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The Captain’s Corner What a strange, quiet week last week was! With only three events - Live and Loud, BSA and HMSA handover. Congratulations to the new committee’s - you’re in for a hell of a ride. To those leaving, congratulations also; time for you to sleep and laugh at those elected into your positions. With livers resting in preparation for BASIC’s twice yearly Frat Party, we know it’s most likely going to be a huge night, with the entire campus empty the next day, or at Bond Cafe ordering Bond Sunrise’s and PowerAde. And, it is that time of year again - Exec Drinks. Where every faculty and cultural club, if successful have the boasting rights for the next semester, encouraging competition and a healthy amount of banter. Do the civic duty and vote. An email will be sent out. As the semester is drawing to a close, and the work load increases don’t forget to enjoy yourself when you can. This Thursday is the second last Don’s for the semester and it should still go off. Really, what is four hours out of 24? Nothing. I’ll be there, the international man of mystery, Yahya will be on the decks for the final hour, and the ever-abrasive and ever-lovable Kinloch will be there. With the trio out for the night it will loose, and we’ll be keen to see a ton of you out too. Vanity’s calling (and I’m not just referencing my healthly obsession with my hair), so get keen, and take a break from the hard slog. To keep spirits high the last two Scopes will include your best photos from the semester. You’ve done well – you’re mothers would be proud…
Until next week and another case of frothies, Jeffers
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Post-graduate Student Liaison Welcome to Week 11; or, as my law professor says, ‘the pointy end of the semester’. It is that time of the semester when we have now completed all assignments, which falsely leads us into a feeling of self-confidence. That is, until we start getting the marks back. This is the ideal time to re-energise yourself; grab that extra hour or two of sleep and prepare for the pending final sprint to the finish line. Did I forget to mention that we are now less than 36 days ‘til Christmas? Have you even started to consider what you are going to get everyone for Christmas? I, personally, hope my sister likes her new jumper, despite the fact that it says ‘Bond Law’ across the front of it. The Postgraduate front has been very busy this semester, but most of the work has been going on behind the scenes. Tonight we will be hosting our last PG dinner of the semester, but the fun has only just begun. This is our third fully sold out dinner for the semester, and the PG team is excited to have the opportunity to converse with students in a relaxed, social environment! Now ... back to that Christmas shopping list! If there is one thing to put on your Christmas wish list, it is OVERGRAD 2014 tickets… yes, that is correct! All you want for Christmas, is not a new pair of shoes or a video game, but OVERGRAD 2014 tickets. Now, you may be asking yourself ‘what is OVERGRAD!?!’ Well, in short, it the PGSA run, BUSA sponsored, week-long celebration that will be held during Week 3 of Semester 141; or, in more interesting terms, it’s what happens when Bondstock finally grows up. So, what can you expect? Well, OVERGRAD is a celebration of all the things that make Bond great for students completing their postgraduate degrees, while recognising the great diversity of students, campus wide. But really, what can you expect? It is going to be a week packed with exciting, and possibly new, experiences including (just to name a few); winery tours, special guest speaker lunches, breakfasts, dinners, opportunities to hobnob with the Bond Senior Executives & the Deans of the Faculties, a spectacular Thursday night at Don’s, and a gala evening to finish off the week! Tickets will be going on sale shortly. Stay tuned and make sure to follow and like the PGSA at www.facebook. com/BONDPGSA to get all your updates. Well, I hope you all enjoy these last few weeks until we slip into full swing for Christmas; and hey, maybe I will try and bring some snow back from Canada…
Namaste, Mark Schulz
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The Third Culture Life a story by Jarrad Vanni
In 1999, about a year before my
adventure started, American sociologist David C. Pollock coined a definition in his book about Third Culture Kids. A Third Culture Kid, or TCK, is “a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside the parents’ culture. The TCK builds relationships to all of the cultures, while not having full ownership in any.
Although elements from each culture are assimilated into the TCK’s life experience, the sense of belonging is in relationship to others of the same background.”
I am one of these people.
I was born in the suburb of Maroubra in Sydney on the 8th of September 1992, to an Australian mother and an Italian father. When I was seven my dad got a new job with the United Nations World Food Programme. The guys you see handing out food packets with the UN logo on them. A few weeks shy of my 8th birthday, my dad sits us all down at the dinner table and explains that he is moving us to Egypt. On my eighth birthday, (some birthday present…) I got on a Qantas flight to Singapore and then to Cairo. What a nightmare. I remember sitting in my backyard missing my dogs I had to leave behind thinking what the heck has my dad done? It was such a culture shock. Here I was a regular Aussie kid waking up in a new country at four in the morning with mosques blasting through the darkness announcing prayer time. Forget a new country; I thought I was living on a different planet. We were supposed to be originally there for a year only. How very wrong we were. Four years later we were off on another adventure, this time to Panama
City. After only two years in Panama, we were off yet again to Uganda. I graduated high school there, and went off to London for University.
