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illustration BY emily woods Speaking out for students It’s time for University of Sydney alumni to break their silence on fee deregulation. Editorial

When Vice-Chancellor Michael Spence Spence turned to the room. campaigning against it. In one corner, immediately noticed by the national took to the Great Hall last Tuesday, you’ve got the Vice-Chancellors of media, with a Sydney Morning Herald he was armed with a PowerPoint “People who would like me to finish my the Group of Eight (including our report declaring that “a revolt inside presentation, a hands-free microphone brief remarks, can you now clap?” His very own Spence) and the boys of the the powerful ruling body of the and a few choice excerpts from the request was met with polite applause Federal Cabinet. These are powerful University of Sydney is threatening to University budget. from the audience. organisations and individuals whose undermine the federal government’s opinions on higher education are [fee deregulation] proposal.” Throughout his presentation, Spence “People who’d like to listen to more regularly solicited, and afforded steered well clear of the podium from shouting, can you clap?” This time, respect, by virtue of their positions. The University, however, was which the evening’s other speakers there was much louder, much more In the other corner, there’s a motley extremely reluctant for Convocation would make their cases for or against enthusiastic applause from the crew of students, left-wing academics, to take place. Spence – who, with university fee deregulation. Instead, audience. and unionists. Surveys indicate that a some qualifications, had already come he paced the stage, and with visual substantial majority of Australians are out in support of fee deregulation – aids and a liberal time limit, set out Spence looked momentarily bemused, actually on this side, but, in a political told the media Convocation was “an the case for why the university’s but managed to maintain his game system where silence is tantamount anachronism”. Alongside Chancellor current financial position is becoming face. to assent, there’s a very good chance Belinda Hutchison, Spence worked untenable. that this quiet majority could be against efforts to get it off the ground “Well,” he said, “I have the overlooked. inside the Senate. Eventually, a A few minutes into his remarks, microphone.” And so he continued. compromise was reached, with the Spence was interrupted by heckling Eventually, the hecklers sat down. In order to try to rectify this power University agreeing to host a “town from members of the student body imbalance, a few months ago, a hall-style meeting” where select angry at the format of the meeting, It doesn’t take too great a stretch of number of fellows of the University members of the University community and at what they perceived to be the imagination to read symbolism Senate began petitioning the would be able to speak to their Spence’s lack of true consultation. into the scene we’ve just described. University of Sydney to hold a meeting concerns before an audience, the MC Adam Spencer tried to put an end of Convocation, which would call Chancellor, and the Vice-Chancellor to the heckling, but, when the students In the fight over fee deregulation, on University of Sydney alumni to himself. refused to be quiet, Spence stepped in. there is a power imbalance debate the merits- or otherwise- of the “Why don’t we have a vote?” government’s fee deregulation policy. between the people pushing for CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 fee deregulation, and the people The significance of this move was 1 Alumni where r u 14-15 Revue Reviews! letters 3 Letters 16 International Students’ Section 4 Best of #usydtownhall tweets 17 Humans vs Zombies: A discussion on strategy actually lacks is a coherent artistic or social what I believe. 5 Alumni where r u continued 18 Is slam poetry empowering minorities? impetus. A show’s worth is ultimately Contents 6 Hack stuff, hack hack u no the drill 19 Complaint culture No lack of measured by how good it is, and ticket sales Just having Come at me, bro. have never reflected quality. 7 Black comedy and the power of shame 21 SRC Caseworker Help honi soit queer people a cheeky nap Much love, 9 Profile: Flo Fox 22-23 SRC Reports Patrick Morrow Luke Tucker, Arts II issue #18 in Revues MECO III Dear Honi, 10 Legal highs 24-25 Puzzles & R U A BNOC? Dear Eds, Does the USU President’s job description 11 Andrew Bolt is fukt 26-27 Honey Soy include excessive drinking (with student Got faith? An absolute funds) before attending revues (with 12-13 Feature: Israel 28 Fossil Fuels! Two weeks ago Georgia Kriz (very excellent performer – congratulations) made some student funds) and falling asleep, or did Dear Editors, significant claims about the Union’s farce, I tell you Tara Waniganayaka just decide to go attitude to minority revues which struck that extra mile out of respect for campus I am writing in reply to the interfaith Dear Honi, me as unfair. I don’t write this as a snarky culture? We’d have asked Waniganayaka officers report which, when I started We acknowledge that Honi Soit’s office is located on the traditional lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. We would like to acknowledge the director of another revue, but instead as after the show, but said booze-scented reading, it was with a trepidation that Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and