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UCSA E LECTI O N: PR ES I D E NTIAL Q U ESTI O NS

P O I NT/COU NTE R P O I NT: U N I VE RSAL BA S I C I N COM E

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Editor’s note Welcome to Issue 10 of CANTA Magazine. The UCSA Exec Elections are coming up fast and furious (RIP Paul Walker) and hopefully you’ve got your eye on who you’re voting for. It’s easy to be suckered in by sensible approaches, with tokenistic displays of generosity and community spirit. What you REALLY should be looking out for is 1) free lollies and 2) free lollies.

Lollies are a sure fire way to gain trust and respect. Do you think Trump turned America’s politicial landscape upside down without a few Fruitburst? No. Don’t be stupid. Handing me the yellow Fruitburst would make me suspicious though. No one eats that shit. Seriously though.... V O T E. JOSHUA

This issue’s contributors

Java Katzur

Wajd El-Matary

Hinerangi Curtis

Thomas Gillman

Ben Sinclair

Reo Roy

Hayden Slaughter

Claude Meffan

NOAH DRINKS COFFEE Hi Canta I was happy to hear that the main Arts lecture block flooded last Friday. I’ve had various lectures in A1-3 over the years, at all times of the day and week. Many a time I’ve had to nip out of class to pass water induced by my excessive coffee consumption. Yet never have I thought to myself “This bathroom smells better than an octogenerian’s bed after a night drinking cider”. The recent downpour has no doubt forced the hand of our custodial staff, who maintain a high standard in all other facilities. With hope for the future Mr. Weak Bladder Hi Weak, I think the real issue here is your coffee consumption. Did you not get taught at primary how to manage your chocolate and lemonade? Go shake the lettuce before ya lecture. UCFIXIT will help you. Just send them a message saying you can smell pee and poop. Don’t wish floods on people... what are you, Noah? – CANTA

PHANTOM OF THE OPERACROFT The Undercroft is an abomination, the child of a sick mind, a disease that should have been cut out of the university with fire and a chainsaw the moment it was installed. What man,

what mind could conceive a more grey, ugly, abortion of a building base than that Gollum of a room that lies under the library? But, upon walking through it, late last Sunday, I was blown away. Those columns, that phallic reminder of the eunuch that built the battleship, direct rainwater downwards via pipes, inside. And in the empty room, they sang with the joy of rain, the hymn of the weather, the ode to nature. The sound bounced off the walls, and for a brief walk, it was glorious, being in the center of an opera, with not conductor, no music, just wild notes of passion, played by the world. I wonder what secret lies in Von Haast? Too late, we’ll never know. Yours, “Tunesoc”. What’s the issue here, apart from trying to pretend you’re Tunesoc? Is it the look of the building or the people in it? I for one, welcome the brutalist mid century vibes of UC. I do feel like I need to review the CCTV footage in Undercroft from Sunday. I bet you were in there, waltzing naked. – CANTA

ПИСЬМО НЕДЕЛИ

Comrades, Do not worry, this is not dream from last night’s vodka. It is I, Cousin Ivan back from the Gulag. After wandering around the gloomy and depressing campus like lost gopnik in Babushka’s garden, I have noticed

many of you look cold and blue, like ice on the Volga or journalist who ask too many question. I am wondering, what is wrong with you? Is this not good winter? is this not clean winter? And I realise, Pizdec, your discomfort is not because of capitalist upbringing leaving you weak and unstable like tower of a thousand blins, it is the inferior western $2 rice your globalist masters sell to you, the hungry proletariat blyat. I say to you, Comrades! take up tool formerly used for lifting beets, and eat Borsch like Cousin Ivan, then you will have strongth of a thousand babushkas. Удачи! I don’t... I don’t even have a response for this. Maybe I should just make you LETTER OF THE WEEK. Mainly because I am scared. – CANTA.

ENSAD Dear Canta, Does it make me a cuck if I always watch Ensoc fuck us over? This is a club that cost $35 to join this year and has provided one alright barbeque, while rumours run wild of committee members drinking habitually on the club’s dime. This is also a club whose vetting process for committee members includes a stunt, which might as well just be a “who’s the biggest meathead” contest in another name. Yes, I get that people like having chill dudes who love to party in charge of the club, but what happened to the chill dudes that actually got shit done? In recent times, Ensoc has generated a shit load of negative press for the University, but only a

LETTER OF THE WEEK

Letters to the Editor

Yours whingefully, EnSAD

For any more “cuck” queries or general feedback/questions feel free to email feedback@ensoc.com (we actually just created this email to receive more feedback). Also shout out to all the people volunteering on clubs at UC. You make this place epic. Love, Prez

Hey EnSAD, ENSOC replied to your letter here – Hi EnSAD, Membership to the club at the start of this year was $25 and $30 with a tee. To date we have had 2 BBQ’s, the third is coming up at the end of this term PREHISTORIC THEMED, but you probably know that because as you will read in the rest of my reply, it seems you really pay attention to details. We also have 1 more BBQ in term 4 to come. This also is a small portion of our social events though. CHECK OUT OUR BUS TRIP! ENSOC has generated a heap of positive press “in recent times”. As an engineering student and clearly hugely in the know and involved, you are probably subscribed to the IPENZ newsletters which we submit articles to, generating truckloads of negative press for UC and the club. Not to mention the huge number of external events that ENSOC volunteers like the Week of Engineering. ENSOC has held 12 academic and industry events so far this year all which we brought to you for a cost of zero dollars. We then funnel remaining money into our tropical island getaway fund. Feel free to book a time with our treasurer to find out how much an event actually costs. As for the stunts and elections, the stunts were actually taken out of the constitution late last year. Our leadership and committee selection process is complicated and may be somewhat flawed but is any election perfect? We would appreciate some feedback on how you would choose an amazingly dedicated committee of 22. Finally, as an engineering student I don’t even feel that you have even signed up to the club and/or follow anything that is posted on Facebook or email as you clearly haven’t been to many of our events. Maybe it is just how we market things? But for engineering students volunteering our spare time, we try our best. We would love some feedback on this too!

to get to uni, and then UC tries to make us strip naked?! WHAT IS GOING ON!!!! I’m over falling asleep in lectures, if I wanted to sleep I would have stayed in bed. Regards, cranky girl sick of being squashed in overfilled hot sticky smelly lectures rooms. P.S Turn the heating down!!!! Can I get an AMEN? Hi Cranky, I have a strong suspicion that UC ISN’T trying to strip you naked. It’s a wild guess but I’m pretty sure that’s 1) gross and 2) bad for upholstery. – CANTA

SERIAL SNIFFERS Dear Canta, what’s up with the weirdo in the class today who decided to inconvenience *me* - on the other end of the row - to get up so they could leave class for the break, when they were sitting just one seat away from a dude on the aisle?!?? Also - to the other weirdo who took the long way around and made me get up for them (when they could’ve inconvenienced the *other* dude): not cool man. it was riggity annoying. From the person who had to get up from their seat 5 times that class

#NOTALLNOODLES Dear CANTA, #teamnoodle are not happy.