I figured my TCK story was somewhat over, but ask any TCK and they will tell you, expect the unexpected. If a TCK is all of what was previously mentioned in that definition, I fit into that perfectly!
At Bond, mostly due to my accent (any country that speaks English as a first language, I have been asked if I am from that country), I have to explain to people that I am actually Australian, and many doubt it until I show them my passport (I have four, one of the many perks of being a TCK). In all honesty, I don’t consider myself culturally “Australian” or “Italian.” I’d feel like I would be offending those who have grown up all their lives here. But in all honesty, there is not a second of it I would change. It has taught me so much, and doing International Relations as a major, being a TCK sure helps out.
Having spent the last thirteen years abroad, I have met people from all over the world, speak several languages, lived in six continents, and it is easier for me to list the countries I haven’t been to than the ones I have. Over the years I’ve left many great friend behind, but thanks to the globalized world we live in today, it’s fairly easy to keep in touch. As the great warrior poets Mick Jagger and Keith Richards said “It’s the demon life, but it’s got me in its sway.” It’s true though; it’s been one “hell” of a life!
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Funday in Burleigh words by Georgina Bayly
Sun
, sand and summer days are the perfect combination. Coming for a holiday on the Gold Coast you might hear that Surfers Paradise is the place to be. Have more fun with fewer tourists and still have great shopping, great beaches and great food in Burleigh Heads. Whether you are here for the weekend, a week or are a local, here is my guide to have a fun Sunday in Burleigh.
children.
Stop 1: Shopping
Organiser Marissa Bowden said there are definitely more locals at the markets but people also travel from Bryon Bay and Brisbane for market days. “We are a quality, boutique market with people coming from everywhere with their beautiful products,” Ms Bowden said. There are up to 100 market stalls at The Village Markets ranging from hand made jewellery, artwork, locally designed clothing plus local food and beverage stalls.
Start your day out at The Village Markets at Burleigh Heads State School. The markets are an achievable walk from Burleigh’s main street and there is plenty of free parking available. From 8am until 1pm you can browse through stalls containing free flowing Australian made garments for women, men and
Vintage furniture is another draw card for savvy young bargain hunters. Entertainment is live during the market with local artists showcasing their talent. The Village Markets run in Burleigh on the first and third Sunday every month. Have a great morning shopping whilst embracing the local gold
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coast culture, without all the tourist merchandise. Check out the stalls on their facebook page or instagram (@thevillagemarketgc) Stop 2: Burleigh Beach Sand, sun and a grassy hill, Burleigh is a beach with a difference. Spectacularly clean sand plus patrolled areas for swimming and more room to move. You can easily find a great spot whether you want to be close to the lifeguards when swimming or if you want to be in a secluded area for sunbaking. The best sunbaking spots are between the Third and Fourth Avenue entrances. Gold Coast Tourism Guidebook states “Burleigh is about as unique as a beach can be.” The headlands add to the beach, as there are barbecue areas and grass for your picnic rug. You might even
spot a whale off the headlands. Regular beach goer Jessica Howe said Burleigh is more sheltered than other gold coast beaches, which makes it more enjoyable. “Burleigh is my favourite beach because I think it’s the most scenic,” she said. “The headland there is so beautiful, and it provides a nice sheltered bay for swimming, and a better swell for surfing out the back.” Fire twirlers make an appearance late afternoon on Sundays adding to the multitude of things to see and do at Burleigh Beach. James Street’s restaurants, bars and deserts are in close proximity to the beach so if you become peckish it is not hard to find somewhere to eat.
Stop 3: Yogurt Zone, James Street Whether you fancy a snack or want to finish your day off with a treat, Yogurt Zone is for you. Yogurt Zone is nearby the beach on the James Street restaurant strip in Burleigh. Opened from 9:30am until 8:30pm on Sundays you can eat Fro Yo all day. Banana, Natural, Apple Pie and Turkish Delight are just some of the flavours you can expect, but Yogurt Zone changes their flavours every week so expect to be surprised. Fro Yo lover Kiara Greenway said the different flavours keep it interesting and stops the regular customers getting bored: “it’s the best Fro Yo I’ve had yet. They have really good flavours and heaps of toppings, yum.” A perfectly sweet ending to a relaxing day in Burleigh.
Markets, the beach and Fro Yo are just some of the best things in Burleigh. Have a relaxing Sunday out by yourself or with your friends and grab some beautiful clothing, a great tan and a sweet treat. Burleigh is one of the lesser-known beach towns on the Gold Coast, so get here before the crowds figure it out too.