pay our respects to the Elders past and present. a queer person who has been involved The “Town Hall-style” meeting about fee President had to be escorted home during turned out to be fully founded and then pretty extensively in the performing arts on deregulation organised by VC Michael intermission. some. campus, and I really resent the suggestion Spence and the Senior Executive Group has that we, on the grounds of our sexuality, to be called out for what it is: an absolute Yet we didn’t just write to complain. You I can copletely side with the idea conveyed letters “aren’t worth enough” to the Union. farce. see, a few of us happen to be job-searching that people need to listen to each other ourselves, and since student leadership and research other peoples religious belief This is partly because there is not, as The terms of the debate have been cast roles seem to require so little of those in systems and world views. What really birthed the first and (reputedly) best completely in favour of the pro-deregulation them we may as well give them a go. We shows the intellectual decrepitude shown in iteration of the Women’s Revue in 2007, executive group: Instead of debating the just have some questions first. the article this week is the way they treated It’s spelt “latte-sip- a lack of representation of queer people in “pros” and “cons” of fee de-regulation in an faith. The approach that faith is somehow revues particularly, nor the performing arts open, public forum, the speakers will speak How much does it pay to drink away a good thing is an abhorrent approach and LETTER OF on campus generally. This year, the Arts to the executive’s own carefully worded students’ SSAF and ACCESS contributions? should be completely rejected by any semi- ping”, actually: Revue had two queer directors. From 2011 topic that commits to “economic growth” Is disrespecting student performances the educated individual, let alone people who THE WEEK – 2013, Sam Farrell was the crowning jewel and an “equitable balance between students norm, or is politeness usually expected? have made it into a university. of the Law Revue (his time at the helm and government contributions”. And are insipid, grating puns mandatory culminating in one of the most beautiful, for election campaigns, or could we just run Dear Honi, the world’s poorest areas, due to the When talking about a claim, religious or So I heard that Roald’s book has been cut pointed musical numbers ever performed They will speak to a room of 250 people, on a platform of not discouraging people at otherwise, faith is the acceptance of this availability of cheap energy. Were the their own shows? From Aldi, because he had to write “slut” about sexuality). No major revues who pre-booked, at an event held at night, as true in the absence of, or opposition to, I am deeply disappointed at the radical agenda of the divestment campaign actively shy away from queer-progressive when most students are unlikely to be evidence. This use of faith as a justification University’s recent decision to give in to realised, it would lead to the consigning in To make his fairytales rhyme - content, and those that push boundaries anywhere near campus. The list of 25 If you could get back to us sometime soon is a deeply damaging and detrimental bullying and take financial and investment impoverishment of the poorest in Australia seems he didn’t have time of homophobic bad taste are usually and speakers, who each have 2 minutes to make that’d be great. We’ll be around campus, to any society and it is time that it was advice from Christine Milne and muesli and the world due to higher electricity To find another word rhyming with nut. rightly derided. I think Queer Revue might their case either way, whom only a handful trying hard to respect our fellow students recognised as such. (even if that doesn’t make us USU munching, late sipping activists. costs and more expensive goods and be the only exception to that. will be students, have been cherry-picked by the executive. There can be no doubt President material). services. Now the parents are all in uproar, That the interfaith directors talk about The reason I auditioned for Arts, and that the exec’s idea of “balanced” input will faith in terms such as “beauty of faith” Indeed, the University on its own website Yours sincerely, They won’t have his poems in store. not Queer Revue, is because my sexual not reflect the 70 per cent of the public who and “we need to approach faith with an advertising courses states that ‘The mining I have little doubt that in the future, Several Members of: But sadly they care identity has never involved huffing amyl, disagree with the changes to universities. open mind” truly shows the intellectual technology will become greener with Queer Revue MMXIV and resources industry is…intrinsically More that the word’s a swear party drugs, drag shows or sequins – and sabbatical that they have been on this linked to our economic future and global innovation. But current renewable even if it did, I struggle to understand the Than that sexism is inherent in “whore”. The nature of the meeting itself is also such year. I can only hope that we all start to influence’. technology is highly inefficient and until inclination to make a show that revolves that, while staff and students may be given demand a higher standard of justification such time as the market decides that around it. This is true of Sophia, with some very