Sausa News EDITORIAL. Editorial Staff

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1 Feel free to write a letter to the editor for any comments or suggestions you might have regarding this newsletter. SAUSANEWS@GMAIL.COM Editor: Design: Reporters: Editorial Staff Francisco Guerra Francisca Henríquez Yanareth Cerda Pabla Marmolejo Karla Retamales Vanessa Rodríguez Javiera Urrea Rosa Valencia Each and every one of us can make changes in the way we live our lives and become part of the solution. Al Gore EDITORIAL Issue No. 3 December 2015 Sausa News Bells ringing, carols being played everywhere, happy and joyful children playing around, secret Santa s, decorated trees... Christmas has come! After a hard year which for some students unfortunately will last more than expected full of tests, contents, theses, workshops and a long etcetera; it s finally time for getting together with our families, with our dear closest friends, even with ourselves or with our loved pets There are as many ways of celebrating Christmas as people in the world, and we, as SausaNews, are not the exception. It doesn t matter what culture you belong to. May your Christmas be enlightened with peace, love, quietness, and joy with your beloved ones; and full of pride at every single dream, goal, or life project you have accomplished after having worked hard on them along the year. And, of course, may your 2016 be as great as or better than the almost-gone

2 Monthly Interview GREETINGS FROM OUR EDITORIAL STAFF! We wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year! Francisco Rosa Yamareth Vanessa Pabla Miss Troncoso Francisca Karla Javiera 2 11

3 Getting to know you better By Javiera Urrea Full name: Raphael Mutis Marital status: married Nickname: Tío Pan Favorite band: R.E.M In this month's issue, I'm interviewing a very good treatment of animals and nature in gentle person who works in the cafeteria general. In fact he tries to feed some cats that located at the front of the campus, you may pass by the café and, as you might think, some know him as Tío Pan, but if you want to know of them stay, Aren't they cute? him better you definitively have to keep reading. Additionally, he thinks that the area lacks not Can you believe that Raphael got married only of recycling bins especially for plastic and almost 50 years ago? He has two daughters. cardboard but also a speed bump is needed in Actually, he has been working with both of them front of the campus due to the fact that drivers in the café for three years. Indeed, this is really pass by too fast and some students have been important for him according to what he told me, involved in accidents interesting right? He I feel really useful working here because at really is a good observer; what s more, in his this age it's almost impossible to find a job and free time he loves lying under a plum tree and he adds that time is really valuable for him, so observing the birds in his backyard. it is great to spend time with his family at work. To conclude the section I have to say that This kind man grew up in Viña del Mar and he Raphael is one example of the many memorable still lives there, specifically in Chorrillos. At people that surround us in Sausalito campus home, he has two dogs named Casimiro and and support us even with a smile which means Lalo and a beautiful garden that is taken care a lot in this stressful end of the term. Thank you by him. Regarding the eco-friendly lifestyle, Tío all! Pan said that I consider very important the 10 3

4 Christmas has arrived and brought Christmas jobs with it By Rosa Valencia It s the most wonderful time of the year: everybody is giving dinners, buying presents and organizing charity events; in other words, people are terribly busy, especially those working in retail. Therefore, seasonal student jobs are the answer to keep up with the demands of Christmas craze and to draw up our summer savings plan. More than two thousand part-time jobs are created in this festive period according to the website Trabajando.com. The more demanded job positions are seller ($ salary), stock clerk ($ salary) sales promoter ($ salary) and cashier ($ salary). Being one of Santa s little helpers is an exhausting task but it's worth it. You can earn up to $ Besides retail companies, bars and restaurants are in urgent need of kitchen helpers and waiters. Before you start sending massive s containing your CV, it is highly recommended to make sure you apply to trustworthy companies that uphold employment laws. Image taken from: media/tj/christmasjobsboost.ashx 4 9

