Ninth Edition | 2018

THE VOICE

Robert Menzies College

August 2018

Ninth Edition

Inter-College Sport In this week’s edition...

TwO-Week Block Wars

Editors Zoe Walters & Jennifer Good

Contents Two Week .......................................

Pg. 2

Fresher Family Feud ........................

Pg. 6

AFL .................................................

Pg. 11

Block Events ....................................

Pg. 14

Word Search ....................................

Pg. 17

Calendar .........................................

Pg. 22

The Amazing Race ........................... Pg. 3 Block Wars ....................................... Pg. 8

Block Suppers .................................. Pg. 12 Self-Care Article from Meredith ....... Pg. 16 Humans of RMC ............................... Pg. 18 Wiretap ..........................................

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Fresher Family Feud Answers 1:B. 2:A. 3:A. 4:C. 5:D. 6:A. 7:B.

Second semester start Welcome back everyone! We hope you all enjoyed TwO-Week and had a great mid-year holiday!

For those that are new to college, The Voice is a sort of newsletter/magazine/recap of the events that occur at college and is released every few weeks (usually in between our assignments!).

We’ve really enejoyed being back at college and going to all the events and hope you all have been too!

Getting back into the first few weeks of uni don’t forget to not fall behind on your study, whether this be watching lectures or doing readings - it’s always better to stay on top early in the semester!

Jen & ZOe

TwO-Week

As always, second semester began with TwO-Week

activities including the bi-

annual pub crawl and coffee crawl.

The coffee crawl was full of waffles, warm drinks and great company. The pub

crawl, which is not pictured because no-one wants to

see that, was also lots of fun with some gradual drinking which finished at Bungalo 8 where the real dancing began!

Pub Crawl and Coffee Crawl

The Amazing Race On Friday the Amazing Race took

place which led the groups on a route

around the city where they experienced a number of different challenges in an attempt to be the first team to finish!

It was a beautiful day and lots of fun

for all involved, with lots of time spent around the harbour.

The Fresher Fiesta kicked off the week with a series of games giving the new and returning residents a chance to get to know one another.

If you didn’t happen to make it to the event, here are some of the questions: Entomology is the study of: A: Words B: Insects C: Fish D: Ents What is the name of the British Intelligence Agency?

A: MI-5 B: MI-6 C: MI-7 D: MI-9

What’s the basic principle of the Miss Universe competition?

A: Beauty and brains B: Beauty C: Height D: Beauty and fashion Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?

A: Robert Menzies B: Billy Hughes C: Edmund Barton D: Governor Macquarie Which are the official languages of Switzerland?

A: Swiss B: German, Czechoslovakian C: French, German D: German, French and Italian

What day is International Women’s Day? A: March 8 B: September 5 C: October 28 D: April 13 Which philosopher said, “I think, therefore I am.”?

A: Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni B: Rene Descartes C: John Locke D: Plato

Block Wars After the first week of classes, there was some

friendly inter-block competition at Block Wars.

Although C-Block came out on top again, all the

teams brought some really great participation and team spirit was high.

The events ranged from non-alcoholic beer pong, dodgeball and disarming bombs to the block cheers/chants.

AFL

On Sunday, DLC and RMC met at the university oval to learn and play some casual AFL to begin the semester with a friendly match.

Although we began with very few players who knew how to play, the RMC team did really well and quickly picked up on the skills and rules of the game. In a mixed team the residents of RMC worked together really well to score multiple goals and also bring home a trophy!

There will be multiple other college sporting events during the semester so make sure to come out and have a go or come along and support the players!

Block Suppers

E-Block

D A-Block

C-Block

-Block

B-Block

A-Block Sunday Chill session

As usual A-Block ended their first week of classes with their regular chill session where the residents were treated with cake and ice-cream!

With the majority of the conversation revolving around true crime TV shows, the residents relaxed and avoided the readings and lectures they still hadn’t completed...

D Block BBQ Although this event happened last semester we didn’t have a chance to get it into our last issue so we couldn’t resist putting it in this issue just to give any new students an idea of some of the great events the Block RAs do during the semester!

This was one of the D block events run by the D Block RAs Helen and Long.

Make sure to go along to them because they’re always a great way to meet the people in your block, get some free food and have a whole heap of fun!

Self-Care

A column by Meredith - our in-college counsellor Have you ever heard of self-care? Do you know what it is and why it might be important for you? Perhaps you think it’s optional or self-indulgent. Think again.