Hi Person. This sounds like maybe someone wanted to sniff you. That’s my trick.

Dear #teamnoodle. Take your place with the meninists and flat earthers. NOODLES ARE OVER.

– CANTA.

– CANTA

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Hi CANTA, Question: why the fuck does the uni try to kill us with heat? They always crank the heaters so hot, and squash us into small lectures like L108 so we are breathing on each other. It’s freezing outside so we put on our layers

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handful of tacky, expensive events. And where’s the incentive for anyone with an alternative view of how the club should operate to run for exec, when the future leadership is decided upon in their first pro year? As an engineering student, I don’t feel like I have an academic club that represents me, because Ensoc sure as hell doesn’t.

UCSA ELECTION: PRE

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Tell us who you are. Where do you come from? What are you doing here? What are your dreams?

If you had a million dollars to spend on UC students, how would you spend it? Feel free to itemize.

I hail Dipton which is right down the bottom of NZ in Southland. I came up to Christchurch to study Engineering but had no idea about the wild journey I was in for. Four and a half years on I have not only attained that engineering degree but also fallen in love with this place. UC has too many amazing things going on and far too many great people making it up. I would love the opportunity to help ensure that such an amazing uni experience is possible for the next group of students coming through by being your 2018 UCSA President.

One million dollars – it won’t be enough to save the new UCSA building. I would break it up into four key projects: – Kanye west at the tea party. They say it can’t be done so I’d love to challenge that. – Open a ‘pick your own’ sushi bar on campus. Sushi in the South Island is lacklustre in general. Imagine if the best place for sushi in Christchurch was right here on campus. – Jump start more on campus mental health initiatives. This is something that is tough to find funds for and is often undervalued. – Get a new hand dryer for the men’s toilets at The Foundry

Tell us who you are. Where do you come from? What are you doing here? What are your dreams?

If you had a million dollars to spend on UC students, how would you spend it? Feel free to itemize.

Kia Ora, I’m Josh Proctor. A fourth year Bcom (Economics and Finance) student and your current UCSA Finance Officer. I come from the metropolis that is Oamaru and have absolutely loved my time at UC thus far. My dream is to see the Highlanders win back to back Super Rugby titles. While this seems a long shot, dreams are free!!

The responsible one in me says pour that dough into the new UCSA building – less money that we have to borrow in the long term equates to greater financial stability for students far into the future. However, here’s a new creative way the money could also be spent. – Better inventory of club resources Each club on campus is unique in their own way. Having a bigger inventory of items would mean that clubs could access them and create even better events. Items such as a generator, BBQ’s, trailers and cameras.

Tell us who you are. Where do you come from? What are you doing here? What are your dreams?

If you had a million dollars to spend on UC students, how would you spend it? Feel free to itemize.

Raymond Ellwood – I am a law student and I am running for President of UCSA. I also hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Media Studies. I am from Christchurch; my father is from England and my mother is from Tonga. My dream is to create positive change for people.

I would turn it into study grants for more students; studying at university is expensive. I would create grants for students to spend toward extra tuition and books. I would also put more money into Clubs and Societies so that they can give their members the best possible experience at university.

JOSH

RAYMOND

RESIDENTIAL QUESTIONS In your opinion, what’s the biggest challenge facing the UCSA right now?

What do you think the UCSA can do to better support academic success among UC students?

How will the UCSA change if you’re president? What will people actually notice?

I believe the UCSA as an organisation has different issues to that of the student body. As the UCSA building project is currently underfunded, it will be a huge financial drain on the UCSA for a long time to come. Addressing the fundraising campaign is a huge priority. With that being said, I believe a major issue is ensuring that the association s͛ energy is not lost to this project. The UCSA still needs to be delivering to its current students. It would be a shame if the students of today were missing out because of this ambitious project.

While the UCSA does a great deal of working for students during times of strife – eg during academic appeals, it is not all that apparent what it does to proactively support academic success. A possible initiative may involve facilitating with faculty clubs to provide greater academic support for common compulsory papers. Another idea may involve creating a system to connect students with private tutors. More simply, I strongly believe that academic success comes hand in hand with wellbeing, so focusing on this will still be a significant part of providing academic success. Alternatively, I can personally provide tutoring in ENG102.

The Baird // Dennehy // Rengasamy campaign is all about focussing on the UCSA s͛ mission of success and belonging. We not only want to bring more initiatives that support this but we would like to deliver it right to your door so that you can realise more value from it. I guarantee that you will see more UCSA events and initiatives right in arms reach if I am elected President. We will be out there doing it everyday so we can better students ͛ lives in every way that we can. I genuinely want to see all students have an unforgettable experience at university and so this is my promise.

In your opinion, what’s the biggest challenge facing the UCSA right now?

What do you think the UCSA can do to better support academic success among UC students?

How will the UCSA change if you’re president? What will people actually notice?

After a year on the Executive it is apparent that he biggest challenge facing the UCSA is the transition to your new $28million building, Harae-roa. To have financial control over our future, we needed to fundraise $5million. A fundraising committee was formed and members have been working tirelessly to ensure we hit that target. This year I have been on this committee. We have until Harae-roa opens to raise this shortfall, or we loan it. Obviously, this loan carries large financial burden, and will require annual repayments. This money could be better utilised through other UCSA channels.