5 Self-confidence: Start believing in yourself By Karla Retamales Are you one of those people who lack selfconfidence? If the answer is affirmative, you should start discovering your unlimited potential step by step. It s a fact that selfconfident people have more possibilities of achieving success in their life than people whose confidence is too low. Raising and developing self-confidence is essential as it can positively influence reaching our academic goals. For that reason, it is important for us to become conscious of our abilities and virtues, even our own value as human beings. Self-confidence can be seen as a personal power which increases by the presence of self- esteem and self-efficacy. The first term is mainly related to the positive sense of being able to do what we want successfully. The latter can be perceived when the sense of capability and hard work leads us to achieve purposes. These two characteristics are essential for our selfconfidence to be developed. Therefore, we should follow some recommendations if we have negative perceptions of ourselves. I believe that the website named Mind Tools gives us a more detailed view of selfconfidence and some advice for increasing it by following a series of steps. Building selfconfidence cannot be achieved just in one hour or even in a week. For that reason, we need to be persistent on trying to succeed if we want this change. Taken from: selfconf.html Image taken from: shutterstock_ jpg Christmas, New Year s Eve and the end of the semester By Yanareth Cerda One of the hardest things of having a compact semester is that when carols are being sung, bells are jingling, and ginger men are invading bakeries you are still in classes, struggling with the weather hotter and hotter, and topping that: dealing with all the finals. All the stress and worry consume your entire world while the normal person is obsessed by consumerism and all this Christmas frenzy. The question is how on Earth do you concentrate on your duties? Truth is: you don t. The whirl and the weariness accumulated through the year just explodes as you see the celebration around the corner, and let us not blame ourselves for doing so, just go with the flow and get rid of all guilt, at least before the exams start. Did I finally go crazy? Maybe. But another truth is that when you try to fight something, especially when you are more interested in that than in your academic duties, you lose the battle. That s why, and as it was mentioned in an article published in issue 2, it is much better to relax for a while and enjoy yourself than to spend hours of mental brutal torture in front of a computer doing what you are not willing to do. The important thing is not to lose focus and to bear in mind that, even though you don t want to face tests, exams and assignments, you still have to do them. After all, you chose the program you are studying and you will be working on it the rest of your life. So, love and enjoy it or hate it and suffer. May you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. For all those who have to take exams, may the odds be ever in your favour! 8 5

6 Consumerism and the holidays By Francisca Henríquez The holiday season is coming up and we tend to associate this time of the year with giving and receiving presents. But is this what these times is really about? Most of us know that the true meaning of the holidays is spending quality time with your friends and family; however we tend to overlook this fact by paying more attention to gifts. So, how can we recover the holiday spirit in times where consumerism casts a shadow on one of the few opportunities that we have to share with our loved ones? A few tips for regaining the holiday spirit would be that if you feel the need to give presents, you could make them yourself or buy them from a local craft shop so they will be more meaningful. Also, if you need a cake, you could bake it yourself with the help of some of your relatives. Put thought into everything you do. Share time rather than expensive gifts and you will feel better about yourself and your joy will be contagious. Image taken from: img_xmaxgifts.jpg Christmas Cookie Recipe: By Pabla Marmolejo Nothing is more Christmassy than some ginger cookies. They are a must in any Christmas party, and so, we re sharing with you this special, easy to make, and most importantly, delicious recipe. Ingredients: -200gr softened butter -3 cups all-purpose flour -1 tbsp. baking soda -1 large egg -1 cup brown sugar -2 tsp ground cinnamon -2 tsp ground ginger -1/4 tsp nutmeg -1/2 tbsp. vanilla extract Pre-heat the oven. Place the butter into a large bowl and with a hand-held mixer beat it until it s soft and creamy. Then add the egg and the vanilla extract, and keep beating. In another bowl, add spices, sugar, baking soda and 3 cups of flour. Mix all together until everything is combined. Keep mixing until you start forming the dough. Once the dough is formed, and it doesn t stick to your hands, roll it up until it s thin. Using a cookie cutter, cut the cookies in the desired shape. In a buttered baking sheet, place the cookies and put them into the oven. Wait until they look golden brown. Take them out, and decorate them as pleased. Enjoy! 6 7