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CONTENTS No. 3 3. ANU Accommodation - Maddalena Easterbrook 3. Counseling Centre Expansion Highlights Budget Tensions - Anna Kaufmann 4. Hockey’s Claims ‘Bullshit’; Plibersek at ANU - Jacob Ingram 5. Higher Education Reform: What’s The Deal? - Ben Ye 5. ANU team goes to China for Regional Round in $1M Hult Prize - Waheed Jayhoon 6. Chancevicellator
- Danby 8. Art School PHD Candidate Wins $20k - Waheed Jayhoon 8. CommonYouth Australia Launch - Georgia Eccles 9. The State of Food - Kat Cheng
10. Caulfield
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11. An Inquisitive Student’s Visit to Italian & Sons - Cordelia To 11. Little Peter Rabbit Had a Very Runny Nose - Imogen Brown
12. 50 Shades of Dangerous - Ellen Trevanion 13. 65 Years of Woroni Lift-Out. 14. Woroni: Then & Now - Roxanne Missingham 16. Ghosts of Woroni, Past Present & Future - Cam Wilson 18. Age Is Just A Number, Student Journalism Over the Years - Jeevan Haikerwal 20. The Renegades of Rhythm - Isaac Dugdale
20. Are You Human? - James Ansell 21. Anna Meares: Newest Australian World Beater - Zach Mackey 21. Should We Really Be So Surprised About Cocaine Use In the NRL? - Callum Fryer
23. Dumpster Diving in Canberra: An Ethical Movement - Odette Shenfield
24. Adventures of Canberra Girl In Qatar - Anna Kaufmann 25. Campus Style 27. The Pot Page 27. The Sound of ANU. 28. Please Download the App. We had to mulch the Amazon this week.
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CAMPUS NEWS ANU ACCOMMODATION: “A TIGHT SITUATION” CAMPUS NEWS
MADDALENA EASTERBROOK, NEWS CORRESPONDENT
The ANU has had to place first-year students into postgraduate housing in order to meet the university’s accommodation guarantee. It is alleged that the university guaranteed 60 places more than what was available, despite cuts to the percentage of returning residents accepted by halls and colleges. Manager of ANU Accommodation Services, Dale Brosnahan, has told Woroni that “it was very tight with the guarantee this year because we did have a reasonably high rate of people accepting their accommodation offer but we certainly did make the guarantee.” Nine days before O-Week commenced, an email from ANU Accommodation was sent to new students who were yet to be placed in guaranteed accommodation.
COUNSELING
It read “…we are in a very tight situation with almost all of our accommodation locations being full.”
given the option to be placed in a self-catered room in either Packard Wing in Bruce Hall or Laurus Wing in Ursula Hall.
Students were given the option to share a double room with another person in either Davey Lodge or Kinloch Lodge at an additional discount of $100 per week to overcome the problem.
First-year resident in Laurus Wing, Shelley Zhou, said, ‘my first choice was actually Burton and Garran, I wanted self-catered accommodation and I expected that if I didn’t get B&G I would get Fenner or another undergraduate hall. Instead I have Laurus Wing, which is selfcatered, so that bit is fulfilled, it’s just a matter of being very separate.’
First year resident Cat Muggeridge had applied to Unilodge in the hope of securing a single room. “I really wanted my own place where I could cook my own food… I wasn’t happy about [being placed in a share apartment]”. Muggeridge, along with other students who requested self-catered accommodation, was
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The ANU Accommodation Services Manager justified these placements by saying “we use all the available beds out of our accommodation range to make sure we meet the guarantee; nobody was displaced. We have postgraduate and... Continued on Page. 4
EXPANSION
HIGHLIGHTS BUDGET TENSIONS CAMPUS NEWS
The ANU Counselling Centre has been officially scheduled for expansion, as announced by ANUSA President Ben Gill on 19th February 2015. ANUSA, alongside the ANU Counselling Centre, was successful in securing funds from Student Services and Amenities Fees (SSAF) negotiations for the renovation of the Centre. The planning stage is anticipated to occur over the next few weeks, with work expected to be completed over Winter break. The expansion will see the Counselling Centre engage two to three additional clinical psychology interns, resulting in 200-300 additional hours a week of counselling available for students of the ANU. With university students more likely to develop mental health problems than any other age group, and less likely to be able to access mental health services, an expansion of the Centre is an essential step forward in improving the mental health and wellbeing services available to students.
ANNA KAUFMANN
However, one concern that has resulted from the recent announcement is the fact that the money for this expansion has come from negotiations secured by ANUSA, and not from the University itself. This brings into the spotlight the ability of ANU to provide basic services, such as mental health and wellbeing services to the students of the university. The funds from SSAF were agreed to by the Student Associations and the University, but it is reported that all noted that ideally, the project would have been funded centrally. ANUSA President Ben Gill stated a project of a nature would ideally receive central funding. He noted, however, that “the current budget situation of of the ANU does not allow for such works to be completed”. “Funding through SSAF allows for the benefit to be realised in a much shorter time frame than the University can offer”. Gill also stated that while the expansion of the Counselling Centre is a significant step forward,
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there is still more to do in improving the mental health and wellbeing of students. “It is not just about providing reactionary or crisis supports”, Gill stated, “it is looking at mental health and wellbeing holistically and recognising the importance of prevention, early intervention and building resilience as a key means to fostering a mentally healthy community.”
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HOCKEY’S CLAIMS ‘BULLSHIT’ PLIBERSEK AT ANU CAMPUS NEWS
JACOB INGRAM, DEPUTY EDITOR IN CHIEF
Tanya Plibersek recently gave a harsh assessment of the foreign aid policies of the Abbott Government and expressed serious concern about the future of foreign aid in Australia during a forum held at the ANU, while expressing her support for the world’s wealthy nations to agree collectively on foreign aid budget targets of 0.7% of Gross National Income.
on his first contact with foreign aid, having lived in Malaysia and Indonesia during his childhood. Leigh explained how the “experience of living alongside people whose living standards are so much lower than our own” made him passionate about alleviating poverty. He went on to state that while the best reasons for giving foreign aid were selfless ones, there were also significant benefits for Australia in giving foreign aid, such as regional stability and trade.
The Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party and Shadow Foreign Minister, along with the Member for Fraser Andrew Leigh were the guest speakers at the foreign aid forum held at ANU’s Haydon-Allen Tank lecture theatre. The full house audience warmly received the two frontbenchers. The question and answer forum, hosted by ANU Labor Students Club, saw the two Labor MPs being questioned by students from the floor along with members of the public, including former foreign aid workers. In addition to foreign aid, some time was spent discussing the budget as well as the current Australian political climate. During Leigh’s opening statement, he reflected
Both panel members highlighted stark contrasts between Australia and other countries, namely the United Kingdom, where a Conservative Government has kept the rate of foreign aid at 0.7% of GNI despite the British economy being sluggish in comparison to that of Australia. The Liberal Government is on target to cut foreign aid to a rate of 0.22% of GNI by 2017, according to ANU’s Development Policy Centre.