The UCSA has specific services in place for academic support. However, there is still a lot of room for improvement in terms of influence over UC academic decisions. These include: -Continue to Lobby for extended Library hours during exam period -Better communication from the UCSA faculty reps explaining to students what’s happening in their faculty. As well as a platform to share issues. -Better communication around our Advocacy and Welfare team, and the services they provide -Push for Exam layout to be better thought out (i.e. Core papers for degrees better spread across exam period)

I believe in a future where every student is proud and confident in who they are, who the UCSA is and their unique place within UC. If elected president I will endeavour to make this possible. Initiatives such as implementing an International represent portfolio will help create this. I will also push for better communication of UCSA services, particularly around advocacy and welfare. Each student should know exactly where to go if an issue ever comes to light. And Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, there will be no more James Addington speeches!

In your opinion, what’s the biggest challenge facing the UCSA right now?

What do you think the UCSA can do to better support academic success among UC students?

How will the UCSA change if you’re president? What will people actually notice?

There is a not much in the way of diversity; not a lot in the way of community where every kind of student can come together and enjoy the academic and social experience.

Create study grants that are open to adult students and parents. Create extra tuition grants for any student.

I will bring driving lessons to campus for students; these lessons will be subsidized. I will bring more International Food Market stalls to campus every term. I will work much more closely with Postgraduate students, Adult Students, Clubs and the Class Rep system. Thank you.

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POST-GR AD VOTE

ostgrads, the time is now. We have heard from the various nominees all the exciting things they want to do to make your graduate experience on campus even better. Now it is up to you to decide who had the best ideas in your opinion and vote. However, it does not stop with just you. It is really important that we encourage all our graduate friends to vote as well. Not only is it a democratic right, but it is something that will make a difference to the graduate community on campus. So get behind the nominees and spread the word!!! This is your chance to be a part of the change that you would like to see.

STAFF OF THE YEAR AWARD 2017

By Thomas Gillman

ince 1995, the UCSA Lecturer of the Year Awards has given students the ability to acknowledge the most inspiring and dedicated lecturers at UC. In recent years, we have introduced nominations for Supervisor of the Year, Administrator of the Year and Great Character of the Year. Last year we renamed the event Staff of the Year Award, and added a few more awards to honour the help and support UC non-academic staff members give students. There’s still a “Make-up Your Own” Lecturer Award; you name the award and nominate the lecturer. The cheekiest ones will be featured at the award ceremony. Nominate your lecturers, supervisors, technical staff, library staff, advisors who have guided you, or cleaning staff who have made your life in UC so much better. Bonus: you go in the draw to win one of four $50 UCSA Cafe and Bar vouchers when you vote! surveymonkey.com/r/SOTY_2017 Voting closes 25th August!

MONO COSTS MONEY?

veryone’s favourite night at The Foundry now has a price tag, for some. Never fear, if you’re a UC student and you can hold on to your student I.D, then you can still attend MONO without paying the cover charge. If you’ve lost your ID, or you’re not a student at UC then you’ll be charged $5 after 10pm. The lesson here is: wear a lanyard with your ID in it. Better yet, duct tape your I.D to your forehead.

JIMMY AND STU TAKE ON LATIN AMERICA

wo University of Canterbury students have received Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Latin America in the latest round of scholarships announced recently by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Paul Goldsmith. University of Canterbury Students’ Association (UCSA) President James Addington will spend three months this summer in Buenos Aires on an internship in a multi-national company, while Stuart Robinson will spend a year in Colombia completing a Master of International Business. The aim of the scholarship is to strengthen the relationship between New Zealand and Latin America by improving New Zealanders’ international workforce skills through knowledge of Latin America’s business practice and culture, and strengthen our ability to engage in trade agreements with partners in Latin America. The scholarships also aim to promote the quality of New Zealand’s education system.

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’m back, and this time I’m talking about words, more specifically, slurs. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me –we’ve all heard it, and at some point we’ve probably all said it. But it’s not true. Words can be incredibly hurtful and damaging, and often even more so to people who are a part of a marginalised group who are already facing other forms of harassment and discrimination. WHAT IS A SLUR? A slur is an insulting or offensive word, specifically one that carries a historical weight against a particular group. The reason these words are so hurtful is that they can carry decades or even centuries of derogatory use accompanied by individual and systemic violence. For many people in the LGBT+ community, hearing words such as faggot, homo, dyke, or tranny can call up traumatic memories, or force them to relive some of their worst moments. These words are more than insults, and using them is irresponsible at best.

with Hinerangi NOT-SHIT INSULTS 101 If most of your insult dictionary is filled with politically charged slurs, never fear, we’ve compiled a list just for you! Pooface – numbnut –toadhand – armpit breath – $2 noodle – mouth breather – shitstick – asshat – uc wireless – cheesedick – douchenugget NOW LET’S TAKE IT BACK Something important to note about slurs is that they can be reclaimed – that is, a group that has had a particular slur used against them can reclaim it for themselves as an act of empowerment and a firm middle finger to all the people who have ever used it against them. Queer is a great example of this: originating as a derogatory term for LGBT people, it has become so widely reclaimed that it s͛ used as an gender and orientation descriptor, and it’s even found it’s way into the title for this column, neat right? However, even if your lesbian friend proudly declares herself a dyke, and your gay friend identifies completely with “homo”, you should still not use these words without consent! Slurs used against specific groups can only be reclaimed by members of that group, and not everyone does, which is cool too!

club promoter Profiling the best clubs and events on campus

DJ AC AD EMY DJ Academy, as a club, has been reborn. With a brand new ambitious executive committee, the club is back on its feet and thriving on campus and out in the community. DJ Academy is a UC social club on campus with two free membership categories: General Member, for those keen on partying, and Performing

UCPOLS UCPOLS is gearing up for a huge semester! UC’s resident politics society has lined up a big list of events for Semester 2. With the General Election coming up in September, UCPOLS aims to have all students prepared and ready to vote once the time comes. The election is when politics gets exciting every three years, and us - the citizens and residents of New Zealand

member, for those who are keen to learn about DJing and pursue it as a professional. These two elements combine the culture of DJing with that rowdy student party vibe. We run our own events, but we specialise in performing at other events. Whether they are other UC club events or external corporate events, our DJ collective has a range of talent to cater for anything and everything. These past couple of weeks have been quite busy for us, below is just some of the events we have been involved with. So, get amongst your student culture and experience what UC clubs do best... We recently performed at the ‘QCanterbury and Christchurch Pride