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The world’s cruelest game shows, and what you can learn from them with Halligan Quin
Game shows have existed for
pretty much as long as television has. They allow us to indulge in plenty of emotions: joy when a contestant we like succeeds, rage when a contestant we don’t like succeeds, immense smugness when we know that we would have handled a situation better than someone who failed in front of thousands. But maybe game shows have secretly been doing more than this. Maybe they have been teaching us, about life and ourselves. And truly it is the most cruel game shows that teach us the most profound lessons. Here are 5 of the world’s cruellest game shows, and the life lessons we can learn from them. Sasuke (Japan) Calling Sasuke (which is exported to English speaking audiences as Ninja Warrior) a game show is a bit unfair. It’s really an extremely cruel obstacle course split into four stages that must each be completed in a certain time limit. 100 contestants perform a series of increasingly implausible physical challenges, and are flung
into mats and water for their trouble. The final challenge is climbing a 24 metre tower in 30 seconds. In 29 seasons, only 3 people have successfully completed the obstacle course. The prize money is roughly 42 thousand dollars.
boulders, crossing a rickety bridge whilst having dodgeballs fired at you from a slingshot, and running across a field of plastic rocks knowing that some of them were loose. In it’s 3 year run, there were only 7 winners out of hundreds of contestants.
The lesson: the most striking thing about Sasuke is the ingrained expectation of failure. An endless parade of quirky, dedicated individuals are destroyed by the obstacles, interviewed good-naturedly, and then never seen again. It’s a nice reminder that unless you’re winning, nobody cares about your sob story. In the eyes of the Sasuke obstacle course, we are all failures.
The lesson: contestants in Takeshi’s Castle cheerfully threw themselves into challenges they had little chance of succeeding in without any expectation of recognition for their efforts. Given most of us don’t even run the risk of being flung into muddy water or smacked by plastic boulders as punishment for our failures, we’d all do well to have even a smidgeon of their enthusiasm when faced with the difficulties of life.
Takeshi’s Castle (Japan)
Hurl! (United States)
Effectively a less athletic and more gleefully sadistic version of Sasuke, it took its name from the fortress that contestants would attempt to reach as part of a pretend army. But, much like an actual army there were plenty of fatalities and eliminated players were never seen again. Challenges included trying to outrun plastic
Whilst these days game shows involving food are cuddly cooking competitions where everyone gets to feel special to a dramatic string soundtrack, it wasn’t always like that. There was once a time when people were comfortable watching others eat disgusting things for money, and the short-lived Hurl! was the cruel apex of this trend. The format was shockingly simple. In the first round, contestants had to each as much as possible. In the second round, they had to do an activity that involved a lot of spinning for 5 minutes. They then had to eat some more food. If they vomited at any stage of the game, they lost. It kept going until there were no contestants left. Unsurprisingly, the show only lasted 11 episodes, because good TV usually avoids making people feel like they want to vomit. The lesson: In case you were wondering how much money a contestant won for not-vomiting, it was $1000. So if you’re ever feeling down, at least remember that you’ve never eaten a pound worth of macaroni and cheese on national television before being strapped into
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a human bowling ball cage and rolled down the road in order to win $1000. Somewhat specific, but it works for me. The Intercept (Russia) A show that at its peak attracted 85 million viewers in Russia, The Intercept sounds like the kind of show idea that a group of friends would come up with in a pub before promptly deciding it could never happen. The premise was simple: a contestant was given a car installed with a tracking device. They then had 35 minutes to evade police. If they succeeded, they got to keep the car. Unsurprisingly, very few did. Successful strategies included hiding the car on a train and floating it on a barge into the middle of a river. The game show was reportedly invented to demonstrate the strength of Russia’s traffic police, although essentially turning contestants into criminals might have undermined this somewhat. The lesson: it’s kind of hard to know what lesson to draw from a show like this. Crime only pays if you’re an extremely good driver? Don’t accept free cars? Russian television is vastly superior to ours? Everyone can draw their own depressing life lesson from this awesomely anarchic game show.
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Must-go’s outside of Oz by Elin Joensson
Watch the New Zealand nature from the Nevis while controlling your nerves
Jumping off a 134 metre high platform is not an everyday
experience. Although, it’s definitely a once-in-a-lifetime thing to do as well as the ultimate test of pushing you over the edge- literally. Your only comfort is that your group of fellow jumpers is cheering you on behind you as you wobble towards the edge of the platform like a penguin ready to make a plunge. Those straps around your ankles are your best friends in this moment…
Nothing beats looking at the picture of you throwing yourself out there though, and reliving the second you dove towards the rock with the wind whistling through your eardrums. In fact, what feels like an eternity of free falling ends after just a few seconds and you take a breath of relief when you realise the straps are still around your feet. This is your ultimate opportunity to take in the Queenstown scenery in New Zealand at its best. If you had your eyes closed during the jump (like I had), it’s about time to open them and watch the valley surrounding you and how small the stones
Elin, the second after jumping off the platform at the Nevis, AJ Hackett Bungy, Queenstown, NZ. Used with permission. 10 | scope
on the ground look from such an
(especially when it’s peak season)
Poda Island is not an exception.
altitude.
and walk the last five metres to the
The sand is so white it blinds you if
beach. The burning heat coming
you’re not wearing sunglasses.