“Joe Hockey’s argument about the state of the budget is, technically speaking, bullshit”. She then gave a passionate defence of Labor’s handling of the Global Financial Crisis: “I will never apologise for spending that money to keep 200,000 jobs and prevent a generation of people being unemployed.” When questioned on whether Labor would restore the stand alone aid agency AusAID, Plibersek stated that Labor was committed to ensuring that there was a qualified cohort of foreign aid specialists working for the government to ensure that foreign aid money is spent well where it is needed. Jacob Ingram is the Deputy Editor in Chief of Woroni, a General Representative at ANUSA, and a member of the Australian Labor Party.
Perhaps the highlight of the event was Plibersek’s response to a question about whether Australia could viably borrow money to give to poorer countries as foreign aid considering the current state of the budget. Plibersek’s response to this was that the budget is not in a state that should be considered perilous, exclaiming that
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CAMPUS NEWS
MADDALENA EASTERBROOK, NEWS CORRESPONDENT
undergraduate students scattered throughout all of our accommodation, more graduate focussed locations such as Toad Hall even has undergraduate students in it.” However, concern has been raised about firstyear students living in postgraduate housing with some attributing the problem to ANU’s guarantee accommodation. Jacqueline Lange, a third-year Bruce Hall resident, said, “If ANU didn’t make a blanket guarantee when they don’t have the beds to uphold that guarantee then this wouldn’t have happened; and this is in spite them saying “we’re going to make all the halls and colleges take in less returning students this year to cope with the rising number of first years”…” Roshan Dalpadado, a fourth-year resident in Packard Wing Bruce Hall, believes that these first-year students will miss out on experiencing college life due to placement in a room separate to the undergraduate community.
“When you’re in Bruce Hall catered you get to mingle with people during meal times because meal times are set and people get to meet each other on a constant basis so can socialise on a more personal level and get to be more involved in Bruce Hall community,” said Dalpadado. While living in postgraduate housing, Zhou has had to be especially proactive so as to meet people and be included in sports and other social events. ‘Because I am not in main wing, there is a bit of a problem with me nominating to go for first year rep… so I didn’t put in a nomination because it was just too difficult,’ said Zhou. But not all first-year residents share the same experience of living in ‘postgraduate’ areas of residential halls. “I’ve had a lot of people come up to me and be like: “it’s so sad that you’ve been put in Packard, how do you feel not being in catered” and I’m
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like “this is way better” because I couldn’t get down to the dining hall by seven to nine every morning… so it has worked out really well,” said Muggeridge. The Registrar Student Life, Ms Lynda Mathey has advised “the University is conscious of housing pressure for students, and is seeking to juggle the demands of a high rate of returners with the needs of incoming students. There is a need to build more accommodation, an option the University is currently actively exploring.” ANU Accommodation were able to place all students who were guaranteed accommodation on-campus and have not received any complaints or negative feedback regarding the allocation of rooms.
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HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM:
WHAT ‘S THE DEAL?
CAMPUS NEWS
Deregulation is back. The second Higher Education and Research Reform Bill has just passed through the House of Representatives and is now being read for a second time in the Senate. On the last occasion, the Senate voted down the bill by an extremely close margin of 33-31. The second Bill was introduced a mere day after the first was thrown out. The Government has been working relentlessly in trying to secure crossbench supports via incorporating crucial amendments. Although Labor and the Greens continue their objection to a Bill that leads to “$100,000 degrees and a new student tax”, it needs the support of six more third-party senators for the Bill to be passed.
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So what exactly has changed? For one, your student loan will remain indexed to the Consumer Price Index rather than the ten year Treasury bond rate. No need to worry if you want to take another gap year after graduation or do some volunteering – your student debt (although it may still be a lot higher than it currently is) will not grow over time (inflation adjusted).
be seen as a welcome change to the Bill.
However, as those who oppose the Bill suggest, the overall thrust of the package remains the same. Fee deregulation is still going ahead, and student debt is still likely to increase. However, it has been argued that some a potential increase in fees would be outweighed by improved Furthermore, there is an indexation quality of education and that grants pause on your debts if you are the and scholarships will be introduced primary carer of a child under five to help the disadvantaged students. and earn a moderate income. You effectively get a discount on your debt Importantly the Bill grants discretion if you have a child. There is also the to the Minister of Education, currently assurance that your deregulated fee Christopher Pyne, as to the quantity (and therefore debt) will not be higher of grants and scholarships awarded than what full fee-paying students are each year to the universities and paying. All of these measures could students. This additional power
afforded to the Minister would usurp legal guidelines and limitations for those grants. It is important to consider whether we would like to entrust this responsibility to Ministerial discretion that is otherwise unencumbered by legislative limitation or public scrutiny. There are obvious pros and cons to the package, which may be observed from a close reading of the Bill, the Second reading speech, or the Bill Digest (shorter than your average class reading) available on the Parliament website.
ANU TEAM GOES TO CHINA FOR REGIONAL ROUND IN
$1M HULT PRIZE
CAMPUS NEWS Finding a way to provide sustainable, high quality education access to the ten million children that live in urban slums is a daunting challenge. Convincing a panel of internationally renowned judges that this solution is the best amongst 500 different ideas is even harder. However, for the group of ANU students who have made it to the regional final in the prestigious $1 million Hult Prize, this is exactly what they must do. The ANU Team, which is comprised entirely of students from the Crawford School of Public Policy, will be departing for Shanghai, China to compete in the regional round on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th March against 39 other finalists. Host cities for other regional finals include Boston, San Francisco, London, and Dubai. At the event, they will have only five minutes to convince the judges that
WAHEED JAYHOON, NEWS CORRESPONDENT their solution merits start-up funding. Following this, one winning team from each host city will progress to the final round of the competition. Ultimately, the winner of the Hult Prize will receive USD$1 million from Former US President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Foundation to assist in the implementation of their plan.
the problems currently urbanized areas.
affecting
“Our project is called MoboKiddo. We are trying to address early education issues for underprivileged children by utilising technology inside of a bus. This project is a business model where the children could learn together not only through technology, “Our team strongly believes that but also by emphasising elements of education is the foremost right to volunteerism, peer-to-peer review every single child in the world and and traditional games,” she said. therefore we have full spirit to tackle this year’s challenge,” said Olivia This is the fourth year in a row that Purba, the ANU team leader. Purba the ANU has been represented at is currently undertaking a Master the regional stage in the Hult Prize of Environmental Management and Challenge. This is the first year that Development diploma. all members of the team are from the Crawford School of Public Policy. Given that their idea is still open to speculation from judges, Purba could Joining Purba are her Crawford School not share the specifics of their plan. classmates; Thet Zaw, Muhammad However she is confident that it will Farhan Akhtar, Xavier Flores Aguirre, be an effective venture into solving and recent graduate Ashutosh
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Mani Dixit. Financial assistance was provided by the Crawford School and the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. All students are currently studying under the Australia Awards Scholarship Program, which is administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This scholarship program provides opportunities for people from developing countries to undertake full time undergraduate or postgraduate study at the ANU. The students are from Pakistan, Indonesia, Nepal, Myanmar and Ecuador.