Present: Out and Proud’, where Zac Perriton, TopTap and Glenn Dickie took to the decks. As well as the UCPols Wine and Cheese Night, where DJ Academy Duo Kenji, aka Ryan Clough and Thomas Galbraith cooked up a storm. We also played a few club balls:

- finally get to wield some power and decide who to gets to run the show. So we feel that it is worth making a big fuss over! For that reason UCPOLS is hosting a huge week of debates, talks, and appearances, and we’re doing it all right in the heart of the University. Starting on Monday the 11th of September in the Undercroft and running throughout the week. With the help of the UCSA and other clubs, we’re running debates for the candidates of the Ilam, Wigram, and Central City electorates, as well as a debate among youth party representatives. This same week will also see the rolling out of voting booths here on

campus to make sure all students get their vote. Don’t worry if you’re not enrolled to vote either. UCPOLS, along with the UCSA, have teamed up with the New Zealand Union of Student’s Associations who are working hard with tertiary education providers all around the country with the task of giving all students a voice and all the resources to vote in the upcoming election. So look out for UCPOLS around the university this semester, your one-stopshop for everything election related!

ForSoc Ball: DJ Academy DJs: DREW: Lawrence Botting and MACT: Morgan Thomson TriSci Ball: DJ Academy DJs: Che Zannin Law, Max Sexton and Glenn Dickie Musoc Ball: DJ Academy DJ: Keano: James Kean

Visit our Website www.ucpols.co.nz, email secretary@ucpols.co.nz, or like us on Facebook

How much is it to join? There is no cost to join! We recruit student volunteers for our consultant teams at the beginning of each semester. Our projects run during the semester and the consultants stay with their team and project throughout. However, we are always excited to talk to students who show an interest in helping not-for-profits in a professional capacity. How do UC students benefit from joining? We offer students the opportunity to contribute to a range of community not-for-profits, while also gaining experience by working on real world consulting projects. Our club is also supported with professionals from PwC, Opus and Cavell Leitch – each team has their own mentor from one of these organisations. We aim to facilitate giving students the opportunity to build their graduate profile. Our club is also an international organisation; we are the largest volunteer consultant organisation in the world! Students from our club here at

UC have had the opportunity to travel to Australia, South Africa and Peru and work for not-for-profits. What is your highlight event of the year? At the end of each semester, we hold a final presentation evening where our teams present their recommendations to their clients and get an opportunity to get recognition for their work. Clients, mentors, industry professionals and prominent UC staff are all invited to attend. It’s all well and good to join a club, but how can members really get involved? The nature of our club means that student teams are in constant contact with each other and a member of the executive as they work on their project. Over the course of the projects, we hold workshops and offer drop in help sessions that are aimed at assisting with projects and building skills. The impact of the student’s work on their client depends almost entirely on how much they wish to contribute. Our job on the executive is to facilitate this impact as best we can.

How does a member get on the executive committee? We generally recruit executive members from those students who have been a consultant for 180DC before. A recruit can nominate themselves for a position and is voted in by the club at the AGM. What is the workload like for a member of the executive committee? We are small club that is steadily growing thanks to our passionate executive. Each member spends a few hours on their weekly duty that can be either reviewing a project’s progress, developing marketing content or planning for future events. The work we carry out does have real world repercussions and so we take it as seriously as any other university project we have. We have a strong team culture in our Exec and the success of our teams and projects reflects the success of the committee so we work hard in this way to ensure everyone is reaching their targets.

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Are you looking for members with certain skills or studying towards certain degrees/ qualifications? We love students from all disciplines! Our projects can range from developing simple marketing strategies to developing organisational partnership strategies or developing business plans to cross-standard assessments. We have found that have students from a range of disciplines can have the greatest impact because of the different approaches, skillsets and perspective each student can bring to the project.

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UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME WHAT IS UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME? A universal basic income (UBI) is a fixed amount, at a level sufficient for subsistence, given by the state to all its citizens regardless of income or work status. HOW IS UBI DISTRIBUTED? Most basic income proposals suggest that purchasing power be distributed at scheduled intervals –a week, a month or even a year. However proposals do exist that suggest money be given in a lump sum, perhaps when you turn 18.

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niversal Basic Income is a concept that has been picking up steam, recently appearing on TVNZ’s What Next1 and a TedX talk by Chch councillor & economist Raf Manji2. The idea is that all members of a community are paid a living allowance regardless of their employment status, wealth, or lack of either, and without imposing additional requirements on them. Labour, The Greens, and TOP are all currently researching or proposing some variant of UBI, and there have been supporters of UBIs from various political, economic, and historical backgrounds worldwide. It’s a wild idea to pay everyone something for nothing, but there are a number of advantages to this approach that could make it worthwhile. So why UBI? The first advantage would be a reduction in bureaucracy. We’ve all been through the hassle of filling out those god-awful Studylink applications that require you to answer and provide evidence for a mountain of personal details. How rich are your parents? Who are you in an ”it’s complicated” relationship with? Do you work, how many hours a week? And so on, until you want to rage-quit your degree out of frustration.

A UBI would mean you would already be getting the money you need to survive, and neither you nor the government would need to waste time and money on a ridiculous amount of admin to prove how poor you are. People wouldn’t fall through the cracks and miss out on what they’re entitled to, and we could spend our time actually studying instead of ticking boxes and panicking that our income could suddenly vanish if our circumstances change.

niversal Basic Income is the flavour-of-the-month policy for politicians wanting to bribe you with free money. Gareth Morgan’s TOP is using it as a lolly scramble, hoping it will help them gain the 5% needed for seats in parliament. There is nothing new about the idea of a Universal Basic Income, in 1797 Thomas Payne argued that the new US government pay every citizen an annual pension of £15 to ensure that the poor respected the property rights of the wealthy.

