Summer is here!!

Summer is finally here, which hopefully means lots of sun!

But don't worry, even if the weather isn't great the new Summer Support Team is here to help provide an amazing summer experience whilst you are studying here in Exeter!

We have moved to a new blog for the summer to keep you up to date with all the amazing opportunities that INTO can offer!

The address is www.intosummer2012.blogspot.co.uk/!

We look forward to seeing you .....

 

Summertime Begins...

This Sunday 25th of March is the start of British Summertime! So at 1am the clocks will move forward one hour making the official time 2am! So don't forget to change your clocks, and even though we are all losing an hour hopefully this will inspire the great British weather...

Free Easter Buffet This Friday for Everyone!!

Hello everyone! This Friday the 23rd of March the INTO Cafe will be holding a Free End of Term buffet for all students! Everyone is invited and you can come anytime between 12pm and 2pm. There will be a delicious variety of food to choose from, all freshly prepared by Clinton from the cafe! You will need to sign up for this and there are sign up sheets at reception and in the cafe itself...so please join us all in celebrating the end (and almost end for some of you) of term!!

St Patrick is coming...

Some of you may haven noticed that this Saturday 17th sees the celebration of the patron saint of Ireland, St Patrick! Out of the 4 saints days recognised within the United Kingdom, this is the most well known and celebrated around the world, and, if you have also noticed is a very famous day for drinking Guinness. Almost every pub and club in the city centre will be participating and it's quite popular for people to wear green in remembrance of Ireland.

Guinness is also well known here in the UK for making imaginative advertisments, so in the spirit of St Partick enjoy!!

Beware the Ides of March!!

In 2 days we reach the momentous 15th of March which could be seen as any other day, but historically is linked to a very famous death and its subsequent bad fortune! The Romans coined the term 'Ides of March' as a signifier to the middle of the months of March, May, July and October (for the other months it was the 13th). Now this day is most famous for being the assassination date of Julius Caesar who died in 44 B.C. after being stabbed to death 23 times! It is well known that Caesar was warned of his looming fate by a seer (a clairvoyant) which has been immortalised in Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar" with the quote 'Beware the Ides of March!'. If you have some free time and fancied reading this for yourself, you can find this quote in Act I Scene II  of the play...and keep an eye out behind you on Thursday...

Give Blood This Week!

Good Monday Morning everyone! We hope you all managed to enjoy some of the glorious sunshine from the weekend! For 2 days this week the NHS Blood Organisation will be situated in the Great Hall looking for volunteers to donate blood. They will be there today (Monday) and tomorrow, between these hours: 9.15am - 11.45am, and 1.45pm - 4.15pm. If you would like to participate in this you will need to book an appointment by either calling 0300 123 23 23 or visit www.blood.co.uk, and remember to eat and drink plently beforehand! 

Amazing Video!

Hello everyone! I was just reading my online newspaper the Guardian, and came across this incredible video! Have a look and see how many countries you can identify!