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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Dear Fellow Students, The ANU is at a crossroads. For many students their concept of home is being transformed. Champions of the administration and the student body alike are being held to account. Student activism is solidifying and protests like fault lines are fracturing the apathy surrounding everything from fee deregulation, fossil fuels and residential housing to the needs of alpacas. Nine students put their hands up for President of the ANU Students’ Association this year. This, if nothing else, tells us that
This upheaval makes it all the more necessary that we keep our eyes open to those the mind is. Wellbeing can be reactionary and genetic, but most of all, everof mental health support networks, who may prioritise the needs of others to the absence of genuine debate surrounding mental health issues is something that needs attention. Depression, for instance, is often stigmatized, perhaps because of its prevalence.
slamming them into a wall and nailing them to it. Be kind to the people around you. Any one of them might currently feel like Australians currently have a mental health condition. Beyondblue also informs us that suicide is the biggest killer of young Australians, more so even than car accidents. That is a statistic that should make us uncomfortable enough to speak out. Our generation is one that is haunted by its own psyche, but is too scared to talk about it.
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The ANU held its Open Day on Saturday, the 30th of August. While the orthodox Open Day events took place in Union Court and across campus, a boycott was held on Fellows Oval. The boycott was populated by residents from the ANU Halls and Colleges. The students were protesting sweeping changes to Residential of consultation with which these policies were implemented. Despite the feverish anticipation to the protest througout the week - the actual boycott itself was from Bruce Hall, Burton & Garran Hall, Fenner Hall and Ursula Hall took part in an afternoon of barbecues, music, frisbee, footy, eating competitions and study circles on Fellows Oval. For the large part, students mainly stayed in of the communal independence of each of the Halls and Colleges and has been the enduring status quo. This year this status quo has been intercollegiate cohesion through various social events organised by the residential communities . Unifying the various residential communities into a coherent solidarity campaign against the changes was the apparent agenda of the Interhall Council throughout the week leading up to Open Day. The sense of intercollegiate solidarity was, however, undermined by the fact that residents of Burgmann College, Johns XXIII College and Unilodge participated in the Open Day and not in Boycott+.
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” Woroni also approached XXIII College, Damien McCartin for comment regarding the changs McCartin refused to make comment: ” Rumours circulated that some Residents of other Colleges and Halls may have been felt pressured into participating in Open Day. Johns XXIII residents were rumoured to have felt pressured into participating in Open Day through the College’s points system for measuring a resident’s contribution to the residential community. Scholarship-holders at the Halls may have felt implicitly coerced into participating in Open Day due to perceived stipulations within their contracts. At the time of publication, Woroni was unable to substantiate these rumours. Residents of Bruce Hall, Fenner Hall and Ursula Hall were largely free to participate in the boycott. However, it appears all of the Halls had residents, often Senior Residents and Community Coordinators from their Pastoral Care team, running tours throughout Open Day. Claire Seton, a member of the pastoral team at Ursula Hall, commented,
Woroni approached President of the Burgmann Residents’ Association, Maclaren Wall, for comment. Wall’s position was that “Burgmann is Hari Sridhar, a member of the pastoral care team at Fenner, stated,
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When asked if the pastoral care team were advised that their scholarships would be revoked if they participated in Open Day activities, Sridhar commented,
Postgraduate Residences - including Toad Hall and University House - did not participate in the boycotts. Tony Karrys, Head of University House, stated that fee increases were the phD residents. Karrys surmised:
When asked for comment, Pro-Vice Chancellor Richard Baker suggested that the impetus for the changes stemmed from a mixture of highdemand and the University’s
Baker elaborated on the implications for returning students,
The Interhall Committee organised the boycotts as a way of leveraging the ANU Chancelry, the Division of Residential and Campus Communities to prevent the implementation of residential changes without consultation. Now that the Open Day and Boycott have passed, it is unclear what further leverage residents of ANU’s Halls and Colleges can exercise to garner agency in the debate.
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CAMPUS NEWS
23. HOROSCOPES By The Retrograde Mystics
4. STUDENTS KEPT IN THE DARK BY THEIR VERY OWN INTENRATIONAL STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
CREATIVE WRITING
5. OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FRONTLINE. By Polly Mitton
23. CURRAWONGS By Reg Naulty
LIFT-OUT ON MENTAL HEALTH
6. PROBITY BITES By Sophie Yates
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24. IS AUSTRALIAN RUGBY REALLY GETTING BETTER? By Zach Mackey
FEATURES 9. WHAT WOULD MS ANU LOOK LIKE? By Mark Fabian & Maddie Goldie
12. MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR... By Ben Gill
WORONINOMICS
8. DO NOT COME TO MY COLLEGE By Giordano Borzuola
13. MENTAL HEALTH FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A CARER By Annika Humphreys
25. DEREGULATION IS BAD BUT NOT FOR THE REASON THAT YOU THINK By Léon Walrus
19. CHEESE, CUM & KATIE PRICE: MUSINGS FROM FRANKIE’S JO WALKER By Anna Dai
15. TAME THE MIND By Richa Awasthy
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25. CAFFEINE DEPENDENCYT TURNS OUT TO BE GOOD FOR YOU By Waheed Jayhoon
20. MICHAEL J. KIRBY ON NORTH KOREA By Robert Bower
16. “NO ONE SHOULD BE MADE TO FEEL LIKE CRAP, JUST FOR BEING WHO THEY ARE” By Jessica Rogers
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26. MUSINGS OF AN EXISTENTIAL PILGRIM: ILUNGA By Tom Chen
LIFE&STYLE 21. CAMPUS STYLE Photography by Michaiah Koh Commentary by Nikita Holcombe
17. REIMAGINING AND RETHINKINT THE AUTISTIC FEMALE EXPERIENCE By Susannah French
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27. SATIRE BY SATYROS: COMFORTABLY NUMB By Tom BUCK
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IN BRIEF No.9
FUCK YOU
Thank You
CAMERON WILSON
JENNIFER MAROHASY
for inspiring 9 undergrads to do a job next year that only one was prepared to do last year. (Cam asked to be a lizard)
for claiming the Bureau of Meteorology adjusted temperature records for the last hundred years to resemble “propaganda” rather than science. We’d also like to extend a BIG FUCK YOU to the
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Securitisation of aid and NGOs post-9/11 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM @ Acton Theatre, Crawford Building
R U OK? Batyr Day @ Burgmann College 7pm Burgmann Common Room
Engaging Indigenous Economy Conference, 9:00am5:00pm @ ANU Commons, Lena Karmel
ANU Mid-Autumn Festival 5.30pm onwards @ Union Court
Unilodge Ski Trip!