limited time to speak against fee Preaching to for everyone and stop giving a free-pass to What we have been seeing is nothing alternative technologies are more efficient Quite frankly, I’m going to be blunt: whom I directed The Arts Revue this year, deregulation, they will have no opportunity religious claims. as well. short of financial terrorism, with the likes than coal, then investors including the As a fan of Dahl I take affront. to influence the decision making process in an official capacity. In other words, of Jonathan Moylan more than happy University should not give in to such Just talk to your progeny the choir Yours Sincerely, I appreciate that there is value to a group they will come, they will speak, and the financial terrorism. The costs for our Alex Rothman to spread lies at the cost of everyday About sexism and misogyny of people having a good time together on executive committee will make its decision Dear Honi, Australians and Australian business. society, particularly to the poor, will be And stop censoring things, you [redacted] stage; it is integral to the revue program the way it was always going to. high and for little gain. and to that end Queer Revue is invariably Thank you for drawing to my attention the The divestment campaign is driven by Sam Langford a success. What’s awful is that minority The benefit of a convocation is that staff are seminal production of God’s not Dead in Porque no status seems to have conferred a kind of your week 5 issue. As a devout follower of environmental extremism and fuelled by I urge the University as a matter of Psychology I able to put official recommendations to the scaremongering and misinformation. It is principle to consider the message they impunity. Predominantly, Queer Revue’s senate, which the executive is then forced Jesus I was shocked and horrified that such content rarely goes beyond tiring gay a film could have slipped by me. I don’t a slap in the face to the more than 20,000 are sending by their decision: that to consider after a substantial debate. los dos? stereotypes. This year, when it did, it was go to a mega-church, but I am reasonably coal miners in NSW. These same activists such bullying via misinformation and There are limitations even to this, in that Dear Honi, only to mock Gender Studies strawm*n, only academic staff and alumni can do so, aware of the wider Christian community. would be the first to call for government scaremongering is acceptable. The undermine legitimate criticisms of to the exclusion of students and general I was therefore appalled that I had missed subsidy for failing industries, but ironically University has much influence, and no institutional sexism, and to make rape the memo of such an important film that According to Matilda Surtees, writing in the staff. But to say that Spence’s alternative last Honi, charitable consumerism takes go out of their way to destroy an industry doubt its current decision will put pressure jokes about the very real abuse by those in to the “anachronistic” convocation originally mega churches apparently want me to see. that creates real jobs and has huge flow on on other institutions to give in for the sake positions of creative power. This year, as in away from institutional change. As the girl proposed by some members of the senate, from the Old El Paso ad asked us, ‘Porque of positive PR. For the sake of our nation’s the past, was mostly alienating. As a Christian who has studied philosophy, effect of real growth due to the availability with support from the NTEU, is somehow no los dos’ – bastardised Spanish for ‘why I have personally experienced being “outed” of cheap energy for production to the rest well-being, the University should re- more democratic or “modern”, is completely can’t we have both’? I don’t know enough Queer Revue’s rightly lauded, truly as the crazy religious guy, receiving stares of the economy; all without the need for consider its decision. misleading. about the Homepage for the Homeless to funny stand outs, like The Secret Life in my philosophy tutes whenever anything government subsidy. These activists have of Brenda from HR, or the Ghost of rely on the logic that every time you shop Last week’s Honi editorial said that Spence vaguely religion-related was uttered. It’s a no care for real jobs or real growth; their Yours in #realjobs and #realgrowth Margaret Thatcher emerging in a fruit there, issues of homelessness gain more had been forced to take on the role of real thing and I sincerely thank Mary Ward only concern is engaging in activism to hat, are entirely removed from the cultural prominence in your head, but I am aware “community consultant”. But Spence, along for raising this issue. baggage attached to an aggressively sexual that the division between charity and cloak their narcissism. Chaneg Torres with the other VCs of the G8 unis, has been throughline. You don’t need to make light of institutional change is much blurrier than BPESS III fighting hard for years to have uni fees I am therefore puzzled that instead of drug overdoses and ‘waking up somewhere Surtees imagines. That’s pretty obvious Coal fired power has led to unprecedented President, University of Sydney deregulated. Where was the “consultation” highlighting defensible and rational public fun’ to get a laugh, especially when when she cites John Falzon of St Vincent de increases in standards of living for millions Conservative Club when he started lobbying the government figures