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id-sems are upon us, and International Week is here. A contradicting mix of stress and frivolity. Already today the Global food fest kicked off with over 250 students joining together for loud beats and good food. And even better, for those of you who missed out on the food today, there is more throughout the rest of the week. Because what shouts international like food?
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terotypes aside, the week should be great with a buffet of academic, cultural and entertaining events.
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id-Sem Fiesta marks the end of the Mid-Sem season and the descent to hell that is finals. So give yourself a chance to relax and cut loose. Men (and women) wear your best 70s pornstar mo’, throw on a sobrero and dance the night away to the tunes being belted by DJ Gurps. And as the Mexican’s say “por qué no podemos.”
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inshing this week is the International Ball. Tickets are still available so get in quick before they’re gone.
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ood luck to you all this week and until next time, au revoir.
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contents 05 // AMUNC 06 // WORST MOVIES 08 // AQUOUNTABLE CINEMA 09 // CROSS-FIT 11 // PHOTOS 22 // WHAT’S ON
Communications Director Bridie O’Sullivan
Chief Of Staff Aasha Purling
Chief Editor
Publications Director James Jeffree
David Simmons
Chief Photographer Robbie Kinloch
Contributors Rachael Young, Halligan Quin, Cara Walsh, Mark Schulz
Asia -Pacific Model United Nations Conference by Rachael Young
The time has come again: the Asia Pacific Model United Nations Conference (AMUNC) is being held from 28th June to 5th July in our very own Brisbane. BUUNSA is calling for applications to be a part of the general delegation – 25 positions are available to Bond students. THE 411 ON MUNs: A Model United Nations (MUN) is a conference that simulates the rules and procedures of the United Nations. Students participate as delegates in UN Committees by formulating political positions based on actual policies of the countries they represent. Each committee will have two topics (for example, in 2012 the First General Assembly debated “establishing a criteria for humanitarian intervention). Throughout the week your committee will debate these topics, resulting in a draft resolution that must be passed. Debate gets heated, notes threatening nuclear war get passed, and the Press Corps delegates, who have a running Twitter feed and daily newspaper, record your various antics.
Every night the Secretariat will host a social event for the delegates – ranging from themed nights at clubs to a finale gala ball. These nights always create great memories – I’ve once seen a group of IR nerds form a mosh pit, all screaming “Second GA!” over and over again. The alcohol flows freely (read: free alcohol) and the chance to outdance the Griffith delegation is never missed. This is also a fantastic opportunity to meet likeminded students from Universities across the Asia Pacific including Indonesia, New Zealand, Japan and India. Your LinkedIn connections will at last be intercontinental. BOND REP AT MUNs: Bond has built itself a reputation within the Australian Model United Nations community as a University that can drop vodka shots into their red wine and still own committee sessions the next morning. We won Best Large Delegation in 2012, and qualified for the 2013 World Model United Nations Conference. BUUNSA is looking for a new crop of students to train up to continue Bond’s MUN domination. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO: If your application is successful, all you are required to do is prepare for your committee. BUUNSA will organise accommodation, travel, apply for funding grants, and ensure everyone is home safely each night. Applications due 10 March (Monday Week 9) – please send your application to rachael.young@ student.bond.edu.au. The form is available on the BUUNSA Facebook page, or email this address for a copy.
by Halligan Quin
The worst ever date movies
Picking a movie to watch on a date normally isn’t that hard. Hollywood makes the choice easy by releasing a Nicholas Sparks adaptation built on the successful “pretty white people crying” formula every couple of years. And if you’re not interested in seeing the latest half-hearted rom-com or cuddle-inducing slash-flick, you can always just pick something vaguely romanticlooking.
Revolutionary Road “Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslett play a couple? Just like in Titanic? That sure sounds romantic!” Well, Revolutionary Road is somewhat like Titanic, in that it involves hopes and dreams sinking into a watery abyss. Despite being married with kids and well-off, Leo and Kate’s 50s couple lose their love for life, themselves and each other. The message for you and your date: even the most comfortable married life will lead to screaming matches, cheating and death. Suddenly Kate’s decision not to let Leo share the floating door will seem sensible. So will your decision to break up.