‘The Australian National University’s place in Australia and the world’ with Brian Schmidt, 4:00 PM 5:00 PM @ China in the World Theatre
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DEPARTMENT COMMENT The International Students’ Department (ISD) is a department within the Australian National University Student Association (ANUSA) set up to represent the interests and welfare of international students here at the ANU. There are approximately 5000 international students at the ANU whom the ISD are elected to represent. An important component in representing international students is consultation on key changes. However, this year, changes at the University, which will profoundly impact the welfare of international students, were not communicated to students. Two weeks ago, the ANU sent an email to all international students informing them that they would cease the application of the existing 5% cap on tuition fees for international students, from 2015 onwards. From 2015, fees will be updated every year uninhibited by a cap. This is will inevitably international students when planning their degrees and life in Australia. The news was a shock to the international student community who had not been consulted on the changes. by the University or the ISD. Given the ISD’s mandate to represent international students’ interest, some students were surprised
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communicated to international students before they were announced by the University. It is unknown, what role the ISD played in consulting with and advocating for international students in this process. Recently the university also announced upcoming changes to accommodation
“[The ANU] will... cease the application of the existing 5% cap on tuition fees for international students, from 2015 onwards... It is unknown, what role the ISD played in consulting with and advocating for international students in this process.”
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organised between the Pro ViceChancellor Professor Richard Baker, the ISD Presidential Candidates for 2015 and the former ISD President to discuss this issue. The basis of this decision was that, “this meeting involves international students (referring to the ISD Presidential candidates) with whom English may not be a second nature,” and that “some candidates may be able to pick up such information quickly and easily from a verbal medium while others may require more time to properly digest it.” This is an important time for the ISD to play an active role in advocacy and student consultation, given the changes occurring within the University. These are issues, which have set the backdrop to the Presidential elections and the priorities for Presidential candidates seeking to represent international students at the ANU.
of the Residential Halls and Colleges to and Colleges. This will have profound impact on accommodation security, which is central to many international students as they move here to study. Such insecurity will likely add further stress and worry to their time at the ANU.
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BITES The colourful campaigning of election week has certainly been that. Unlike the peaceful and largely uncontested passage of BOUNCE! 2013, the 2014 ANUSA elections have been riddled with outbursts of inter-ticket rivalry and allegations of
as perpetrators of this overt disregard for appropriate election campaign behavior.
formal complaints received by the Probity
alleged to have said on occasion that voters “could only vote for candidates on a single ticket”.
post-election ventilation, most of which concern violations of section 7.1.9 of the ANUSA Election Regulations in which engage in negative discrimination and/or intimidation”. CONNECT vs FETCH CONNECT made a string of allegations Union Court campaigning. “A number of Fetch candidates were observed physically pushing people and not letting students cross the line into the Union Building [which Fetch obstructed]” contrary to 7.1.9, wrote Karan Dhamija, Vice Presidential candidate with CONNECT. Dhamija also complained that Fetch candidates were observed “taking CONNECT how-to-vote cards out of the hands of some students and replacing them with Fetch ones” and, at times, tearing them up and throwing them away. Dhamija
FORMAL WARNING TO FETCH - Making it Happen” campaigners with a
of issuing false information to voters regarding election procedure “especially
“A number of Fetch candidates were observed physically pushing people and not letting students cross the line into the Union Building [which Fetch obstructed]” Karan Dhamija, Vice Presidential candidate,
were made by other campaigners and voters. “It is apparent that Fetch have taken an aggressive approach towards this campaign, which has been intimidating voters”, wrote the Probity Team. Physical intimidation, intrusive conduct, pushing, and the ripping of competitor tickets’ howto-vote cards were all listed as instances of unacceptable election conduct . FORMAL WARNING TO CONNECT Fetch was not alone in engaging in issued a formal warning to Ruohan Zhao of Connect after she canvassed votes inside the Union Building contrary to section 7.1.5 of the regulations. FETCH vs CONNECT Fetch made unfounded allegations against Connect’s candidate for Treasurer, Sophia
Fetch’s poster campaigning, and requested in apparent doubt as to whether Fetch had declared their use of the Union’s table and A-frame.
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Photography by EM ROBERTS “intimidation” on the part of Woo amounted to a breach of 7.1.9 and an illegal attempt to disenfranchise a voter.
“Fetch have grounds to be unhappy with the assistance provided by the Executive... [but it] appears this is the result of a misunderstanding, rather than deliberate
complaints against Megan Lane, General Secretary candidate for Fetch, for the way in which she conducted herself over the BBQ-debacle.
the allegation as dubious and did not consider the matter further for want of impartial evidence from both Nock and Woo.
point out that Vice President Annika Humphreys’ attempt to circumvent ANUSA
“Her behaviour was rude and disrespectful and I felt intimidated”, wrote Humphreys, an allegation that Lane does not dispute.
