SUMMER

Hey guys,

Summer is just around the corner and the Britannica board is now on holiday! Our spring term has seen big changes, such as the moving of the students' lounge to the new room at the department, but we've also had time to have lots of fun with our members - three sitzes in the spring term is not bad! We also had fun going to the cinema, sewing overall patches (and eating donuts!), laser tagging, and testing our random knowledge in the pub quiz together with you!

Next up is a new autumn term filled with fun - we look forward to welcoming old and new students alike to our gulis-events once again! Some dates are already set, but we won't reveal them to you just yet - we will give you all the information you need in August ;)

Until then, have a great summer!

xxx
The Board

Upcoming events + Instagram

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It's time for Britannica's annual Pub Quiz! On Tuesday the 21st of April, come test your knowledge of various topics among good company while having drinks and snacks! Do you know as much as you think you do when it comes to movies, music and sports? We've got a wide array of trivia questions waiting for you!  More information can be found here.

We would also like to thank everyone who came by our table at Kåren during Specialföreningsmässan! A lot of people came by to try out our game of matching the correct famous movie lines with their corresponding images. This picture was posted on our official Instagram account, which you can  follow at britannica.rf on Instagram if you haven't already!

Upcoming events

PRIMARY SCHOOL DISCO SITZ 19TH MARCH

Most of you are probably already aware of our upcoming Primary School Disco Sitz that is taking place this Thursday! We're going to have a great set of programs and a delicious menu, so make sure that you sign up if you haven't already: here is the link. Sign ups close on Tuesday 17th March and there aren't many spots left, so hurry!

We are also already planning another sitz, which will be a collaboration with Impuls. A Department Get Together evening will hopefully be hosted at the end of this month. Keep your eyes open for more information, which is soon to come!

SPECIALFÖRENINGSMÄSSA 9TH APRIL (convention of student associations)

Britannica will be joining many other student associations at Kåren on Thursday 9th April and we would love to see you there! If you want to know more about Åbo Akademi's student associations and maybe buy some overall patches or win free candy, then this is an event you don't want to miss!

More information can be found here.

We're moving!

Dear Britannicans,

It probably hasn't escaped anyone's attention that things are happening at the English department at the moment. Substantial amounts of stuff are being moved from one room to another, people are running back and forth, and furniture is standing in the middle of the corridor. Basically, this is what's happening to the room arrangements:

Students' lounge -> Former department office
Department office -> One of the smaller researcher rooms
Researchers -> Former students' lounge

As this whole moving business means there is quite a lot of chaos in several rooms, and as there are still quite a few things to be done in the new students' lounge, we will keep the room closed for now. We hope that this short time of general disruption at the department won't bother you all too much, and we look forward to opening the brand new students' lounge to everyone later - hopefully at the beginning of week 8 :)

All the best,
The Board x

PS: Remember that our Anti-Valentine's sitz with Infå takes place at F on Wednesday 11.2! The ones of you who didn't manage to get a seat at the sitz are most welcome to attend the afterparty starting at midnight. See you there! :)

DONUTS!

If you ever want to hear a group of students in their 20s squeal like a bunch of excited children, give them a box of donuts. Needless to say, our first get-together-day of the year was a fun and cozy (albeit a bit competitive at times - ALIAS can be quite dangerous) success!

All the best,
Kathy 

Upcoming events

Greetings, Britannicans! As promised, your sparkling, brand new board is setting off the new year with a new lineup of events!

 First off, we're hosting a fun and relaxing evening in the Student's Lounge on Wednesday 28th at 3pm. Feel free to join us if you want to sew overall patches, play board games and socialize with other people from the English Department! Do bring along any of the following things if you feel like it: your overall and sewing equipment, board games, snacks, friends!  We will also be selling drinks and patches.

F*CK V-DAY SITZ
Roses? Romance? Happiness? Ugh. Britannica and Infå are once again collaborating to host a Valentine's Day sitz party together! However, this year we're straying from tradition (as you can see from the clever and tasteful title). More information can be found here! The spots are indeed already filled, but go ahead and sign up for the queue in case somebody on the main list doesn't make it to the sitz. There is going to be an afterparty starting at midnight, which is open for everybody, so come and party with us!



All the best,
Kathy

Britannica goes Paddington

Britannica's inofficial mascot Paddington has come to the cinemas and naturally we want to go and watch his adventures together! We have booked 15 tickets for the screening in Finnkino on Monday. You'll find all the information you need, and a sign-up sheet, right here!

The event in short:
WHAT? "Paddington" at the cinema
WHERE? Finnkino Åbo, Kauppiaskatu 11
WHEN? Monday 19th January, 17:15 (movie starts at 18:10)
HOW MUCH? ~9,30€ with student card (10,30€ without)

Also, note our little "special offer": if you haven't got Britannica's standard Paddington overall patch yet, this is your chance to buy it at a special price! It normally costs 3€, but during the cinema event you can buy one for 2€. If you want a patch, remember to indicate it on the sign-up sheet, and bring 2€ in cash to the movie. Please avoid the 20€ bills as we won't have large amounts of change with us!

Watch the trailer for the movie here to get in the mood:

See ya Monday!