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MacBrain is a blog run by students, for students covering topics that new students will encounter at Macquarie University.

MacBrain – returning soon to a screen near you!

Written by on January 5, 2012

Fear not. The Brainiacs will return. Too long have we wandered alone without the advice, guidance and wisdom of the Mentors@Macquarie blog, MacBrain. Relaunching in 2012, this team of intrepid explorers, fearless travellers, courageous pioneers of the educational expanse that is tertiary study and life at Macquarie, will once again be on hand to guide us. Look out for their first posts, coming soon, at the start of Session 1.

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3am..

Written by on October 14, 2011

Its 3 in the morning, and technically uni resumes in 6 hours.. only 2 more assignment questions left.. It happens every holidays – leaving all the work to the last minute.. There must be a balance, somewhere.. While your uni work is (very) important, its also important to take a break and get away from all the stress. Chill out or burn out. But leaving your assignment to quite literally the day its (read more)

Category: Assessments,Coffee

You make my heart sing

Written by on September 12, 2011

Welcome to week 7- the final week before the mid semester break and THAT week. Yes, the week that ends with Conception Day. If your parents were in the audience at your academic orientation day presentation, and they heard my story about my parents initial conception on what ‘conception day’ actually was, and they’ve been really, really reluctant about your attendance at conception day ever since, because they now can’t (read more)

Category: Conception Week

Let’s talk about sex

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Do you remember your first O-Week? Confused? Scared? Excited? AND THEN BAM, FREE CONDOMS! Something similar is happening again this week: Sexuality and Sexual Health Week 2011 (SSHW). Now that you’ve been warned, you will not be so alarmed to see someone casually wearing a condom suit. Remember the moment when your parents sat you down to have the inevitable sex talk, how many awkward turtles did you count? When you (read more)

Category: Conception Week

Hit me baby one more time: A psychoanalysis of bumper cars.

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Ahhh, first year…the year I discovered I get far too emotionally involved while playing bumper cars. Yes it’s only a small hunk of metal questionably run by dangerously exposed wires on a small platform hurtling into other equally precarious looking hunks of metal– but I like to see it as a physical analogy of life. A microcosm of society if you will. There are the slow but steady players cautiously (read more)

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A giant human-chain like no other!

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Only a year ago, i can still remember the hype that was the lead up to my very first Conception Day. I didn’t know what to expect but the excitement was truly overwhelming! However, i was actually forced to withhold that excitement until 12pm, as my biology lecturer had a genius idea of holding our mid semester test on that very day. The exam was… well ‘shocking’ would probably be (read more)

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6 Tips for Conception Day

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WOOOOOOH!!!!!! It’s almost that time of the year again, yep that’s right, it’s almost..*drum roll CONCEPTION DAY!!! For many this is going to be an AMAZING day that you won’t forget…or maybe you will (one too many drinks can do that to you ) So here are my top 6 tips for the newbies especially ( 6 is an awesome number ) 1. Line up early!! Macquarie Uni has thousands (read more)

Category: Conception Week

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