In the 1970’s UBI was touted as the solution to the coming jobless economy of the year 2000, as you may have noticed this never arrived. It’s been trailed more recently in Canada where it had the effect of dropping the productive work force by 11%, and Finland is struggling to even test the concept. Today, proponents of Universal Basic Income believe that it is the best way to reduce bureaucracy in the welfare system and improve standards of living. New Zealand’s existing welfare system aims to help people get back to work and is targeted to care for the most vulnerable, children. If UBI is designed to replace the existing benefit system it’s worth pointing out that unemployment is lower now than it was directly before the Global Financial Crisis, and the number of people on the Sole Parent Benefit (formerly the DPB) is the lowest it’s been since 1988. If UBI is supposed to provide wealth redistribution, then it’s worth noting that almost half of all households with dependent children receive more in benefits and Working for Families than they pay in income tax. Our current targeted system is achieving its goal of

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HOW MUCH SHOULD BE GIVEN? The simple answer is: as much as it takes. Average proposals hover around $10, 000 annually, although the exact amount varies wildly from country to country. Switzerland is considering a $2, 600/month UBI, while Kenya is testing a $1000/year UBI.

A second benefit would be flexibility. Without the hurdles of conditional allowances that depend on studying a certain number of hours or proving that you’re trying to find work, a UBI could allow more people to move more easily between study, employment, volunteer work, and family support. It would be easier to retrain or upskill, take a risk on starting a business, work on a good cause, look after children or elders, or a mix of these tasks that are all beneficial to society and the economy but largely unrecognised. The precarious nature of casualised work in the modern economy would also be smoothed out if we always had a small income to keep us going, even in times where work was scarce. Third, don’t you hate how when you earn too much in a week (currently $214.30 for a student allowance3) you lose a chunk of your allowance? This is called a Poverty Trap – a disincentive that makes it less worthwhile for you to work more. Poverty Traps can also take the form of stand-down periods, where you’re unable to get assistance immediately after or between periods of work or study.

This can leave you with nothing to pay the bills, so people on allowances are often afraid to take on temporary work or leave an unsafe job knowing that they’ll be left without support for potentially weeks or months after they finish. A UBI would instead mean you could work as much or as little as you need, take on part-time, temporary, or casual work, and not risk losing your income by earning too much or your job ending for whatever reason. Removing this barrier would encourage more people to participate more actively in the economy, increase productivity and the tax intake, remove the costs of policing targeted income support thresholds, as well as ensuring jobs displaced by globalisation or automation don’t leave workers unsupported. So it all sounds quite handy, but I need to address something that many proponents of UBI overlook: Our needs aren’t universal, and neither is the amount of income we each need to survive, so a UBI cannot simply replace the abolish welfare system. Even if we merged Student Allowances, Jobseeker Support, tax cuts, and the Pension into a UBI, we will still need a comprehensive income support system to make up the difference for people who have additional needs. For example, a healthy childless student or professional in an affordable town would be fine, but a single, unemployed parent with a costly and limiting disability who lives in Auckland would need significantly more. While it wouldn’t eliminate all bureaucracy, inflexibility, or need for welfare, the benefits a UBI could provide in these and other areas make it well worth considering. We can streamline income support, guarantee everyone a foundational standard of living, unblock barriers to participation and flexibility, and spend more money on supporting people instead of ticking boxes. We just need our leaders to recognise the current system is not ideal, and that a UBI could be a more effective and fair way to share the burdens, risks, and benefits of the modern society and economy.

helping people get back into work, and it’s successfully redistributing wealth to ensure that our children are cared for. Most economists who support the concept of a UBI concede that there will still be a need for a targeted welfare system under a UBI scheme. Implementing a blanket benefit through the UBI would mean that those who need more assistance than the UBI provides could miss out. New Zealand has a dynamic economy growing by 10,000 new jobs every month and our 4.9% unemployment rate is one of the best in the developed world. With a growing economy our government is able to take in more tax revenue, allowing more investment into our nation’s education and healthcare systems and more financial support to be available to those who need it. This is evidenced in the 2014 budget which extended free GP visits to all children under 13 years of age, and the 2016 budget which increased benefits in real terms for the first time in 43 years. Even though UBI would be paid to working people, this would account for little more than a tax credit, on the much higher tax rate required to pay for the UBI system. Our welfare system should target people who need help getting back into the workforce, because the fastest way out of material hardship is to find employment, and make a living for yourself without government assistance. The fact is every dollar paid in a benefit is a dollar earned by someone with a job. In order to apply UBI across an entire nation you would have to also implement a new tax system to make it affordable. This makes testing the viability of a UBI problematic. Finland is currently attempting an experiment into how a UBI system could work; in an English language report, policy makers stated that “implementing a seemingly simple social policy device into complex institutional settings was a very demanding task”, and that “it was much more difficult and complicated than they could have imagined at the start”. Claims of UBI being a simple solution to a complex welfare system simply aren’t realistic. What we know for sure is that since the 1930s the New Zealand welfare system has been there to offer a hand up to those who need it. Every government has made changes to how it is implemented to ensure that it better suits the needs of the day.

Our current welfare system isn’t perfect, but it’s better to make improvements to a system which is working, than it is to start from scratch with something untested. A Universal Basic Income has been proposed by wealthy land owners, people afraid of the year 2000 and now by politicians looking to gain your vote, with promises of free money. The reality is that our welfare system, whilst imperfect, is working. Despite being a simple concept, a UBI is a logistical nightmare and our economy is growing at a rate where jobs available to those who want them. No matter what way you cut it, a Universal Basic Income is a benefit paid by those who want to work, to those who don’t.

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Back in October of last year, sisters Johanna and Brittany somewhat unknowingly launched into the start of a social enterprise called NOPESISTERS. The Wellington sisters designed a t-shirt emblazoned with mastectomy scars hand stitched onto a t-shirt. This was for Breast Cancer Awareness month and was based from their mum’s journey through breast cancer surgery. Fast forward to present day and NOPESISTERS has featured in international media, and they have expanded their tee-shirts to include consent, and menstrual issues. CANTA sat down to talk to the NOPESISTERS about their story.

CANTA: I feel like NOPESISTERS just rocketed out of nowhere. You’ve had international coverage over something that started basically in your lounge. How does it feel for you both?!

