Goldstein College is one of the residential colleges of the University of New South Wales, Australia. A residential college is an organisational pattern for a division of a University that places academic activity in a Community setting of students and faculty usually The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a University situated in Kensington, a suburb in For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is located on High Street of the Kensington campus, between Gate 4 and Gate 5. The current Head of College is Daniel Kark and the House President is Aaron Bonanno.
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History
Goldstein College was opened on June 30, 1964, along with the Goldstein Dining Hall which is used by all three of The Kensington Colleges. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. It was designed by the Government Architect, Mr E. H. Farmer, and a member of his staff, Mr Peter Hall, who later became the supervising architect of the Sydney Opera House[1]
Goldstein College was named after a British Jew, Philip Godfrey Goldstein (1895-1963), who had arrived in Australia in 1911 as a migrant from England. In 1959 he donated ₤40,000 (Australian) towards the construction of the Hall and College, which initially housed women and postgraduate students, and was the first college accommodation for women on campus.
Campus
Its 74 places are open to any students enrolled at the university. It comprises two buildings surrounding a grassy courtyard accessible only to residents. Three meals per day during session are provided at the nearby dining hall which is shared with residents of the other Kensington Colleges - Basser and Philip Baxter. Basser College is a Residential college at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Philip Baxter College is a Residential college at the University of New South Wales in Kensington, Sydney, Australia.
Communal facilities at Goldstein College include:[1]
- A large main common room, with a table tennis, pool, Air Hockey, and foosball table. Straight pool, also called 141 continuous or simply 141, is a Pocket billiards game and was the common sport of championship competition until overtaken Air hockey is a game for two competing players trying to score points in the opposing player's goal Table football, also known as foosball, table soccer or baby foot, is a table-top game that is based on Association football (soccer This is where most of our major college social events occur.
- Several smaller common rooms, most of which have a kitchenette (containing a microwave oven, fridge, stove top, sink and boiling water unit). The phrase common room is used especially in British and Canadian English to describe a type of shared Lounge, most often found in dormitories, at (for A kitchenette is a cooking area in Motel and Hotel rooms small apartments, college dormitories, or office buildings A microwave oven, or a microwave, is a Kitchen appliance that cooks or heats Food by Dielectric heating. A refrigerator (often called a " fridge " for short is a cooling appliance comprising a thermally insulated compartment and a Heat pump - A stove is an enclosed heated space The term is commonly taken to mean an enclosed space in which fuel is burned to provide heating either to heat the space in which the stove is situated In Plumbing, a sink or basin is a bowl-shaped fixture that is used for washing hands or small objects such as Food, dishes
- Laundries with coin operated washing machines and dryers, irons and ironing boards, and clothes lines).
- A computer/study room, with printer.
- Bike racks.
- BBQ and picnic seating. barbeque block party Kansas cityjpg|thumb|right|275px|A barbecue on a trailer at a Block party in Kansas City.
- Food and drink vending machines.
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