I also heard the staff on the platform laugh as they were retracting the rope I was dangling from. I didn’t even realise I screamed when I jumped off the platform, but they were happy to tell me it was the loudest scream they had ever heard. As terrified as you are preparing yourself to jump, you’re equally relieved to be standing on solid ground again once you’re back on the platform. I took a moment to thank my guardian angel as the staff took the gear of my shaking legs. I don’t think my heart has been beating that fast
from both the sun above you and the sand under your feet makes it almost unbearable to keep your cool, at this point your body screams for refreshing water.
Another memorable moment from Poda Island is meeting the man selling corncobs. Maybe I was a farmer in my past life, but I loved watching him cook the corn as well as smell-
When you’re in the water, the yel-
ing the butter melting on it after he
low and black-striped fish instantly
had cooked it and put it on a stick
approach you. It doesn’t matter if
like a lollipop.
you don’t have food or snacks in your hand, they’re probably as used to you as the Thai people is. If you do have anything of interest in your hand, expect a swarm of fish tickling your skin with their fins.
I realised the images of the dazzling white sand, the black stripes of the fish shining through the water, and the smiling man with the golden corncobs would stay with me forever when I saw Poda Island disappear
ever before, but I won’t do another
There are a few beaches I remem-
in the horizon as I was back on the
bungy jump to prove myself wrong.
ber thanks to their white sand,
boat to Ao Nang.
Do you have the guts it takes to push yourself over the edge?
such as Whitehaven Beach in Queensland, Australia. The rest of them are beaches in Thailand and
In paradise: Poda Island The sensory overload of the blinding white sand, the clear water and the friendly fish should put Poda Island in Thailand on everyone’s bucket list. The water isn’t even turquoise; I’m talking about the kind of clear that allows you to see your toenails when you’re standing in water up to your waist. Taking a motor-driven ‘longtail’ boat here (yes, the boat is long but narrow) steered by a local takes approximately 15 minutes from Ao
The fish and the clear water- two of the most memorable things about Poda Island.
Nang. On arrival, you climb off the boat, step into the body-warm water
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week eleven
Photographer: Ben Thangkam | Rachel Ng | Yannic Schwendener Events: Live & Loud
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oh dear bond pt 1 Photographer: Your worst enemy…
Events: The ones you wish you’d stayed in for…
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bondy banter Miss Bond
While you’ve all been out to play, Miss Bond’s been hard at work rummaging through the dirt.
Hello my darlings, how are we all? Tired? I know I certainly am. Especially since my lovely prick of a boss is on about getting this column out and I want to be getting my drunk on at Le Cambus!
Overheard
Just the Tip. The pinnacle of the night’s achievements a – TiptoeintheTulips
Taking a leaf out of my boys’ Bombs Away game book, wielding a super soaker, I yelled at a she-devil in angeli a literal man of my word. The following morning, I was a
Speaking of the Blocks, we’ve all lived here long enough; you know where the nearest window
Now a few housekeeping matters need to be addressed. Firstly thank you to you my lovelies for keeping those tips coming in. The gmail account (scope.missbond@gmail.com)
is
overflowing
and the facey messages via scope are riveting… BUT could you all, for the love of Miranda
or external door is. And if you don’t → FIND OUT! There is no reason for me to be jumping over vomit when stumbling hungover into the bathrooms. Being on the look out for fornicating couples and vomit is too much to ask of someone in that state.
Priestly, make sure your goss has at least some relevance or truth. I’m willing to publish whatever you tell me (as you have seen) but make sure it’s not complete dog turds – only for selfish reason since when my boss cops abuse – he’s a bigger prick and less fun to work with.
Now I’ve already told you where I’m off to tonight but let’s talk about Friday night. Dirty martinis make for a good time: One part lap vomit + one part public apologies ….mixing business with pleasure already my
Now that was rather lengthy – let’s talk about things that aren’t… Something I heard about that Victorian Southern Blonde’s length of (shorts)? The girls are divided: Truth? Rumour?
new dogs? Fantastic please don’t disappoint – the old dogs were some of my favourites and provided endless material.
Exaggeration? and the lamest: the highlight of
Now talking of old dogs – you’re all old enough
netty each week.
to look after yourselves and be responsible. So stupid kids - that means not getting caught lighting up when it’s not a cigarette and it’s not
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and failures. It was also a pretty decent charity event.
DR
ond
during the Babes, Boys & Balloons waterbomb fight, ic garb the titular lyric of said album. At the time, I was a figurative one aswell. #Supersoakergloater
tobacco and not legal.
