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EDS’ LETTER
From Jake and Krystal S2 is well and truly underway. Your body clock has adjusted, you’ve given up on bringing food from home and your hopes of a distinction average are fading by the day. Instead of telling you to keep those dreams alive we’ve been realistic and packed this issue with tips to see you through the fortnight. On p.9 you’ll find unrivalled advice from the man in the know, Jon Snow and his most intelligent friend, Hodor. There are tips on how to save money on food on p.11 and with your chances of doing your weekly reading dying like your favourite GoT character we’ve put together ways to scrape a low pass on p.14. We have tickets to giveaway to the Possible Worlds film festival on p. 23 and we’ve gone about reviewing all energy drinks on p. 25 so you know what to binge on come exam time. As always we have reviews, games and your What’s On guide for the fortnight so if you’re in a lecture right now get reading to find out what you’re missing out on.
CHAIR’S LETTER
From Ben Heenan We’re moving! Arc is leaving its beloved Blockhouse digs and setting up shop in the SW corner of the new Kensington Colleges. This will now house the majority of Arc staff that were in the Blockhouse and Roundhouse, so please swing by after Friday 8 August to welcome us to our new location. If that wasn’t enough, Constitutional changes are afoot. Exciting times! The Board has called a meeting of members and proposed a motion to repeal and replace our Constitution. So make sure you head to the Roundhouse at 5pm on Thursday 21 August to have your say and vote (there will also be free food and drink)! To check out the changes, and read up on what implications they have, check out our website. I’ve also got a confidential heads-up: your student leadership group has been lobbying the university to ensure there are cheap but healthy food options on campus. Finally, if you ever want to talk about something to do with the Bistro, Kudos Gallery, Rec Courses – anything Arc related – just shoot me an email. chair@arc.unsw.edu.au arc.unsw.edu.au/board-blog
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What you study: Media (Comms & Journalism) Best advice for saving on food? Get your mum to make it. What’s the best way to scrape a low pass? Pick subjects that have multiple choice exams. Star Wars or Game of Thrones? Definitely Game of Thrones. Shoot, shag, marry: Hodor, Optimus Prime, Michael Jackson Shoot - Hodor, Shag - Optimus, Marry – Michael. Who would you want to play in the movie of your life? Emma Watson or Rachel McAdams. The world’s going to end in one hour. What do you do? If the world’s going to end in one hour I would go sky diving somewhere, probably biggest cliche ever but it’s something I’ve promised myself I’ll do before I die. And eat as much Crust pizza as possible, preferrably after sky diving.
Best advice for saving on food? Skip lunch. It’s a marvelous time saver and you’re five bucks better off. What’s the best way to scrape a low pass? Furiously re-reading the lecture slides. Star Wars or Game of Thrones? Star Wars. Shoot, shag, marry: Hodor, Optimus Prime, Michael Jackson Shoot Jackson (because his music’s overrated), shag Prime (because his voice is sexy), and marry Hodor (because he’s easily controllable). Who would you want to play in the movie of your life? David Mitchell. The world’s going to end in one hour. What do you do? Complain on forums about the fact the world is going to end in one hour.
Best advice for saving on food? Starve. Um, scratch that. Head down to Pizza Hut in the arvo cause CHEAPER PIZZA. That #capslock should capture your attention. What’s the best way to scrape a low pass? Ignore ‘quality > quantity’ and adopt ‘the more stuff you write, the more marks you’ll get’ formula. That should do it, right? Star Wars or Game of Thrones? Confession: I haven’t watched either of the two, but I’ll say Star Wars. Shoot, shag, marry: Hodor, Optimus Prime, Michael Jackson Shoot OP cause the world had enough of Transformers, marry MJ so he can teach me the moves from Thriller, which means I’m left with Hodor, who I don’t even know. Who would play you in the movie of your life? Not so sure about this one but steal JGL’s looks + Queen Bey’s energy and stage presence = that actor, singer or whoever it is to portray me. The world’s going to end in one hour. What do you do? Throw one last party Tom-Haverford-style in Parks and Recreation, before his club shut down.
What you study: Media (PR & Advertising) Best advice for saving on food? Bulk buy! Costco FTW! What’s the best way to scrape a low pass? Well, I like to refer back to my good ol’ friend, Hannah Montana. She passed her science exam by creating a song and dance routine (the night before!) uniquely named The Bone Dance. Voila! She passed with flying colours. Sing and dance to your heart’s content, kiddies! Star Wars or Game of Thrones? ‘When you play the game Of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.’ Does that answer your question? Shoot, shag, marry: Hodor, Optimus Prime, Michael Jackson Shoot Hodor (Ugh! Why must you do this to me?), shag Optimus Prime and marry Michael Jackson. Who would play you in the movie of your life? Myself! Hmm, but if I wanted it to have credibility then I’d have to go with Jennifer Lawrence. Do I hear Oscar buzz? The world’s going to end in one hour. What do you do? Eat. Like, seriously, I’d eat everything I could get my hands on. Oh, then I’d ask why and how the world is going to end. Where are you getting these facts from? Harold Camping?
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BITZ AND PIECES Movies. It’s been one hell of an awesome year for flicks so far and the trend looks set to continue. We can’t wait for Guardians of the Galaxy, Gone Girl and Mockingjay – Part 1 to name but a few.
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In the 1960s, three hunters in Oregon were found dead at their campsite with no signs of a struggle. No injures, nothing stolen, no evidence of an animal attack. The only strange thing was the discovery of a newt curled up in their coffee pot – a creature that was later found to produce tetrodotoxin, a poison 10,000 times more deadly than cyanide.
Guy 2: You’re an idiot.
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The temperature. Winter is almost over and we’re so freakin’ excited to be warm again. Singlets. Thongs. Short shorts. The beach. Hallelujah!
smellfie v. To discretely sniff one’s underarms for stank before venturing out in to public areas so as to not offend others with foul body odour. Hey man, you ready to go? Yeah, but first, let me take a smellfie. *sniff* We good, let’s dip!
The winner of The Voice didn’t release a single this year. Praise be to Shai-Hulud, may His passing cleanse the world. Splendour in the Grass. Can Down Under’s fav festival do no wrong? Check out our recap of the splendiferous festivities on p.26.
Winter is leaving! Which means it’ll be at least another nine months before a flurry of Ned Stark ‘winter is coming’ memes flood your newsfeed once again.
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Footage has been released of Legolas taking a swing at Biebs all while Leonardo DiCaprio watched on clapping. All is well in the world again.
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It’s been a few years since Max Brooks’ modern classic hit the shelves. Since then it’s got the Brad Pitt treatment and – in typical Hollywood fashion – the movie just doesn’t do the book justice. Written as a series of interviews with survivors a decade after the dead started rising, World War Z tracks the zombie plague from its humble beginnings in China to the eventual massive military battles in the USA. In depth and shockingly realistic, it feels a little too plausible for our liking. We still have like seven weeks to go until the poorly named ‘mid-sem break’ (lies!) rolls ‘round. Kill us now and put us out of our misery.
Robin Thicke. The pop douche purportedly sold less than 55 copies of his creeptastic stalker monologue of an album, Paula, during its first week of release in Australia.
The first rounds of assignments are already due. Ps still get degrees, right?
We’re pretty stoked that winter’s dying in the arse, but we’re gonna miss the excessive amount of pockets that come with cold weather clothing.
La Niña. It’s been all about El Niño up in this bitch this year. We know global warming is bad and all that jazz, but 20 °C days in winter are hard to hate.
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The Griswolds
In March last year The Griswolds were pretty stoked to be supporting Last Dinosaurs at the Roundhouse. Fast forward a year and they’ve been signed, released an EP, are about to release their debut album and are currently touring the USA. We chatted to the guys about the ride so far. How did you all come together? We all knew each other from playing around Sydney, we’d all jammed together in different bands before this so it made sense to start something together. When did you realise you were good at this band thing and that it might be more than a hobby? The first overseas tour was the first time I really thought that we might need to start taking stuff seriously. How do crowds differ around the world? It’s not too different. All the shows we’ve done around the world so far are always a ton of fun no matter where they are. The Australian crowds are definitely better drinkers though. Where does the name The Griswolds come from? We love 80s culture and kind of wanted a name from those cheesy 80s movies. We wanted to be called Weekend at Bernie’s first, then we moved into the Chevy Chasers then finally we fell in love with The Griswolds.