C: Okay, so how do you manage to keep up with life and a running a legit charity like this?

NS: We support charities, but we are not a charity ourselves - we call ourselves a ‘social enterprise.’Balancing NOPESISTERS NopeSisters: It was hugely surprising and felt with our other jobs (barista and actor) surreal when people from overseas, outside has been a big learning experience and our friends and family, wanted the tees, and often involves a great deal of juggling. began to ask for The day-tothem. We are literally day of our work still working out of a involves logistically bedroom office and organising the t-shirt social media has orders, replying to been an incredible customer enquiries, tool for us in order social media and to connect with planning new ways to people worldwide. promote the t-shirts as well as regularly C: For the keeping in touch uninitiated, can with our partner you sum up what charities. It has been NOPESISTERS amazing for us that is about? NOPESISTERS has grown organically NS: It’s about creating something cool and and because of the success of the Mastectotees, wearable, which has a strong purpose behind we figured out that the model could work for it - to raise money and awareness for charities new tee designs and ideas. We then had to which we personally care about. That’s why our search for perfect charity partners - which by-line is ‘making dope stuff for a good cause’. have real personal connection for us. That’s

C: You’ve expanded your range past the ‘M aste cto Te e’ to your ‘NOPE’ tee - What’s next for NOPESISTERS? NS: We have just released our next tee, which will give money to a group supporting young women tackle the increasing unaffordability cost of menstrual products, which are still ridiculously taxed as ‘luxury items’. We are teaming up with a couple of awesome Massey University students Olie Body and Marie Larking of MAUSA who have a start-up not-for-profit called Wā

collective. A survey they conducted on campus, found that 1 in 3 women had missed university days because they could not afford menstrual products. The Wā Collective was formed because these two women no longer wanted access to affordable menstrual products, to be a barrier to students attending classes. They began with a trial sale of sponsored subsidised menstrual cups at the Massey and Victoria University’s campuses. They sold out of 100 cups - which are also recyclable and affordable - almost immediately. Huge demand, and obviously a big success. Wā Collective’s mission is to give tertiary students access to affordable menstrual products on university campuses. We will give them profits from our new design‘The Period.’ tee to subsidise more menstrual cups for more tertiary students. Eventually we hope this will expand into secondary school students as well. C: Any inspiring words for UC students who might want to follow suit and start their own brand? NS: NOPESISTERS just started with a t-shirt design and social media accounts. If you are incredibly passionate about your idea, chances are other people will be too. Honestly, the biggest piece of advice we can offer would just be to give it a go, and never be afraid to make mistakes. Even if your idea doesn’t work out, the learning gained will be invaluable. Also, human interpersonal contact is so important, and you should never lose sight of the high value of all the personal experiences and connections you already have. We wouldn’t be where we are without the incredible support of our family and friends. EMAIL - nopesistersclothing@gmail.com INSTAGRAM - @NOPESISTERSCLOTHING FACEBOOK - NOPESISTERS Wā Collective: facebook.com/wacollectiveorg/

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THE F-WORD Episode 6

Congratulations to Jacinda Ardern, the new leader of the NZ Labour Party! What wasn’t new, unfortunately, was the line of questions thrown at her about future family plans. We won’t explain here why that is - of course - an unacceptable thing to ask a person applying for any kind of job, as Jacinda Ardern did that so well herself. But it made us think of questions that are almost only asked of women, and that reinforce sexist stereotypes. Here are 5 real-life examples: 1: ‘Are you planning on having children soon?’ - see above, or google Jacinda Ardern 2: ‘What’s your relationship status?’ - fine to ask if you want to flirt, it’s an appropriate situation for that and they seem keen, but in most situations, this is none of your business 3: ‘Would you consider dressing less sexy to be less distracting?’ - this has been suggested about female PMs before, and no, it’s not women’s

4: ‘Why aren’t you smiling more’ - research shows that women in general smile more than men. The fact that they are still asked this shows an assumption that women should always seem more approachable and friendly than men 5: ‘Tell us about your outfit’ - unless you are interviewing someone for your style blog, just don’t - please.

21 ELEPHANTS I listen to a lot of podcasts. One of the reasons I love them so much is because in a past life (figuratively speaking) I was the breakfast host on the UC student radio station RDU 98.5FM. I love the places you can go when you close your eyes and open your earholes. And podcasts are defiantly “on trend” right now. This means anyone with a crappy microphone has started fantasising about starting their own. “Honestly, my friends and I have such great conversations all the time!” people tell me “I reckon’ people would just love

to listen to us dribble on for hours on end. We should make a podcast!” My advice to such suggestions is usually: “No it isn’t, no they don’t, and no you shouldn’t.” So I groaned inside when last month a good friend of mine from Wellington suggested we started a podcast together. Scottie Reeve has been nominated as NZer of the year, he’s a social entrepreneur that starts cafes to help young people get on the job ladder (www. stories.co.nz) and he’s just published an incredible book called ‘21 Elephants’. His book explores faith, doubt, mental health, justice and community. It’s funny, confronting, brutal and ruthlessly honest. Infact it was so good it made me both love him and loathe him simultaneously for his talent. So against my better judgement I caved to his idea, and last month Scottie came totown for a week. Every night we sat in my office with a heater recording a conversation about his book. “Bro – just don’t get your hopes up of being a podcast super star.” Last week he called me up. “You know how you said no-one would listen to our podcast? Well guess who’s #1 on the NZ itunes spirituality charts? We’re even #58 on the entire NZ charts! Mate, today we’re more popular than Ricky Gervais!” So if you want to give it a whirl, check out the podcast at 21elephants.co.nz. I’d love to hear your thoughts. spanky.moore@gmail.com