Self-care is knowing what your physical, mental, spiritual, emotional and financial needs are and taking steps to meet them. It might start with a bit of reflection, to think about what those needs might look like at this stage of your life. For example:

Mental: managing your stress including knowing how you best relax, taking breaks from study, College and friends; digital down time; developing good time management, goal setting and action planning skills; getting support from a counsellor or trusted friend when you feel stuck; getting help for academic concerns; finding out what you’re interested in like having a hobby; getting in touch with your creative side.

Spiritual: exploring your beliefs and faith; prayer; belonging to a church community; helping others.

Physical: working out how much sleep you need and getting it; regular exercise; having a balanced diet; cutting down on or eliminating unhealthy habits; seeing a GP to address health concerns.

Emotional: learning how to be kinder, less judgmental to yourself and to develop positive self talk; fostering healthy relationships including recognising boundaries; transitioning from home to independence; learning how to manage conflict; being able to identify what you are feeling, and recognising how your thoughts and feelings might be affecting your behaviours; finding ways to clarify and connect with who and what is important.

Financial: budgeting, setting financial goals to move towards financial independence.

It is really important to actively care for yourself. Start making your own unique list today!

THE VOICE Wordsearch

#2

This word search is “self-care” themed so here are the words to find:

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facemask sleep friends gym chocolate netflix meditation freshair

Seeing as it is semester 2, it’s now time to begin releasing our second round of Voice activities, so here is another word search for you guys! Good luck!

Humans of RMC

What’s an interesting fact about you?

I never seem to have a fact for this in tutorials, so the struggle is real right now. Every night I have to

watch Gilmore Girls to go to sleep.

So I’ve probably rewatched it

38484297 times but I cannot go to sleep without watching some part

Human #15 Nicole Cairney

of an episode.

What is your favourite memory of RMC so far?

What do you study? And what is your favourite part of your degree?

Bachelor of Arts – Media with

a Bachelor of Law. What I like

best about my degree is that I

learn something new every week.

Whether it’s what’s going on in the world around me or a case from years ago that had interesting

outcomes. I find I’m continuing learning and finding out new things.

What has been your favourite college event so far and why?

Ball for sure! Open bar, chance to dress up, I’m there!

One of my favourite memories

was definitely the night that we

decided to block Basel’s room with boxes full of stress balls. Next

thing we knew the whole corridor turned into a ball pit of stress

balls. It was super lame and super

random, but it ended up being one of the best nights.

What is your favourite part of being a

What did you do over the break?

Residential Advisor?

Definitely the ability to make a difference

for people within their college experience.

It’s such a great opportunity to not only

ensure that residents are surviving away from home, but also bringing

small things for them to look forward to each week. Whether that be listening to

their day or having free food on a Sunday.

It’s really rewarding being able to help people in the smallest ways.

Where are you from? Does it differ greatly from Sydney?

I’m from Paterson, New South Wales.

Very much so. It’s a small country town where our closest shop is 20 minutes away!

Do you think RMC should have another pet? If so, what should it be?

Yes RMC should have another pet - I’d love another dog of course. You can never have too many dogs running around.

I travelled to Greece and did a Contiki! It was amazing!

Humans of RMC

more fun than they sound.

What has been your favourite college event so far and why?

Last year, a group of us all went to Cremorne to see ‘The Room’

in a packed cinema. While I was skeptical of this event at first,

sitting with some of my fellow

RMC people, throwing spoons,

Human #16 Daniel Moxey What is your favourite memory of RMC so far?

and yelling at this awful movie

in a cinema full of hundreds of people doing the same thing

was like nothing else I’d ever

experienced. I’ve been 6 times

now and I’m still keen for more.

There’s a lot to choose from! But honestly my favourite memories are probably just the times

hanging out with my friends in the middle A common room.

There’s nothing quite like the

little bits of friendly verbal abuse we throw at each other while playing Super Smash Bros.

What do you study? And what is your favourite part of your degree?

I study a Bachelor of Information

What’s an interesting fact about

Technology with a major in

you?

is definitely the cybersecurity and

I’ve studied music since the age

Cybersecurity. My favourite part

networking subjects. They’re a lot

of 5, I have perfect pitch, play

trombone, and I sing a bit for fun.

Do you think RMC should have another pet? If so, what should it be?

Where are you from? Does it differ greatly from Sydney?