Dear Dr Bond, Attending Death by Dessert, the scrumptious culinary delicacies were not the only thing that spiked my gluttonous appetite. My eyes alighted
Now I’m off to the most un-contested election
upon a nougat chunk of a man, who bedazzled
of the season but less candidates means more
me with our obviously mutual passion for the
drinking so cheers HMS Fac lovelies. And as always when the social calendar BASICally kicks
various ways to ingest diabetes, but won my heart through a caramel-sweet countenance that just begged me to stick my bear claws into. Having
off early on Tuesday this week let’s try and keep
agreed to meet next Thursday, how should I woo
it clean and classy. So only spew in the bushes
my Lard Lad? - LiquoriceLass
away from the party please. A: First and foremost, we commend your candy crush on both accounts. Honey, you need to realise
Until next time!
that what brought you together will ultimately be what lures him into sampling your cherry pie. Set your date for Max Brenner’s; ply him with your
xoxo Miss Bond
chosen nectar of the gods and begin to work on his sweet coating. Once you have increased his sugar rush, you should work on mixing your different brands – I suggest moving to losing your Golden Ferrero. The faster you crack open your Ferrero and let him fill it with his white chocolate flow, the better Max Brenner will look upon your chocolate production efforts.
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the scoop Cinema Clairvoyance review by Nicholas O’Hara-Boyd As we kick off our summer celebrations and call stumps on what was essentially a year of thanking baby Jesus the Mayans couldn’t perform math as they’d led us to believe, it’s time to look ahead to Hollywood’s stellar 2014 playbill. Here’s what you can expect to hit silver screens in the New Year.
Most likely film to find an art-student with full-moon spectacles wanking over: The Grand Budapest Hotel Admittedly, this will be me. I froth Wes Anderson and this odd piece of indie cinema looks like a comedy firecracker. It’s all about a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel and his adventures during the war. Traditional storytelling? Oh no. Refreshingly quirky and artistically fuelled? We’ll discover in March.
Most likely film to exhaust Bunnings’ rope and chain stock supplies: Fifty Shades of Grey If you have a clitoris, you’re in for a treat. If you don’t, just nod, pretend you get it, and ponder the suitability of ‘kumquat’ as a safety word for when you get home and she owes you big time. (NB: only asphyxiate with love and not with the burning resentment of being forced to endure a dribble-fest as painful as a new Navy recruit would find it on stationary delivery day.) Most likely film to shamelessly offer no artistic merit: The LEGO Movie If you think circumcision is painful, just you wait for The LEGO Movie to drop. In a world limited by the reality of the colourful creative blocks we’ve grown up to know, an ordinary LEGO fellow is mistaken for a MasterBuilder and recruited – along with Batman, Superman, and some other folks Warner’s licensing department have leniently opted to slip through – in an endeavour to stop an evil tyrant from gluing together a universe. Yep, I’d rather lunge into a bed of tiny and unnecessarily sharp LEGO pieces too.
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Most likely film to feature the Bastille anthem as the credits roll: Pompeii At last a role fitting for Emily Browning – she is, after all, smoking hot. While that is the finest pun you’ll hear all day, it’s also as accurate as an arrow. But, if you’re pathetic as myself and didn’t spend 2011 freeze-framing Sleeping Beauty as the Melbourne-born honey offered her fully naked comatose body to be thrown about by balding men, you’re still going to have a blast watching Pompeii because the story looks to be gripping and the graphics polished. I would image, at least, having not seen it.
Most likely film to tactlessly glorify a Japanese radioactive mutant lizard a mere year after hundreds suffered excruciating death from radiation poisoning on the very same island: Godzilla He’s back and, as far as anyone can yet tell, so is the same old premise. Expect big guns, floundering federal authorities and horrendously uncouth racial profiling. (Essentially 2002’s liberation of Iraq with a giant moody reptile.)
Most likely film to make you snort-laugh: A Million Ways to Die in the West Yes, Ted was shit (was anyone else gagging over its heavy-handed earnest preachings?), but perhaps Seth MacFarlane – the mastermind behind Family Guy and American Dad – can reclaim the throne with what’s tipped to be a comedy western about a cowardly sheep farmer. Starring Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried, Charlize Theron and Liam Neeson.
Most likely film to destroy an already abysmal franchise: Transformers: Age of Extinction Robots and explosions draw either the young boy demographic or the Hispanic 30-something-year-old mess fist pumping to Let’s Get Ridiculous on a Wednesday night at Melba’s. If you’re neither, give it the flick.
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Most likely film to incite the insufferable Bill Murray fanbrigade into painful conversations on his endless wit and subtlety: The Monuments Men
George Clooney writes, directs and stars alongside Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, John Goodman and Bill Murray in a film about a WWII platoon tasked to reclaim art from Nazi thieves. Think Oceans 11 meets Inglorious Basterds. Then think: boycott.
Most likely film to give you the best Tom Waterhouse odds come Oscar time: Inherent Vice
P.T. Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Magnolia, Boogie Nights) is a name renowned for making cutting-edge, reflective cinema with huge casts. Inherent Vice – a ‘70s LA cop film – doesn’t look to break with tradition, featuring a line-up of names including Josh Broslin, Jena Malone, Owen Wilson, Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Get pumped, this one may fly under the radar but it will most certainly be a must-see of the year.