The Probity Team did, however, express confusion as to how informing voters of the exclusion zone amounted to disenfranchisement. On the contrary, the which voters categorically sought refuge in polling places to avoid the onslaught of use reefs to avoid large predators”. FETCH vs ANUSA A raft of complaints were rallied between Fetch and the current ANUSA Executive. A dispute arose with regard to the provision of BBQs to Fling by ANUSA. The Executive had announced that no ANUSA equipment was to be borrowed by tickets - “there wasn’t enough to go around”- yet Fling had managed to obtain use of ANUSA BBQs through contacting Facilities and Services. Fetch claimed that this amounted to inconsistent and unfair provision of assistance. The Probity Team found that
“that a member of the Executive must sign a form before the BBQs can be used [appears]
Henry Ladd expressed that he did not feel physically threatened by Lane stating “I am considerably broader and taller than Megan”. the Executive do have control over who is able to use that equipment”. ANUSA were recommended to communicate more clearly with the tickets and clarify the situation. HUMPHREYS vs LANE Vice President Annika Humphreys lodged
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WHY THE BOYCOTTS ARE NECESSARY FEATURE “Our cure, to be no more; sad cure!” There are three major concerns that have been raised against the ANU’s proposed changes to the interhall residential community: The fee increases, the reduction in the number of allocation process. All of the changes that have been proposed were formulated without the consultation of the heads of the respective Halls of residence, to an alarming disrespect that the ANU has towards its students that at no stage during the planning of these controversial measures was the opinion of the students or their representatives sought in any manner whatsoever. The boycott is occurring because the people taking part feel that they cannot in good faith tell prospective students to come
nots’ of the student body. It is disingenuous for the ANU to claim that they are concerned by the current number of residents from low SES backgrounds, about 1%, to then impose a
related mental illnesses. The aforementioned changes increase the possibility of a grave
Change 2: There will be an ANU-wide shift in the balance of students who will be eligible to
place to stay.
year. The stated aim at the moment is to have
become centralised. Students will specify
students. There will be a selection criteria to determine which returning students are deemed not worthy to return to their former homes.
then be selected by ballot with no input from
Their reasons: It is claimed that this shift is designed to
What could happen: With later year students providing much
have spent less than a year away from home, will have their entire support network taken
Change 3:
Halls. Their reasons: The centralised application process has been implemented to promote transparency in the application process and also to promote diversity in gender, degree structure and nationality throughout the Halls. What will actually happen:
reduction in the amount of returners could input or agency of its students.
have the ability to select the students they of culture and that inexplicable ‘spark’ that
Change 1: Residential accommodation fees will increase 5% for catered accommodation. Their reasons: It is claimed that the rise has been made to help meet increased running costs, including building maintenance. What could happen: Rising fees seem to be an inescapable sign of the times. As per James Thompson’s open letter to Professors Baker, Hughes-Warrington students report living below the poverty line. While potentially unavoidable, these changes will only further serve to highlight the divide between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-
pastoral care concerns regarding these changes. The number of Senior Residents
who are new to responsibility, maturity and alcohol. There are grave fears that instances of alcohol fueled violence and sexual assault will increase from the small number of instances that occur at present without the Finally there is every chance that, under these changes, students seeking to return after only one year of study will be denied share-housing. Young people are particularly vulnerable to anxiety and other stress-
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will lose their individuality. The promotion of diversity is a cause that is supported amongst those who are boycotting. The issue is that there are better ways to implement an increase in student diversity amongst the ANU has had with the relevant representative bodies, no compromise has yet been reached. By Giordano Borzuola is a Woroni Radio SubEditor and proud resident of Bruce Hall.
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WHAT WOULD LOOK LIKE? FEATURES Recent years have seen an explosion of male pageantry events at the ANU – Mr ANU and the like. Why haven’t similar events emerged for women? The most obvious issue is that it is hard for a young Australian woman to be provocatively sexy in the same way men are at Mr ANU without being made uncomfortable by the degree competitors in Mr ANU revel in but this is arguably because they are given tacit social permission to do so. The mores surrounding womens’ performance of their
performance rather than words negotiated for a Ms ANU event to There are four key sections of any between sexy yet also funny is crucial to a good spoof pageant. We think these issues are thoroughly
Keaton and Sharon Stone. talent and the ‘swimwear’ section. Each section must contain acts that are sexy and funny in distinctly feminine ways that play on gender and sexual attraction.
the right ensemble. Perhaps more could be a venue for creatively and humorously reconciling some of the thornier issues of 21st
This would be easiest to achieve in the talent section. The talent section in Ms ANU could feature subversions of traditional female
tension between female sexual empowerment and the ongoing hatred of the male gaze. Please allow us to walk you through our vision: we’ll start with the general
than the controlled and chaste could instead re-enact Beyonce’s single ladies. Rather than singing a
proceed section by section. there is thus a real danger that a just another card in the house of the patriarchy. A second issue is that soft social stereotypes towards female
autonomy and provocation. Contestants could also experiment
Winning Miss Universe involves conforming to a mould informed by rather traditional conceptions competent
but
be relatively easy for the same reasons: feminism and humour dance a merry jig when it comes to satirising traditional female
deferential;
ANU students would agree that this is pretty lame.
the questions could go more your favourite position?’…´CEO.’
Jenna Fischer and co. are slowly changing that). Women are allowed to orient humour around their appearance provided they are not conventionally attractive. This is the model of Magda
at Ms ANU? Who knows— we would hope to get original and inspiring visions from the performers. Gender is changing
allow for creative and adventurous answers that subvert the Miss Universe style of leading the performer to a conformist answer.
Margaret Cho. Being proud of looking devastating and being self-deprecating about it is a bit of
of femininity is women taking ownership of the term and pushing it in new directions. Ms ANU would provide an opportunity to showcase women’s
The formal wear section is traditionally about grace and we would like to see it be more about power. Floor length gowns
and there remains an undercurrent of opposition to women satirising their attractiveness.
female sexual identity and female
and provocativeness would be less reminiscent of a trophy on a pedestal and instead articulate
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the long cultural history of male sexual oppression requires that This aspect might be a little explains why Ms ANU has not yet successfully gone ahead. One approach is to manipulate the male gaze. The more brazen participants could try a dominatrix a burlesque act that could combine teasing with a ‘can’t touch this’ cheekiness that turns the male gaze from a fortress of social privilege into an innate weakness. women to revel in while remaining require some real forethought from competitors. But it might prove an important opportunity for women to get creative about what female sexuality means in the 21st Century. So what do you think? Could Ms Universe work as a satire of Miss Universe? Have any ideas for the sections? Want to participate? We’d love to hear your thoughts, and if we get enough people interested we will lobby ANUSA to host the event next o-week. Do send us an email at 2014msanu@gmail.com.
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“When we begin to talk about chance, we reveal the unfortunate reality of mental health in Australia: that your mental health is a matter of luck.”
