JYY STUDENT NEWS for week 10 – Aqua Aerobics course, Shrovetide fun and Women’s Day celebrations

Weekly Newsletter of the Student Union of the University on Jyväskylä 4.3.-10.3.2019

SUBCOMMITTEES

•    Subcommittee for Social Affairs

RECRUITING

•    Join the team of Tartu culture tour

WHAT TO DO

•    Village Night
•    Instanssi – The festival of Digital Creativity
•    Aqua aerobics course
•    Lights On! Goes Board Games Night
•    Kortepohja’s Shrovetide
•    Far from home photo exhibition
•    Help for back and neck pain
•    Korean pop dance (K-pop) in English
•    Breast stroke and freestyle swimming course
•    Living Room of Learning pop-up
•    #ijustlearned
•    Women’s Day Documentary Evening: Period. End of sentence
•    Rentukka’s Pub Quiz
•    Wine evening

ILOKIVI MOVIE THEATRE

•    Burning
•    Aurora

SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS

SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Tue 5.3. at 16.15, the back of Ilokivi restaurant (Halonen)

We will continue with the equality theme and discuss questions concerning students with families.
The meeting is open for everyone, welcome!

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1961671870794351/

RECRUITING

JOIN THE TEAM OF TARTU CULTURE TOUR
Wed 6.3. at 16.00, Ilokivi / Sign up by 5.3.

JYY’s Subcommittee for Cultural Affairs organizes a culture tour to Tartu in the spring 2019. We are now gathering a multi-disciplinary team to plan the tour. Come and tell us what kind of a tour you would like to attend! Sign up in the team by 5.3 with an email: eeva-leena.e.keskinen@student.jyu.fi

WHAT TO DO

VILLAGE NIGHT
Fri 1.3. at 20, Restaurant Rentukka

The first Village Night of the spring will be held on 1st of March. Rentukka’s Street Food, drinks, board games and the crown of the evening: Duo Sam & Hill!

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/610028499443195/

INSTANSSI – THE FESTIVAL OF DIGITAL CREATIVITY
28.2.-3.3.2019, Voionmaankatu 18

Instanssi Festival of Digital Creativity begun on Thursday, but you still have time to attend. The festival includes workshops, competitions, networking and much more. Entrance 5€.

More info: https://instanssi.org/2019/

AQUA AEROBICS COURSE
Mondays at 15.45 and at 17.45, AaltoAlvari

Aqua aerobics is suitable for everyone who loves water.

More info: https://www.korkeakoululiikunta.fi/en/university-sports/courses/sport-courses/water-sports-folder#section-portalview-box-center-water-and-winter-sports0

LIGHTS ON! GOES BOARD GAMES NIGHT
Mon 4.3. at 18:00 Boombox, Musica

The second Lights On! evening of the year is held on Monday 4.3. The evening will be full of not just board games but other games as well. Come and check out what we have in store for the evening.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/285956808754954/

KORTEPOHJA’S SHROVETIDE
Tue 5.3. at 17, Kortepohja Student Village

Student Village’s BBQ season will be opened on 5th of March in the honor of Shrovetide! Sausage, warm beverages, mölkky and other yard games will be involved. Let’s meet by the grill in the middle of the Student Village at 2pm and continue the day in sledding hill. You can borrow sleds and gliders at the grill house for free.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1110984889101110/ (in Finnish)

FAR FROM HOME PHOTO EXHIBITION
5.3. – 19.3. Jyväskylä City Library 2. floor, adults’ section

Photographer Meeri Koutaniemi traveled to the Tabareybarey refugee camp in Niger in 2013 to film the lives of two Malian girls, who had escaped from home. Plan’s volunteers are present during the opening day on 5.3. 12-18. Coffee is served.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/341923259754730/ (in Finnish)

HELP FOR NECK AND BACK PAIN
Wed 6.3. at 14, YTHS (Finnish Student Health Service), Puistokatu

Is your neck or back paining? Join our small group to get tips on active, rehabilitating practice. Now is the time to sign up.

More info: https://korppi.jyu.fi/kotka/r.jsp?course=236373

KOREAN POP DANCE (K-POP) IN ENGLISH
Wed 6.3. at 19, Rytmiikkasali

K-pop is a modern form of pop music in South Korea. To k-pop artists,
choreography and dance are very important part of the music that fans
can make covers of. The course will cover choreographies of several songs.

More info: https://korppi.jyu.fi/kotka/r.jsp?course=236420

BREAST STROKE AND FREESTYLE SWIMMING COURSE
Wed 6.3. at 19.45, AaltoAlvari

Breast stroke and freestyle course for advanced swimmers. To take part in this course, you must be able to swim at least 200 meters. Course fee 33 €.

More info: https://korppi.jyu.fi/kotka/r.jsp?course=236336

LIVING ROOM OF LEARNING POP-UP
Thu 7.3. at 12.30-17, Ruusupuisto lobby

Are you in a constant hurry? Or overwhelmed with exams? Having trouble concentrating on reading? Living Room of Learning offers students the chance to get to know how smart devices can support and help learning.

More info: https://www.eoliitto.fi/oppimisen-olohuone/

#IJUSTLEARNED
Fri 8.3. at 9-15 Main library, Seminaarimäki

#ijustlearned campaign aims to give students voice by recording and publishing their learning experiences. What do we learn in higher education institutions? Or do we learn anything at all? Take part on the spot or share your experience, using hashtags #opintänään and #ijustlearned in Instagram.

More info: tiia-mariia.tauriainen@oamk.fi

WOMEN’S DAY DOCUMENTARY EVENING: PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE
Fri 8.3 at 17 Agora Auditorium 2

UN Association of Jyväskylä and Plan volunteers of Jyväskylä organize a documentary and discussion event on International Women’s Day, Friday the 8th of March. We will be showing the Oscar-winning short documentary Period – End of sentence. After the documentary, we will have speakers discussing its themes.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/321896441865084/

RENTUKKA’S PUB QUIZ
Fri 8.3. at 20, Rentukka

Rentukka’s popular pub quizzes are here again! Gather your own team and join us – there will be street food, cheap drinks and of course winning teams will be rewarded (might be, that we still have some legendary Kortepohja T-shirts left)!

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/2268671070118408/

WINE NIGHT
Tue 12.3. at 18, Jalo kitchen & lounge

Beer Socuety DOS’ wine night at Jalo welcomes you to get to know different wines. Price 12€ (member fee +5€, if you become a member on the spot). Sign-up begins on 5.3. at noon.

More info: https://olutseurados.fi/tapahtumat/viini-ilta-13-2/

ILOKIVI MOVIE THEATRE

BURNING
Mon 4.3. at 18, Ilokivi downstairs
Language: Korean, English / Subtitles: Finnish
Tickets 6€/8€.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/333054507327313/

AURORA
Tue 5.3. at 18, Ilokivi downstairs
Language: Finnish / Subtitles: –
Tickets 6€/8€.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/410942516321323/

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Teemu Rahikka
Viestintä-asiantuntija | Communications Officer

Jyväskylän yliopiston ylioppilaskunta (JYY)
The Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä

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