of the Christian faith (the names productive cultural inversions are already Paul, a charity, advocating for institutional to uncap fees four years ago? What about Timothy Keller and John Lennox spring to around the world including in some of done – more rigorously and discerningly – change. If ethical consumerism funds when he tried to cut courses and fire over mind) Mary Ward has chosen to bemoan a in plenty of other arenas. charity, what’s to stop charities advocating 300 academic and general staff in 2012? whack-job film dripping on Americana that for institutional change? Or when he decided to fire 150 library staff I would suggest most Christians probably I don’t think that, in the event of rain, and do away with thousands of books and haven’t heard of (I certainly hadn’t.) we should just shove the gays in a Apparently, the problem is that charitable study spaces? basement. Booking venues is nightmarish consumerism leads to the idea that through C&S at the best of times – but Indeed, it is worrying that Mary seems individuals have control over their that is no reason to accept that second- This stage-managed meeting has been to think that the word “Christian” is circumstances. That’s ‘an ideal, not a rate venues just fall to smaller groups nothing but a fig leaf for Spence and the synonymous with “white American”. reality’. Sure, but so is an equitable society Credits executive’s own agenda. While giving the I suspect churches in other parts of the with a great social safety net. Charitable – regardless of minority status. To use this administrative inadequacy to suggest impression of allowing open discussion, world (particularly in persecuted regions consumerism is not a silver bullet, but Editor-in chief: Georgia Behrens O’Grady, Jonathon Parker, Matilda Surtees, systemic Union oppression is rubbish. For they made the decision years ago, not in like Iraq, China and South Sudan) would the programs that the Homepage for the Victoria Zerbst, Subeta Vimalarajah, Peter all its deficiencies, the USU is very loudly the interests of staff and students, but with find this equation slightly offensive. Homeless supports give people a little Editors: Felix Donovan, John Gooding, Walsh, Rebecca Wong, Naaman Zhou progressive – especially on questions the intention of further corporatising our more control over their circumstances by Georgia Kriz, Andrew Passarello, Justin Pen, of sexuality. But they are not infinitely university and raking in ever bigger profits Unfortunately, I feel picking on such providing things like training programs. Astha Rajvanshi, Michael Rees, Lane Sainty, contributors: Adam Murphy, resourced. from student fees. an easy target as a God’s Not Dead will In the same way, we get closer to an Christina White Jessica Cid, Caitlin Doyle-Markwick, Cam only serve to convince the converted (pun equitable society by funding people to Smith DISCLAIMER Honi Soit is published by the Students’ Representative Council, University Christopher Hitchens was a chauvinistic It was only widespread opposition to fee intended). Doing so only entrenches pre- lobby for big changes, like the NDIS. creative director: Judy Zhu of Sydney, Level 1 Wentworth Building, City Road, University of Sydney NSW 2006. The arse, and the 2007 Women’s Revue, deregulation from staff and students that existing stereotypes about religious (esp. Charitable consumerism could be a lot artists/photographers: SRC’s operation costs, space and administrative support are financed by the University Objectify This! not only proved him forced this meeting on Spence, otherwise Christian) students on Campus. better; more money could go to advocacy, masthead illustration: Whitney Duan, Maria Mellos, Mackenzie Nix, of Sydney. Honi Soit is printed under the auspices of the SRC’s directors of student publications: Dover Dubosarsky, Jennifer Light, Miranda Smith, India O’Neill, Naaman wrong again, but went on to sell out at it would not have happened. We have to be for example. However, simplistic sentences Helen Xue Catalina Palma, Monica Renn Zhou, Phoebe Corleone, Sonia Feng. All expressions are published on the basis that they the Edinburgh Fringe. This was a case of clear that he is our opponent, not our ally, If you want to challenge the erroneous like ‘Systemic inequality requires systemic are not to be regarded as the opinions of the SRC unless specifically stated. The Council an entirely unprecedented show, widely in the fight for equitable, quality education. equation of secularism with intelligence change’ ignore the people trying to actually reporters: Eden Caceda, Cameron puzzles: Bolton accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any of the opinions or information contained acclaimed, going very far. It didn’t matter Students will be meeting out the front at and religion with idiocy then stop make that change happen and others trying Caccamo, Adam Chalmers, Isabelle Comber, within this newspaper, nor does it endorse any of the advertisements and insertions. that it debuted in the Sound Lounge, 5.30 with placards, leaflets for a speak-out. confirming the stereotype. Picking on to improve lives on the margins in the Evelyn Corr, Sam Farrell, Patrick Morrow, quiz: Monster Jam because it nailed a need and was hilarious. a straw-man is, well, patronising and mean time. Leigh Nicholson, Charlie O’Grady, Sean Students Bust the Budget Group pathetic. I, like most other considered Rather than support, what Queer Revue Christians, am not