| Hello everyone, and welcome to the University of New South Wales. |
| The first thing I'd like to do at today's Orientation Session is get you all oriented! |
| That means tell you the location of some useful facilities and services. |
| So, first of all, take out the maps we gave you all as you came in the door. |
| The map is the big yellow sheet of paper. |
| As you can see on the map, North is at the top, South at the bottom, et cetera. |
| Which way's North? |
| Well, look through that window on my left, your right. |
| See the rising sun? |
| That would have to be East. |
| So North must be directly behind me. |
| Now, we are at the campus' Main Gate. |
| The Recreational Facilities are on my right hand and its opposite is the Student Centre. |
| No questions? Good. Pretty easy, right? |
| OK, did everyone eat breakfast at the Student Food Service this morning? |
| Was the food good? |
| Yes, yes. I am joking. I've eaten there, too. |
| So after a meal like that, you must be eager to go to a doctor. Right? |
| Well, I have good news for you: |
| the Student Health Centre is located about half a kilometre straight north of here. |
| Look on your maps. |
| You see the street on the east side of this building? |
| Ned Kelly Avenue? |
| Just follow that about 500 metres, |
| and the Health Centre will be on your left at the third cross street. |
| Now, I know you all just got here. |
| So you must be wondering how to tell your folks you've arrived safely, |
| how much you miss the dog, and how you already need more money. |
| If you don't have an Iphone, you probably are wondering where to find a computer. |
| Well, I have good news. |
| If you go straight out of this door and walk down the Garden Street, |
| you'll see the Internet Unit on your left side, just next to the Gym. |
| The hours are posted on the door, and the computers are free, |
| but you must bring your student ID card with you. |
| Like I tell everyone, if you need help with anything, |
| you can probably find right here in the Student Centre. |
| Do you see the 4 buildings there between the Student Centre and the library? |
| Those are the dormitories. |
| The men's dorms are the two on the south; |
| the women's the two on the north. |
| OK, I'm sorry to have to tell you, |
| but the university has been doing a lot of repairs and remodelling, and it's not all done yet. |
| So there may be some small problems with your dorm rooms. |
| Maybe the window doesn't open. |
| Maybe an air conditioner is missing or does not work. |
| If there are any problems, you can go to the Complaint Office, |
| which is right beside the Teaching Building between the Parker Street and the Crammer Street. |
| Just tell them your problem and they should have it fixed by the time you graduate in 4 years. |
| I'm joking, but please be patient. |
| There are a lot of little things they need to take care of. |
| Tired of the school food? |
| No? Give it a week. |
| Or maybe you just need a place to get coffee in the wee hours of the night during one of those marathon study sessions. |
| Either way, you definitely have to check out the little Cafe just past the women's dormitories. |
| They've got free Wi-Fi, so a lot of students saddle up with coffee and a bagel for hours on end to get work done. |
| As for the dorm rooms, I have some bad news and some good news. |
| The bad news is the rooms are small and you'll probably be sharing space with at least three other students. |
| The good news is that each room has its own bathroom. |
| What's good about sharing a bathroom with three strangers? |
| Hmmm... good question. |
| OK, call it bad news and worse news. |
| Hey, maybe try this for good news: each dorm has a kitchen. |
| If you want to make snacks or meals, you can do it there. |
| You can buy food containers at any campus convenience store, so you can store your food in the kitchen. |
| But a word of warning: you should definitely write your name on your food containers. |
| Sad to say, there are food thieves among your fellow students. |
| Speaking of thieves, a word about security. |
| I mean this is Australia and we do get drunken bushrangers wandering onto campus. |
| Each of you will be given a key for your dorm room. |
| Don't lose it. |
| You have to pay for any replacement and fill out a bunch of papers, too. |
| Red tape, huh? |
| Your key does not work for the front door of your dorm, however. |
| To the right of each door, there's a keypad with numbers. |
| When you move in, they will tell you the code you use to enter the door. |
| Please do not tell the code to people who do not live in the dorm. |
| Let's see. Have I forgotten anything? |
| Oh, yes. Most of you are not rich, correct? |
| So when your clothes get dirty, you can't just throw them away and buy new ones. |
| That means you have to learn to do laundry. |
| Or, men, that means you have to hurry up and get married. |
| If you decide to wash those clothes and not get married, there are laundries in each dorm. |
| Where? Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. |
| The laundry for each dorm is in the basement. |
| Some real good news this time: if you are a student, it is free. |
| You do have to buy your own soap, however. |
| The laundry closes, by the by, at 11:30 |
| And, now that I've mentioned 11:30, |
| please remember the dorm doors are locked at 11:30 p.m. |
| Your code will not work. |
| If you want to get in, you'll have to call the night watchman. |
| Don't worry, you can get that number at the Dorm Office. |
| Yes, the Dorm Office and the Complaint Office are the same office. |
| All right, then. Before we continue, are there any questions? |