Most likely to feature a simple-minded female with a daddy complex: Magic in the Moonlight
It would appear of moral of recent-Woody Allen’s life is: if you marry a woman, and the passion fizzles, it’s okay to f**k her daughter. Thank you, Woody, for leading by example. What goes down in MITM? Who knows – the project was only announced last month. It is confirmed, however, to be a period romantic comedy starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone and is currently being shot on location in France. Two out of five stars.
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Hidden Treasure by Antony Scholefield
We all have bands that we love, and nobody else knows. We do one-man PR-blitzes for them, espousing their brilliance and bitching that they’re not famous enough. But other hidden treasures exist, too: famous bands with secret songs. The Rolling Stones are one of the biggest acts ever, and they’ve still got beautiful yet forgotten songs like ‘Sister Morphine’ and ‘Shine a Light’. ‘Waiting for a Friend’ features on their second greatest hits album, but it still crawls under the radar. Some songs get recognition, just not enough. Blur’s ‘There’s No Other Way’ and Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Civil War’ appear on their respective “Best Of” packages, but should get more attention. They’re certainly better than ‘Song 2, or ‘You Could Be Mine’, just as Jet’s structurally complex ‘K.I.A’ is better than ‘She’s a Genius’, and Powderfinger’s balls-to-the-wall ‘Rockin Rocks’ easily outranks ‘On My Mind’. In 2007, before producers got her in their creativitynumbing clutches, Katy Perry dropped the surprisingly ballsy ‘Ur So Gay’. Two years later, Stone Temple Pilots subtly made their best record known in 15 years. I grabbed Scope’s tame Beatlemaniac, Michelle Gately, to find some hidden treasures from the world’s biggest-ever band, and found ‘Two of Us’, ‘I’ve Got a Feeling’, and ‘Things We Said Today’ There is flip-side, though: the badly publicised and just bad. In a British Telegraph poll (telegraph pole, get it?), over 50% of respondent denounced ‘Revolution 9’ as the Fab Four’s nadir. The aforementioned Powderfinger have the stunningly bland ‘Roll Right By You’. The Stones have A Bigger Bang, an album that’s actually more shameful than ‘Cocksucker Blues’, an un-releasable track they recorded to complete a contract. But that doesn’t mean you should avoid the deep cuts. As Bon Jovi say in their best (but oft-overlooked) song - “Keep the Faith”.
Cut Copy – Free your mind review by David Simmons
Cut Copy have achieved an exciting amount of indie success for an Australian band. And with success comes responsibility. In recent years Cut Copy have proved that they are an international force to be reckoned with. Their 2007 release In Ghost Colours managed to reach #1 on the Australian Aria charts, and their 2010 album Zonoscope was nominated for a Grammy award. With Free Your Mind the band took the road travelled by imaginative and mega-famous bands like Radiohead and released their music in a way no one else has before. The title track ‘Free Your Mind’ was released in six specific locations around the world, and could only be accessed by being near a billboard where you could stream the track – obscure, right…
The album itself is really quite an achievement. Consisting of indie dance tracks and throbbing indie rock songs, Free Your Mind is an incredibly cohesive album. The band picked a sound and really flew with it. Thumping bass rhythms and jungle drums are very present, slotting alongside the spacey synthesisers and disconnected vocals of Dan Whitford. Overall the album isn’t particularly experimental and the sounds aren’t anything too new, but the musicianship on the album is obviously at an incredible standard. ‘Free Your Mind’, the first single, is a real euphoric track the nicely sums up the album’s purpose. Also worth mentioning is ‘In Memory Capsule’, Cut Copy’s answer to MGMT’s ‘Electric Feel’ or Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’. The bass guitar is groovy, the percussion makes you want to dance and the chorus is second to none.
Overall, the album is an excellent listen. But when stacked up against albums from artists in Cut Copy’s part of the music industry like MGMT and Phoenix, it unfortunately falls short.
Rating: 6.5/10 Best Track: In Memory Capsule
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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK (CHEAP FOOD TASTES GOOD EDITION)
By Week 11, the student population is tired, stressed and running off a diet of whatever can be purchased for less than $2.50 at the Batlabs’ vending machine. So here are a few cheap places to get some decent nutrition without breaking the bank:
HORNER’S BAKERY (Sorrento Shopping Centre)- Attention Americans: If you want to have a true taste of an Aussie pie, head to this little bakery. They make them fresh on site, and man does the head chef know how to make proper pastry. GOVINDA’S (Burleigh Heads) - Run by the Burleigh Heads Hare Krishna community, Govinda’s is a pure vegetarian restaurant that served up vegies free from nasty things like pestacides for about $10 a large plate. Try their Sago and berry cups. It’s like super heathy rice pudding.
