Eighth Edition | 2017

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VOICE Eighth Edition

Editors Basel Hindeleh Nicole Cairney

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Menzies Debate ..............................................................4 What a Ball ....................................................................................6 Ball Through the Decades ..........................10 Christmas in Winter ...................................................12 12 days of Christmas ..............................................................14 Christmas Movie Reviews ...........................................15 Christmas Crackers ..........................................16 What’s your Favourite Christmas Food ..........................17 Humans of RMC .....................................................18 Grooves Around College ...........................................................20 Happening: ........................................................21 the Wiretap ...............................................................22

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Menzies Debate Debating in various forms has been part of human culture for a long time and can be traced all the way back to ancient Greece. There’s all kinds of debates happening around us today, but here at RMC we wanted to discuss a few issues that were a bit closer to home. So to the inter-block debate we went, where six strong teams of four rolled into the chapel, three speakers and one writer ready to destroy each other using valid points.

Even though the questions were thoroughly argued and winners announced, we still wanted to see what the rest of RMC thought. Turned out people’s opinions lined up with the winning side of the debates.

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Should RMC serve alcohol at formal dinners?

Is Chicken and Rice RMC’s specialty?

Should Laundry be Free?

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Special thanks to Social Committee The night was one everyone looking worth the headac next day.

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What a Ball

antic rush as each individual finished the final touches on their hat had been highly anticipated had finally arrived. Menzies to impress, and crowded into the common room (due to the t canapes.

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Christmas

Festive decorations s tables to celebrate Ch isn’t always about w many families miss o of the community.

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in Winter

splashed upon the walls of the dining hall as residents crowded around hristmas in Winter. It was a special occasion to remember that Christmas what we receive but how we can help others who are less fortunate. As out on the opportunity, the Salvation Army offers support with the help

for their kind contributions. The Christmas tree was crowded with many eed. Also a special shoutout to Maddie Martin and Alex Wall for their ance of ‘The 12 Days of (RMC) Christmas’.

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On the first day of Christmas, college gave to me… one amazing spit tree.

On the third day of Christmas, college gave to me… three paper jams.

On the fifth day of Christmas, college gave to me… five hours sober.

On the seventh day of Christmas, college gave to me… seven macca’s runs.

On the ninth day of Christmas, college gave to me… nine buses that didn’t come to O-Week.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, college gave to me… eleven lectures skipped.

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On the second day of Christmas, college gave to me… two O-Weeks.

On the fourth day of Christmas, college gave to me… four fire drills.

On the sixth day of Christmas, college gave to me… six scoops of rice.

On the eighth day of Christmas, college gave to me… eight laundry tokens.

On the tenth day of Christmas, college gave to me… 10pm Coles runs.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, college gave to me… twelve chicken nuggets.

Christmas Movie Reviews ‘Home Alone’ After 8 year old Kevin McCallister gets mistakenly left behind, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. However, unfortunately his wish is short lived when two con men plan to rob the family home. Kevin realises he must, alone, protect the family home.     

‘The Santa Clause’ Divorced Dad, Scott, after accidently killing a man in a Santa suit, is transported to the North Pole with his Son. An elf explains that Scott must take Santa’s place before the next Christmas arrives. Scott thinks it is a dream, until over the next several months he gains weight and grows a white beard.     

‘Elf’ During his childhood, Buddy is accidentally transported to the North Pole and raised among Santa’s elves. Unable the shake the feeling that he doesn’t belong in this environment, he travels to New York. He does so in full elf uniform in search of his real father. This so happens to be cynical businessman, Walter Hobbs, who after a DNA test proves this attempts to build a relationship.     

‘Love Actually’ Focusing on eight very different couples, it watches how they deal with their love lives during the frantic month before Christmas. 

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Christmas Crackers Why was the turkey in the pop group?

Because he was the only one with drumsticks!

What do snowman wear on their heads?

Ice caps.

What did Adam say the day before christmas?

It’s Christmas Eve. What did Santa do when he went speed dating?

He pulled a cracker.

What does Miley Cyrus have for her Christmas dinner?

Twerky.

What does Father Christmas do when his elves misbehave?

He gives them the sack.

What do Santa’s little helpers learn at school?

The elf-abet!

Why couldn’t the skeleton go to the Christmas party?

He had no body to go with.

What do you call a blind reindeer?

No eye deer.

What do you get if you cross Santa with a duck?

A Christmas Quacker.

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~ What’s Your Favourite Christmas Food ~ Avanti Joshi: Chicken Curry and Coca Cola

Keelan Birch: Freshly clipped grass - it’s a great source of vegan protein!

Cindy Diep: With a sprinkling of dirt as spice.

Kaanchi Bavle: Water for pure sprite.

Maddie Martin: The Christmas ham!

Shrav Joshi: Pizza.

Mitch Smith: Le Snac pudding

Jake Beattie: Christmas Cake

Megan Brook: Pavlova Jess Morrison: Pumpkin pie.

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Humans ‘You can take the kid out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the kid’. I once believe this to be true.