ANU Counselling - 6125 2442 Lifeline - 13 11 14 Kids Helpline - 1800 55 1800 Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team (CATT) - 02 6205 1065 Suicide Call Back Service – 1300 659 467 Alcohol and Drug information service 1800 422 599 OzHelp Foundation (suicide prevention) - (02) 6251 4166 QLife- 1800 184 527 2. Education
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Mental Health From the Perspective of One Carer FEATURE
ANNIKA HUMPHREYS, VICE-PRESIDENT OF ANUSA
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RICHA AWASTHY
Breathing in, I know that I am breathing in.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
Observing emotions Brain Rules Sitting/walking with a background sound
The human mind has a tendency to be swayed Mindfulness with body sensation
Walking and counting your steps
The Mindful Way through Depression
Full Catastrophe Living
Focusing on breathing
Sitting and observing thoughts
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The ANU Counselling Centre runs a program - ‘Everyday Mindfulness’ which helps people better understand the practice and importance of mindfulness. Reading Sarah Edelman’s ‘Change Your Thinking’ provided me the motivation to write this piece. A workshop on mindfulness is being organised by ANU’s Department of Psychology and
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Images courtesy of BeyondBlue from ‘The Invisible Discriminator’ campaign.
“NO ONE SHOULD BE MADE TO FEEL LIKE CRAP, JUST FOR BEING WHO THEY ARE” Beyondblue recently released a new campaign named ‘Invisible Discriminator’ This campaign is aimed at drawing attention to subtle racism experienced by Indigenous Australians and racism can have on Indigenous mental health. The television advertisement was released in response to national data and a BeyondBlue survey of 1000 Non-Indigenous Australians. The survey found that almost ten per cent of non-Indigenous respondents would not hire an Aboriginal jobseeker, based on their cultural identity. One in ten said they would avoid sitting next to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person on public transport, and one in three people said they believe Indigenous Australians are sometimes a “bit lazy.” Of the males surveyed, more than a quarter said it was hard to treat Indigenous Australians equally to everybody else. “We have launched this campaign to tell people that it doesn’t matter if it’s subtle or overt – racism is still racism and it ruins lives. [Australian Bureau of Statistics] data tells us that Indigenous Australians are twice as likely to die by suicide as non-Indigenous Australians, and are almost three times more likely to experience psychological distress. Racial
discrimination contributes to these tragic statistics and it’s about time things changed,” Beyondblue chairman, the Hon. The campaign is due to run for six weeks through television and digital media, through an advertisement highlighting subtle forms of racism that experienced by Indigenous Australians on a regular basis. Harman said the Invisible Discriminator character in the campaign represents the voice inside the heads of some nonIndigenous Australians. “You’re not staying there, right?” “What do you think she’s up to?” “Could you really rely on her?” “Don’t make eye contact.” “Come on. It’s only a joke.” impact of racism on Indigenous Australians. “Research shows that racism in Australia is still common and that many people engage in racist behaviour. Racism, like any form of discrimination, leads to distress, which in turn can lead to depression and anxiety.” Several studies have shown a clear link between experiences of racism, and the development of mental health issues among Aboriginal
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and Torres Strait Islander people including depression, anxiety, substance use and attempted suicide. One in three Indigenous people currently experience high or very high levels of psychological distress on a regular basis, nearly three times the rate of non-Indigenous Australians. A recent Victorian study by the Lowitja Institute showed that a shocking 97 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people surveyed had experienced racism multiple times. people was central to the campaign. Beyondblue canvassed the views of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and nonIndigenous people across six locations, through focus groups and interviews. Aboriginal Senator Nova Peris, supporter of the campaign, has spoken out on racism in Australia. “The fact of the matter is racism is very in real in Australia, hopefully this makes Australia stand up and realise how hurtful it is. We are all Australians and Aboriginal policies throughout the years which makes us feel invaluable, invisible and worthless in this county. When you look at the high rates of suicide in Aboriginal people and [compared to] non-
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“Beyondblue recognises that much needs to be done to address depression, anxiety and related drug and alcohol problems in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Over time and across Australia, generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have experienced trauma, grief and loss. Psychological distress is high amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and this is exacerbated by ongoing social and health factors.” The key message of this campaign is that casual racism is just as hurtful as more obvious forms. The message ‘Stop. Think. Respect’ encourages Australians to think about their behavior peoples. more visit: http://bit.ly/invisibleDiscriminator
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Reimagining and Rethinking the Autistic Female Experience
FEATURE For her PhD. thesis, Susannah French explains the systematic underdiagnosis of autism in girls from a sociological perspective.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been diagnosed around four times more often in boys than in girls (Whiteley, et al., 2010). Researchers in the past 5-10 years have only started to question whether ASD may in fact be more common amongst females than has previously been thought (Zwaigenbaum, et al., 2012). Misdiagnosis of females with ASD may be because diagnostic criteria, concepts and practices have historically been predisposed towards the conventional (a.k.a. male) presentation of ASD (Dworzynski et al., 2012). Also, importantly, females may be better able to adapt to, or compensate for, aspects of ASD symptomatology than males, sometimes (Gould & Ashton-Smith, 2011). Because females are never referred for diagnosis. They are then accordingly missed from the statistics even if they have the exact still given the run around from clinicians because autism is apparently “a boy thing”. My PhD project intends to explore whether the conditioning of femininity in girls. The conditioning of femininity is accomplished through an active process of interacting with others in a particular social context. How the performance of femininity impacts on the diagnosis of females on the autistic spectrum will therefore be examined. masculinity and femininity are learned. blog Feminist Current to help illuminate the above point: “There are many other things women are taught in our culture – they are taught to be polite, to be passive, to take up as little space as possible. They are taught that they will be treated better if they do a good job of performing femininity. They are taught
