaikoura. We will leave from Foundry Carpark at 2pm, May 10th, and will return on May 12th around lunchtime.
Food will be provided for all volunteers including vegetarian and halal options. Transport and accommodation are covered. There will also be free time for volunteers to explore and enjoy Kaikoura’s beauty.
Further information about what to bring and what volunteering we are doing is provided on the Facebook event on the Student Volunteer Army Facebook page.

Entre 85K Challenge
2019-05-10 08:00 - 2019-06-05 23:59
The $85K Start-Up Challenge is entré’s premier competition in which $85K worth of prizes are up for grabs. Entrants go through the process of developing a business idea, whether it be a product or service, for-profit or a charity, and receive business world experience as well as invaluable guidance and mentoring from industry professionals.
The $85k start-up competition is for everyone and anyone. No matter what you study or how much experience you have in entrepreneurship, this competition will help you develop your personal and professional skills in more ways than you can imagine!
Want to know more about the competition or enter? Head along to www.entre.co.nz/85kchallenge or drop into the UC Centre for Entrepreneurship located on the 6th floor of the Rehua building.
Check out our event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/entre.at.uc/

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MONO: Storm Chasers
2019-05-09 20:00 - 2019-05-10 01:00 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand
This one is gonna be a bit of a roller-coaster….
Stormchasers are the greatest cover band in the world. Featuring members of Openside, LA Women and The Leers, armed with a high alcohol toxicity level and some absolutely terrible songs, Stormchasers are the one MONO this year that you should avoid.
Hollywoo DJs are also terrible. They’ve had the honour of closing out Rhythm and Vines for the last two years and they’ve squandered away any good opportunity they’ve been presented. Catch them on George every Saturday night when they remember to show up.
Art Heist. – new solo project from Auckland based producer & DJ Chris Scott. After establishing himself on an international level behind the scenes of various pop, rap and electronic acts; in 2018 Chris is developing as a singular zeitgeist-swallowing hyphenate. Crossing genres and bringing together unlikely influences – Art Heist remixes of Openside’s ‘Character Flaws’ and Foley’s ‘Talk About It’

Celebrating 50 Years of Music: An Arts Month Cabaret
2019-05-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Philip Carter Concert Hall – The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, 156 Armagh St, Christchurch Central, 8011, New Zealand
MUSOC is proud to present our Celebration of 50 Years Cabaret!
Taking a tour through our club’s long history, we will be visiting and performing some highlights and celebrating everything that has come to make MUSOC what it is today. We invite you to join us in our celebrations!
***SHOW DATES***
Thursday May 9th: 7:30pm – 10pm
Friday May 10th: 7:30pm – 10pm
Saturday May 11th: 7:30pm – 10pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/2267878829938758

Autumn Arrival
2019-05-09 10:00 - 14:00 | Undercroft, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
This FREE event is all about welcoming you back onto the campus!
There’ll be FREE cake, drinks, and games. There will also be small animals for you to cuddle.
This is an all-ages, alcohol-free event.

HealthSoc: Connect Mixer
2019-05-08 18:00 - 20:30 | TBC
HealthSoc brings you Connect! Bring your friends and come along for a great evening of yum as Sal’s pizza and GoodBuzz kombucha, great company, and the nostalgic games from the classic Kiwi childhood (we’re talking twister, jenga, connect 4, guess who, uno…. it’s gonna be epic!)

There are prizes to be won for the competitive among you as well as spot prizes that are well worth coming along for!

Tickets:
Just Me: $7.00
Me and a friend: $13.00

https://www.facebook.com/events/441191916635103/

HabibSoc: Middle Eastern Nights
2019-05-04 18:00 - 22:00 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand
Middle Eastern Nights is finally here! Habib Soc’s inaugural social event and Christchurch’s premier Middle Eastern event is being held at UC’s one and only, Foundry Bar.
Be prepared for a night of great food, the best music from the East and West, and an atmosphere bound to get you dancing. Of course any Middle Eastern gathering would be incomplete without Shisha!
Plus what would a Middle Eastern Soirée be without gossiping aunties (or in our case our Exec’s) playing matchmaker. That’s right, Arranged Marriages are on! DM our page if interested, and we will put you on our list, with in a Middle Eastern fashion, the reveal being on the big night.
Details:
FREE ENTRY for Habib Soc Members
Non-Members: $5
Non member ticket sales at door.
Middle Eastern attire is encouraged but not mandatory.

https://www.facebook.com/events/575975259558980/

Cuba: Skate the Foundry
2019-05-03 18:00 - 23:59 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand
Skate the foundry 2019 is going to be better than ever, SKATING, LIVE MUSIC, MORE SKATING and then MORE LIVE MUSIC.
As always we’ll chuck the CUBA mini ramp on stage and let the talented skaters from uni and around Christchurch battle it out for all to admire.
This year we have organized some sweet acts with the boys from DAILY J jamming on the ramp after the heats, then after the finals we provide warmth to your ears with SAME NAME CONFUSION (don’t let the name confuse you, these guys are entertainment).
This stellar event comes at stellar prices, $10 for members and $15 for non-members.
Ticket will be available soon, get amongst.