Growing up the in outback country, living on a peaceful farm and no schedule to stress over, well this is what city folk think when I say I’m from Tamworth. However they know little of the lonely nights where I had to go out and catch food for the town in order to last.

They know little of the struggle of sewing my clothes together with the cotton I collected from my neighbours farm. There had to be an easier way of life so I decided to leave and head for the big smoke.

Shockingly when I arrived at RMC, it turned out half of Tamworth also had also migrated to this place. This was strange since all stereotypes told me that I should know everyone from my small country town. This was just the beginning of shocks coming towards this hardworking farm boy.

Here are the keys aspects of transformation from country kid to a city slicker. I went from being responsible for collecting food for the town to complaining how much rice there is on my plate.

I went from being proud of my ragged shoes to making sure I have the whitest shoes in college. I went from being able to afford a house to having smashed avo every morning. I went from doing mad skids in my commie to wondering whether my small decaf, double shot caramel soy latte has enough caffeine in it. And finally, the one which made me realised I have changed was that I went from plucking carrots to dressing up like them.

This was when I realised. I had changed Now when I return home to my people just stare.

Their straw drops from their mouths, you can hear it hit the floor. For one I used to be, I am no more.

Jack Harvey “The country kid before he knew about the horrors of the city”

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of RMC The day people stop asking me “wHy aRe u SOOOOO TALLL??” will be the day hell itself freezes over. But in vain I’ll take this opportunity to answer this painfully common question anyway: JI-Don’t-KnowJ After years of soul searching this question still haunts my very dreams; annoying voices calling from far below me, asking me the same damn thing over and over and over and over again.

I’ve travelled far and wide for answers, but… nothing.

It’s not a disorder, I tower over both parents, I haven’t taken steroids yet, and I’ve never been put to the rack… Eventually I simply had to accept this for what it is.

And y’know what- I’ve always been a tallboi and always will be… hopefully…

But until then… No… FOREVERMORE- these exxxtra inches should be accepted and unquestioned- celebrated for the blessings that they are. Stand strong my fellow tallfolk and be proud! :’) #slendermandidnothingwrong

Sam Hutchinson

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Grooves Around College Top tunes that have been blasted around college!

1. Look What You Made Me Do - Taylor Swift 2. Into the Sky - Pnau 3. Praying - Kesha 4. New Rules - Dua Lipa 5. National - James Vincent McMorrow 6. Sunsets for Somebody Else - Jack Johnson 7. The Boy Who Cried Wolf - Passenger 8. What About Us - P!nk 9. Glorious - Macklemore (feat. Skylar Grey) 10. The Man - The Killers 11. It Takes a Seven Nation Army to Hold Us Back (feat. Emilio Lopez) - Apathy 12. T.N.T - AC/DC 13. Brother - Kodaline 14. Waves - Dean Lewis 15. Mi Gente - J Balvin, Willy William 16. In the Morning - Alle Farben Remix 17. Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign) - Jason Derulo 18. Ciao Adios - Anne-Marie 19. Doin’ It Right - STS, RJD2 20. Alone With My Mind - Samson

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Happening: Thu 31.08.17 - Ubar Moving Party Sat 02.09.17 - Grooves in the Grass Thu 07.09.17 - Academic dinner (Accounting) Sun 10.09.17 - Dodgeball Wed 13.09.17 Â - RMCSA Annual General Meeting & Elections Thu 14.09.17 - RE:Conception - Atrium Party Fri 15.09.17 - RE:Conception - Lakeside Festival Mon 18.09.17 - Mid-Semester Break begins Sun 01.10.17 - Daylight Savings begins Mon 02.10.17 - Labour Day Tue 03.10.17 - Classes resume

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the Wi ???: It’s not a hair straightener it’s a hair curler Alex Kennedy: What’s the difference?

Jeremy Asimus: Waffles isn’t lunch, it’s a snack.

Dan Lee: You know you can eat the apple sticker?

Jess Morrison: Here you go then.

Dan: Nah I’m full.

Pat McCoy: We should all give up language and vape.

“The hardest part about getting new linen is that it’s going to be another month until my bed is made again” - Anon

Keelan: Their eyes look like semi-circles...but upside down!

Priyu: James is very stubborn, I’m telling him what to do and he’s not listening.

Lauren Coppel: Do you want me to rip you a fresh one?

Maddie Martin: “Why don’t we just name N&S blocks ‘H&I’, coz then it’ll follow on from the rest of the blocks” 22

iretap Zac Roberts: I often lose my swipe card; that makes me trans. (A deep conversation about gender)

Priyu to James while doing online bra shopping: Which one would you like to take off me?

Alex Kennedy (thinking about coleslaw): Cold sore? Is that something you buy from Woolworths?

Dan Lee: “I was tempted to ask Priyu but she walks slowly” Jack Boydell: Lauren, do you speak Jewish?

Jess checking Pip’s ancient history Revue program. Jess: I cannot help with Egyptian names.

Pip: That’s a Greek name.

Paris: 19 and 21 albums were released by...

Everyone: ADELE Maddie Martin: Oh I thought it was Taylor Swift...

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