But be warned. Don’t think that you can put on any movie and snuggle. Hiding out there are some cinematic wolves in sheep’s clothing waiting to tear your relationship apart. After several years of dating failure, I can personally recommend that, at all costs, you avoid watching any of the Breaking Dawn, Part 1 following on a date. For guys, it’s a common sacrifice. You watch a movie that only your female date will enjoy, so Blue Valentine you can cuddle and win some brownie points. But First of all, Blue Valentine stars Ryan Gosling. when that movie involves Kristen Stewart sipping Most guys will be sensible enough not to pick blood from a Styrofoam cup, Robert Pattinson something that makes them feel inadequate for delivering a baby with his blood-stained mouth 90 minutes. But this movie is a romantic Trojan and a werewolf falling in love with said baby, horse. The poster has a couple making out and the sacrifice isn’t worth it. The moment Kristen the “V” in Valentine written as a heart. The tagline Stewart’s back breaks under the weight of her says it’s “a love story”. What could possibly go pregnancy-bloated stomach will be the exact wrong? moment you decide to go home alone. Everything. Everything could go wrong. Blue Valentine switches between a young couple in love who marry in a hurry, and that same couple 5 years later when they are miserable and hate each other. If you have even the tiniest relationship problem, Blue Valentine will pry it open until the concept of love seems like a futile distraction from your inevitable break-up. Not even Ryan Gosling can save you now.
The Human Centipede Horror-movies are a popular choice for date movies because they let couples bond over a shared-OH COME ON! Did you read the back of the DVD or google the synopsis?! Do you honestly think that a movie about people being sewn mouth-to-anus by a German scientist would be a good couple movie? You….did? Well, I had no idea my ex read Scope. Can I have my kidney back?
Antichrist Perhaps you weren’t paying attention when picking a date movie and thought that an arthouse horror film by acclaimed director Lars von Trier would make you seem sophisticated. Well, congratulations on being sophisticated and single. Antichrist sees a couple retreat to a cabin in the woods to deal with relationship problems after the death of their young child. If that sounds depressing, just wait for the evil animals, psychological punishments and genital mutilations that follow. Watching this movie with a partner will make you never want to touch them, or any other human being, ever again. Come and See There is little chance of you picking this 1987 Russian war epic to watch with a partner, but it earns its place on this list thanks to film-geek bible Empire Magazine. They called it “possibly the worst date movie ever”. By the end you will be more than happy to remove the “possibly”. The film, in unflinching detail, depicts the destruction of a Belorussian town at the hands of the Nazis. It is a seemingly endless two-and-a-half hours of suffering, death and feverish misery. Whilst possibly the best war movie ever, it is definitely an unfathomably terrible date movie. A Serbian Film When writing this list, I had to be careful that it didn’t just turn into a list of the “most horrible movies ever made”. But a “worst date movie” list surely has room for the worst movie ever. The synopsis of A Serbian Film is really too terrible to discuss. As ill-advised as they are, hypothetically the above movies could be chosen for a date by someone. But if your date suggests watching this, run for the hills and never, ever come back.
Aquountable Cinema
by Nicholas O’Hara-Boyd
My summers as a kid were made at Seaworld. I have fond memories of lapping up choc-mint ice creams and posing for photos with some flamboyant rainbow-haired nutter they called ‘Mad Mick’ who’d host the stunt shows. A few years back I visited Sea World San Diego, and had a similar experience on a larger scale. (Bigger park, not a fatter Mick.) So why have I taken to boycott this Disneyland of the water? Two films we’ve all heard about too often, but if you haven’t yet seen them yet you’re doing yourself a disservice: Blackfish (2013) and The Cove (2009). Blackfish tells the story of notorious killer whale Tilikum. Farmed from the wild at the tender age of two, the documentary follows his life in captivity as he is trained to perform in shows for Canada’s Sealand, and then is later moved to Seaworld Orlando. But here’s the deal: far from being the sweet, lovable, playful whale the parks have vested interests in making him out to be, Tilikum has killed three people during his incarceration. Perhaps the most dramatic of these deaths was of Seaworld’s top trainer, mid-show, in 2010. Given that there are always so many cameras running during performances at the parks, the footage for this psychological triller of a documentary is staggering. With a blood-curdling final scene that will leave you equal parts anxious and nauseous, The Cove is a documentary about Flipper-star-
turned-dolphin activist Ric O’Barry and his team – of what is essentially Oceans 11 specialists – as they take to Taijii, Japan to uncover a horrendously barbaric instance of animal abuse as fishermen capture and cull as many dolphins as they can muster, What’s so gripping with this film, and really sets it aside from other docos, is the fact that Ric & Co. take action and don’t just report on the situation – regardless of whether or not it’s legal. It will keep you on the edge of your seat with Federal Agents, police raids, undercover interviews, and a compelling resolve. What both of these films do is hold Seaworld accountable: for Tilikum’s deaths in Blackfish and the abhorrent cruelty their dolphins are harvested with in The Cove. I’d never class myself as being a fellow on a life mission to love and nurture animals, but these films are so heinously graphic and emotionally traumatic that even I found them difficult to watch. There’s a kind of social responsibility we all have to inform ourselves of what’s going on around us in the world, and then we can call the shots on whether or not we’re going to deal with it. So, go and stomach these films, and see that you’re not moved to take action through your disgust. As angering as it is dispiriting, both Blackfish and The Cove will make you think twice about heading in for an ice cream waffle cone and a SpongeBob carousel ride.