Research Spotlight

MAPPING KAIKOURA

any University of Canterbury students have taken the pilgrimage down the South Islands east coast on their way to Christchurch to begin their studies. Kaikoura is a natural stopping point in the trip; Approximately half way between Picton and Christchurch, and with some of the most stunning scenery you’ll see in New Zealand, it’s an ideal resting place before continuing onwards. For me as a student at Canterbury, and for many others visitors to New Zealand, Kaikoura is a special place. However, on November last year however, the route was been completely cut off. On November 14th, slightly after midnight, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake was felt across New Zealand. The earthquake caused more than 100 slips along the coastal road which leads to Kaikoura, and the rail tracks were twisted to the point where they could not be used. To those who felt it in Christchurch, the quake felt very different to the usual aggressive brand of the port hills fault. It had a slow rolling feel, and it lurched and swayed for an two entire minutes. Many of you may not know, It is actually considered one of the most complex earthquakes ever recorded, and is being intensely studied by many geological organisations in and outside of New Zealand. Naturally the Department of Geological Sciences here at the University of Canterbury has been in the mix here, and has out in the field taking measurements ever since it occurred. The initial quake, and the series of aftershocks, travelled through more than 170 km of fault system, causing an uplifts of up to eight metres in some places. The uplift is rather extreme, areas of the seabed around Kaikoura have even been pushed above the ocean! The

The Kaikoura coastline in 2011. Large sections of coastline have now been raised out of the sea by the Nov. 2016 Earthquake.

uplifts are so large they have even been mapped using orbiting satellites. The way the quakes and aftershocks propagated along the fault system is one of topics of interest for geologists. There are interesting quirks to the way it cascaded from fault to fault, sometimes skipping larger and older faults in favour of newer faults. The University has been mapping out new faults and measuring the changes to pre-existing faults in the area south of Kaikoura, near Waiau. This data is being used to work on predicting the magnitude, and danger of earthquakes occurring in the future, which is critical for our preparation for them. The road from Christchurch to Kaikoura is open now, and in the next month or so, the rail system from Picton to Christchurch will be operational again. With any luck, the road won’t be too far away either. Businesses in Kaikoura, have struggled without the through traffic, and I’m sure the road opening could not come fast enough for them. Would you like your honours, masters, or PhD research featured in CANTA? Get in touch at info@ucgsa.org

Raised seabed in Kaikoura as a result of the November earthquake.

H a r d ya r d s outbreak happens. What makes this film a classic: ‘Shaun of the Dead’ is a revolutionary film. I feel it is one of the greatest zombie comedies of the 21st century. Most people who made zombie films before this movie wanted to take zombies seriously. This film empathized with the zombies and had fun with them. It annihilated them as well as let them eat humans. It was a win-win situation for both humans and zombies. No zombie will protest after seeing this film whereas there is an extreme possibility that they could want some of the other zombie films to be banned because of their unsympathetic portrayal of these exotic creatures.

The UC Film Club put in the hours watching classic ‘must watch films’ so that you can pretend you are cultured. Movie details: Shaun of the Dead (2004) Why should I pretend I’ve seen this film? When you are as bored and immature in life as I am , you would want a zombie apocalypse to happen to turn things around. Killing zombies and getting killed by them is the greatest way to conquer your boredom. This film is a dummy’s guide to rejuvenate yourself. Infect your friends, turn them into zombies and then try destroying them before they destroy you. One sentence sum up of the plot: Shaun is a good-for-nothing slacker who realizes that his life is not so unworthy after all when a zombie

Give us some facts about this movie I can impress someone with: A lot of people including me have presumed this film to be a parody or spoof of the original ‘Dawn of the Dead’ film that released in 1978 and its remake that released in 2004. However you have to understand that this is an absolutely independent film written by Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg. Coincidentally it released just a couple of weeks after the remake of the ‘Dawn of the Dead’ but this film has absolutely nothing to do with that film. Yes, to a certain extent it makes

fun of some of the ancient zombie films of the 20th century but that is where it draws the referencing line. Also a lot of people think that this is Edgar Wright’s first directorial venture. No, it is not. He had directed a spoof of the Clint Eastwood film ‘A Fistful of Dollars’ called ‘A Fistful of Fingers’ that had released in 1995. That film was a classic in its own right. But ‘Shaun of the Dead’ was the first film of the Cornetto trilogy. He directed two more films starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost called ‘Hot Fuzz’ and ‘At World’s End’ and all these three films featured Cornetto ice-creams !!!!!!!!!! Controversial or alternate theory on the storyline: The movie does not explain how the zombie apocalypse happens in the first place. So did the outbreak really happen or was the whole movie a figment of Shaun’s imagination is for us to decide. But don’t worry. This film is not as cliched as I am making it sound. It is unconventional because besides being funny, it is one of the best romantic zombie comedies that has seen the light of the day Does this movie enjoy cult status? Every Edgar Wright film that has released in the 21st century has enjoyed cult status. This movie, just like the zombies in it, will remain immortal. Humans and zombies in the coming centuries are bound to appreciate its cinematic splendour. By Reo Roy

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RDU Round Up 2017 - Grand Final Saturday 29 July, Darkroom Review by Ben Sinclair

Following transportation issues which resulted in a reduced (but still, excellent) Darkspace festival (Ed’s note: see Issue #9) I was feeling the thirst for another excellent night at the Darkroom. Christchurch’s premier band competition, the RDU Round Up 2017 Grand Final was the excellent quencher, featuring five bands (Nervous Jerk, CONTACT ROCK, Sunset Synth, Mako Road and EgoValve). Sunset Synth kicked off the event with a dedicated tribute to the synth-pop sounds which dominated airwaves in the 1980s, complete with digital drum pads and an air aerobics routine (!). Channeling equal part Ultravox and Flight of Conchords, Sunset Synth started the night with unmatched enthusiasm. Egovalve followed with a howling set of blues inspired garage-rock with effortless precision. Fans of Ty Segall, the

White Stripes and the psychedelic-garage revival owe it to themselves to catch this band at the next opportunity. The middle act of the night was none other than UC’s Mako Road. Mako provided an excellent mix of classic covers and originals all in their distinct brand of tightly focused reggae rock which won them direct entry to RDU finals as winners of the TuneSoc Battle of the Bands. In juxtaposition to UC’s favourite durry boys, Control Rock followed with an open jam set. Comprised of alumni of the Christchurch scene including members of Brian Tamaki and the Kool Aid Kids and Salad Boys the band’s pedigree shined through despite their minimal amount of rehearsal. The final band and winner of 2017’s Round Up were the ear shattering trio Nervous Jerk. Tight song structure, distinct attitude and a bit of crowd/band aggression seemed to be the winning formula on the night. The moral of the night being: if you see any of these bands on the bill in the future - catch them. And bring ear plugs.

