Are you balding? | Newsletter T3W4

Sun 17 May Newsletter

Did you know that...

Extreme finals stress, sleep-deprived coding marathons, and poor nutrition can trigger temporary hair shedding (telogen effluvium) in a student demographic (us) already genetically prone to male pattern baldness (also because of the male-to-female ratio).

I refuse to be bald! However... this is probably true until summer exam kicks in and I see strands of hair everywhere... maybe this is why the plastic surgery side of medicine is the most profitable...........

Again... here is another fact...

In the 18-to-25 college age bracket, roughly 20% of young men experience early male pattern baldness, while fewer than 12% of young women face visible hair thinning.

This means that I'm less likely to go bald.... Hopefully, I don't. Otherwise... I might need to go to Turkey like all the famous, rich footballers.

Anyways, welcome back everyone to greatness (my writing). I hope exam season hasn't crushed you into oblivion yet and that your eyes remain clear and not bloodshot red from monster overdose! Trust me. It's a horrifying sight. Please never become overdependent on this.

💜 Welfare Notice

UWCS has three Welfare Officers: Willow (Discord: moshimoo), Kevin (Discord: yummycatfood), and Erica (Discord: heldesar). They can also be reached via their email inbox at welfare@uwcs.co.uk.

You can speak to them at any time via Discord, email, and in person, for advice, signposting, and support. This can be for navigating the uni's support services, disclosing inappropriate or concerning behaviour at one of our events, and much more.

Any discussions you have with them will be treated sensitively. They will not share details more widely without your permission, except where they believe there is a serious risk of harm, a safeguarding concern, or another situation where they are required to escalate.

👾 eSports x Pride x UWCS Balatro Tournament 👾

🕓 Mon 18th May 4pm - 7pm 📍 S0.28

LET'S GO GAMBLING aw dang it

something something, credit card in the UWCS pack. Please make sure you install mods before the event starts as we'd like to start as soon as possible.

Follow this guide if you don't know how to set up the multiplayer mod.

🍔 Pub Dinner 🍔

🕖 Mon 18th May 7pm - 9pm 📍 Phantom Coach

Eat away your stress. Food is love.

Yay! Everyone's least favourite part of the week (the weekend of course) has finally come to an end! Let's celebrate it by going to the pub on Monday!!

This week, join us at the Phantom Coach for... whatever happens when you let students go off campus.

🏁🏎️ Wildcards & Chill (Mario Kart Tournament) 🏎️🏁

🕒 Wed 20th May 3pm - 5pm 📍 CS0.07

I will show you affection if you beat irene here

MARIO KART TOURNAMENT

we will take this very seriously: full rounds, bracket matches, bets-

or very chill, depends on the crowd! but lets be real we're all way too competitive...

we might also have some other games, like Just Dance (challenge me to Rasputin i dare you)

But most importantly - FREE SNACK AND DRINKS‼️‼️

these will be provided from Co-op courtesy of DCS 🙏

🌳 CS126 Revision Lecture 🎬

🕓 Thu 21st May 4pm - 6pm 📍 L3

Come and don't bring shame to Khalil Challita 🙏

The CS126 exam is close. Prepare your HashMaps and Linked Lists for this Revision Lecture! Whether you’re an AVL Tree or an unbalanced tree, this Revision Lecture is for you, so MAKE SURE TO BE THERE.

🏃 Run Club 🏃

🕔 Fri 22nd May 5pm - 6pm 📍 Outside DCS

Come touch grass here. You need to.

Weekly runs, open to all members and friends of UWCS. An average week might look like a 5k around campus on a pre-planned route, but be ready for impromptu shenanigans as we are always looking for new ways to surprise and delight our attendees.

FOR ALL ABILITY LEVELS. Whether this is your first or five hundredth time running, please show up, we're really nice!

Strava - UWCS Run Club

🎮 Friday Night Gaming 🎮

🕖 Fri 22nd May 7pm - 1am 📍 CS0.03

I love unlimited games.

Friday Nights. Gaming. FNG. That's all we've known. PCs, consoles, VR, snacks and drinks. The pinnacle. The untoppable and unstoppable force. Sometimes you must choose between the last U1 and continuing Never Gonna Give You Up on Clone Hero. Your home for some beats? Aye, a worthy sacrifice.

Join us in DCS every Friday from 7pm, until we close our doors at 1am due to exam season.

The Gaming Coordinators this year are: Raven, Laina, Luna, Santiago and Maddie - if you need help or just wanna yap, come find us :)

We have our DCS account login - any game (including via Steam!) that you can get running, you can play. We also have several consoles, including Xboxes, PS4, Switch 1 & 2, Wii, along with our PCs which I call Nuke Machine and Microwave, which you can use our Valve Index on, play Clone Hero, and more! We also have board games for anybody wanting a less tech-based way to enjoy games :)

Important: FNG is a sober event, please don't bring alcohol in, or you will be asked to leave.

Also Important: Make sure to tidy up after yourself before leaving, the department does a great kindness in letting us run this event, preferably we stay on their good side!

Hope to see you there :3 (Note: you don't have to be a DCS student to come along!)

🧗 Climbing 🧗‍♀️

🕔 Sun 24th May 5pm - 8pm 📍 Warwick Sports Hub

Opportunity to naturally finger plastic rocks 😎

UWCS goes climbing at the Sports Hub Climbing wall. You must complete registration and do an induction at the wall in order to climb https://warwick.ac.uk/services/sport/climbing/

Come along for some fun social climbing, meet friends and climbing partners, compete in fun challenges, and have a good time!

Have you guys heard of the saying where people become extra religious before an exam?

Well, if worst comes to worst, UWCS might have to compile a list of religions and respective prayers to chant before an exam hall... it might be beneficial for our mental health. After all, statistically speaking, religious people are happier in life than non-religious people. I am not promoting any religions here. I am speaking from a place of desperation to achieve good results from some divine intervention 🤲🙏📿.

Last but not least, good luck with everyone's upcoming exams again!

-- Crystal