November 2, 2008: Paint Ball Trip

Students from UCCR Brig met students from IHCR Le Bouveret at the Crans Montana paintball field for a battle.

The total of 16 students joined in the fun. The day was long, but overall everyone had a great time shooting 3,500 paintballs at eachother. The the women who joined the group had especially good aim!

The event was such a success that we hope to make this a reoccruing event!

November 2, 2008: Eta Sigma Delta Breakfast Service

This term Eta Sigma Delta came up with a new idea to raise money for our charity. We decided to offer the students that live in the dorms; room service on Sunday morning November 2nd. There were two menus the students could choose between: The “César Ritz” menu for 10 CHF, and the “Eta Sigma Delta” menu for 15 CHF.

The committee got together in the kitchen. Half of the committee made the eggs, cut cucumbers and decorated plates. While the other half served the breakfast to the rooms. The 17 students that bought the breakfast were very happy and wished they could get this service every weekend.

The overall profit of the breakfast service was just under 200 CHF.

Eta Sigma Delta would like to thank everybody that contributed to either the mufti day or the breakfast service.

-- Passage written by Diana Espersen

October 31, 2008: Halloween Party

The Halloween party at Chaos was a smash hit! Students were drinking and dancing until 4:30.. THe gouls and the goblins were out as the students made their way to the bar.

There was a mix of scary, creepy, bizarre, creative, and one of a kind costumes. The Student Committe helped to feed the hungry bar goes with a sausage sale.. and the students were grateful for hot food after a long night of partying.

October 29, 2008: Halloween Mufti Day

Eta Sigma Delta normally organizes two to three mufti days per term. The first mufti day of the term was on Wednesday October 29th. Mufti day is a day where students and faculty can show up in “normal” clothing and not business attire to school.

Eta Sigma Delta started selling tickets two days before, and as usual, many people showed interest in the mufti day. Most people donated the minimum of 3 CHF, but some donated more. The overall profit was just over 380 CHF. All money raised go to charity.
-- Passage written by Diana Espersen

October 27, 2008: Movie Night 'Sweeney Todd'

Monday evening students gathered to watch Sweeny Todd.

The choice of a dark movie was intended to help students get into the Halloween Spirit!

There were servaral Panamanian students that joined for the viewing of Sweeny Todd. In order to help many of these students who are in the process of learning English, subtitles were used.

This dark musical film at points inspired a singalong from the viewers :)

October 26, 2008: Mr. Ortiz Takes Students Hiking in Blatten

Students gather in front of a senic view with Blatten in the background



Students hiking toward Bitsch

It was a beautiful Sunday for a hiking trip with Mr. Ortiz! Students gathered promptly at 9:30 in the T&X Lobby for a quick breakfast before an exciting day of hiking from Blatten to Bitsch.

The hike was scheduled for 3 hours, but exceeded 5 to the surprise of many of the students and faculty that joined. Although the trip consumed an entire day, it was well worth the time of all who attended. Awe inspiring views, good company, and ideal weather made this trip a huge success!

A big Thank you to Mr. Ortiz for providing such a memorable experience!

October 25, 2008: UCCR Brig Welcomes Panamanian Students

Mr. Gutzwiller and Raul lead the Panamainian group from Lunch at Muller to School


UCCR Brig welcomed 18 students from Panama to their campus on Saturday October 25th. These students will be on an exchage in Brig for the next months completing an extensive english program and then taking regular UCCR courses.

The Faculty, Staff, and Students are excited to welcome this group to their home, and are excited to get to know the new students.

October 24, 2008: Student Committee sells Sausages

Christine advertising the gourmet product grilled to perfection by BBQ mater Eric Sit

The Student Committee sold sausages to a hungry bar crowd on Friday night. Committee members braved the brisk evening air in order to help satiate their classmate’s desire for hot bar food.

This will be a reoccurring fundraiser to increase the student committee budget so that they can plan more fun for their fellow classmates.

Sausages will be sold with a roll, ketchup and mustard for 3,50 CHF.

October 24, 2008: Anything but Clothes Party

Christine, Lorea, and Laura should win awards for the creativity put into their outfits!