I’m from the mighty town of Orange. It’s

pretty different to Sydney in a lot of ways, especially with how cold it gets (down to

-7 over the break). It’s quieter and the air smells nicer, but there’s also less to do.

And it’s a horrible name for a town when

RMC always needs more pets! Honestly it’d be mad if we had some birds of prey and

could do some falconry, but because that’s apparently “unsafe” and “insane”, I’d be

keen for another dog! Cats are cool, but

Sable is already our supreme overlord, one is enough.

your hair is the colour that mine is. The jokes never stop.

Don’t forget! If you want to be a Human of RMC all you

have to do is contact one of

the editors and we’ll happily send you the questions

and feature you in our next issue!

What did you do over the break?

I went to a couple of weddings, I cooked a lot of food, I entertained kids at a holiday camp for a week, and probably clocked

up about 30 hours of time over the break where I was looking at memes.

RMC Forum

Inter-Block Debating

Think True

Spartan Race

North Ryde Funn RUn

THE Wiretap For those that are new to the college, The Wiretap is the part of the Voice where people send in all the funny quotes they hear people saying around the college.

These can be submitted by sending them to the Voice Facebook page or sending it to one of the Editors (Jen or Zoe).

Although the Wiretap is normally only two pages, this time it is three pages because we’ve been bombarded with quotes!

Please also keep in mind that these quotes are recorded without context and are not meant offensively.

Jen: “I’d date a dinosaur”

Wang: “Rugby is the sport of men hugging each other”

Lucy: “There’s eight days in the week”

Mark: “Do you want some sack?”

Tyla: “I can’t do it, Daniel can you get it in?”

Jake: “Oh Hagrid, your beard’s so long”

Jake: “Oh, is that your elder wand?”

Tyla: “It was a 3 hour sausage fest!”

Anisa: “I thought take out food was healthy...So butter chicken isn’t healthy?!

Jack H: “Sorbet trumps ice cream any day” Cindy: “Ooh so you’re a sorbet bae”

Jack *talking about The Voice*: “The Voice is published every fortnight

by Zoe and um, um...” *Facepalm*

Lachlan F: “How good are you at gay chicken?”

Tyla: “You’re going too sexual too quick”

Zoe W: “I can climb him like a tree”

*Amy T arguing with Jeremy* Amy: “Just let me finish my game then I’m gonna google why white people are better than Asians”

Josh *moving out of college with his Mum*: “You gotta choose what’s more important cause you can only take your chair or your clothes mate!”

Em M: “You’re a strong independent man who don’t need no 20 year old rapper. Besides, you still have Fetty Wap!”

Jen: “Isn’t everyone optional content?”

Sam D: “You’re between my legs” Tyla: “It’s nice”

Tyla: “That’s tissue paper, that’s not the kind of paper I like”

Lauren O: “I think the ceilings in N block are pretty solid” Kate: “Yeah I’ve never heard anyone walking around above me” *Kate lives on the top floor*

Tyla: “I gave you some of my balls last night”

June 12 - Aug 6

Mark: “Hannah you can be the queens OG beagle”

Hannah: “Your foot’s halfway up my ass, that’s not appropriate” Annonymous: “I don’t have a life but I still haven’t done my readings”

Zoe S: “I’m a dad in a twenty year old’s body” Xanthe: “Stop fingering my holes!”

Keely: “I’m a nut girl”

Dan: “Yesss back on top where I belong!” *laughter* Dan: “Get your mind out of the gutter!”

Jen: “I hate b*tchy bingo ladies”

Sophia: “I’ve had carpet burn on my face before”

Julian *talking about proxy wars* Sarah H: “Oh...like computer battles”

Jen: “Give up your morals!”

Tyla: “Very nice blue balls, Sam”

Sophia: “I thought they grow back” *talking about men’s nipples* Amy J *is from Tasmania*: “Tasmania is a great country”

Annonymous: “I love the lord but I like to dress up like a vampire”

Share your voice!

Are you a creative soul and want to contribute to The Voice?

Send through your work as a message to our Facebook page or submit it annonymously to one of the editors!

Any contributions are

accepted - drawings, poems, stories, articles etc. And don’t forget any to send in any funny submissions to the Wiretap.

If you want to be featured in the Humans of RMC section, let us know and we will interview you!

Or feel free to talk to one of the editors Zoe Walters (A207) or

Jen Good (A203)

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