SUMMER THIEVES

aised in Dunedin, Summer Thieves are the perfect “melting pot of reggae, hip-hop, rock, and funk”. Having opened for bands such as Sticky Fingers, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and Katchafire, shows that these guys definitely know their stuff. In celebration of their debut album Warped coming out, I had a chat with the band’s keyboardist, Angus, to get to know a little more about them. CANTA: You all met in Dunedin, how did you get to know each other and form a band? Angus: Long story short, we went to high school together in south Dunedin, Kings high school. We were all different years, we all spread over four years. I guess that’s the short story, we don’t want to go longer than that.

C: Can that also be credited to all the famous bands you’ve opened for and toured with? A: Yeah, I guess so. We’re not trying to copy them, but we definitely just want to learn how they do things. C: Who’s been your favourite to tour with?

C: You’re currently all based in Auckland?

A: That’s a hard one (laughs). For me personally, we first toured with Katchafire and that was crazy because their first album came out when I was 12 and they were my idols. So that was a cool experience meeting them. Sticky Fingers were so much fun too.

A: Yeah! We’re all based in different areas.

C: When you’re writing do you have any space you like to be in?

C: Since you moved there, have you written music with any New Zealand artists?

A: Yeah well I guess all the songs are formed differently. I like more of the production things, so I come up with a beat and it could be on my laptop at home or jamming randomly. We all start them differently, and we bring it to the table to see where it goes from there. Jake the singer will come up with something and the chord progression, then we bring it to the band and shape it together.

A: We started recording the album about three years ago now. It’s been a bit of a process. We had our first session down in Dunedin. We were in the studio for about a week. We recorded about eight songs, then we finished a few of them, then we went back to the studio the next year and recorded another four. We’ve just been mixing it over the last three years. The sound changed, and we wanted to capture that. It’s been a long process. We’ve been writing new songs, and we’ll be getting onto the next album soon. C: Would you say that three years ago when you first started writing the album, the music you’ve written has changed? A: Yeah, heaps really. When we first started recording we’d never recorded properly. We’d recorded by ourselves, but we learnt a lot more over the years. Our whole sound changed, we’re still reggae but we’ve brought on so many more influences. C: Do those influences come from music you’ve listened to at the time of recording? Have there been any situations that have made your music you’ve written change? A: Actually, I’m not sure. I guess it’s from our experiences, and people we’ve played with and things that have happened. I think touring with different bands. All of us matured a lot too. Music we like is a big factor.

C: Your single “Love is lost” had such a big reception, with over 240,000 plays on Spotify. Does that overwhelm you or do you find it motivates you more to create good music? A: I guess it’s both, at first it was weird like people knew our songs. But then it was great, you know? This is why we do what we do. You can really tell when we play that live people really know it in comparison to other songs. People always ask to hear it. C: What can we expect from Warped? A: I guess the name sums it up. Its really like a journey and shows different parts of ourselves. Theres reggae, but then theres also rock and hip hop. It’s a mixed bag. Interview by Wajd El-Matary

DOUBLE DATE EDITION! TH E BOY’S SI DES BOY #1

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After downing some beer and grabbing some wine from the super, we made our way down to Spags. The walk gave us time to deliberate on how we will decide who is paired with who. We thought it would be better just feel the situation out. We get there slightly early, but we aren’t waiting long, however we were confused when three girls walk in and start walking towards us. Their friend quickly realised we were their date and scurried off, which just leaves the four of us. They were both stunning ladies. The conversation instantly sparked by our Spags vouchers and how it meant we were definitely not spending it all on pizza. To their surprise, we were planning on going to The Foundry after the date. This got one of the girls to explain how she hasn’t missed a single MONO the last two years. It looked like we were going to have a chill time. Having four people on the date helped as there was always someone talking, meaning we didn’t have to deal with any awkward silences. As the date came to a close, we downed our pints which didn’t go as planned as the others quickly ran to the toilet to have a quick vom. We headed to The Foundry to hopefully continue the date, but only one of the girls was there, and was a bit preoccupied with some other guys throughout the night. Seeing as she never misses MONO, maybe we will see you next time. Cheers for the date! Thanks CANTA for a good night.

After being stood up on my first attempt at Lucky Dip, I must admit I was rather anxious the second time round. After waiting a short time, they both walked in with their ride down who quickly left us four to our date. They were both remarkable and I could tell that a lot of stops were pulled for this night. We could also see that one took advice from earlier Lucky Dips and was a wee bit sloshed while the other one wasn’t. Regardless of this, yarns were staring to be strung. We decided early on that we would make the most out of our couple hundy (cheers CANTA). As the night grew older and the drinks came and went, the less I remember. I do remember that going to The Foundry after was on the table. After those two bottles of wine, and downing that last pint to leave for The Foundry (then almost being the second one to vom in the Spags bathroom) we parted ways. We all agreed to meet back up later in the night, however after a few unseen events we got there later than anticipated and the moment passed. Cheers again CANTA for making this one of the better dates I’ve had this year and for all the effort you put in. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed myself that night, and a round two would be a good time.

T H E G I R L’ S S I D E S First impressions count. However…what we spotted first at Spagalimis wasn’t the two men, but the two bottles of wine already on the table. What a treat. We introduced ourselves, but their names literally went in one ear and out the other. This lead to some awkward pauses throughout the night. Once we had both realised they weren’t our type and that we were more interested in the food and drinks than them, that’s when the wines started flowing. Two hours and nine glasses later, one of us started chanting, signalling that it was time to go and time to scull the remainder of the beers. We said our goodbyes and headed to our beloved Foundry for a groove, where they had hoped to see us later. Although not for us, if anyone is interested, I hear one of them works in a bar and may even have a love child over in Australia, a nd the other has about 20 slits in his eyebrows for losing a rather crude and overly confident bet.

But don’t get me wrong, these boys know how to talk, so they will tell you all about it, plus some. One spread a rumour that we got together in the toilets, but he only wishes he was that lucky. All in all, it was a good night, not ially g ’s s p e c A n a nice pair of guys i e t h p, e C A N T but not for us. s om g u

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