Alex took a more simple approach to the theme

The Students at UCCR Brig were able to express their creative edge with this wacky theme night! Students wore outfits made from a variety of materials, photographs, construction paper, saran wrap, tin foil, newspaper, and even rubbish bags!

The novelty of the outfits was incredible! However, some students realized engineering flaws when they needed to use the restroom, bend over, or dance. The bar staff provided a stapler and tape to help mend outfits that were 'movement deficient'. This will be a night remembered for a long time!

October 20, 2008: First Movie Night of the Term

The first movie night of the term at Chaos was a quiet one. Although staff had prepared the bar with wine, beer, soft drinks, and an assortment of sweet and salty snacks the turnout was slightly disappointing. The few students who attended were able to relax in luxury on sofas for the viewing of the movie 'Pursuit of Happyness' starring Will Smith.

Being the first movie night of the term there are many improvements and modifications that will take place for future movie nights including drink and snack promotion and theme movies or recently released cinematic adventures.

Please join us October 27 at 20:00 for a scary movie in preparation of Halloween!

Look out for updates on films that will be shown at the 'Chaos Cinema'!

October 18, 2008: Wine Tasting Trip with Mr. Oritz

October 17, 2008: Traffic Light Party @ Chaos

The Traffic Light Party at Chaos was a hit!

Students arrived at the bar promptly for Happy Hour as the clock hit midnight. They were dressed to impress in their designated color of clothing:

Red: Taken or in a Relationship
Yellow: Confused or unsure of their Relationship status
Green: Single and Ready to Mingle

Many students who dressed festively wore several of the colors with hopes to stay incognito. As the night went on students danced to the Hip Hop music provided by a DJ new to Chaos who we hope will return often.

October 17, 2008: Wine Club at Chaos

The first wine club meeting of the term was a HUGE success thanks to Sebastian Schwietzer! His hard work allowed for a group of approximately 20 students to gather in Chaos to sample a variety of wines from Austria.

The ambiance in the room was lovely as the lights were dimmed, the projector set up, and dishes of baguettes, cheese and cured meat adorned the table.


Each tasting was preceded by a brief history of the grape the region and the vineyard.

Before tasting each wine the group discussed in a free forum the different aromas and bouquets that the wine emitted, after the first taste the energy in the room heightened with reactions about their feelings towards the wine and the identification of different elements they found.

October 16, 2008: Game Night

Game Night at Chaos is sure to become a reoccurring event!


Bartenders kept busy pouring wine, beer, and long drinks as the students listened to chill music they entertained themselves with the games provided.

There was a large variety of games from Monopoly and Poker to X-Box and Kicker, from Wii to Darts and even Jenga.
'Beer Pong' a game suggested by visiting WSU students was a hit, this game involves accuracy and concentration while tossing a ping pong ball across a table into cups of beer.

Students were able to compete against their friends and enjoyed an evening of worry free fun.

October 10, 2008: Sunglasses at Night

Incognito: Diana and Philippe

The Blind leading the Blind? Niall and Stefan

Students embraced the theme of the night by entering Chaos sporting their shades. The bar began to bustle around 12:00 as the bar staff prepared for a successful Happy Hour. The guest DJ kept the crowds moving with an eclectic mix of Latin, Hip Hop, and classic tunes... not to forget the 80’s classic ‘I wear my sunglasses at night’. Students favored icy shots of Sambuca to long drinks, and danced the night away until 4:00.

October 9, 2008: The Ice Breaker and the Ice Breaker After Party

Both new and returning students to UCCR Brig joined together to celebrate the beginning of a new term at the Ice Breaker. Students and faculty mingled as they awaited a welcome speech from Mr. Gutzwiller, who gave a special welcome to the WSU students studying in Brig this term, and introduced the faculty, staff and the student committee. The assembly was wished a successful term and the festivities began.

The crowd indulged in the exquisite cuisine prepared and presented by the service class, some of the favorites included traditional Raclette, an extensive dessert bar, and an abundance of wine, beer and other beverages. As the crowd began to dwindle students were seeing their glasses as half-full in anticipation for the Ice Breaker After-Party at Chaos.

The doors to Chaos opened promptly at 21:30 to welcome guests. The bass of house music shook the bar as the fabulous DJ kept students rocking until 2:00. Needless to say the successful fun of the night was reflected by a quiet campus Friday morning.