scared of justifying Nick Bonyhady Arts/Law 2 3 ADVOCACY Editorial There is a very good reason that union representatives argued to fight Tories like it’s 1962 again. sphere almost exclusively by this “town hall-style meeting” against higher university fees, However, every year, thousands of student activists, it will continue was offered as a compromise by preaching to a chamber of the these alumni are prevailed upon to be perceived, and treated by the the University to the rebel Senate already-converted. Truly novel to donate vast amounts of money government, as a marginal one. Fellows. As long as the debate contributions were absent. More to this University, suggesting that about fee deregulation is taking importantly, so too were new they realise their ongoing vested Less than twelve hours after place on the same terms as debates contributors. interest in improving their alma the conclusion of the town hall about staff cuts and enterprise mater. They need to leverage that meeting where Michael Spence agreements, the University is Ultimately, the town hall meeting position. From public statements had heard almost unanimous in well-charted territory. By now, did little more than situate a to boycotting donations, the opposition from staff and students opposition to University change debate that is occurring anyway alumni can put pressure upon the to fee deregulation, he joined proposals from groups such as the in a more auspicious-looking University’s management, and his fellow Group of Eight Vice- SRC, the NTEU, the CPSU and location than usual. It allowed the also upon the government, in a Chancellors in Canberra to lobby SUPRA is virtually a given, and University to avoid opening a new way that student activists cannot. the Federal Government to pursue the University knows that, front in the ongoing conflict over the policy. Student activists as long as opposition is confined fee deregulation, while still giving The importance of the alumni who had hoped that Spence’s to only these groups, it commands the impression of consultation and in this debate shouldn’t be willingness to listen to all 26 sufficient resources and respect to engagement. underestimated. Graduates of speakers at the town hall meeting win nearly all the fights it chooses this University, as we are often might have indicated a willingness to pick. A meeting of Convocation, by reminded, hold positions of power to actually pay attention to the contrast, had the potential to and influence across Australia’s will of the University of Sydney While the town hall meeting prise open an entirely new space political, corporate, and cultural community threw up their hands was open to all members of the in this debate, a space that the spheres. They command far in frustration. University community, it was, University has never had to figure greater respect in the public unsurprisingly, dominated by out how to navigate before. This imagination than student activists, But, as Michael Spence reminded USyd’s most familiar faces. would be a space where thousands and many of them possess the us last Tuesday, we are not the The speeches were generally of USyd alumni could add their means of exerting actual influence ones with the microphone. That excellent, but entirely predictable; voices. It is perhaps, optimistic over political and policy processes. privilege and power lie elsewhere. precisely no one in the room to think that Convocation would Opposition to university fee Much of it lies in the hands of was surprised when a group have drawn Michael Kirby and deregulation is a mainstream USyd alumni. of current and former student Germaine Greer back to the position. But while it continues activists, academics, and sandstone halls of their youth to be articulated in the public They need to use it.

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If eight businesses set up an It might even get them an exemption The problem comes when universities will always want to go there. The THE (NOT SO) like to provide students greater it could be,” but blames the campaign on the colour orange exclusive organisation, collaborated from the ACCC in the name of the play this prisoner’s dilemma game high cost of living in Australian cities AMAZING RACE access to more textbooks. shortcomings of funding and was successful. Swag will be on projects and shared information national interest if they bothered to an indefinite number of times. With means students rarely move interstate. structures, not the people. running on the colour pink. about pricing arrangements, the apply. But if they share data – or information sharing, they can credibly Hence, USyd has a group of Mosman Hide yo kids, hide yo wife – the Knox believes in fighting for a Australia Competition and Consumer anything else they use to set prices threaten that if any other university kids who will want to come here for its SRC election campaign period “fair education for all,” giving “I guess having people who are A SOCIALIST Commission (ACCC) should come –then it could look like they weren’t deviates from the cartel’s mutual best reputation alone, and Spence is ready knocking. setting their prices independently. interest they’ll be punished. Such to cash in. All Go8 universities have commences this Friday at somewhat unoriginal policy putting things on their resume DILEMMA a threat could be levied against a a communal interest in safeguarding midnight. Get excited for the suggestions such as providing is part of