What can fans expect from your upcoming album? A lot of the same antics they heard on the EP, but a lot of new influences as well. There’s a lot more hip-hop influence and a lot more synths on the album. We’ve been through a lot together now since we’ve been touring so much; a lot of the new stuff is about some of the crazy things we’ve seen. Shoot, shag, marry: Luis Suarez, Yoda, Kim Kardashian Shag ‘em all. Which dead celeb would you most like to hang out with? George Harrison. What superpower do you wish you had? Ambidextrous. Favourite band: Cherub, The Holidays, Vanilla Ice. Holiday spot: Byron Bay. Pick up line: Let’s go back to my place and shag. Season: Pepper.
The Griswolds debut album, Be Impressive, is set for release on 22 August. Keep your eyes peeled for the announcement of a tour to coincide.
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SHOCKING GAME OF THRONES DEATHS In most shows/books, the creators decide to kill off one or two characters if they’re being ballsy, and even then there’s the occasional ‘Surprise! He ain’t really dead!’ cliché (Ed. I’m looking at you, The Bold and the Beautiful). Not in Westoros, where there’s a death in every episode and a death on (almost) every page. Here’s the cream of the crop. (Spoilers, obviously. Duh.)
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ASK...HODOR AND JON SNOW Hey Hodor, This is my first semester at uni and I’m having some trouble fitting in. You seem to have a whole bunch of friends despite your language barrier. What can I do to find myself in a friendly clique? ForeverAlone Hodor. Dear Hodor, I’ve recently come out of the closet. I’m quite a big guy like yourself and it’s a dream of mine to experiment with someone my own size. Would you maybe be interested? BigManLover
In a world where you’re never too young to die, the Old Bear did well to last as long as he did. But all men must die, and in Commander Mormont’s case, that means a blade in the lungs, by his own watchmen, no less.
4. THE PURPLE WEDDING There was a lot of foreshadowing leading up to this, both in the show and book, but it was no less shocking. Joffery’s death came as a surprise because it was the exact opposite of what we’ve come to expect: the baddies getting their just desserts. But we were surprised (Ed. And pretty stoked!) once again when the inbred boy king digested poison and died at his very own wedding.
Hodor!? Sup Hodor, You recently announced you’ll be DJ-ing at the Hi Fi in Sydney on 28 August. I’m actually training to become a DJ myself. How can I prepare myself for the challenges I’ll surely face in the music industry. DJClueless HODOR! Hodor. Hi Jon Snow, Much like you I seem to have fallen in love with the enemy. The guy I’m chasing is actually my best friend’s ex. Should I continue messaging them? StupidCupid Hmmm, I don’t know. Hey Snow, I’m the only virgin left in my group of friends. I know you recently ‘did the deed’. My partner is keen but I’m not sure how to start things off. Any tips? PopMyCherry
3. OBERYN MARTELL We all guessed that there was a good chance of the Viper going to the grave in his fight with the Mountain. But after a brilliant, albeit short battle, the Viper came out on top. Or so we thought. In a matter of seconds we went from cheering at his victory to grimacing at the gory mess that was once his head.
2. THE RED WEDDING Everything seemed to be going well. The Starks and the Freys were to be joined in an alliance, combining their armies to battle the Lannisters. Or so we thought. In a shocking twist, the Frey’s broke the laws of gods and men and turned on the people to whom they had given sanctuary and joined forces with.
Ummm, I’m not sure, sorry. Waddup Jon! Rumour has it that you know nothing. So here I am to test that theory. Can you please tell me your name? That’s right. Jon Snow, what is your name? Curious I don’t know. By Ari Stark
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1. NED STARK Poor old Eddard Stark, the most honourable man in the Seven Kingdoms. And it got him killed. I expected him to be punished or taken prisoner, but instead Joffrey ordered his head. And up until the very moment that the sword came cleaving down, I was expecting our protagonist to be delivered. Ned’s death has changed fantasy literature forever. It taught us that no one, absolutely no one, is safe from George R. R. Martin.
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This tactic is simple. Set up camp outside IGA. I’m talking a sleeping bag, shelter and a bottle, just in case you need a drink Bear Grylls/Todd Carney style. Then, you wait. Hopefully, the kind staff will donate expired food to you or kind shoppers will throw you the red Starburst chews they don’t want (Ed. What kind of monster discards the red ones?!). At the very least, if you wait for long enough, you’ll witness heaps of shit going on special. Capitalise on that, my friend. First in, best fed, as they say.
Sticking to the free-(food)-for-all theme, just scab. Whether it’s sneakily stealing hot chips from your friend, not-so-sneakily stealing any food from a friend or just stealing any food from any person, the art of the scab requires the gift of the gab. If your talk is as sweet as your tooth, you’re set. Volunteer as tribute in this very real and very intense food warfare, and may the odds be ever in your favour.
2. FREE FOOD IS THE BEST FOOD
By Brittney Rigby
Well, it may not actually be the best food, but it sure is the cheapest. And cheapest = best. Cheap food that tastes good? Well, let’s not get too ahead of ourselves. There are ways to keep the wallet in your pocket on campus, whether it’s tracking down the weekly Arc Street Team giveaways or participating in the occasional Boost Juice challenge for a free smoothie. (Wear a watermelon on your head? Dance like MJ? We’ll do whatever if we don’t have to pay!)
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Twitter @ModernClueless Ever wondered what the 90s classic Clueless would sound like in 2014? Wonder no more! Created by @blanketboat and @ellaceron, Present Day Clueless consists of some of the most iconic lines from the 1995 movie, but with the 90s quips replaced by what they’d sound like if the film was made today. Example tweet: ‘Tai: Do you think she’s pretty? Cher: No, she’s ratchet as f**k.’ Now that’s totally buggin’.
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Instagram @wouldratherbe If you love travelling (who doesn’t?) then @wouldratherbe is the Insta to follow. Would Rather Be, an online travel journal, captures some pretty rad snapshots of ‘Straya and overseas, which makes you want to hop on a big jet plane and avoid that research essay (cue the collective sigh).
YouTube LittleBoBoCo Everybody knows a Beyoncé song or two, but imagine her songs performed as dramatic monologues. After failing miserably when singing Beyoncé at karaoke, actress Nina Millin was inspired to read Beyoncé lyrics instead in ‘The Beyoncélogues’. So far, three Beyoncélogues have been made, but hopefully more will be uploaded soon! By Ryan Bautista
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To the blonde hotstuff in the black leather jacket on the Main Walkway on 31/7. I saw you stop to donate for a fundraiser. I do love a man who cares about a cause. You are officially my knight in shining leather. Hey there, Snow Party attendants. How many Laurens live on Barker St? There’s this really cute one who I’m trying to find, but alas, no luck.
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To the guy who shared his umbrella with me while I was waiting for the 891 bus on Thursday at midday. It was quite a while ago and you were wearing a red jumper. I am kicking myself I didn’t even get your name. Just wanted to say you stole my heart for that brief moment.
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MOST TREASURED ITEM My rhinestone toe-ring.
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BIGGEST FASHION INSPIRATION Peaches Geldof, Nicole Richie and Alexa Chung.
BIGGEST FASHION INSPIRATION I just wear clothes, I don’t really have a source of inspiration. I aim for comfort and showing lots of skin.
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Five Easy Steps for
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A NEW SEMESTER HAS DAWNED AND THE AGE-OLD QUESTION IS UPON US ONCE AGAIN: HOW THE HELL ARE WE GOING TO PASS THESE INEVITABLY HELLISH SUBJECTS?! AS ALWAYS, BLITZ IS HERE TO HELP. THESE FIVE SIMPLE STEPS WILL HAVE YOU BREEZING (OR CRAWLING) THROUGH THE SEMESTER QUICKER THAN YOU CAN LOOK AT THE TEXTBOOK LIST AND FEEL LIKE YOU’VE ALREADY FAILED (YOUR BANK ACCOUNT).