MONO: Tunes of I
2019-05-02 20:00 - 2019-05-03 01:00 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand

ANZAC Day
2019-04-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Quad between Matariki & Puaka-James Height Building, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
The University of Canterbury Students’ Association would like to invite you to our ANZAC Service on the 25th of April.
We believe that the sense of unity that is widely felt on ANZAC Day is important to acknowledge, and together we can commemorate a day of such special significance to New Zealand
All are welcome to attend; for us, this is an important occasion for students, staff and the wider community to come together.
The Service will take place on the Quad between Matariki and Puaka-James Hight Building at 10am. Car parking is available in S block car park.
Following the ceremony, please join us on Okeover Lawn for Tea and Coffee

Gumboot Friday
2019-04-05 11:30 - 13:30 | Undercroft, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Bust out your gumboots, grab some gold coins and come support kids’ mental health on Gumboot Friday.
We’ll be taking over the Undercroft with UCASS, hosting some games and handing out food. There’ll even be a gumboot obstacle course.
All funds raised go to the I Am Hope foundation, which is helping to provide free counselling to kids in need.
Register for Gumboot Friday on our Facebook page

MONO: Billy Kenny
2019-04-04 20:00 - 2019-04-05 01:00 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand

SpeechSoc: Games Night
2019-04-03 18:00 - 21:30 | Pūtangitangi, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Get ready! SpeechSoc’s first event is happening!
We invite you to join us for Games Night!!
There’ll be snacks, there’ll be games, and more importantly there’ll be the power of friendship!
Free event, see ya’ll there!

ALSS Hike: Woodend Gully
2019-03-30 10:00 - 16:00 | Canterbury University, 20 Kirkwood Ave, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
HEY GUYS
Keen to get ya sweat on and see some of NZ’s beautiful sights? Wanna grab some fresh air before end of term assignments are due? Come join ALSS on a walk through Wooded Gully track Saturday 30th March!
We’ll be arranging transporting to and from the track and providing sunscreen + insect repellent to keep you protected in nature.
Tickets are only $5, so click on the link and sign up!

MONO: Deadbeat
2019-03-28 20:00 - 2019-03-29 01:00 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand

LAWSOC & Lane Neave Tennis Day
2019-03-28 14:30 - 19:30 | Rawhiti Domain, Shaw Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch
LAWSOC & Lane Neave Tennis Day is back for the second year running!
An afternoon filled with some light hearted serious competition, a few drinks, some snags (hash browns for the vegetarians out there), and A LOT of fun!
For those of you who do wish to compete, there will be a registration form available for you to sign up through (it will be a doubles competition, so find your most tennis-ly talented friend now).
A bus will provided to get to the location, and will leave the foundry carpark at 2.30pm. You will then return on the bus around 7.30pm, heading to a flat, for a wee pre-mono shindig.
Dress code is tennis whites, and there will be a prize for best dressed!
Tickets:
Members: FREE
Non – Members: FREE
This is a BYO event, however food will be provided!
Reviews:
“the best casual LAWSOC social event of the year” – 2018 attendee
“the most fun I’ve ever had playing tennis” – roger federer
“such value for money compared to that silly wall” – donald trump

Red Bull Paper Wings: Canterbury Qualifier
2019-03-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Engineering Core, Canterbury University, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
In the wake of Friday’s events, Red Bull Paper Wings at University of Canterbury will be postponed until Thursday 28th March, as a mark of respect to those that have lost their lives. ❤
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It’s been four years, but the Red Bull Paper Wings comp is coming back to UC. This is your invite to the Canterbury qualifier round – part of a global event that you don’t want to miss.
This year the goal is to create an even larger impact than ever before with a new generation of students. The idea is simple and ingenious: “Make a plain sheet of paper fly as far, as long, or as acrobatically through the air as possible!”
All national winners of the three categories – Longest Distance, Longest Airtime, and Aerobatics – will be invited to the World Final in Austria in the iconic Hangar-7, where the world champions will be crowned.

DramaSoc - Quiche and Whiskey: An Night if One Acts
2019-03-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Jack Mann Auditorim, Solway Ave, Ilam, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Show dates: 27-30th March, 3-6th April. Start time is 7:30 each night & runs for 2 & 1/2 hours each night. Please make sure that the tickets are nonrefundable.
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DramaSoc is proud to present its first major show of the year ‘Quiche and Whiskey: A Night of One Acts’. This delightful evening of comedy features two off-Broadway shows: 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood, as well as The Irish Curse, by Martin Casella.
5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche is an interactive absurdist comedy. The year is 1956, and the Sisters of the Susan B. Anthony Society of for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are eagerly anticipating their annual quiche breakfast. But when the communists invade America these daring women realise they may be the last humans alive in America. This show will leave you in tears of both joy and sadness and invites the audience into the wondrously silly world of a 50s high class ladies’ society.
The Irish Curse brings the audience into this wonderful modern comedy with one central premise, ‘how do I measure up to the next guy?’ It centers on a support group for men who struggle with their “Irish Curse”: that is, being less than average in the groin department. The stories each of the men tell are stunningly graphic, as well as heartfelt and touching, insight into the male psychology. It attempts to answer the question, once and for all, “does size really matter?”
Quiche and Whiskey is performed by 10 very talented actors over 8 nights in the Jack Mann Auditorium

QCanterbury Quiz Night
2019-03-27 19:00 - 21:00 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand
Come along to QCanterbury’s annual quiz night! Grab some mates and come to the Foundry for an awesome night of trivia, including a rainbow round. We’ll have some great prizes up for grabs. See you there!
Cost: $20 for a team of 4-6 people
Doors open at 6.45pm

Tunesoc - Cosy Night Out
2019-03-23 17:45 - 2019-03-24 01:00 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand
Looking to get your groove on?
We’ve got you covered!
No need to dress fancy and get that expensive Saturday night Uber to town.
Get your pyjamas on and come along the Foundry.
We’ve got an unreal line up sorted for you.
Featuring:
– Bootleg Rascal
– Hot Donnas
– Dolphin Friendly
– The Raddlers
– Marsha
+ DJ Set
Pyjama Themed
Keep on the lookout, Cheap Pre-Sale TuneSoc Member and Non-Member UC tickets on sale in the Undercroft and Engr Core Wednesday 6th March 12-2pm
Check out the event on: https://www.facebook.com/events/407094403393105/?ti=cl