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Danby - Chancevicellator, 2015
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ART SCHOOL PHD CANDIDATE WINS $20K CAMPUS NEWS
WAHEED JAYHOON, NEWS CORRESPONDENT
ANU School of Art PhD candidate Erica Seccombe has won the inaugural $20,000 Paramor Prize for Art and Innovation earlier this month, for her work “Virtual Life” (pictured). Her winning work, currently exhibited at the Sydney Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre until Sunday 15th March, is a large ink jet print created using the ANU School of Art’s Inkjet Research Facility.
really lucky to be part of this research.” in Australia and overseas, and I’ve exhibited my studio research Seccombe said that the tomography regularly,” she said. and Drishti were almost analogous to x-rays and CAT scans taken in Seccombe also presented her work at hospitals, except that in this case, TEDxCanberra 2014. hundreds of of scans from different angles were captured to create a single “It had been incredibly rewarding 3D image. Additionally, images could but very challenging at the same be compressed over several days to time, particularly as I’m a parent and create a 3-dimensional time lapse. partner,” she admitted.
“Virtual Life” is a solvent print on a 1.2 metre tall by 2.4 long reflective aluminium composite board. This reflective surface not only gives the print a 3-dimensional effect, but also allows the viewer to see a reflection of themselves. In order to produce this effect, Seccombe worked closely with the ANU Department of Applied Mathematics as part of her PhD candidacy.
The innovative use of this technology, and the inclusion of scientific techniques, has made Seccombe’s print unique. In the centre of “Virtual Life” is a time-lapsed image of bean seeds that had been germinating inside the tomography scanner for several days, “something that has not been attempted before with this science,” Seccombe said.
“The work is inspired by my use of 3D micro-computed x-ray tomography (Micro-CT), which was developed at the ANU, and a custom designed volumetric exploration software called Drishti. This was done at the ANU Department of Applied Mathematics, as they are international leaders in this field of research,” she said. “Drishti, which means ‘insight’ in Sanskrit, has also been developed at the ANU by Dr Ajay Limaye. So it is all happening here at the ANU. I’ve been
“I don’t think many ANU people outside of a visual art discipline realise what an amazing facility and resource the School of Art is. They don’t see how important it is to have a full suite of working studios across “This print is about collaborative a broad range of disciplines and how research practice at the ANU, not just this contributes to Australia’s society about my own work as an individual. on a whole range of levels.” It’s really a model on how the ANU should be promoting collaborative research practices between Schools and Colleges and disciplines,” Seccombe said. Seccombe completed the work has part of her PhD. “I’ve worked really hard… I’ve published and written papers, created and coordinated symposiums, presented my own research at numerous conferences
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“But the HDR (Higher Degree by Research) program at the School of Art is incredibly supportive. I’d recommend it to anyone.”
AUSTRALIA
GEORGIA ECCLES
Post PhD, Seccombe is looking to the future. “I’ve been offered the most amazing opportunity to work at the Natural History Museum in London with their scientific visualization laboratory,” she said. The Natural History Museum is one of the few other internationally recognized bodies that deal with the MicroCT and Drishti. “I’m really looking forward to it and hope that some great work will come out of it.” The Paramor Prize commemorates the life of the late Wendy Paramor, one of Australia’s most loved and celebrated female modern artists. Paramor died at the age of 37, with a large portion of her works now residing at the Powerhouse Arts Centre. While 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of her death, the prize aims to encourage inspiration and modernism within artistic thinking. Seccombe’s work was chosen as the most innovative exploration of art amongst 40 other finalists.
Erica Seccombe, Virtual Life, Ink-jet print on composite board with a mirrored metal veneer.
LAUNCH
On Friday 27th March, CommonYouth Australia was launched at the ANU Centre of China in the World, cementing the new initiative as a platform for youth to engage with the values of the Commonwealth.
A common theme throughout the panelists’ remarks was the importance of including young people in the decision-making processes for global social change.
Founded by ANU students Nishant Rao, Monica Dalton and Carys Atkinson, the organisation’s primary objective is to correct the perception amongst youth that the Commonwealth is no longer relevant in today’s global community.
Wu, who is also the founding member of Global Shapers Melbourne Hub, spoke to the value of using one’s initiative to seek out opportunities. “[Taking initiative] enables students to overcome the primary boundaries of limited funding and less established networks to exercise their right to community participation”.
They aim to do this by educating students of the importance of the Commonwealth as a forum for global social change.
Similarly, John highlighted the importance of not being mainstream and being content with creating your own space. “If you can’t find a way through the front door; find a window or a back door.”
This was emphasised by Rao during Friday night’s opening address. “With 60% of the Commonwealth’s population across 53 countries being under the age of 30, it’s pivotal for the Commonwealth’s continued success that youth are aware of, and engaged in, its role.”
Wijewickrema spoke of her own journey to establishing youth-empowerment through GG’s Flowers; a florist creating equality in the workforce by employing people with disabilities.
The CommonYouth committee also took time to outline the organisation’s upcoming events. Monthly themes orient CommonYouth’s event calendar and include topics such as health, freedom of expression, democracy, access to education and gender equality. Trips to embassies, meet-and-greet events as well as round-table discussions are just several of the proposed ideas to engage young people in learning about the Commonwealth.
The panelists urged the audience to be involved in organisations that provide opportunities for them to serve their communities. And with partner institutions across the globe, CommonYouth Australia certainly seems to facilitate that opportunity. More information on CommonYouth Australia can be found on their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CommonYouthAUS) or Twitter page (https://twitter.com/CommonYouthAU).
A highlight of the evening was the panel of exceptional speakers comprised of the Oxfam Australia Board of Directors, Alan Wu, 2014 Australian Youth Representation to the UN, Laura John, as well as Young Canberra Citizen of the Year and Founder of GG’s Flowers, Nipuni Wijewickrema.