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YOUR TUTOR IS YOUR FRIEND
ENERGY DRINKS ARE ALSO YOUR FRIEND
This makes passing a subject approximately 1000% easier. Well, at least it does in theory. You’re more likely to pass an assignment you started at 4am in a Red Bull induced frenzy than an exam you started studying for at 4am in a Red Bull induced frenzy…right? Complete this step and the advice ends here, my friends. Just don’t do those evil exam things and life will be easy.*
You know that one person in every tute in every semester without fail that does every reading and answers every question and generally cares way too much? Be that person. (Ed. I thought we were aiming for Ps here, not HDs?) Before you open that sweet little mouth of yours to protest, just remember that you’re the one reading an article on how to pass uni. So seriously, shut up and listen. (Ed. My bad.) Making friends with your tutor is like making friends with your boss: you get sick days easier, they’re more flexible with deadlines if they know you’re committed and (God forbid) you may even start to enjoy turning up. If your tutor thinks that you’re as sweet as T-Swift, they’re definitely not going to want to fail you. But act like Kanye and they’ll have no hesitations in awarding that F. Kanye may have planned to let Taylor finish, but good luck finishing your degree if you act like Yeezy. (In saying that, don’t overdo it. No one likes the smell of desperation.)
If you want to pass, you can’t live off the mere promise of the sweet relief that awaits you if you survive 13 long weeks of battle. It’s time to pull out the guarana. Whatever your energy drink of choice, become fondly acquainted with appreciating its fine flavour at some ungodly hour the day an assignment is due. Build up your resistance, but know your limits. Fill your stomach with liquid energy, but don’t use it as a complete substitute for sleep. Look, I’m trying to be responsible, but who am I kidding? The energy drinks will be consumed, the brain will be thankful, albeit wired, (but then again, that’s the point) and the part of you that gives a shit about how you perform academically will hopefully be happy. If it’s not happy, then hopefully it’s dead or non-existent. (Ed. Much like your social life in W13, amirite?)
*By easy, I mean you’ll get to spend the exam period already holidaying or eating or binge watching trashy TV. If you have exams, you have to holiday and eat and binge watch trashy TV whilst living with that dirty feeling of guilt. Take easy street. Skip exams. Pass Go, collect $200 (if your Centrelink payment was processed) and chill the eff out.
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YOU’VE FINISHED YOUR EXAM. PANIC (AT THE DISCO)
Stay calm. I repeat, stay calm. Make sure you have your highlighters, tabs, coffee and optimism arranged as though they are Harry Potter and the exam is Voldemort. Yeah, Voldy is scary and ugly and won’t be a nose model if he doesn’t have some work done, but the point is: HP beat him. And ended up married with kids. Moral of the story: find your letter from Hogwarts and you won’t even have to worry about all of this university and exam and Muggle shit.
Ah, that sweet, yet always slightly anti-climatic, relief. The prospect of it is the only thing that drags you through the semester, and finally, it is here. Cue sleeping for days, eating too much and finally being reunited with your body clock and Orange is the New Black. You’ve made it. You’ve hopefully passed. You’re a legend. Don’t worry about the rest of your exams, they’ll sort themselves out. For now, you’ve conquered this one. Live it up and live in blissful ignorance until results are released. If you’re worrying about those other pesky exams, return to Step 1. Rinse, lather, repeat. There’s nothing like a good hair wash to earn you a few HDs. Whatever you do, just make sure that you do it in style. Yes, I mean going to the supermarket in your pyjamas and dressing up to sit on the lounge all day. Because you can and because you’re worth it. Well done, you.
There you have it, five easy steps that will have you running straight into the arms of a warm and beautiful low pass. Keep fighting the good fight, remember that Ps get degrees and it will be over before you know it! Well, we can only hope. Best of luck comrades, see you on the other side. By Brittney Rigby
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‘George Lucas,’ says Ari Stark I don’t know where to start. It’s a shame this is even up for debate. Lucas is the goddamn godfather of this, people! Lightsabers are greater than swords, Ewoks are cuter than wildlings and need I mention that Lucas was the first to bring you incest? That’s right, Skywalker and Leia were hooking up long before Cersei and the Kingslayer ever even considered holding hands. You think The Red Wedding was shocking? Luke dedicates his life to bringing down the dark side only to find out their leader is his own father! Now if that moment didn’t touch you like an Adele chorus then I refuse to believe you’re human. For the sake of this argument, if you look closely at both worlds you’ll see they’re the same: a fight for authority with a number of competitors. Now I’m not saying Martin stole Lucas’ idea and changed the setting, but he stole Lucas’ idea and changed the setting. Because Lucas did it first he demands your respect and Martin’s thanks. In fact, I’m going to say it; with no Star Wars there is no Game of Thrones. Not to mention he also did Indiana Jones, another classic, and worked on the Lego video games. This proves he’s not a one trick pony and undoubtedly the superior of the George’s. If you’re still not convinced consider that Lucas thought these worlds up and then went about directing them. I don’t see Martin directing Game of Thrones? Tsk tsk to you sir. Plus Chewbacca could totally kick the Mountain’s ass.
George Vs. George Both Mr. Martin and Mr. Lucas are fantastic storytellers, both with genre-defining franchises that revel in unmatched awesomeness. Yes, that includes (some of) the prequel trilogy. But overall, GRRM is the superior tale twister. Why? The scope of A Song of Ice and Fire is unparalleled. Never before has there existed a fantasy world so in-depth, so rich, so mind-bending, and so awesome. Martin refused to allow himself to be restrained by budget or capacity when writing his franchise. He made it as rich, delicate and lavish as he felt it needed to be. He doesn’t just not cut corners; he builds a castle on them, stone by stone. Furthermore, his work has eroded the prejudiced barriers that people have when it comes to fantasy, as well as defying and subverting tropes. The death of Ned Stark has changed the way we look at fantasy forever. No one is safe, and unlike franchises like The Unexpendables, everyone and their pet dragon is expendable. Additionally, Martin helps blur the line between ‘good’ and ‘evil’. A Song of Ice and Fire has more than fifty shades of grey when it comes to morality, so even though Queen Cersei is a bitch we do have some mild sympathy for her. And almost everyone, really. Except Joffery. We were all cheering for joy when he kicked the goblet. And when was the last time you got that much joy out of a character dying? For me: never.
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What a Time to be Alive What’s an electronics manufacturer to do with an unused assembly line after they’re forced into downsizing? If you’re Fujitsu in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan (calm yo’ tits, the factory is like 100km from the nuclear reactor), the answer to that question is to grow specialised lettuce in sterile rooms. Say what? Naturally, it’s all very high tech. No soil is used. The lettuce is fed and fertilised by a carefully-timed computerised drip system that delivers a specialised formulation of nutrients right to the roots of the plant. Everything is strictly controlled, from the temperature to the light to the air quality (it’s kinda like living at home with your ‘rents). What’s more, there’s no bacteria in the room, which means the leafy greens can last up to two months with proper refrigeration. The sterile room means there are so pesky bugs, meaning zero pesticides are used in the farming process. So is this the future of farming? It may well be. Apparently Fujitsu isn’t the only struggling electronics company to turn to growing produce: Sharp has a strawberry facility in Dubai, Panasonic is developing their own brand of spinach, and Toshiba is turning an abandoned floppy disk factory into a giant veggie patch. It’s gonna be hella weird when both your spinach and TV bear the Panasonic logo, but we’re all for it. By Marla Riddle
In a tragic double-whammy for AIDS and HIV research, not only did the world lose over 100 renowned AIDS researchers and activists on downed flight MH17, but the ‘Mississippi baby’ – the first person considered ‘cured’ of HIV – has once again tested positive for the virus.
It’s been discovered that, at certain times of the year, Mars may have free flowing surface water near the equator. While the atmosphere is much too thin to retain liquid water for very long, it’s possible that summer temperatures (Mars is a balmy 20 °C at the equator in the warmer months) cause the conditions necessary for liquid water – and possibly life – to exist.