Photo: sourced from annesmerdon.com
MY NECK OF THE WOODS 8 QUESTIONS WITH ANNE SMERDON Local artist turned international success, painter Anne Smerdon answers JUSTINE LANDIS-HANLEY’s questions about her GC inspiration, having her work exhibited in New York, and where to get good coffee on the Coast. 1. Describe your personal aesthetic in one sentence? Function dictates form. 2. When did you fall in love with art? Did you always want to become an artist when you grew up? I have always been a creator of art. However, I initially avoided a career in art. My studies began in law and commerce, followed by environmental sociology. I finally decided on a career in architecture and I have found it to be the perfect balance between creativity and logic. I still dabble in the field of architecture but lately my role as "the artist" has absorbed the most of my time. 3. You have an amazing array of patterns, figures and wildlife feature throughout your work. What inspires your subject matter? In terms of patterning in my works, my love for architecture and for constructed forms is the driving force. My father is an architect so that has always influenced my aesthetics from an early age. Also, I have always had a deep love for the animal kingdom. I probably spend the same amount of time socialising with animals as I do with humans. So they play a huge role in my artworks. In terms of figures, well, I just think girls are pretty and I want to paint them. 4. You exhibit work both on the Gold Coast and New York. How did you get to where you are today? Where I am today is purely the result of the support I have received from others. The encouragement from my family and the knowledge and experience from my representing galleries
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CHA CHA JAPANESE (Gold Coast Highway) - Sure, they don’t have fancy table cloths, and its BYO, but Cha Cha’s is nevertheless packed with locals dining on affordable tasty Japanese treats. At one point you could have rice, miso soup, green salad, spring rool, stewed vegetables, a drink and chicken teriyaki for less than $15. (particularly 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace) has really placed me where I am today. I am a terrible businesswoman and have no real interest in becoming a better one. So to have the support and advice from others who are more business-minded means that I can focus on my artworks without being influenced by concerns of sales or marketing. 5. Can you our readers a little about your latest collection? Do you feel your art has evolved during your professional career? I am in between collections at the moment so for now I am just painting whatever I find beautiful. This week it has been chickens and the reflections on glass. I will eventually find a subject that I become really enamored with and I will start researching and creating a story upon which I will base my next collection. I find I have to really be fascinated with a subject to create multiple representations of it without getting bored. Most likely my next collection will be based around a type of animal as it really is the perfect excuse to go and meet and play with the animals. 6. What's the greatest challenge in being in artist? I can't speak for every artist but personally I have found my creative space the greatest challenge. I find it really hard to create in a space that is cluttered or busy (I guess I can blame my architectural background for that) and I am constantly searching for a new studio space that I can be happy with. 7. Do you feel the culture is changing on the Gold Coast? Slowly, yes. It is nice to see the food and arts culture is progressing on the Gold Coast. 8. What are your favourite places on the Gold Coast? I really like our home in the Tugun area, surrounded by lovely neighbors and a lovely community. 'Good Day' is a great coffee shop in Tugun. I have met and networked with so many of the lovely locals whilst sipping tea there. Currumbin Valley is spectacular as well as Springbrook and Binna Burra. I like to spend a lot of time exploring there.
sport Blues Awards 2013 by Caitlin Liddelow
The office of Bond Sport & Recreation was host to Blues Awards, the annual Sporting night of nights, on Thursday of Week 8. Blues Awards is a chance to showcase the plethora of sporting talent present at Bond. The night provided guests with the opportunity to recognise and celebrate individual successes and sporting clubs at large. Ben Daley, current Queensland Reds player and Bond law student, was MC for the night, providing a great insight into the life of an Elite Sportsman, whilst also playing a fantastic host for the event. The two most prestigious awards of the night, Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year, were taken out by world champion Sailor, and recent recipient of the Rolex World Sailor of the Year, Mat Belcher, and Australian University Games Gold medallist Swimmer, Amy Levings. Both athletes incredibly well deserved and are a tribute to their respective sports. The awarding of University Blues recognises athletes that have shown success at a national or international level in their chosen sport. The successful recipients this year were Amy Levings (Swimming), Alex Beck (Athletics), Mat Belcher (Sailing), Motitz auf der Heide (Distance Running), Gemma Blums (Equestrian), Claudia Jones (Netball), Emma Eichhorn (Canoeing) and our fantastic MC Ben Daley (Rugby). Subsequently, the awarding of University Half-Blues recognises athletes that have shown success at a national or state level in their chosen sport. The well-deserving recipients included Glen Horner (Volleyball), Benjamin Green (Touch Football), Sam Simmonds (Volleyball), Celeste Marsh (Volleyball), Mel Schlanger (Swimming), Sophie Walker (Cross Country), Campbell McDonald (Surf Lifesaving) and George Duddy (Rugby Union 7’s). A big congratulations to all of our phenomenal athletes, they are truly fantastic advocates for Sport at Bond.