SUSANNAH FRENCH things like husband-getting and that they will be rewarded for being physically attractive above all else.” (Murphy, 2011) To apply these ideas to women on the spectrum, autistic author Zosia Zaks says this: “Whenever a girl acts in a sensitive manner towards the people around her and her community, she is praised and her behaviour is reinforced. This served as another chance social lesson: People liked me when I was kind, when I did a favour, when I volunteered, when I helped, when I asked if there was something that I could do. So I build more successful experiences on the last. I discovered early that I could “win” people over and that they would assume I was a good girl with no problems – if I did nice things.” (Zaks, 2006: 297) Obviously, these do not match (heavily contested) stereotypes of being either abrupt and abrasive or insular and Another constructive adaptation in performing successful femininity is females imagination (Attwood in Holliday Willey, 2010). Females will observe someone who is “socially successful and popular”, either from her peers or a character in television and novels. They will then “adopt that patterns, phrases, body language and even clothing and interests using a social script. She becomes someone else, someone who would be accepted and not recognised as of Asperger traits causes many women and girls to “slip through the diagnostic net” and this had led to more problems (Attwood in Holliday Willey, 2010: 14). To specify what kind of problems that autistic females experience without a diagnosis, Dale Yaull-Smith says this: “The fact that girls with undiagnosed autism are painstakingly copying some behaviour is not picked up and therefore
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any social and communication problems they may be having are also overlooked. This sort of mimicking and repressing their autistic behaviour is exhausting, perhaps resulting in the high statistics of women with mental health problems.” (YaullSmith, 2008) Professor Attwood is adamant that clinicians need a “paradigm shift” in assessing the female presentation of autism. The performance of femininity needs to be considered in how it has caused them to slip through the “diagnostic net”. Further reading on the autistic female experience: Safety Skills for the Asperger Woman by Liane Holliday Willey Aspergirls by Rudy Simone Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults Bibliography: Coombs, E., Brosnan, M., Bryant-Waugh, R., & Skevington, S. M. (2011). An investigation into the relationship between eating disorder psychopathology and autistic symptomatology in a non-clinical sample. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 50(3), 326-338. Dworzynsky, K., Ronald, A., Bolton, P., & Happe, F. below the diagnostic threshold for autism spectrum disorders? Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 51(8), 788-797. Gould, J., & Ashton-Smith, J. (2011). Missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis? Girls and women on the autism spectrum. Good Autism Practice, 12(1), 34-41. Hambrook, D., Tchanturia, K., Schmidt, U., Russell, T., & Treasure, J. (2008). Empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in anorexia nervosa: A pilot study. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 47(3), 335-339. Holliday Willey, L. (2010) Safety Skills for the Asperger Woman: How to Save a Perfectly Good Female Life. Jessica Kingsley Publishers: London Murphy, M. (2011) “My performance of femininity viewed 20/08/2014, http://feministcurrent. com/3011/my-performance-of-femininity-andwhy-it-isnt-all-about-me/ Whiteley, P., Todd, L., Carr, K., & Shattock, P. (2010). Gender ratios in autism, Asperger syndrome and autism spectrum disorder. Autism Insights, 2, 17-24. Communication, Spring 2008. 30-31. Zaks, Z. (2006) Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults. Autism Asperger Publishing Co: Shawnee Mission Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Szatmari, P., Brian, J., in a high-risk infant cohort. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42(12), 2585-2596.
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CHEESE, CUM AND KATY PRICE MUSINGS FROM FRANKIE’S JO WALKER ANNA DAI “I worked for wine and cheese,” says Jo Walker, recalling her embryonic journalism years. For some, working pro-bono is akin
through as an aspiring journalist: “I wrote a parenting column when I was in my mid-twenties.” More memorably, while working on a story about band groupies in the forty-degree heat of a one Brisbane night in her underwear, she spent a night deliberating the politest way to talk about spurting semen – “sperm, jizz or cum?”
(read: editors) of the print media world. Why write for nothing when you can write for something? brie on a water cracker is payment enough. My other currencies are glory and goon.)
I must admit I don’t know the answer. Nor can I fathom how knowing synonyms for the word “ejaculate” would further one’s career, but I guess it’s pretty funny. Although, since the
magazine wasn’t built on the riches she accrued as a young-eyed writer. It’s due to experience, hard work and yes, luck, (although of aspiring bloggers, photographers and writers were all to ready to pick up the pearls that fell straight from the oyster’s mouth. I’m not going to lie either – I had a moleskine tucked away in my bag. And in order to emulate Walker and her
copy of Frankie). boobs, for that matter) for the weekend tabloid of a British street press publication. Not if it leads to a section-editor position and
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ROBERT BOWER
Imagine a world, where prisoners subsist under starvation conditions, forced to survive on grass and rodents. Imagine a world, where a leading politician is arrested, tried and executed in four short days all before the glare of TV cameras. Imagine a world, where the mere possession of a soap opera is considered a major
Darusman – and subsequently it was the only Commission of Inquiry created without a motion for a vote. Kirby believes it armed the commission with strength and resolve to know that there was virtual unanimity that the situation needed examination.
Far from a late chapter scene from an Orwellian novel, these are just some of the evocative images of North Korean human rights abuses that Michael Kirby discussed in an address to the ANU on Tuesday the 19th of August. The address focused on the former High Court judges’ recent report to the United Nations in his capacity as Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The report was published in late February and found that ‘widespread and gross human rights violations’ are committed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (‘DPRK’). These abuses are linked inherently to state policy, with the main perpetrators ranging from ‘the State Security Department, the Ministry of People’s Security, and the Korean People’s Army’
The Commission was given a nine point mandate that covered, per the report: ‘violations of the right to food; the full range of violations associated with prison camps; torture and inhuman treatment; arbitrary arrest and detention; discrimination, in particular in the systemic denial and violation of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms; violations of the freedom of expression; violations of the right to life; violations of the freedom of movement, and; enforced disappearances, including in the form of abductions of nationals of other States.’