Forget space exploration for a second though – as crazy as it may seem, two surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven recently discovered an entirely new part of the human body. Yep, a previously undocumented ligament in the knee (now named the anterolateral ligament) was found using macroscopic dissection techniques. Tell that to all the haters who don’t believe in the Loch Ness Monster or Cthulhu.
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DID YOU KNOW... YOU’VE NEVER ACTUALLY TOUCHED ANYTHING? Hold onto your butts, kids, we’re about to go all Morpheus on you and shatter your illusion of reality. According to the laws of physics, you’ve never actually touched anything. Like magnets, the electrons in the atoms that make up your body repel similarly charged particles, preventing electrons from ever coming in direct contact. What does this mean for you? Well, when you sit down in a chair, the electrons within your body are repelling the electrons that make up the chair, meaning you’re actually hovering above it by an unfathomably small distance. The pressure of the particles repelling each other creates the sensation of touch even though – atomically and literally – the chair and your butt cheeks will never be able to come into contact with each other. Mind = blown.
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Game of Thrones Trivia When you play Game of Thrones trivia, you win or you die. Know your house sigils better than Podrick Payne? Understand High and Low Valyrian (and can list all the dialects), the Common Tongue, Dothraki? Have told all your mates what happens after Ayra boards that ship at the end of season 4? Still confused about the White Walkers with a baby, north of the Wall, and why (spoiler alert) Jojen Reed didn’t make it into the tree?
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Trivia, you win or you die Recommended preparation includes avoiding all work, WHERE: Roundhouse PRICE: The Iron Price
re-watching every past episode, scouring the web for plot theories of George R.R. Martin’s last novel, and making flow charts to better understand how the hell all these people are related.
REGISTRATION: Roundhouse Facebook
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WHEN: 7pm, Tues 19 August
VERDICT: 10/10. It’s Game of Thrones
By Liz Chapman
Walama Muru Triva Night Get set for Walama Muru’s biggest fundraising event of the year! The Walama Muru Trivia Night 2014 will be happening on Wednesday 13th of August in the Roundhouse. Doors open at 6pm for a night of pure fun, where the big questions get asked and some bigger auctions get auctioned.
Week 3 is your LAST CHANCE to sign up for a course or comp!
Bring along some friends and you’ll have the chance to grab some food and drinks and participate in hella fun trivia. We’ll also be auctioning some cool prizes such as a YMCA gym membership, tickets for the Festival of Dangerous Ideas at the Sydney Opera House and heaps of rad dinner vouchers. Don’t miss out!
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All proceeds from the event go to the awesome Walama Muru program, where volunteers travel to the Indigenous community of Gilgandra to carry out construction projects.
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COST: $12 Arc, $15 Student
Tickets are on sale from the Arc Student Development Office. Cost is $12 for Arc members and $15 for non-Arc members. You can also email walamamamuru@arc.unsw.edu.au to book your tickets in advance. If you want any more info or updates, be sure to check out our Facebook event page.
VERDICT: Triviatastic for a good cause
By Denise Goldmann
WHERE: Roundhouse WHEN: 6pm, Wed 13 August
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AUG 11
Breakfast Special
9am-12pm @ The White House I got 99 problems but a breakfast wrap for $7 ain’t one.
Lunch Special
12pm onward @ The White House Chicken wings and a tap beer for $7. If they just made chicken flavoured beer this could become one meal.
POKER
TRIVIA NIGHT
VeggieSoc Lunch
Lunch Special
11am-1pm @ Arc Precinct Some famous vegetarians include Ellen DeGeneres, Mike Tyson and my role model, Pamela Anderson.
Lunch Special
12pm onward @ The White House Pizza and a tap beer for $15. I dipped my pizza in beer once; it didn’t work out so well, but don’t ever let anyone stop you from experimentation.
Free Pool
12-2pm @ UniBar, Roundhouse No we’re not giving away a free physical pool. I’m talking pool with a cue and balls. Not so tragic after all.
Bike-Ology Bicycle Repair Workshop
12-2pm @ Outside Stationery Reuse Centre Bikes are great when they work, they’re not so great when they don’t. Learn to escape the inevitable.
Daily Mass
12.10pm @ Quad G046
Bingo
1pm @ Beer Garden, Roundhouse My lucky number is 12. What’s yours?
Daily Mass
Women’s Collective Meeting
Intercultural Collective Meeting
Queer Collective Meeting
Trivia
1-3pm @ Women’s Room, Blockhouse
12.30-1.30pm @ Activists’ Space, TKC
4-7pm @ Queer Space, Lvl 9, Chemical Sciences Building
Poker
5pm @ Roundhouse In 2005 Joe Hachem became the first Australian to win the World Poker Tour. There’s a chance he’ll play. Probably not, but there’s a chance.
Happy Hour
5-6pm @ UniBar, Roundhouse Talk about your Mondayitis with a friend over Happy Hour, or interrupt someone else’s conversation if you don’t have any friends.
TUE Breakfast Special
10am-12pm @ Activist Space, TKC
5pm @ Roundhouse What colour is Samuel L. Jackson’s lightsaber in Star Wars?
Happy Hour
5-6pm @ UniBar, Roundhouse 6-8pm @ The White House Cheating is punishable by a life ban from The White House, expulsion from UNSW and eviction from the country. So seriously, don’t.
AUG 13
9am-12pm @ The White House Grab an omelette and a hash brown for $7.
Smoothie Social
Daily Mass
12.10pm @ Quad G045
Theatresports
1pm @ Roundhouse Think you got improv skills like Robin Williams? Steve Carrell? Liam Neeson? Put them to the test.
Women’s Collective Meeting 1-3pm @ Women’s Room, TKC
International Collective Meeting 4-7pm @ Activists’ Space, TKC
COFA Gallery Crawl
5pm @ COFA Courtyard Crawl doesn’t necessarily mean on your hands and knees, but I guess you can if you want.
Double Happy Hour
5-7pm @ UniBar, Roundhouse If I take one happy hour and add another on top, what do I get? Extreme happiness.
Walama Muru Annual Trivia Night
6pm @ Roundhouse Prizes, games, showbags and auctions are just glimpse of what the trivia night will include. Arc members are able to grab tickets for $12 while everyone else will pay up $15.
Open Mic Night
Trivia Night
AUG 12 WED Breakfast Special
9am-12pm @ The White House Grab a regular coffee and a muffin or banana bread, all for $6.
Enviro Collective Meeting
12.10pm @ Quad 1047
12pm onward @ The White House Wine and pasta for $10. I dipped my pasta in wine once, didn’t work out to well either.
10am @ The COFA Courtyard There isn’t nothing smoother than a smoothie.
7-9pm @ The White House Think you have the X Factor? The Voice? Or see yourself as an Australian Idol? Or maybe you hate singing reality shows all together? Either way you’re always invited to The White House’s Open Mic Night.
THU Creative Careers Fair
AUG 14
11am-4pm @ Roundhouse UNSW Arts Society, Media Society, Advertising and Public Relations Society and the Marketing Society have all teamed up to bring you the Creative Careers Fair! Get to know about the industry before you dive in.
WALAMA MURU ANNUAL TRIVIA NIGHT
Breakfast Special
9am-12pm @ The White House Pancakes (with Nutella or maple syrup) and a coffee for $9. Wow.
Lunch Special
9am-12pm @ The White House Calamari and a tap beer for $12. Dipping is optional yet some would say extremely risky.
Daily Mass
12.10pm @ Goldstein G042
CREATIVE CAREERS FAIR
Arc Sports Happy Hour
Arc SPORTS HAPPY HOUR
BISTRO SPECIAL S2W3
3pm @ Village Green Head down to the Village Green and see what Arc has got in store for you. Show off your ball handling skills or maybe your stroke play in cricket.