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THE STATE OF
FOOD WORLD FOOD
KAT CHENG
They say that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. From a biological perspective this statement is not entirely accurate. But I get the metaphor. Metaphorically, it is also a bit sexist. But I get the point. I should point out however that the point applies not only to men, or women for that matter (plenty of ladies are foodies too), but perhaps speaks to a more general point about the human condition. This column is about the various links between cuisine and the national character of human societies. This week will start with a cursory examination of Italian food. For many, the mention of Italian food brings to mind pizza and pasta. Here I should point out that Italian food offers an incredibly diverse range of offerings for the adventurous palate willing to venture off the beaten track. This diversity has geographical origins. Most cities in Italy will contain culinary gems of the specialita regionali variety for the open minded gastronomist. In the north, Verona is famed for its horsemeat. Venture towards the south, and you will find excellent seafood in Calabria. These regional differences offer a rough guide to the provincial availability and tastes of their respective areas in Italy. Some regions are landlocked and mountainous, while others are low-lying coastal areas. Variations in temperature and humidity also determine regional produce. Here it is worth noting that the general philosophy underlying cooking in Italy leans towards the use of fresh ingredients and delicate seasoning. The art of Italian cooking is premised on drawing out the natural flavours inherent in food that is locally available without overly distorting it with too many spices. The classic pizza from Naples contains only basil, cheese, and tomatoes, without the use of decadent toppings available from pizzerias catering to Anglo tastes. Originally they were street fare for the poor labourer, quick and tasty. They also reflect the three colours of the Italian flag (green, white and red), or so the story goes. Italian regionalism also reflects Italian history. Italian unification was a relatively recent historical event, occurring in 1861. Previously Northern Italy existed primarily as either independent city states or republics and significant areas of modern Italy such as Venice and Trieste were ruled by the Hapsburgs and influenced by Austrian tastes. In the south, there is a significant amount of French, Greek and Norman influence in the food. Butter is used primarily in the north while olive oil is preferred in the south. Sicily has a curious mix of Greek, Norman, Arab and local flavours, due to the cultural exchange occurring from centuries of settlements by different peoples. An example would be the typical Sicilian arancini filled with ragu, which can also be made alla Norma, containing tomatoes and eggplant. The preservation of regional variation is partly due to the late establishment of transport links with extensive building of roads and new technology facilitating mass exchange between different areas of Italy occurring only during the post-war period. An exhaustive description of the regional cuisines would need the efforts of at least an entire book. Not to mention the staggering range of regional wines and desserts available. For now, I hope this brief introduction will provoke a more inquisitive attitude towards ‘Italian’ food. Historical legacies of geography, conquest, and trade have provided a rich cultural tradition from which to satiate the curious cook. Have a look around the internet and cookbooks to see what you can find. Buon Appétit!
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C A U L F I E L D Tame not that hot beast of thy heart, my Love, But leash it as every commoner Fears. Do mock the expectations of Sky, For in thy blood plays the throb of the Lion. Enter that world Holden never tasted, But presume not that thou art a born sage. Weigh thy noble humility at dawn, And the commodities thou shalt soon trade. Train and feed thy golden crown of burlesque, To defeat them and us, the foolish caste, To defend the force of law, with fair wit, And, to meal these souls their essence of sound. Blessed art thou, Caulfield of Capital, Beneficiary of wealth and justice, The winner of my heart, whose spirit none Can be worthy of exchange but for thee. Thus have the steel’d courage henceforth, my Love, Seal this journey as heaven directs thee, Construe the times of the Lion’s youth and age, And let this world try thy mettle, thy Love. CORDELIA TO
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Elegant. It’s a word I’ve rarely found truly applicable where Italian food is concerned, but there is no better way to describe what Italian & Sons has achieved with its pasta dishes. With its seemingly simple ingredients, easily predictable base and some of the most common pastas in the tree of pasta genus, it deftly sidesteps the banally pompous tomato sauce and lavish, often spendthrift embellishments that have littered the pasta landscape since the recorded history of Italian gastronomy in Australia. In my recent visit to this celebrated joint, I was immediately captivated by their less-ismore ethos in the making of dishes. It can hardly be said that achieving elegance in a pasta dish is an arduous task, especially when one is surrounded by the luxury of limitless and extravagant ingredients. But achieving that same elegance, with only the simplest of ingredients one could possibly imagine getting on that weekly trip to a nearby supermarket, is certainly something scarcely heard of. It is for this reason I admit with shame, that when I asked their kind waitress for the signature spaghetti alla carbonara, I naïvely expected a typical spaghetti resting in that popular base made of ham, egg and cream.
65 years ago Australia had something of a problem that has plagued generations of ANU students. In fact, Australia had over 10 billion little problems known as the European rabbit. These fecund and furry little pests were eating away at huge amounts of crops and grasslands, creating large financial losses for farmers and tough competition for the native animals. Because their burrowing loosens and erodes topsoil, rabbits prevent the growth and regrowth of many forms of native vegetation. The CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology states: “It takes less than one rabbit per hectare to prevent the successful regeneration of many native trees and shrubs.”[1] Take this single rabbit and multiply it by the 10 billion that were hopping around the country by the 1920s and the impact cannot be overestimated. Rabbit control methods had already been evolving for decades. Shooting and hunting had little effect given that rabbit numbers were already so high. The infamous rabbit proof fence was constructed in 1901 to prevent the rabbits migrating out of Western Australia. It was another fantastic flop; the bunnies had already moved in before it was constructed. Trapping and poisoning barely scratched the surface of the problem and were too time consuming and expensive. So in 1950, a new technique was attempted. A virus known to target rabbits was released into Australia. Known as the myxoma virus,
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But didn’t all the great Italian masterchefs once say “non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco”? Literally: “not all donuts come out with a hole”, or, colloquially, “life can be full of surprises”. As the pasta was served and my naïve imagination was proven wrong, the dish’s intelligent simplicity prevailed. At first glance, this spaghetti alla carbonara, a creamy, beige pasta looks like any other carbonara dish. But its unassuming colour hides something far less commonplace: the black pepper spaghetti, cured pork cheek and egg yolk. The endearing, if slightly forced classic cream sauce reinforces the wellknown sensibilities of carbonara, but the half-cooked egg yolk and savoury asparagus also keep me from getting fully absorbed in the usual character of the cream sauce. The feeling of warmth and energy is also evident in every aspect of this dish, from the clever black pepper spaghetti served straight after it is cooked, to the lovingly detailed tastes of finely piled ingredients. But its biggest success really has to be the attainment of that elegance through simplicity. Conclusion? It is quite ridiculous what good pasta dishes you can get in Canberra at the moment.