general student The Group of Eight (Go8) calls itself Joint marketing can also draw ire from university that wants to lower fees or their collective reputation (or as they forthcoming flurry of Facebook more lecture recordings, more politics,” she responded to the Tensions were raised in the “a coalition of Australia’s leading the ACCC because it distorts the way one deciding whether to accept NTEU put it, “sustaining quality brand profile picture changing, late study spaces and once again, suggestion of Labor students Education Action Group’s research Universities”. Right now, competitive options are presented to demands. recognition”) because that’s what night chalking on Eastern more textbooks. She also filling up NUS positions for Facebook group this week, the collaborative practices of this consumers. All their glossy brochures they’re trading on. Avenue, and empty promises. speaks of improving student future political ambitions. (At as Education Officers Ridah group make the Go8 look a lot like and the planned joint PhD program Go8 universities won’t need more services like free tax help least she’s upfront about that Hassan and Eleanor Morley a cartel (aside from the obvious fact could lessen competition. Similarly, students if they can squeeze more The ACCC has a section on its website The Presidential Race: service, a rental appliance one.) (both of Socialist Alternative, that undergraduate fees are set by the Go8’s agreement with China’s top money out of their current ones. called ‘How to avoid joining a cartel’. BLAKENEY vs. KNOX scheme for students living out or SAlt) were accused of government - for now). If deregulation universities (the China 9) could be Go8 degrees have inelastic demand Have a look, Spence. of home, and an emergency The only thing both kicking members of Solidarity happens and this behaviour continues, seen as anticompetitive in the domestic – students with the highest ATARs then the Go8 could be at risk of market. Grassroots presidential presidential candidates agreed – SAlt’s rival socialist faction food bank. breaching competition laws. candidate Kyol Blakeney on was that neither Grassroots on campus – out of the group. When the Go8 formed, USyd’s then (Education III) says that When asked why he was nor NLS would deal with the A post on the group’s wall Cartel conduct occurs when businesses Vice-Chancellor Gavin Brown said “it he really believes in “direct better than his opponent, Liberals in this election. We slowly descended into angry agree to act together, instead of is far more important to ensure that action”. With a wealth of Blakeney said that his direct won’t protest. EAG members and supporters competing, to drive up profits. It Australia has universities which are experience in campus activism, action activist strategies are protesting against Socialist includes price fixing, market sharing, world class, than any petty competition including the portfolio of more important and effective THE LIBERALS: Alternative’s occupation of and controlling output , or otherwise between individual institutions”. When the SRC Indigenous Officer than what he sees as Labor’s WHODUNIT? the group. Hassan wrote, cooperating to shape the market in a the Go8 speaks of collaboration, they and co-founding the Wirriga tokenistic focus on creating “this space is for constructive way that benefits businesses at the don’t mean facilitating a community Indigenous Students Society, awareness and symbolism. A third presidential candidate, organising of the education expense of consumers. of scholars; they mean exclusive collaboration to become internationally Blakeney receives support “While it’s a really good idea Sydney University Liberal campaign not for people who’ve The ACCC normally takes notice when competitive. Club (SULC) member Damian from a broad coalition of to have stickers that promote never been to an EAG meeting competitors start sharing information. Grassroots, Independent and equality and gender, the fact is Kelly, originally joined all year to snipe,” to which Medical professionals aren’t allowed In a deregulated market, the Go8 could several former members of that it is still going to happen. Knox and Blakeney on the several responded with “SAlt to talk about their fee structures at grossly inflate degree costs. Believers Sydney Labor Students (SLS). One of the best things I’ve seen presidential ballot paper. give no shits about this group conferences, for example. But the in neoliberal providence might argue His campaign team is heavily with direct action is the idea However, both he and the unless it functions as theirs”, Go8 boasts about “offering a trusted that a real cartel wouldn’t last because stacked out by University of of starting self-defence classes Liberal-backed “Mon Droit for and “a lot of people don’t network through which the leaders there is always an incentive Sydney Union (USU) Board because that empowers people Honi Soit” ticket have since attend the EAG because of the and administrators of Go8 universities to undercut others’ prices to attract Directors, including President to stand up for themselves,” he mysteriously disappeared authoritarian, bureaucratic share ideas and expertise”. De- more students. According to game wanked, this means that the Go8 acts theory, cartels are inherently unstable Tara Waniganayaka, Vice explained. from the elections. Rumour and sectarian behaviour of as an exclusive information-sharing because each cartel member is in a has