Live Music
4-7pm @ Roundhouse
Happy Hour
5-6pm @ UniBar, Roundhouse
Education Collective Meeting 12-2pm @ Activist Space, TKC
Live DJ
Disability and Welfare Collective Meeting 2-4pm @ Disability and Welfare Room, TKC
6-9pm @ The White House
4-6pm @ The White House Kye Brown don’t need nothing but his guitar to soothe your soul. You have to see it to believe it. 4-7pm @ Queer Space, Lvl 9, Chemical Sciences Building
PULL ME OUT AND TAKE ME WITH YOU!
BUNDY 5 LEMON LIME & SODA CANS
Happy Hour
5-6pm @ UniBar, Roundhouse You could start your assignment or you could head to the Roundhouse for happy hour, which sounds more appetising?
FRI
AUG 15
White House Breakfast Special
9am-12pm @ The White House Egg and bacon roll for $7. The cornerstone of every good breakfast.
Free Bread Fridays
10am @ COFA Courtyard Free toast to start your morning. Or you can ask for it not to be toasted if that’s what you dig. That’s why they call it Free Bread Fridays. No discrimination here among bread fans.
White House Lunch Special
12pm onward @ The White House Grab fish and chips and a tap beer for $14.
Daily Mass
12.10pm @ Quad G053
$9
DRINKS SPECIAL S2W3
Live Music: Heineken Acoustic Sessions
Queer Collective Meeting
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WHITE HOUSE LUNCH SPECIAL
GAME OF THRONES TRIVIA
VeggieSoc Lunch
Smoothie Social
11am-1pm @ Arc Precinct
10am @ COFA Courtyard Vote 1 free smoothies. Down with paid goods.
White House Lunch Special
12pm onward @ The White House Pizza. Beer. $15. I shouldn’t have to convince you to do this, you’re a uni student remember. Pizza and beer is what we do.
White House Lunch Special
9am-12pm @ The White House A brekkie roll for $7. Give them a tenner and you got $3 left for a drink! True story.
Free Pool
Daily Mass
White House Lunch Special
Bike-Ology Bicycle Repair Workshop
Theatresports
Daily Mass
Women’s Collective Meeting
Intercultural Collective Meeting
Bistro Happy Hour
AUG 18
MON White House Breakfast Special
12pm onward @ The White House Chicken wings and a beer for $7. I dare you to dip. I dare you.
Daily Mass
12.10pm @ Quad G046
12-2pm @ UniBar, Roundhouse
12.10pm @ Quad G045
12-2pm @ Outside Stationery Reuse Centre 12.10pm @ Quad 1047
1pm @ Beer Garden, Roundhouse I find it offensive they say two fat ladies when 88 is called. We shall be changing it to ‘two infinity swirls.’
Trivia
1-3pm @ Women’s Room, TKC
5pm @ Roundhouse You ever found you’re not so good at this uni thing but you own in trivia? Your useless knowledge doesn’t have to be useless anymore! Win bar and food vouchers to prove your worth and show your mum that you do matter.
Queer Collective Meeting
Happy Hour
Women’s Collective Meeting
5-6pm @ UniBar, Roundhouse
Poker
7pm @ Roundhouse If you’ve spent more time memorising the seven kingdoms of Westeros than your study notes we have the night for you. The Roundhouse will be transformed into a medieval battle dome where teams will fight it out to be crowned ruler of the iron throne (or GoT trivia). Register at unswroundhouse.com today and check out the Facebook event for more deets.
Happy Hour
5-6pm @ UniBar, Roundhouse
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AUG 19
White House Breakfast Special
9am-12pm @ The White House Coffee and banana bread for $6. This is a time where dipping is definitely encouraged. You laugh now but sreiously, it’s worth it.
Enviro Collective Meeting 10am-12pm @ Activist Space, TKC
Game of Thrones Trivia
Trivia Night
6-8pm @ The White House The trivia continues at The White House. Did someone say trivia crawl!? That’s a thing right?
WED
2-4pm @ Roundhouse The bistro has cheap food, but for these 2 hours it will be even cheaper. Take no prisoners, push to the front of that line and take what is truly yours.
International Collective Meeting 4-7pm @ Activist Space, Blockhouse
COFA Gallery Crawl
5pm @ COFA Courtyard Check out the finest piece of art this city has to offer all while debating what art actually is. A very heated subject among all COFA students.
4-7pm @ Queer Space, Lvl 9, Chemical Sciences Building 5pm @ Roundhouse They say going all in on your first hand is both the smartest and stupidest move in poker. Many test this theory without even looking at their cards. Many fail, many end up billionaires.
1pm @ Roundhouse 1-3pm @ Women’s Room, Blockhouse
12.30-1.30pm @ Activist Space, TKC
Bingo
12pm onward @ The White House Pasta and a glass of vino for $10. Look at you fancy pants! Do you even know what a vino is?
AUG 20
White House Breakfast Special
9am-12pm @ The White House It’s either an omelette and a hash brown for $7 or an omelette and a hash brownie for $7. I always forget.
Double Happy Hour
5-7pm @ UniBar, Roundhouse Prepare for trouble, and make it double! To protect the world from devastation, to unite all people within our nation! The Team Rocket song applies so well to Happy Hour.
Open Mic Night
7-9pm @ The White House Get your careers started at the very place Brittney Spears didn’t. This is already a right step in your musical career.
THU White House Breakfast Special 9am-12pm @ The White House Pancakes and a coffee for $9.
White House Lunch Special 9am-12pm @ The White House Calamari and a beer for $12.
AUG 21
OPEN MIC NIGHT
LIVE MUSIC: HEINEKEN ACOUSTIC SESSIONS
Education Collective Meeting
Double Happy Hour
12-2pm @ Activist Space, Blockhouse
Daily Mass
12.10pm @ Goldstein G042
FREE BREAD FRIDAYS
BISTRO SPECIAL S2W4
5-7pm @ UniBar, Roundhouse Before you head out get cheap drinks at your local waterhole.
Live Music and DJs
Disability and Welfare Collective Meeting
2-4pm @ Disability and Welfare Room, Blockhouse
Live Music: Heineken Acoustic Sessions
4-6pm @ The White House Check out the tunes of Tim Conlon to kick-start your weekend. Yep, weekends start on Thursday now.
Queer Collective Meeting
4-7pm @ Queer Space, Lvl 9, Chemical Sciences Building
Happy Hour
5-7pm @ Roundhouse
Live DJ
6-9pm @ The White House
RACK OF SMOKED BBQ RIBS FOR A TENNER
$10
DRINKS SPECIAL S2W4
JAMES SQUIRE
5-6pm @ UniBar, Roundhouse
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5-7pm @ Roundhouse The Roundhouse is the place to be on Thursday nights with some of Sydney’s best up and coming talents giving you something to listen to other than your lecturer.
FRI
AUG 22
White House Breakfast Special
9am-12pm @ The White House Egg and bacon roll and a coffee for $7.
Free Bread Fridays
10am @ COFA Courtyard Ain’t no party like a free bread party. This isn’t up for debate.
White House Lunch Special
12pm onward @ The White House Fish and chips and a beer for $14. Ask in a kiwi accent and receive a chuckle and no discount.
Daily Mass
12.10pm @ Quad G053
Arc Sports Happy Hour
3pm @ Village Green Time to get active kids. Just 5 minutes of running a day can drastically improve your health. It’s true. They did a story on it on 60 Minutes - great source.
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SAVE THE DATE WEEK 5 ARTSWEEK LAUNCH Mon 25 Aug @ Various
BAND COMP FINAL Wed 27 Aug @ Roundhouse
UNSWEETENED LITERARY JOURNAL LAUNCH Thurs 28 Aug @ UNSW Bookshop
AROUND TOWN: WHAT’S ON SYDNEY
CHEAP A$$ Sydney 11 Aug - 24 Aug | Affordable Events By Marla Riddle
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WHEN: 8PM, SAT 16 AUG WHERE: STAR BAR
COST: FROM $5 Trivia, you win or you die ‘Like 12 Angry Men, only funnier’ boasts Comedy Court,
Australia’s only live audience digital voting stand-up comedy competition. Like to heckle comedians? Here’s your chance to ensure that comic justice is served. Six funny guys and gals (and a special guest) get up on stage each week to battle it out for cash and prizes. And it’s up to you, the audience, to decide their fate. God, I feel like Commodus giving a thumbs down just thinking about it.