it was first discovered in South America and is spread via fleas and mosquitoes. Myxomatosis causes tumors, puffy eyes (which can lead to blindness), fever and eventual death – usually a fortnight after initial contact. At first this was immensely successful, with over 90% of rabbit populations being wiped out in some areas. Unfortunately the effect was only temporary. The bunnies that did not die had a natural resistance to the virus embedded in their DNA. Those survivors passed on their resistance to their offspring. Many generations later in the present day, only about 40% of rabbits in Australia are susceptible to the myxoma virus. Rabbits remain a major pest to crops and the environment alike, and scientists continue to seek a humane and effective solution. A promising idea is to inhibit the rapid breeding rates of rabbits, which will allow farmers a greater chance to gain control over populations through conventional shooting and trapping methods. Whether this idea will be successful or just another passage in a long history of failures to control this prolific pest remains to be seen. [1]http://www.csiro.au/Outcomes/ Safeguarding-Australia/European-Rabbits. aspx
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50 SHADES OF
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50 Shades of Grey is polarising. Most of us are perfectly happy to condemn James for her appalling misuse of the English language. Some of us are eager to point out that BDSM culture is radically different from its portrayal in the books and film and that those involved in BDSM scenes are no more traumatised or psychologically disturbed than the rest of the population. Many would argue that the end of the first book is actually a reasonable example of a woman leaving an abusive relationship, although the second book is disturbing in the way it portrays their reconciliation. It is profoundly troubling, however, that Woroni would choose to publish an article trivializing sexual assault, ridiculing consent and brushing off stalking.
The author’s first example involves Christian Grey threatening to gag and physically restrain Anastasia if she continues to resist him. They claim that this is not a rape scene – she is simply embarrassed that her feet are smelly because she’s been running. Now, I can personally attest to the fact that feet are revolting after a long period in running shoes, however there is nothing innocuous about his refusal to accept the word “no” regardless of the context. There is nothing grey about this. If you are in physical contact with someone, they ask you to stop and you refuse to do so, that is battery in civil law. In criminal law, threatening to use force or restraints is assault. No ifs, no buts, it’s a crime. If fear of restraint or violence is used to compel sex, it’s sexual assault. If, as Grey does, you break into her house first, it’s aggravated sexual assault. Anastasia’s reasons for saying no are completely irrelevant. It may be that she really was shy about foot stink but we do not know because he did not
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ask. He could not reasonably believe he had her consent. That is assault and it is inexcusable.
On the “accusation” that Christian Grey’s behavior is stalking, let’s be clear on thing – tracking her mobile phone, which he does, is stalking. It’s also an invasion of privacy. Arranging to “bump into” someone may be, as the author claims, the action of an innocent romantic, however in some cases it is stalking and grounds to file for a restraining order. You might love someone, you might be worried about them, you might be paranoid about cheating, but you cannot track their phone or their whereabouts without their consent. To make matters worse, the article refused to deal with what is clearly intimate partner violence. There are people at ANU who have experienced, are experiencing, or will experience similar relationships and there is nothing funny about it. Christian is controlling and violent. He attempts to direct Anastasia’s movements and gets angry when she talks to, or spends time with, her friends. He is manipulative and unpredictable – tender one moment and threatening the next. He displays contempt for her personal autonomy and ability to look after herself and clearly disregards her when she says no. These are classic signs of abuse, whether the author is willing to acknowledge it or not. Sexual assault, domestic abuse, stalking – these are all loaded terms. But they are also matters of fact and law. They are legally defined and when they are not understood people get hurt, people end up in court and lives are ruined. 50 Shades of Grey is bad enough, but 12
ignorant flippancy is worse. There is no excuse for publishing articles offering “commentary” on these issues without fact checking and the black and white law is not hard to find. Trite opinions and attempts at humor in this context can cause intense trauma, perpetuate abuse cycles and mislead those who genuinely do not know the law. It is high time our student voice published information rather than entertainment that could be funny - if it wasn’t so dangerous. Domestic Violence Crisis Service - 6280 0900 1800 RESPECT
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Canberra Rape Crisis Centre - 6247 2525 Service Assisting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault - 6247 2525 The Board of Editors of ANU Student Media acknowledges the issues raised in the above article. ANU Student Media has always embraced diversity of opinion. Our purpose is to be a voice for all members of the ANU community regardless of their background or circumstance. We unconditionally support our published authors and contributors who are the linchpin of our organisation. Sexual assault on campus is a serious issue and Woroni strives to hold university wide reporting procedures to account. If you, or anyone you know, require support for sexual assault and/or domestic violence related issues, we encourage you to contact the services listed above.
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What are the threads that bind a university together? Some claim that a university community is simply a group of individuals united by a problem – parking! For others, the university is a rich and complex society connected by many threads, including the student newspaper. At the Australian National University connecting our community is a very important matter. Woroni has had a vital role in connecting, informing and challenging the university. The student voice from Woroni has been loud and powerful. Reaching its 65th birthday is a notable event that should be celebrated. For those who enjoy seeing how Woroni has developed over the years I highly recommend looking at Trove – the National Library of Australia’s wonderful discovery service. Woroni issues since 14th June 1950 have been digitised and can be seen online by Googling “‘trove NLA” and searching for “Woroni”. It is fascinating to see how the critical eye cast by students through the newspaper has focused on the students association, the university and student life.
ROXANNE MISSINGHAM - HEAD LIBRARIAN ANU The goal of creating student identity through the newspaper can be seen in the continuing focus of enabling students to discuss their experiences, share ideas and promote many of the events that draw students together. Students lives are pressured and many come to Canberra from elsewhere to an environment where they don’t have family and friends. Woroni is one of the few ways that a connection to the whole university and student body can be created. In recent years the promotion of international student life has become stronger. It is wonderful to see the diversity of the editorial board. This strengthens the nature of student identity as one where our differences are respected. Maintaining a balance in reporting is a complex area in student newspapers. Woroni has had its fill of controversy. If you look at the 1 November 1988 issue you will see redacted material and evidence of the tension between the student association and the newspaper. It is very important that Woroni maintains its independence, which will inevitably bring discord with student representative bodies. It is a sign of
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maturity that Woroni is developing policies seeking to clarify reporting standards. Finally, having now read many issues, there is a fabulous history of fashion, entertainment in Canberra and social behaviour. Moustaches were a great feature of the 1980s, with hippie fashions strong the 1970s and it is rare to find an issue without nudity or sex. Part of the nature of student voice! Times have changed significantly – in 1 August 1966 when Woroni advertised for applicants for the position of editor “he” faced challenges. “No money, and an extremely nervous S.R.C., but otherwise it is a piece of cake.” Now the newspaper has a budget, office and uses technology in wonderful ways for the mobile and information hungry. I congratulate Woroni on their commitment to critical enquiry and connecting students and confess to reading every issue that comes out cover to cover. Roxanne Missingham has been Woroni Returning Officer for the past two years. She is ANU’s University Librarian (Chief Scholarly Information Services).