it that their exclusion President Bebe D’Souza and SAlt”. We have nothing to add network to the mutual advantage of its prisoner’s dilemma; each member Directors Edwards McMahon However, Knox believes that was due to an administrative to this discussion. members. could boost their profit by breaking the and Liam Carrigan. this strongly activist approach fuck-up by Liberal party head- agreement, by lowering their price or needs to be balanced with kickers with their candidates’ SENATE ELECTIONS: Arguably, the cooperation of tertiary increasing output. On the other side of the a focus on broader student application forms. SULC Vice WON’T SOMEBODY institutions is vital for research. illustration BY maria mellos presidential race is National engagement. “I think activism President (and Liberal party THINK OF THE Labor Students (NLS) is a huge part of the SRC… head-kicker) Dean Shachar CHILDREN? candidate Amy Knox (Arts/ but I also understand that a declined to comment when Law III). Knox says that lot of students don’t engage in asked if this was the case. He As reported in recent she is all about striking “a the activism. … I can’t see how also declined to disclose which weeks, voting to elect one An attempt to send students to a reception of an balance between activism and students will defend the SRC tickets the Liberals would be Undergraduate and one Labor club motion engaging all students” with if they don’t know about it. We supporting now that their own Postgraduate Fellow of Senate Israeli MP has prompted debate over what it the SRC. Knox has been active need all students behind it,” candidates are out of the race. will commence on September means to breach BDS, writes Matilda Surtees. in various SRC campaigns, she says. 10. The candidates for each sparks BDS row including the recent lobbying HONI UNFOLDS position have been released of the closure of wom*n’s-only Both candidates refused to and are as follow: A failed motion put forward at the contingent to the reception wouldn’t [to encourage them to] stand up and a resolution in June earlier this year services. She is hoping to join a indulge us with the details Returning Officer Paulene Sydney University Labor Club’s AGM constitute a breach of BDS. speak against what the government that stymied further debate about long list of Labor heavyweights of where support from their Graham has ruled that people Undergraduate: Nicholas last Monday has attracted attention does in [their] name.” whether to officially endorse the BDS who have dominated the SRC factions would go in the on SRC tickets may not Fahy, Dalton Fogarty, and condemnation from members Pink told Honi Soit that “supporting the campaign – following the intervention presidency for years. Knox is Council’s Representative campaign for Honi Soit tickets Patrick Massarani, Denise of the USyd Students for Justice centre-left coalition” in Israeli politics Labor Club President Chloe Smith of the general secretary of the federal being supported by the two Election (during which SRC as part of the new regulation Ong, Annabel Osborn, Dean (USJP) in Palestine, who consider the is “the only hope” for achieving serious said that sending a contingent to the NTEU – the resolution of the case current Labor left factions, Office Bearer positions are brought in last year that Shachar and Aryan Shahabi- intended outcome of the motion to be Israeli engagement with the peace reception would have only been “to against Sydney University academic in breach of the Boycott, Divestment Jake Lynch has brought increased NLS and SLS, as well as divvied up between factions) prevent Honi and SRC tickets Sirjani. process. Warren, who originally stated show interest in what was being said, and Sanctions campaign against Israel publicity to academic engagement from swapping preferences. his reason for abstaining as a lack of but not to endorse the ILP”. Smith Labor right faction Student and at the National Union of (BDS). familiarity with ILP policies, declined also said that she would be reluctant with BDS. The attempt by Israeli legal Unity, and, bizarrely, Socialist Students (NUS) conference Postgraduate: Lee Coulson, to respond to questions but provided for the Labor Club to be seen as centre Shurat Ha’Din to sue Lynch Alternative (SAlt). later this year, mutually While we offer our sincere Alex Dore, Simon Hill, The motion proposed to send a a statement declaring his passionate supporting the ILP, and confirmed she for racial discrimination after Lynch deferring the question to their condolences to the many hacks Christian Jones, Robby contingent of students from the Labor support for BDS. He also stated that voted against the motion. She rejected refused to sponsor an Israeli fellowship When it comes to policies, campaign managers. According who have been upset by this Magyar, Benjamin Marsh, Club to a reception and speaking if he were able to vote again he would suggestions there is any factional candidate proved unsuccessful, easing Blakeney’s focus is on “lifting to them, “the faction decides” news, here at The Manning Mark Newcombe, Michael date for Israeli Labor Party (ILP) MK propose a ‘pro-Palestine’ amendment tension around BDS within the club, potential anxieties about adherence to the transparency of the on these matters. Files we welcome a wedge of O’Donnell, Arunan Hilik Bar, which is being hosted on to the motion but would still not vote and said she believes most members BDS being discriminatory. university and making