Last chance to get a discount on tickets for Student Day 2012! Buy a student ticket for 35 NIS only until this Monday (7/5) at 16:00, when the full price kicks in – 50 NIS for a student ticket. Tickets (for students and for guests) are sold at the entrance to the Student Center every day at 9:30-15:00. And a short reminder of the events: Tuesday 22/5 – the central event, with performances by leading musicians; Wednesday 23/5 and Thursday 24/5 – crazy pool parties to open up the summer!

Sunset trip to the big Crater, dinner and a party at the "Ayalim" student village in Dimona! This Thursday, 10/5, departure at 14:00 from the parking lot next to building 72, estimated return at 22:30. Tickets - for 25 NIS only – are sold at the Student Services office at the Student Center lobby. Don't forget to bring drinking water and swimwear (if you want to dip in a spring). For more details contact Matan – 0547801532.

Sports week on campus is here! Soccer, basketball, tennis, table tennis, volleyball and swimming tournaments and award-winning finals at the Sports Center all week long... and if that's not enough - culture events on campus, zumba party, "Invictus" at the Negative and more!

Chapter 3 of the "Onliners" project is on air – "Funny stories in Israel"! Watch Pascaline sharing her funny moments with the Israeli guys, Simon and his encounter with a religious jew & Danielle playing hard to get! For latest updates, meeting the Vloggers and further info visit Onliners facebook page.

EuroFest 2012 is here! Brought to you by the department for European studies – lectures, workshops, movies, soccer, food and beer – all about Europe and all week long! Free entrance to all the events. For more details: 08-6428330, 0508580505.

Want to celebrate the summer and can't wait till Student Day? You got it! Prepare your bathing suit, grab your friends and come to the Student Union pool party on Wednesday 9/5, 13:00 at the sports center - DJ, alcohol, sports games on the lawn, and lots of happy dancing students! Ticket sale this week outside the Student Center, guest price – 20 NIS, student price – 5 NIS only! For further details contact Chen at: hafakot@aguda.bgu.ac.il.

This week at the Negative, our student cinema at campus:

A standard screening at the Negativ costs 20 shekels per person for student union members, and a semesterial subscription costs 80 shekels. It's all happening at the second floor of building 26.

What is there to do this week around Be'er-Sheva?

Monday – Evening fair with live music, bars, restaurants, art products and more - 18:00, Ringelblum St. (a bit north to the university).

Sports week on campus presents... Zumba Party! an hour and a half of zumba with the best instructors in the area! 20:00 at the Student Center, free tickets at the Student Services Office, come shake it!

Tuesday – Freestyle dance party with beer for 10 NIS only and all the musical styles you can think of! 20:30 at the Chalutz 33 club in the old city, 10 NIS entrance fee, volunteers registered at JCorps get free entrance! See ya there!

Have a great week!
The Student Union, Ben Gurion University

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