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I started off being too scared to contribute to Woroni. I was in in constant awe of those people – more than people, journalists! – who were published in the reputable mag. It didn’t take me too long to get over that. In my second year, I finally mustered up enough courage to submit a very mediocre opinion piece and the rest has been history; I was a sub-editor on and off for two years, Editor-in-Chief for one year and a constant reader of the paper. Over this time, I’ve seen Woroni evolve. It seems as if Woroni has had unrivalled growth and vibrancy over the last five years. The catalyst for this coming-ofage for the student media organization was a fresh start and new approach to running the organization. Rumour has it that a group of students met up with our previous Vice Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb in 2010, a meeting which would change the course of the paper forever. There had been murmurs of discontent about the quality of the paper for a while. While it certainly had a rich history of fantastic content, it was harrowed by editors producing inconsistent papers, if there was one produced at all. Some blamed the huge workload and other strains placed on the Editors, others on the dependence and occasional censoring by ANUSA (as Woroni was funded by the Students’ Association). Regardless, after seeing more than one set of editors stop producing papers all together, there was a consensus that something needed to be done. Chubb told the group, consisting of members of ANUSA and the Editors-
CAM WILSON, GENERAL SECRETARY OF KANYE APPRECIATION SOCIETY elect, that the ANU deserved a paper rivaling the quality of the Crimson, Harvard’s daily rag. The students left the room with promise of a new office and more funding but also the demand that the paper have consistency from year to year. This exact account of events may be a figment of this author’s imagination, but the gist is that everyone wanted to see Woroni become a professional media organization. Regardless of however it happened, there was a huge push to reform Woroni. ANUSA and Woroni worked together to create a new, independent student media source. Ideas such as overlapping editor terms, having individual elections for eight separate editor positions, among others, were argued back and forth, but finally in 2011 the changes were approved. And then: nothing. Business as usual. At least at first. Almost without noticing it, small things changed. Editions started appearing that weren’t filled with the Editor’s and their friend’s names under every headline. The website began to be updated. Circulation improved. Then, bigger ideas such as Woroni radio starting happening. For once, the organization was able to build on itself every year rather than starting anew. That’s not to say there haven’t been a few speed bumps along the way. At least during my tenure as Editor, we had a few, including the standard turmoil between editors; setting up for the inaugural Australian University Student Media Conference, which was a great success despite causing us to almost kill each other; realising that student money went “missing” in 2011; 16
and of course, being threatened with punishment such as academic exclusion because we published a cartoon about the Qur’an. The last one was probably the worst, not least because Andrew Bolt came out and supported us. Still through all the conflict and standard student organization bullshit, Woroni pulled through. Woroni, or rather ANU Student Media, stands today as a leader in university student-run media organisations across the country. However, the journey began in 2011 towards a more professional Woroni has not finished. Many of the steps – changing the role of Editor to more of an organization Director, empowering sub-editors, expanding into new mediums – should continue to allow further expansion of ANU Student Media. In the future, I’d love to see a board of 4-6 “Directors” who are elected on platforms of policy and direction for the organization, who then choose the most talented individuals at ANU to edit the content, lay out the paper, produce podcasts, record video, or whatever new idea is next. It makes sense to elect people on their ideas, which are easy to critique as an average student, than try to elect someone based on their technical skills, which are not easy to demonstrate to a large audience. But enough about that. Congratulations to Woroni on its sixty-fifth birthday. There’s not many sexagenarians who are only getting better looking and more useful as the years go by. Thanks for everything you’ve given me: a source of information, an outlet and an opportunity to learn and grow.
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The year is 1950. World War Two ended half a decade ago. NATO has just been created. An insurgency in Korea is gaining ground. Harry Truman is President of the US, Robert Menzies is the PM of Australia. Amongst a backdrop of recovery in Europe and the culmination of tensions between the Stalinist Soviet Union and capitalist America, Woroni was born. I claim to know next to nothing about the decisions that caused this newspaper to exist. Student journalism as a whole, however, and the power of the student bodies they represent, has consistently changed the shape of the world over time. Student protests have had a history well before the conception of this magazine. A quick look back shows one example as early as 1519, from Joseon Dynasty Korea, when students petitioned the then King and took up arms in an attempt to save a beleaguered War Minister, who subsequently swallowed cyanide in jail. Student activism could only go up from then.
JEEVAN HAIKERWAL And it did: in the late 19th century, student protests around St Petersburg forced the Tsardom of Russia to act on the famine plaguing the nation. These same students were just five years previously set back by the University Statute of Alexander III’s reactionary administration. The resilience inherent to the student tradition of fighting the good fight draws deeply from a wealth of history. As 1950 came and went, student publications became synonymous with the causes of liberal progression in the Western world, and yet all across the globe student’s voices were heard. More obvious examples litter the Cold War years, the most notable including the University of Wisconsin’s Dow Riots of 1968, which protested the use of chemical warfare by the American government. In Prague, Jan Palach, a student, self-immolated in response to his government’s inability to stop the Soviet invasion in the Prague Spring just a year earlier (he now has a memorial plaque outside the Czech Republic’s largest museum). Iran heard fears of 18
an American conspiracy as the result a resounding call from local students, who in 1979 initiated the Iran hostage crisis at the US Embassy in Tehran, holding 52 hostage. Tiananmen Square in 1989 saw the Communist red of the symbolic heart of post-revolutionary China darken with the blood of students. As Woroni turns 65, its significance is not in the number, but rather the continued promotion of the tradition of ideas and beliefs being published and critiqued. This above all stands strong as the foundation for ensuring youth all around the world can have their say and affect change. Students have a voice, and student publications like Woroni foster this. May there be 65 years more.