The CrossFit Revolution By Cara Walsh
CrossFit has become the latest fitness and health regime to grip Gold Coasters’ interest. A new facility has been opened in Varsity Lakes becoming the 30th CrossFit affiliate gym on the Coast with over 50 members in the first four weeks of opening. The CrossFit phenomenon has grown steadily internationally particularly in America and has begun its own ‘CrossFit Games’, a competition for CrossFit participators to see who can do the best workout in the fastest amount of time. CrossFit programs preach ‘constantly varied, high intensity, functional movement’ which is varied workouts, using high power, in natural movements such as squats. This methodology has been criticised by the media and health professionals, who have portrayed it as a cult with subscribers involved in extreme and unsafe exercise. New owners of Body Dynamics CrossFit Jose Ausejo and Trent Thurtell are trying to combat criticism of CrossFit.
“The training becomes addictive… and people with similar interests like hanging out together, so that’s it,” Trent said. Mr Ausejo disagrees with accusations of unsafe training and said that safety is a priority. “We are very accountable Trent and I… we always try to tell people how to do it with intensity, do it hard, but to do it safely because that is the most important part,” he said. Mr Thurtell strives to educate people in his sessions so they perform correctly to achieve their potential. “I like to help other people grasp knowledge of their own fitness as well – I try to make them learn something throughout the session,” he said. Mr Ausejo says this focus sets them apart from other CrossFit gyms. “Eventually you want people to come back to you not because they tell you something you need to know, but because they like training with you and are learning something new every day,” he said. Both owners aim to combat criticism by creating an open, friendly and community feel within the gym. “Most people are scared to walk into a CrossFit gym because everyone is just throwing weights around and looking intense, but we’re changing that,” said Mr Ausejo. “We’re trying to make people understand that CrossFit is a community, it’s a family, you walk in and everyone knows your name and everyone gives you a hi-5.” Member at Body Dynamics Elizabeth Halikos agreed this was a common perception. “At first I was petrified to try CrossFit due to the media links and how scary people looked while doing it,” she said. “But at the end of the first session I walked out of the gym feeling great and obviously dripping with sweat but it was the trainers that had made me feel comfortable and well-looked after.”
Trent Thurtell and Jose Ausejo at Body Dynamics
Mr Thurtell does not mind being referred to as part of the ‘CrossFit Cult’ but says it is merely likeminded people socialising.
The ‘Body Dynamics’ gym hopes to inspire more Australians to take on the CrossFit challenge and follow a healthy lifestyle. Visit http://www.bodydynamicscrossfit.com.au to learn more about CrossFit programs.
eTEVAL: Have your say... From the beginning of Week 10 youʼll have an opportunity to candidly voice your opinions about the quality of your subjects and instructors. Itʼs important that you take the time to submit your evaluations as your opinions do count. Your insightful and objective comments can provide useful feedback to your instructors. Why complete eTEVALs Your feedback counts. The feedback received from your evaluations helps inform the curriculum review process, which in-turn helps improve the quality of the course/subject content and the delivery of your subjects. eTEVALs are also used for academic review and promotion. Please remember there are two separate evaluations to complete per subject: The Educator survey – seeks to gather feedback on the individual instructor, whereas the Subject survey – seeks to evaluate the quality and content of the subject. Please note: the Likert scale options runs from Strongly Disagree on the left through to Strong Agree on the far right. Accessing your eTEVALS eTEVALs can be accessed in two ways: To access your eTEVALs via email, simply follow the email link sent through your Bond Student email account or to access eTEVALs through iLearn, log in to your iLearn account and follow the pop-up options. What about Anonymity eTEVALs are completely anonymous and are administered centrally through the Office of Learning and Teaching. As a result your instructors donʼt gain access to the eTEVAL results until well after exams. In addition to this, once your feedback has been submitted, your personal details and responses are stored in separate tables, and there is no way of identifying which responses belong to you. Where are the Results At the beginning of “O Week”, quantitative data for all subjects will be available in the Main Library reserve as well as online at: http://etevalresults.bond.edu.au. Please note – access to this website is limited to the university campus only. For more information visit www.bond.edu.au/etevals
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