LOOK Student Fashion WHEN: 10AM-5PM DAILY UNTIL 17 AUG WHERE: POWERHOUSE MUSEUM COST: FROM $6
Possible World US and Canadian Film Festival
HERE WHEN: 7-17 August WAS
WHERE: Event Cinemas, George St COST: Students $16, GA $18 VERDICT: Indie films with a sw.edu.au blitz@arc.un twist
From the world premiere of a documentary about the Air Sex World Championships (yes, this is a real thing); to the real Argo. The truth behind the covert rescue of six diplomats during the 1979 Iranian Hostage crisis; to an 84 year old’s attempt to get the sale of plastic bottled water banned in her town, the Possible Worlds Film Festival program is as vibrant as it is inspiring and we have tickets to giveaway!
BITE US!
If you want to catch a flick for free email us at blitz@arc.unsw.edu.au with the heading POSSIBLE WORLDS and pitch us an idea for a film for your chance to win. If you’re not feeling creative jump online to possibleworlds.net.au to buy a ticket.
Get yo’ fine self inspired by the next generation of talented Aussie fashion designers. Every year, final year fashion students from four Sydney-based schools showcase their mad skills at Student Fashion. This year’s display includes works by Yousef Akbar from the Fashion Design Studio, TAFE NSW, Sydney Institute; Emma MacGregor of Raffles College of Design and Commerce; Rachel Kay from the University of Technology, Sydney; and Bronson AtkinHfrom EREthe WhitehouseEInstitute of Design. WAS
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Baz Luhrmann’s 1992 film is such a cultural icon that it’s now got its own in-depth exhibition showcasing the flick’s wicked design. Catch a behind-thescenes look at design sketches, previously unseen photographs and original costumes. Shall we dance?
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What Are You On and Can I Have Some? Like a good sexual partner, a great energy drink is rich, bubbly and can keep you up all night. But you can’t just jump into the sack with anyone; you need to make sure there’s chemistry there, right? So how do you choose which one is right for you? In the name of science – and staying awake – I’ve used a very thorough and scientific method to test the effectiveness of Red Bull, V and Mother. I call this method ‘Drink Up and Then Go Out and Dance.’
METHOD
The key to any test is to control your variables (or something), right? So for three nights in a row, I drank a can at 8pm, a can at 9pm and then hit the town, topping up with a third can at 11pm. Here is my journal of how I poisoned my body and enjoyed every second of it.
DAY ONE: RED BULL
It’s delicious and costs $3 from Woolworths. I was already feeling a little buzzy before I got to the Sheaf, which was a good sign. I very awkwardly but happily moshed to classics such as Single Ladies, forgetting all about my 11pm date with taurine. When I got back from the store half an hour behind schedule, they wouldn’t let me back in with the can, so I had to drink it faster than the speed of light. I then felt queasy. But I didn’t get tired until well after we were ejected from the premises at 1.30am, and I inexplicably woke up with the DJ’s sticker on my back.
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DAY TWO: V
It costs $3.21 and tastes like cheap Red Bull, kind of like how Homebrand Cola bears a fleeting resemblance to real Coke. I hit Hot Damn, my engine running on the two cans, and was immediately chatted up by a cute Channing Tatum lookalike. The night looked good. I totally forgot to drink my 11pm fix, and stayed up till 4am. In hindsight, this was probably thanks to Channing Tatum and not the V: he was certainly more delicious than any energy drink.
DAY THREE: MOTHER
It costs $2.80 and tastes like what I imagine licking an underarm on a hot day would taste like. And there’s 500mL in a can, which I had a hard time choking down. Apart from a gag reflex, I didn’t feel much of an impact, even after two disgusting cans. I went to Arq and danced like a champ, but refused to drink the third can because vomiting in public just isn’t as cool as it used to be.
DISCLAIMER: BLITZ HAS TAKEN THE COURTESY OF DOWNING THESE ENERGY DRINKS SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO. WE ASK THAT YOU DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.
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DAY THREE WHAT DID I LEARN? I am not very a very scientific person. Channing Tatum is cute and that I will choose Red Bull every time. You’re welcome.
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OVERHEARD AT SPLENDOUR Shredded, shirtless dude to his shredded, shirtless friend while setting up their campsite: ‘Help me hang up this bunting, bro.’ When walking past the LUSH stall, where punters can have their hair washed and blow-dried for free: Girl 1: ‘God, that’s so f**ked. I just feel like people should be a bit raw at camping festivals, y’know?’ Girl 2: ‘We literally bought a generator so we could curl our hair in the mornings.’ Girl 1: ‘I know, but at least it’s not clean Lauren Mayberry, lead singer of Chvrches, during their Sunday night set: ‘I’m probably the only person to talk about tampons on stage at Splendour.’ Teenage boy on the phone: ‘No, Eminem is not in Outkast. It’s André 3000, Mum. André 3000.’
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Hits Outkast. After contentious reviews coming out of their Coachella set, the crowd wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Friday night’s headliners. What André 3000 and Big Boi delivered, however, left punters awestruck. On the way back to the campsite, quotes such as ‘once in a lifetime’ and ‘best live set I’ve ever seen’ came thick and fast from everyone who’d been there to experience the nearreligious experience that was Outkast. Grouplove. Not only did they sound incredible, but lead singer Christian Zucconi is a doppelgänger for Kurt Cobain when he’s on stage. Mesmerising. Sam Smith. The British singer-songwriter, who seemed to be almost overwhelmed at the amount of people there to see him (around 10,000), covered the Arctic Monkeys and Disclosure, then bought it all home with a soaring sing-a-long rendition of Stay With Me. One of Sunday’s best sets. Violent Soho. Much like the punters, who were wearing tattoo chokers, crystal necklaces, high necklines and bunches in their hair, Violent Soho look and sound like they’ve just stepped out of the 90s. Their set was incredible – not to mention adorable. During Covered in Chrome, the bassist’s toddler son escaped his mother’s grasp and waddled on stage to rock out with his dad. The whole festival in general. From the finished natural amphitheatre to the gloriously hot morning showers to the sustainable eco toilets (which we never waited more than a minute to use), Splendour has seriously got their shit together this year.
WHAT NOT TO BRING Hair styling appliances. It’s post-apocalyptic Mad Max-style mayhem just trying to get your phone charged to 20%. Good luck finding a way to power your straightener. Food (excluding snacks) and/or cooking appliances. Bringing a gas stove is a good idea for saving money, at least in theory. In reality, you will use it approximately once. The bacon and eggs you cook will taste like shit and then you’ll have nowhere to wash it. Any item of clothing you’d like to keep pristine. I wore a white skirt. Yeah. Fan-freakin’-tastic idea. Said skirt can now be used for costuming the actors on The Wall in Game of Thrones.
Songs still stuck in my head three days after the fact: Sam Smith’s cover of Disclosure’s Latch and Outkast’s epic rendition of Roses
Pits Dust. Dust everywhere. While heavy rain has turned past years into Splendour in the Mud, this year looked more like a spaghetti western, with the entire grounds transformed into a hazy dustbowl by Sunday afternoon. As the sun went down, the amphitheatre took on the unmistakable look of a sarlacc pit. Cue black snot for days. Not so Pumped Up Kicks. Foster the People were decent, but compared to standout acts like Outkast, Violent Soho and Sam Smith, the indie pop band fell flat. Sour Milkshake. Much like Foster the People, Kelis was good, but not amazeballs. Everyone in the crowd knew we where there to hear Milkshake and Kelis knew we were there to hear Milkshake, which makes it seem a little strange that the Milkshake we got was short, muted and a little off. Ten years on, perhaps her milkshake does not, in fact, bring all the boys to the yard. No holograms. Coachella got Tupac. We only got living, breathing rock stars. Thoroughly disappointing. #BringBackElvis Thieves. While nothing was stolen from our campsite, one brazen bandit did managed to snatch $80 worth of drink tickets out of our hands mere second after they’d been purchased. Not to worry though. Splendour peeps said it’d been happening all day and swiftly replaced them for us. Still. Sticky-fingered bastards.