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WORONI RADIO’S GONZO GIG REVIEWS
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When approaching a night out in Canberra, I usually try to have low expectations. $2.50 shots at Unipub, meet friends en route to Acadzzz, pingas, shit blokes, end up in Cube at 3am – the Bush Capital Groundhog Day. But this all-vinyl show was an adventure from the get-go, with tickets having sold out months ago. I got mine from someone selling a ticket at 1am the night before the gig. He posted his address online and said the first person to his house could buy it from him. Thankfully, I made it there first, woke him up, and bought the ticket. The vinyl being played at this show were the same pieces of wax being played at the first ever hip-hop block parties in the 70s in New York. This is as OG as it gets. DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist have been collaborating since the 90s, and each are critically acclaimed for their own work. Between them, their personal vinyl collection is about 100,000 records. For this show, they were using Afrikaa Bambaataa’s vinyls, the ones that the very first B-boys and B-girls danced to. These vinyls are usually stored in the vaults of Cornell University, alongside “thousand year old papyrus and shit,” as Cut Chemist excitedly announced during the show. The setup was 6 turntables, two mixers and some vintage drum machines including a Vox Percussion King 1967, probably the only one in Australia, used extensively by Kraftwerk and Afrikaa Bambaataa. They played all this gear like one instrument. Every second of the 90-minute show was tightly choreographed, giving the impression of one brain controlling two bodies. They scratched on all six turntables more or less simultaneously, squeezing in quality banter over breakbeats and disco loops. Shout out to Transit Bar for consistently booking extraordinary gigs. As DJ Shadow said when introducing the show, “You don’t see DJing like this in 2015”. I doubt I’ll see such a technical set on such historic vinyls ever again. These days, DJ-ing is like driving an automatic car. This set was juggling chainsaws on a tightrope.
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Everyone loves Benedict Cumberbatch and most of us have seen his most recent movie The Imitation Game, based very loosely on the life and achievements of Alan Turing during World War II. But the next quarter of Turing’s tragically short life brought even more remarkable contributions to science. His most revolutionary idea came in 1950 with the publication of his paper “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” in the journal Mind. This paper introduced the real “Imitation Game” – a test of whether machines could think, an ability that could be equated with artificial intelligence. In 1950 computers were just beginning to enter mainstream awareness and people were questioning whether machines could eventually think for themselves. Turing recognised that the question of whether machines could think was unanswerable, since there was no agreement on what “think” or even “machine” meant. So he replaced it with a similar but clearly definable question: can machines act in a way that is indistinguishable from Humans? The Imitation Game, more commonly known as “The Turing Test”, is a scenario that Turing devised to answer this question. Turing first set out a scenario with three people: A, B and C. A is a man, B is a woman and both are hidden from C. All communication is performed in a way that doesn’t give clues as to A and B’s identifies, through typed text for example. In the game, C aims to figure out who is who by asking questions. A will think of ways to trick C so they don’t figure out who is who, while B will help C by always telling the truth. Turing then asked what would happen if A was replaced by a machine attempting
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to imitate a Human. Would that affect how often C correctly identify A and B? If it did not, then the machine was just as good at the game as a human in the place of A and effectively indistinguishable from them. In case your head isn’t spinning already, you may say: “But appearing to think isn’t the same as actually thinking!” Turing had an answer for that too. He pointed out that it is impossible for us to know whether anyone other than ourselves is actually thinking. We just “politely assume that they are”. So a machine just needs to appear to think as effectively as a Human appears to think in order to pass the Turing Test. Turing concluded this seminal paper by speculating about a time in the future when machines would be able to compete with (and beat) humans at tasks. While no computer has yet to pass the Imitation game in the 65 years since the paper was publicised, despite some news sources egregiously reporting that they have, advances in computer technology mean that computers such as Deep Blue and Watson have (controversially) outperformed Human champions at chess and trivia respectively. In the 65 years that have passed since “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” was published, artificial intelligence has come close enough to realisation that science and technology experts such as Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk have recently counselled against the dangers of hastily producing intelligent machines. So if you want a quick glimpse into our possible future where things don’t go quite to plan, go watch 2001 or i,ROBOT.
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ANNA MEARES: NEWEST AUSTRALIAN WORLD BEATER SPORT Australians have known it for a while now, but a few weeks ago in Paris, Anna Meares confirmed it: she’s the greatest ever. Meares won gold in the world Keirin championships to claim her 11th Cycling World Championship. This means she has surpassed the previous record of 10 she jointly held with Frenchwoman, Felicia Ballanger, and stands alone as the greatest female cyclist to hop in the saddle. Meares’ first World Championship came in 2004 in the 500m time trial when she was only 21 years of age. To reach her 11 World Championships, Meares has averaged one title a year to break her previously shared record. In
ZACH MACKEY an 11 year time span that not only contains the aforementioned 11 world championships, she also won an incredible 5 Olympic medals, two of which were Gold. Throughout that time Meares has broken Australian records left, right and centre, but it was really her accident in 2008 that confirmed her status as a legend of Australian cycling. In January of that year she crashed in a World Cup event. She was stretchered off and it was later discovered she had fractured her C2 vertebrae, dislocated her right shoulder, and suffered numerous bruises, abrasions, torn ligaments and tendons. This was just seven months out from the Beijing Olympics. She was Australia’s
sprint queen and the jewel in our Olympic cycling team crown. She’d won Gold and a Bronze in the previous Athens Olympics and the previous year had once again won the 500m time trial World Championships. It was a huge blow to Australia’s Olympic preparations, and the cycling team. Fast forward seven months to Beijing. Anna Meares was standing on the podium with a silver medal around her neck after coming second to Britain’s Victoria Pendleton (who she would beat four years to later to claim the gold in London in the same event) in the individual sprint. It was the only medal Australia
won in cycling at Beijing. Now seven years later, she is the most successful female track cyclist ever and at the age of 32 she is still flying, with Rio in her sights. The way she is going, this unstoppable workhorse has a real chance at taking down the overall record of 14 World Championships, held by Frenchman Arnaud Tournant. Watch this space!
SHOULD WE REALLY BE SO SURPRISED ABOUT COCAINE USE IN THE NRL? SPORT Australians have known it for a In the wake of charges being levelled against current and former squad members of the Gold Coast Titans, and Queensland Red Karmichael Hunt, the media has thrown around words such as “shocking” and “uncharacteristic” and likened it to the ASADA revelations of 2013, but is this accurate? Is it really that absurd that professional sportsmen are using cocaine? Looking at the situation, they are young men, with lots of money. There is no way they want to sit at home and not enjoy the fruits of their sporting abilities. When you drink alcohol, it is very easy to put on weight. For professional sportsmen, every kilogram is
CALLUM FRYER analysed and tested. So if you don’t want to fail your skin fold test, alcohol cannot be a viable option to enjoy consistently on nights out. In a recent Daily Telegraph article, Robert Craddock told the story of a senior Brisbane coach who said to an evening gathering, “If you were a player why wouldn’t you take them [drugs]? Unlike beer, you don’t put on weight and fail a pinch test. They are not that expensive. They get out of your system quickly. You don’t get a hangover. You don’t get photographed at a venue with a beer in your hand.” Looking at two of the best players in the AFL and NRL in recent times, Ben Cousins and Andrew Johns,
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this is a convincing argument. Both have admitted to heavy and consistent drug use during their careers (Andrew Johns for his 12 year career, never failing one of his 17 NRL drugs tests), and have also been at the top of their profession. Even in the wake of these startling admissions, neither code has really done too much to tackle the scourge of recreational drug use. The AFL has a 3 strikes policy, but to get your third strike you must be dumb enough to rack a line of coke and then walk into the testing room. People just aren’t caught. Where are the anti-drug campaigns from any code? Only then would it have been shocking to see the front pages as we saw when the Police issued charges.