Champion Club of the year, receiving a $1000 grant from the SPC as part of the new Bullshark Merchandise Program, was awarded to the Netball Club. The Netball Club is recognised for being that largest sporting club on campus, host to a weekly Social Netball Competition catering for 200 members, as well as having a formidable presence at both AUG and NUG in 2012 and 2013. Special recognition goes to the SPC for this new initiative, and their continued support of all aspects of student life at Bond. Blues Awards also seeks to acknowledge individuals who have demonstrated sincere dedication and leadership of a sporting club or team at Bond through the awarding of Sporting Silks. The recipients of the esteemed Sporting Silk were Declan Hart (Ten Pin Bowling), Caitlin Liddelow (Netball) and Matthew Jackson (Cricket). These individuals have all demonstrated great leadership and growth within their respective sports and are integral to Bond sport at a grassroots level. The final awards of the night were for Outstanding Service to Sport, awarded to a student who has shown exceptional commitment to the betterment of Sport at Bond. This year the prestigious award went to dual winners James Mulholland (BUSA/Water Polo) and Jonathon Paul (Hockey). These two individuals are a true testament to the amazing sporting culture at Bond, and their generosity is indeed recognised. Special acknowledgment should be made of the efforts of Jackie Heffernan and Jennifer Younger in the office of Bond Sport & recreation, without whose expertise the night could not have been such a success. Congratulations to all recipients and good luck in your future endeavours.
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Bond swimming star strokes towards Rio 2016 by Karen Krogh Christiansen Five gold medals, a bronze and two records at the Australian University Games (AUG) is just the beginning of a golden era for swimmer and Bond Student Amy Levings as she strokes towards her major goal of representing Australia in the Olympics in Rio 2016. Amy, 21, second year Journalism student competed for the first time in the University Games and enjoyed the break from the more nerve wrecking major swimming events. “Uni Games is different because everyone is cheering, pumping each other up and it’s a really good atmosphere, it’s more fun”, Amy said. There was a descent amount of swimmers to race, but her main competition was her training partner and 2012 London Olympic gold medalist Melanie Schlanger. Bond had a small swimming team represented and together with her fellow students Jade Neilson and Melanie she splashed out her rivals. Amy has been swimming since the age of six and despite having competed in numerous major competitions, enhancing one more than the other is hard. “I’ve had so many great and different moments in swimming, but swimming good and having fun is the most important”, she said. However, so far her biggest moment was competing in the London Olympic qualifications in 2012. Even though Amy did not qualify for the Olympics in 2012, she is already preparing for Rio in 2016. She used to focus on medley, but lately she has focused on specializing in the 200m freestyle and butterfly and her ultimate goal would be to represent the Open 24 | scope
Australian Team in the 200m freestyle. By the time of the Olympics, Amy would have finished her Undergraduate degree in Journalism and being a sportsman, she is dreaming of becoming a sports journalist. “It would be awesome to go to a big event like the Olympics and comment upon that”, she said. In December she will compete in Queensland State Championships which they compete in every year to test the fitness levels. At the moment she is preparing for Commonwealth trials in April next year to compete in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland where she has to be her fittest. What happens after Rio 2016 lies within the future. “I’m happy with what I’m doing at the moment”, she said.
by Lizzie Hallikos
Bond Cheer
Bond Cheer has been growing from strength to strength since it started in Semester 083, and 2013 has been no exception. We started out the year with a focus on being bigger and better than ever before, and that’s exactly what we’ve done.
Our first event for the year was a team blood donation in support of Club Red. Between the squad we managed to save 200 lives in one day. The debut of our routine for the year came next in August at the AASCF Battles. It was the first time Bond Cheer Elite hit the floor together as a team, and after getting our jitters out on the first day we came back and hit a completely solid routine on the second day. At the end of the competition Bond Cheer took home 1st place, an awesome way to start off the competitive year.
At this competition Bond Cheer Elite was asked to participate in the V8 Superfest parade to open the GC Armor All 600. All 55 members of Bond Cheer walked the 4km track, entertaining audiences of many ages. We even ended up on Channel 7’s news! Our most recent event was the WCC Power Up showcase where for the first time ever, Bond Cheer had 2 teams competing. Both
teams gave it their all with many athlete’s performing for the first time ever, and surely not their last. It was the perfect platform in preparation for nationals.
Starting on the 18th of November, Bond Cheer Elite begins their countdown towards AASCF Nationals in Melbourne. The AASCF Nationals at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre has over 6000 competitors worldwide and over 10,000 spectators expected to attend the biggest cheer event in the southern hemisphere.
This week (Week 11) Bond Cheer is staging a series of events in support of this trip away. To kick it all off Bond Cheer is having a car wash on Tuesday the 19th. So come to the SportsHall/behind Dons and get your car sparkling clean by our cheer squad for just $5 and enjoy a BBQ at the same time. Cheer week will end with a friends and family night on Friday night. Here we will be showing off our updated routine so come along and enjoy! Saturday will see the 22 Bond Cheer Elite members off to Melbourne to compete along side over 6,000 competitors in the biggest competition Bond Cheer has ever seen. COME SUPPORT & WISH US LUCK!
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