Prosecutor, the judiciary and the Workers’ Party of Korea’. The report has recommended that the perpetrators of all crimes against humanity in the DPRK be prosecuted. Pyongyang, as one might expect, has rejected the report and its In fact, it has refused to accept a single recommendation of the one hundred and eight seven recommendations made by the UN to improve human rights breaches in North Korea. In his lecture on the report, Kirby focused upon three areas, the report itself, its methodology, and its current progress within the UN machinery. The Commission arose directly as a response to North Korea’s obstinacy towards the UN – it refused access to the Special Rapporteur Marzuki
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addressed abuses regarding detention centres, restrictions on movement, food and discrimination. North Korea operates large prison camps, though the DPRK deny they exist. The Commission has been able to corroborate their existence through cross-referencing testimony and satellite imaging. It is estimated between 80,000 and 120,000 people are currently imprisoned in these camps in conditions Kirby described as of ‘great deprivation.’ As mentioned above, food is scarce, with prisoners subsisting on grass and rodents to survive. What is more shocking, is that up to two generations of a prisoners family will be imprisoned alongside them. The goal, according to Kirby is to ‘remove the scourge from society’. North Korea refused the commission access to the detention centres. Perhaps
more
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in the mid-90s that, while the result of natural causes, was only exacerbated by the disorganisation of the state’s
markets. The improvements since are hardly worth applause. 27% of newborn children are born stunted as a result of malnutrition in the womb. This malnutrition amongst neonates and their mothers causes long term health problems. In the face of this poverty, North Korea strictly regulates movement between hamlets, and controls Possession of South Korean soap operas is considered a they provide of a prosperous, middle class life of motor cars, international holidays and capitalist brands. What Kirby highlighted as an element of his report that he did not think received enough attention was discrimination on the grounds of religion. At partition, North and South Korea had roughly the same sized Christian population. The Christian population of North Korea now stands at 0.8% of the general population. The big question Kirby raised, is the uncertainty behind the cause of this decrease. It is unknown whether Christians have been purged from North Korea, religion out of self-preservation. be in possession of Christian paraphernalia, which is often found in possession of would be escapees returned to North Korea by the Chinese. The escape routes into China and South Korea are mostly run by Christians.
to Kirby sent to work in arduous conditions in mines in NorthEast Korea. North Korea has also exercised a practice of abduction for people economy. Towards the end of the Korean War it is believed North Korea abducted approximately 100,000 South Koreans, mostly young men. This is in addition to their practice of taking large numbers of Prisoners of War, of whom only 7000 were returned after the armistice. The Commission was able to from the Soviet Union, where there are records of conversations between Joseph Stalin and Kim the abduction policies, but also contradict North Korea’s account of how the Korean War began, assertion that it arose out of a North Korean invasion of the South and not, a response to a South Korean attack on the North. These are just some of the examples of the human rights abuses alleged by the Commission of Inquiry against North Korea. As Michael Kirby was quick to point out, the unique methodology of this Inquiry allowed for records to be kept of all witnesses, and for the report to be discursive and detailed. The report is expected to be tabled for discussion by the UN General Assembly in September, having already been the subject
The last area of human rights abuses that Kirby raised in his lecture were that of the caste system and abductions. North Korea has operated a caste system since the days of Kim Il-sung, and the population is
by the majority of the Security Council. It is then expected to progress to the Security Council, which Kirby is hopeful will refer the report on to a prosecutor at the International Court.
subclasses, but it is more broadly sorted into three categories – the elite core class, the subdued but untrustworthy wavering class, and the enemies of the state, the hostile class – people who for one
The full report, including transcripts of testimony and evidence, is available on the OHCHR website. Michael Kirby’s full lecture, including a detailed discussion of the Common Law methodology of the Commission, and the progress the report is making in the UN, can be accessed on ANU’s youtube channel.
as having loyalties beyond the DPRK. The hostile class are denied education, and according
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The most intimidating and expensive code is ‘Black Tie’. For women, opt for a full length or seven-eighths length dress. Seven-eighths dresses are deemed the ‘new length’ for sophisticated elegance, a tricky
should wear a gown of any length, or a formal cocktail dress. The greater variation in length allows for a more playful approach to accessories, especially shoes. Men should wear a tuxedo in any color of
grows exponentially.
tie.
Dress code titles don’t seem to provide any useful aid when it comes to dressing up for an event or special occasion. They are ambiguous, and are often left up to wild interpretation. They range from Black
The most commonly used dress code for evening events and weddings is ‘Semi Formal’ or ‘Cocktail’. Women, adopt a cocktail dress or a maxi dress edging on the formal side. Men, a good pair of dressy
“If there is an element of ‘fancy dress’, then the amount of trouble
bizarre variations in between. To determine what is appropriate attire for a helping hand—but to break down the basic dress codes, here is a full guide on suitable dressing. In the case that the special event is themed, to the theme. If this seems like an impossible task, make sure that what you buy for the occasion is something that you can wear again.
exponentially.” from Australian designer Manning Cartell, pictured.) ‘Black Tie’ is fairly straightforward for men: a black tuxedo all wrapped up with a bow tie. A minor step down is ‘Formal’, and women
The last, and one of the most confusing is ‘Casual’. The ultimate casual ensemble and being very put together, which often proves to be a challenge. Ladies, to lift a simple tee and skinny jeans pair them with some pumps, or instead opt for some jeans or shorts will do, wear them with some trainers and a casual tee or slouchy Caleb Followill, pictured.) Despite the fact that dress codes can be to accommodate for personal style. If you have something you think would be absolutely perfect, my advice would be to run with it.
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HOROSCOPES
THE H U NG OV E R MYSTICS Illustrations by TARA SHENOY Aries travel far away and mix up your memories sculpt yourself anew
Sagittarius falling to the past stay away from old habits start your olympics
Leo university
Taurus tender is the night of tangled limbs and warm hands irrelevant time Gemini Libra
brandied nights and eager limbs don’t scorn the morning
tomorrow begin again Cancer complex of language honesty not modesty linguistics is hard
Capricorn boring people suck excise them from your good vibes positivity
Virgo crack the cold surface and drink the nectar within rethink your choices
Aquarius if you had a dime for the hearts you have broken -you would be so poor
Scorpio forget the mundane re-organise the wine shelf simple is what’s best
POETRY
CURRAWONGS REG NAULTY Kindred spirits in the rain put song in season again and a miscreant whistle lifts the game. What insidious innuendo cheers the mind of the feathered clan? Is it a barb at bird or man? The whole chorus laughs in chuckles and whistles, cheeky beaks abound. Comic opera and rain mean community again, comic song, sly unison. Illustration by ABIGAIL WIDIJANTO
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IS AUSTRALIAN RUGBY REALLY
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BETTER? SPORT
ZACH MACKEY
Saturday night I watched Australia lose to the All Blacks again. Twelve years since we have held the Bledisloe Cup, and surprisingly it gets harder and harder each time. There is the argument that I should be used to losing to the men in black - after all, I’ve had more than enough experience in it. However, I’ve come to realise that being a Wallabies supporter means holding
I’ve now almost come to the conclusion that the Wallabies just aren’t good enough, and I need to be content with being worse than the Kiwis. We have the wood over them in any other trans-Tasman sporting event, but to me rugby is the one that matters. However, 12 years later, we still haven’t held the biggest and best trophy in international rugby. Beating the French
Saturday evening when I sat down to watch Michael Hooper lead the Wallabies out into the fortress that is Auckland’s Eden Park, I thought we could win.