I am not condoning the use of recreational drugs by professional sportsmen; all I am saying is that we should not be so surprised by their use. What I don’t understand is why these players, some with young families as is the case of Karmichael Hunt, jeopardise their careers for a little bit of fun? Retire and go do as you please (G’day Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Huegill). But think of your position as a role model and responsibility to your employer and put in a few hard years to reap the rewards. Then go put whatever you want up your nose – it’s your business. Just remember that while you’re wearing the jersey, there are 100 youngsters wearing the exact same jersey with the exact same name on the back.
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DUMPSTER DIVING IN CANBERRA: SCIENCE There has been national media coverage recently about students who dumpster dive for food in Canberra. For those unfamiliar with the term, “dumpster diving” refers to the act of salvaging food from bins. In Canberra, it is common for people to retrieve bread, fruit and vegetables, meat, dairy products and the occasional kilo of muffin bites. The media has predominantly discussed the economic motivations driving dumpster diving. A recent ABC article focussed solely on financial pressures forcing students to dumpster dive. This is undoubtedly the primary motivation for many dumpster divers, however, this perspective is not the complete picture. For many, dumpster diving is more an ethical choice than economic necessity. Many people are initially sceptical, uneasy or even repulsed by dumpster diving. My experience, however, is that once people see the quality of produce thrown away, this scepticism turns to astonishment that such large quantities of fresh, healthy, often gourmet food would be left to rot in the bin. In Sydney alone, around 340,000 tonnes of food is thrown away by businesses every year.When food is left to rot in landfill, it also emits methane, a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than CO2. All of the energy and water that went into producing the food is also wasted. Rather than weighing into the debate over the merits of dumpster diving, I would like to offer my personal reflections, sparked by two films that I recently saw. The first was Wasteland, a documentary about a Brazilian artist, Vik Muniz, who travelled to the world’s largest waste dump to make
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artworks with the workers out of rubbish. The film shows the hidden reality of industrial waste, an entire city subsumed into a waste dump. Despite the enormous scale of waste depicted, the film emphasises that even the smallest piece of rubbish contributes to that enormity. One of the workers recounts how people sometimes say to him, “But one single can?” He says, “One single can is of great importance. Because 99 is not 100, and that single one will make the difference”. Saving one loaf of bread from the bin is one less wasted. Further, just as Muniz sees the potential for art in that which most see merely as trash, there is an element of creativity to dumpster diving. There is something to be said for making do with the luck of what you find, rather than attempting to find happiness in boundless choice. The second film was The Secret World of Arrietty, an anime based on the children’s book The Borrowers by Mary Norton. The film follows a group of tiny people who live under the floor of a house and “borrow” from the big people who live inside. The Borrowers take only what they need, living off the excess of the big people who have too much. Dumpster divers, like Borrowers, are trying to tread lightly on the earth, to not leave too many traces. In a world where people are on track to cause ecological crisis in the next century, sometimes being a big person is too much to bear. Despite the environmental case for dumpster diving, I am not naïve enough to think it can solve the tremendous waste
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endemic in our food systems. For example, it is estimated between 20 and 40 per cent of fruit and vegetables are thrown out before they even reach the shops because they don’t meet our perfectionist cosmetic standards.[1] Dumpster diving is not a systemic solution to our ecological problems. Rather, I am persuaded that a solution should start with reconnecting us to our food systems. This could include making us more directly involved in food production through gardening, composting, building communities around local food production, or even becoming involved in the political processes that determine where our food comes from. Citizens and governments should also support initiatives to divert food waste, such as the tireless and humble work of Student Bites, an ANU group that gets food from supermarkets that would be thrown away and donates them to students and the wider Canberra community. Ultimately, in a world where billions go hungry, fresh, nutritious food should not be going in the bin in the first place. For more information about dumpster diving in Canberra go to www.facebook.com/dumpsteract [1] http://wrni.link/foodwaste
THE ADVENTURES OF A CANBERRA GIRL IN QATAR WORLD The idea of doing an in-country language course is usually quite glamorous. Learning French in the City of Love, relaxing on the Amalfi Coast while learning Italian, or hitting up Tokyo with your Japanese skills. I guess spending six weeks in the Middle Eastern desert isn’t exactly what first springs to mind, but that’s exactly how I spent my summer.
ANNA KAUFMANN guards, a 10pm curfew, and registration upon entry and exit. But the most confronting part about the restrictions, was that to the girls there, most of whom were over the age of twenty, it was totally normal to have their lives controlled in this way. The fact that the boys at their
Last November I journeyed to Qatar, a small country in the Arabian Gulf for a six-week intensive Arabic course. The capital, Doha, can basically be summed up in a nutshell of palm trees, sand, ridiculous skyscrapers and luxury four-wheel drives. So much of the city is either brand new or in the process of being built. Incredible architecture and glass-covered skyscrapers sitting next to traditional Arabic style houses makes for a very interesting landscape.
“College life in Qatar is also a little different to Australia. Firstly, we didn’t stay in a college, but rather an all-female compound. Complete with 4-metre high walls, electronic gates, security guards, a 10pm curfew, and registration upon entry and exit.”
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accommodation, didn’t have any restrictions at all and were free to party their nights away was also pretty hard to deal with. Just another fact
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of life as a female in the Arabian Gulf, I guess. The lifestyle is very different as well. I learned two things very quickly: firstly, the weekends in Doha are Friday and Saturday, and secondly, nothing on the weekend opens before 4pm. Except for coffee shops. They are always open, and always busy. So a lot of our time there was spent like the locals, drinking Arabic coffee and smoking Shisha, enjoying an atmosphere very different to the hipster café scene of Braddon. That was of course, when we weren’t studying. I came back having learnt more in six weeks than I had in the past six months, and not just Arabic language, but about Middle Eastern culture, religion and politics. In my opinion, living in a country is really the only way to truly discover it. If you’d like to read more about my experiences in the Middle East, check out my blog at sixweeksinthemiddleeast.com
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