WHAT TO BRING Gumboots. Whether it rains or not, you’re getting hella filthy. As Christina Aguilera once said, ‘Nasty, you nasty (yeah), if you ain’t dirty, you ain’t here to party (woo).’ Warm clothes. North Byron Parklands can drop to 2 °C overnight. In a house, this is cold. In a tent on a half deflated air mattress with a wet pillow due to condensation, you’re gonna want some warm-ass thermals. Baby wipes. On the days you can’t face stripping in the cold, having a quick ‘Ke$ha shower’ in your tent will by a godsend. A canopy. When setting up your campsite, you’ll laugh at the people putting up canopies and bunting and making their campsite’s adorable. But when the sun rises and turns your tent into Satan’s bathhouse, you’ll really wish you had some shade. Hand sanitiser. People pissing at festivals seem to have been coached in marksmanship by Imperial Stormtroopers.
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You may have heard about the tunnels beneath UNSW before, but did you know that these days, instead of being used as bomb shelters, they’re actually used to store heaps of products by some of the food places on campus? (Reddit tells us the sandstone tunnels are also a good place for a shag, but we can neither confirm nor deny that.) While the tunnels are pretty strictly guarded these days and we can’t tell you exactly where the entrance is, we do know that they run underneath the Main Walkway. Keep that in mind when you’re making your zombie apocalypse survival plan. A secure tunnel filled with food? Sounds pretty good to me.
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner
UNSW Art and Design student Fiona Lowry’s airbrushed portrait of accountant and architect Penelope Seidler has won the 2014 Archibald Prize. The Sydney artist, who’s studying a Master of Fine Arts at UNSW, spent some time with Seidler at the iconic Killara house she designed with her late husband, Harry Seidler and says a particular moment of contemplation inspired the final portrait.
HIV free
Two men treated at St Vincent’s Hospital in partnership with UNSW’s Kirby Institute appear to be HIV free after both receiving bone marrow transplants. ‘We’re so pleased that both patients are doing reasonably well years after the treatment for their cancers and remain free of both the original cancer and the HIV virus,’ says the senior author of the study and UNSW Kirby Institute director, Scientia Professor David Cooper.
Rise of the machines
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UNSW’s robot soccer team (yeah, we have one of those) and their minders, current and former engineering students, headed to the RoboCup Championships in Brazil last month. ‘I think we’ve got a good chance of winning this year,’ said Maurice Pagnucco, Head of UNSW’s School of Computer Science and Engineering. ‘We’ve done a lot of hard work on various skill elements and we’ve introduced a couple of new techniques.’
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M i c h a e l Ja c k s o n Hi Michael! Wow it’s an honour to be interviewing the great Michael Jackson. Thank you so much for giving us your time. Hi Rowan. Michael, you’ve obviously listened to Xscape, what did you think of the album? You know it’s bad. You mean you don’t like the album? But it’s been really successful… Look, if the whole world had to answer right now, just to tell you once again…It’s bad!
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I see…Well that being said that while this album consists of previously unreleased tracks, there are still more of those out there – that could mean more albums in the future. What is your hope for these future albums? Just beat it. You mean beat Xscape’s sales, popularity, sound? Beat it, beat it, beat it, no one wants to be defeated! So is there anyone you blame for what you feel is a terrible album? You should start with the man in the mirror. I’m asking him to change his ways. Too true, I definitely agree. Don’t tell me you agree with me, when I saw you kicking dirt in my eye! I’m sorry what? I never kicked any dirt in your eye? We are in your apartment room…there’s no dirt in here? You came into the window, it was the sound of a crescendo.
Michael Jackson has released a brand new album post-humously titled Xscape. I caught up with MJ’s ghost a short time ago.
LAYING Employers are increasingly examining employee social media accounts, arguing that the character and behaviour of employees reflects on the company. Considering that a recent US survey found that almost 10% of organisations have fired employees because social media antics, it seems like an opportune moment to discuss the do’s and don’t’s of the book of faces that we all ‘like’ so much.
DO: Be super conservative. Pretend Facebook is your grandmother who must be protected from the knowledge of your loose modern values. Same goes for posting anything work related that could be construed as confidential. Once it’s online its forever.
DON’T: Add your boss. Lest we forget the epic FB battle between ‘Lindsey’ and her boss when Lindsey complained that she hated her job and thought her boss was hitting on her – forgetting that he was one of her ‘friends’ – although he probably unfriended her after firing her.
DO: Have few interests, as apparently in the US what you ‘Like’ can get you fired. A Library of Congress employee claimed he was fired after liking a page supporting same sex parents.
DON’T : Complain about your position, organisation or customers.
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Waitresses, bus drivers and baristas FBing their experiences with customers have been fired in the US, and in 2010, Coles sacked an Adelaide supermarket supervisor after she complained about a co-worker on FB.
DO: Resist the temptation to write creepy comments on work related pages. An American teacher was fired for commenting ‘‘this is sexy” on a student’s pics.
DON’T: drink and upload Keep the boozy shots to a minimum, kids. Another US schoolteacher was asked to resign after uploading a picture of her double fisting. Our grandchildren may eventually wonder at our willingness to exploit our identities to get more ‘likes’. Until then make sure you have really tight privacy settings, and, while you’re at it, check your workplace social media policies too.
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SUAREZ RETURN DATE ANNOUNCED Here’s a fixture to sink your teeth into! Barcelona’s controversial chomper Luis Suarez will be licking his lips at the prospect of debuting against rivals Real Madrid in La Liga’s largest domestic feature, the El Classico. If selected for the match on October 26, it would be the striker’s first appearance since receiving a four-month ban for a bite on Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini which ends just 24 hours before kick-off.
ROOS RE-SIGNS Paul Roos’ resurrection of the Melbourne Demons will roll into 2016 with the premiership-winning coach accepting the optional third year of his contract. The extension will give Roos time to nurture a successor in the same way Mick Malthouse prepped Nathan Buckley at Collingwood. The deal also serves as a sweetener for wantaway free-agent James Frawley, whose signature is now the Dees’ primary target
WORLD WIDE WEIRD SPORTS BOG SNORKELLING
Like many of the world’s greatest inventions, this began as a pub conversation in the mid 1970s. Now it attracts hundreds of participants to the world championships in Wales, who aim to snorkel the fastest along a 110m track through a peat marsh. I guess you’re not a true winner until you smell of decaying plants.
CHESS BOXING KP JOINS THE STARS Kevin Pietersen is a star. Just ask him, he’ll tell you. For most Aussies he is public enemy number one, but a daring few will sell their soul and cheer when he straps on his pads for the Melbourne Stars in Big Bash season 4. A dismal Ashes series saw KP’s England career end on Australian soil, and crowds will relish the chance to have another crack at the former England skipper this summer. By Cameron Reddin
The epitome of brains and brawn, chess boxing involves alternating three-minute rounds of chess and boxing. The winner is declared after knock-out, checkmate or a player’s chess clock running out.
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Sepak takraw follows similar principles to volleyball but players are only allowed to hit the ball using their feet, knees, chest or head. All of this with the intention of creating the most visually exciting moves. Played primarily in South-East Asia, it has spread across the world, with more than 150 countries taking part in official events. By Chris Wilson
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In case you missed the news (you must’ve been living under a rock, in a desert, or on an undiscovered continent), Orange is the New Black has returned. With expectations higher than Snoop Dogg, season two has passed with flying colours.
From a plethora of Mexican food venues to a stellar line-up to Byron Bay Organic Doughnuts (yeah, there’s a bit of a food theme going on here, what of it?), Splendour in the Grass 2014 was tight, tight, tight. Every year at the end of July, Splendour’s new home at North Byron Parklands transforms from sloping fields of green into a large hippie commune/small city of around 30,000 peeps. And what a wonderful place it is to live.
Lucy can be compared to IGA’s tasty, crispy chicken fingers. You get excited for them, they have all the right ingredients and you believe in them so much, but they really don’t make any sense – chickens don’t have fingers.