rainy draw in Sydney did the same. In that game, though, the cracks began to show, with the Wallabies unable to convert their sheer weight in possession and territory into tries. It was in Auckland they opened
To be honest, I think the occasion did get to the Wallabies a little bit. Their structure and poise, which they exhibited in the June tests, seemed to be forgotten. There was about what they could do, but even then it wasn’t good enough to take it to the All Blacks. The Wallabies couldn’t even capitalise on minutes, failing to take any points away from New Zealand. In comparison, when Wallabies second rower Rob Simmons was sent to the bin, the All Blacks were able to put on two tries and a penalty goal. The Wallabies just didn’t have an answer.
The groundbreaking moment for me was when Israel Folau scooped up a kick and position. In the tackle the ball was turned lacklustre Kurtley Beale defence to score an Wallabies counter attack into their own try scoring opportunity showed the clear division between the two sides. Hopefully the National Rugby Championship which has just been
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Illustration: C.MORLEGS restarted and re-branded in its inaugural season will go a long way to developing Australian rugby. When you look at the Kiwis, and the depth that they have, it dominance they hold over international rugby as a whole. To use a horrendous cliché, the night is darkest before the dawn (cheers Batman). Well from the Wallabies perspective, the night was very dark and full of men in black jerseys. I’m still not quite at the point where I think the Aussies can’t win the Bledisloe and we are gone for all money. I am a Wallabies supporter after all, and if I am to hold on to anything, it has to be some hope.
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LÉON WALRUS
Normally, economists tend to think of improvements in technology
by economists such as Gary
better technology makes us all more productive. But suppose technological growth is skill-biased
Welch. What it implies is that the growth of university graduates in Australia is able to keep the wagegap between tertiary educated workers and non-tertiary
those with a higher skill level such as university graduates. Case in point, advancements in computer hardware are more useful for nerdy software programmers than humble cleaners.
between our levels of technology and the level of higher education among Australia’s population. But deregulation tips the race in favour of technology since by jacking up fees, less people will
If labour markets are fairly competitive, then technological growth will push up the wages of high-skilled workers relative to those of low-skilled workers. people to acquire a higher skill level and so more people start of high-skilled workers then goes up and so their wages are pushed back down again. Fairly standard
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However, I strongly doubt the student protestors will embrace this argument since it rejects the idea that students are the ones who will fare worse under deregulation. In fact, the exact opposite is likely true. Even with a higher debt burden, university graduates
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some form or another - the vast quantity which is consumed globally is even more surprising given that the most enthusiastic
on time. Drinkers who consume
releases dopamine in the brain, a neurotransmitter that not only ends the withdrawal-induced headache, but has additionally been linked to increased levels of happiness and pleasure. It also does a myriad of other things, such as increasing brain function and memory consolidation, easing depression and decreasing fatigue. Furthermore, regular
Nevertheless, there is little aversion to the stimulant because there is no a reason to ever stop drinking
Léon Walrus was an Economics / Arts student, now undertaking Honours in Economics.
host of cardiovascular, diabetic and degenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and dementia. Although Australia is not the
very quickly gain a physical lead to “headaches, muscle pain vomiting,
no surprise, then, that so many people are dependent on it.
a major reason for rising income inequality in the United States.
a high-income educated elite. It’s simply that these gains are made at the expense of the majority of Australians without university degrees and at the risk of economic inequality in society.
stimulant.
suggests that it is mainly the West –America, Europe, and Oceania
It should be noted that this is not just idle speculation. Harvard economists Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz argue that the decadence and decline of the US
skilled to low-skilled workers in the labour market falls and this means the earnings of university graduates will sky-rocket compared to everyone else’s. From here we can insert some economic/religious/political/ ethical objections to income inequality and we are done.
And it isn’t some self-perceived, psychological dependence either. Studies have shown that there is a legitimate, physiological withdrawal process that occurs
only grow between the tropics, there is a very select group of countries that can produce the
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symptoms become more potent the longer you have regularly this in mind, one would wonder why there is little aversion to the
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ILUNGA
MUSINGS OF AN EXISTENTIAL PILGRIM.
LEXICON This column is about words.
world (an ontological question
the present. All other events are conception of time is rather
words that have no direct translation in English. If words give shape to thoughts and
A word of warning: lecturers crucial point is that our perception given moment is going to be
these
words
can
provide
This week’s word is ‘Ilunga’
an independent attribute. Time is instead tied up with space and events to weave a compositional picture of the set of events around the present. The future is either
and think when making sense of Toure. Gomni in particular has melodic tunes well suited to
a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ilunga is used to describe
or something. You can see more of their character or learn more
inevitable event like the rising of the sun. This conception of time takes the acceptance of imperfect
Like words too? Exotic grammar? Esoteric languages? There is a society for this kind of thing.
with this problem we can make third time.” Ilunga is of interest
things which are knowable in going to be at best a provisional heuristic for understanding This suggests that we should what we think about the world as we get new information.
shift in attitude from tolerance to intolerance. Ilunga describes a world that is not black and continuous and evolving shades of meaning. These shades of meaning can be understood as a consequence of imperfect information. In presented with the full set of facts something clean and clear-cut. Putting aside questions about
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Learning from Political Leaders to Shape the Future Learning from political Triumph and Demise leaders to shape the future ANU/Canberra Times literary event ANU School of Politics and International Relations, the Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies and the ANU Centre for European Studies present: Crafting Democracies: Learning from Political Leaders to Shape the Future Public lecture by Professor Abraham F. (Abe) Lowenthal, (USC) Tuesday, 2 September 2014 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM The Hall, University House, Balmain Lane, ANU, Canberra.
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Authoritarian regimes are under siege in many parts of the world. Some have already given way and others are likely to follow. Building democracies in their place will not be easy or quick, and in some cases it will not happen in the medium term. Much has been learned about how to organize free and fair elections, but building the other institutions and the habits of democratic governance inevitably takes time. Some countries in transition face intense divisions that make democracy challenging to achieve. But the historic possibility of decisive movement from exclusionary and repressive rule toward more open, inclusionary and accountable democratic governance beckons in North and sub-Saharan Africa, Western Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. Learning how unexpected transitions toward democracy were accomplished should be of great interest to those who want to understand, undertake or support democratic transitions today.
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Action & perception in Henry James & Alfred Hitchcock HRC Conference Room, AD Hope Building, Ellery Cres Tuesday 9 September, 6pm
Inside the Hawke-Keating Government: A Cabinet Diary ANU/Canberra Times literary event with ANU Chancellor Professor Gareth Evans AC QC The Auditorium, China in the World Building, Fellows Lane
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A ROUSING ORATION ON THE THEME OF COLLEGE APATHY
By Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus “Actually, I can’t give a shit.”
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APOLOGIES: Woroni apologises for not being bothered ensuring that this edition is full of the radically fresh, scintillating prose that we realize our readers have come to expect from us. However this is because apparently, just like the International Students Department, English is second nature with none of us.
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SET THE DARK, UNEXPLORED BACK-WOODS OF THE COLONIAL PROTECTORATE OF ANU... GAIUS PLINIUS SECUNDUS Spring has come to ANU, and the ornamental pear trees have begun to gently waft the sweet scent of semen all over campus. The cherry blossoms ungainly steps towards ANUBar. broad plains of University Avenue, making their annual migration from XXIII’s toward the warm mud of Sullivans Creek. However, all is not as paradisiacal as it would seem at serpents, and dangerous hunters have come to stalk this gentle savannah. from the 2nd Zulu War and the Battle of Swinburne, has come to the savage backwoods of the Capital Territories chat with the local colonial matrons about the subtleties of Oceanography and unwind by bringing down some unsuspecting undergraduate game. already brought down a quietly Musical Antelope, seizing an antique blunderbuss from his native subaltern, Marnie, and bravely eradicating them from a great distance. However, even hunters can be prey on these wild plains, and loneliness is the greatest hunter of them all. Consequently, thrills when, as the sun is setting, he
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Abandoning the overburdened Marnie without a second thought, he skips relentlessly more urgent; quadrupledal gaily toward this vision of loveliness. fear of Pynes’s manic, ecstatic grunting. More and more desperately, Sir Chris a start of surprise and likewise begins to bound over towards him, throwing his arms wildly in the air and emitting a series of strangely nasal but still cries aloud into the evening air. reassuring patrician noises. The two awkward white men tumble toward And then, all of a sudden, it’s over. savannah,
hooting
loudly
and announced his satisfaction with the
munching interstate students. As soon Deregulated chum just a little too early. as they get to a recognizable distance, the shout goes up: as alone in the unbroken wilderness “Sir Christopherius Winston Pyne; of the Capital Territories, and almost captain, oh my captain! How long I inaudibly mutters: have missed you!” cries the hero of Swinburne. “Ian, you fucking grub.” Sir Chris whines loudly, as he runs lightly through the tussock. reimbursed men enthusiastically embrace, swapping old stories of their time in the 39th Deregulated Infantry Brigade, and, it must be admitted, sometimes some spit. In fact, so caught up are they in the moment and the joy of reunion, that it wasn’t long until their hands, having gone so long since touching another one of the upper classes, begin to wander
MY VISION FOR THE ANU’S FUTURE: DEREGUL ATION M E A N S REVITALISATION
daring. Almost with meaning to, they soon follow the lead of the untutored beasts of the savannah, and with 1. ANUSA will undergo sweat dripping from their rugged and immediate restructuring
alone and palely loitering inside their pallid bodies, but writhing together in
undertaken by existing members of the ANU Chancelry. Aside from the incumbent ANUSA President, of “Student Liaison,” the services of all other members of ‘ANUSA’ will no longer be required. 2. Woroni is to become a nonprint, non-digital subsidiary of the ANU Reporter Given that we now live in an era of scarce funding, and that our research has revealed that Woroni over, the student publication will conjoin with the ANU Reporter. All current Woroni editors will be surplus to requirement. 3. An innovative library initiative Given that we now live in an era of scarce funding, the ANU will initiate a collection of exciting new partnership deals. The Fenner Mobil School of Research, the Israeli company Strauss Group sponsorship
to
the
Crawford
the Menzies Library will become the Murdoch Memorial Library 4. Exchange program revamp
an Despite the fact that we live in an era of scarce funding, the ANU still holds its exchange program in high Given that we now live an era regard. As such, Bruin Christensen, of scarce funding, it is the ANU Wayne Morgan, Rick Kuhn, and Chancelry’s belief that a more centralised and permanent body members of the ANU community is required to manage Australia’s month exchange to the illustrious
Smith’s low moan is heard all across the twilit savannah; the naked forms of the two pasty, sweaty heroes slip animalistically against each other, save on costs. As such, all executive Camp. silhouetted amongst the stunted actions previously carried out by trees of the veldt in the red light of the body known as ‘ANUSA’ will be
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Week 7, Semester 2, 2014.
Professors Baker, Hughes-Warrington and Dr Milnes, I am writing on behalf of the Interhall Council of Presidents, in furtherance of year. changes have caused no small amount of concern and consternation amongst
thing that entails, and the fee increase) and the reasoning behind these changes. To say nothing of how we feel at the utter lack of consultation throughout this
rent residents that they will be asked to leave their homes for failing to meet a set
their rationale.
KIND REGARDS, JAMES THOMPSON SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE INTERHALL COMMMITTEE
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