Based on Piper Kerman’s award-winning memoir, Orange is the New Black follows Piper Chapman, whose wild past comes back to haunt her, resulting in her arrest and detention in a female penitentiary. Much like the first season, the show is teeming with humour, heart and poignancy as we’re given a look into the trials and tribulations of prison life. Despite exploring the serious topics of love, death, sexuality, and mental illness, Orange is the New Black still manages to deliver many well-timed laughs. Taylor Schilling’s masterful portrayal of Piper not only earned her a Golden Globe nomination, but a shipment of admirers. Her sizzling hot chemistry with co-star Laura Prepon (playing the voracious vixen, Alex Vause) is spine tingling, with both portraying lesbianism in an honest and unprejudiced fashion. This original Netflix series is the very definition of an addictive television show. As a self-proclaimed binge watcher who watched this season straight up during exam period, I guarantee that it does not disappoint. Note: If you don’t ship ‘Vauseman’ by the end of the season, then I’m judging you.
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There were new rules in place this year that cars weren’t allowed in the campgrounds, which made it quite a struggle to lug all of our tents and shit to where we needed to set up (especially when there was a glut of basic bitches using the wheelbarrows for rides instead of hauling luggage. Youths.), but after our tent was up, life was pretty grand. The setup was fantastic, the music was phenomenal (I’ll be telling my grandkids about the time I saw Outkast), the fashion was outrageous, and the overall atmosphere was super chill. Someone from the mid-90s could legit travel to Splendour and spend all three days there without realising they’d left their decade, for two main reasons: 1. A lack of readily available electricity led to a lack of smartphones. 2. Holy shit, the 90s back in style in a big way. I’m talking tie-dye, tattoo chokers, scrunchies, Spice Girls-esq platforms, crystal necklaces, the whole-shebang. All in all, it was a fan-freakin’-tastic weekend. 10/10 would recommend.
High Distinction Krystal Sutherland
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Scarlett Johansson plays Lucy, an innocent girl whose attraction to bad boys sees her having to smuggle drugs for the Yakuza. Yes, it escalates very quickly. While being held captive she’s kicked in the stomach breaking the sealy bag that has been surgically inserted into her stomach. This releases CPH4, which really resembles Heisenberg’s blue crystal meth, into her body and as time goes by she’s able to access more and more of her brain. With a cast including Morgan Freeman, I can admit that the acting is great, I’ll even point out that the special effects are awesome, and don’t call me a hater cause I’ll go as far to say that the story sets itself up really well. Unfortunately, a poor script, science flaws that even a film major could point out, and constant contradictions will leave you thinking, ‘But couldn’t she just use her super-brain to stop that?’ In the end, Lucy is a science fiction film that has a bit too much fiction despite wanting to be taken seriously. Much like Godzilla, the shitty script is saved by stunning visuals but not enough to distract you from plot holes that will have you cringing at one of the world’s most B-E-A-utiful women, and that’s saying something!
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Following his successful 2011 album +, Ed Sheeran’s meteoric rise to success doesn’t look like halting anytime soon. Writing songs for some of the biggest names in the world, this highly anticipated album ups the ante from his debut, while still remaining true to Ed’s persona and experiences. x (pronounced multiply) speaks a distinctive lyrical truth in a confessional autobiographical manner.
On the surface, The Rover is a winner. It’s beautiful to look at, contains some strong performances, and deals with confronting concepts. But scratch away that surface and what you are ultimately left with is a slow, empty, aimless picture that mistakes its misanthropy for a profound insight into the human condition. There are only so many scenes of people shooting other (often defenceless) people in the face that you can watch before questioning the whole purpose of the endeavour.
Despite how much I loved the first How to Train Your Dragon,I was still decidedly against paying $13 to see an animated film at the cinema. I caved, however, and genuinely walked out of this movie wanting to walk straight back in and start it again. If there was a serious Twilight-level How to Train Your Dragon fandom, I would be the cult leader.
Armed with his acoustic guitar and world-class producers such as Pharrell Williams, Sheeran brings to life a vision that bares his soul. From the beginning of the album, the British songwriting genius demonstrates a skill for disregarding conventions of the mainstream pop music scene, rather gaining success through his accented vocal delivery, raw sounds and power to convey emotion. Flowing from strong ballads to rapping, the modern poet manages to encapsulate effortlessly an array of musical styles. Unless Beyoncé releases another album under our noses, x is a strong contender for album of the year, proving that even in the contemporary industry, musical brilliance can still be found in the pure passion of an artist and their guitar. With songs I See Fire and All of the Stars included in popular movies The Hobbit and The Fault in Our Stars, it seems that there is only one option left for Ed: his success will continue to multiply.
HIGH DISTINCTION Nicole-Irene Economos
The movie’s post-apocalyptic Australian setting, at first intriguing, soon loses its novelty when it becomes clear the film is more interested in dissecting the impenetrable psyche of its protagonist, played by Guy Pierce. Normally I welcome character studies, but here the main character is so clichéd and one-note (a stoic man-with-no-name who walks the earth) that it seems like a waste of everybody’s time to explore how his mind works. Pierce makes the best of his material, of course, but he’s still playing an archetype that was old hat decades ago. Not helping matters is Robert Pattinson, complete with goofy Southern American drawl, tagging along and generally being an imbecile. More often than not you’re more drawn to blow his brains out than Pierce’s character.
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Often with sequels you find yourself with a complete repeat of the original movie and not a whole lot of interesting plot to carry you along, but How to Train Your Dragon 2 does the complete opposite. It succeeds so well in character development from the first movie that you feel like you have an undisputed bond with the characters at the end. On top of this, you also find yourself wanting dragons to exist so badly you think it might kill you. Director Dean DeBlois evokes incredible emotion (yes, at one point, I was bawling my eyes out) through stunning visuals and a cast that is 100% spot on, including Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler and Jay Baruchel as the marvellous centrepieces to DeBlois’ creation. For all you Game of Thrones fans, HtTYD2 is a lighthearted version of all the mythical and fantastic action and adventure you love to fill time between seasons.
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Which death in Game of Thrones shocked you the most? Oberyn. I didn’t like that at all. It made me want to stop watching the show.
Which death in Game of Thrones shocked you the most? Probably the very first big death, which…was like… I can’t remember. What’s his name? The first Stark to die basically.
What are your best tips for saving money on food on campus? I just keep a bag of baby spinach (with me) and chow that down in class.
Who’s the hottest Game of Thrones character? I used to love Robb Stark. He was beautiful, yeah, but then he died.
If you could have dinner with any dead person who would it be? Genghis Khan, if we could overcome the language barrier. That would be cool.
What are your best tips for saving money on food on campus? Pack your own lunch. Sandwiches are good.
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Have you had any frightening experiences with energy drinks? Yeah. I would probably say jitters, which is kind of frightening sometimes. What are your best tips for saving money on food on campus? Try to avoid fast food. If you could have dinner with any dead person who would it be? Steve Jobs. I’m not a fan of Apple but kind of his ideals and how he dealt with business and the creative side of the business itself.
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What are your best tips for saving money on food on campus? It’s expensive here. Cook at home then bring lunch or dinner. Also, bring one of those travelling cups and instant coffee and find hot water and make it yourself.
Which death in Game of Thrones shocked you the most? Game of Friends? No, never heard of it. What are your best tips for saving money on food on campus? I prefer to cook in my home. I prefer Chinese and Korean cuisine. They are all very convenient to cook and tasty as well.
If you could have dinner with any dead person, who would it be? My grandfather. He passed away when I was really young so I don’t really have a lot of memories of him. I hear things from my mother but I would like to get to know him.
If you could have dinner with any dead person, who would it be? It would be with a Chinese businessman who is quite famous and influential.
Digby Medicine Which death in Game of Thrones shocked you the most? Robb Stark, that was pretty brutal. I had a little tear. What are your best tips for saving money on food on campus? Find someone who lives at College and go and eat at the College. If you could have dinner with any dead person who would it be? Nelson Mandela. I’d let him ask the questions. I don’t know, I’d just chat.
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