sure any kind between students Siravindrarajah, and Zachary September 8 by the Australia Israel against it. Warren reiterated his support BDS. that students have more As for NUS, Blakeney said running for political office and Benjamin Thompson. Labor Dialogue (AILD), an advocacy intention to remain in his office as Ali also linked growing support for group with the objective of fostering USJP Treasurer. BDS to increased media attention to opportunity to participate in that he wasn’t for “a bunch of those running to edit a paper. Though the recent flare of attention links between the ALP and the ILP. the situation in Gaza, and expressed The Manning Files team was has been fuelled by the minor the decision making processes”. NUS national office bearers USJP President Fahad Ali confirmed controversies of student politics, the hope that this growth will continue And, as promised, we bring you To this end, Blakeney says he flying around the country for disappointed to learn only Though defeated 7-5, with one to Honi Soit that he believes Warren wider on-campus profile of the BDS across partisan divides. When asked would like to allow SRC Office symbolic campaigns funded by a long-awaited update on the two women would contest the abstention from USJP Treasurer Chris should step down from his USJP campaign has grown in recent months. about the Labor Club specifically, Ali Bearers to have a say in the Sydney Uni students”. Knox, t-shirt colour dispute of yester- Senate elections among a field Warren, the motion – and Warren’s office, echoing calls made by individual said that he believes the Labor Club University’s Senior Executive a strong unionist, admits that week. (Drum roll, please). of 17. abstention – was quickly condemned members of the group. Ali was firm in On August 6 earlier this month, the “should be one of the first societies Group (SEG). He would also NUS is “not as effective as Heist’s appeal to allow them to by members of the USJP. Both Warren disagreeing with Pink and Warren’s SRC passed a ‘Palestine solidarity’ to endorse BDS entirely,” invoking and David Pink, the member who line of reasoning, pointing out that motion, in which they reaffirmed the the Labor “tradition of progressive moved the motion, have responded to the “entire point” of BDS is “to put the SRC commitment to BDS. While the politics”. criticism by contesting that sending a onus onto the entire Israeli population campus branch of the NTEU passed

Editors who will be writing your coverage are not associated with any campaign or campus faction. The following eds 6 will be signing an affidavit to declare their neutrality: Georgia Behrens, John Gooding, Lane Sainty, Astha Rajvanshi. 7 opinion profile

Rational debate is a waste of A claim to shame time, writes John Gooding. Outfoxed Do you find yourself trying to you need to get the job done. no way to show my opponent’s reach across the aisle you are engage with the arguments of your values are incorrect, why not handing your political opponents political opponents and getting But surely there are more civilised attempt to mount an argument the rhetorical equivalent of a Eden Caceda speaks to New York-based photographer Flo Fox. nowhere? Are your attempts to alternatives, you say? No, you’re based on their perspective? Why big stick to hit you with. You are convince the hearts and minds wrong, you’re so wrong, social not attempt to make a conditional trusting your rivals (and, more with reason falling flat every single ostracisation is the best and argument demonstrating why their importantly, the fans of your time? The problem might not lie only tool at your disposal. For values demand an alternative rivals) not to be dickheads and with your arguing abilities, but example, look at the argument course of action? imply you believe in either goal because you need to amp up that over whether section 18C of the X or policy Y. This is too much shame-wow power. Racial Discrimination Act (which You must NEVER EVER do this. trust, as the plethora of left-wing outlaws certain types of racially NEVER EVER. I cannot stress hacks using the above line to call When you come across someone discriminatory speech) is good or this enough. A curious thing about Tony Abbott a hypocrite on the arguing from a moral perspective not. Both sides think freedom and conditional words like ‘if’ is that carbon tax demonstrate. When it you don’t agree with, the only equality are important, but they apparently no one has any fucking comes to political debate, optimism reasonable thing to do is shame differ in which they think is more clue what they mean. For example, and naïvete are about as fatal as them into either adopting your important. “Freedom of speech is let’s say you were a pretty senior hemorrhagic smallpox. values or shutting up and sitting paramount to liberal democracy,” Liberal politician and you were to in the corner like the outnumbered says one side. “I’m all for freedom utter a phrase like, I don’t know, So the next time you find yourself a dunces they are. It’s one thing to of speech, but there has to be limits “If you want to put a price on thousand words deep in a Facebook be incorrect, but it’s quite another so people are treated equally by carbon, why not just do it with argument with a political zealot of to be a deviant. Your friends society,” says the other. “No there a simple tax?” If you think about any stripe, forget about reasoned stop seeing you, you can’t find a doesn’t,” says the first, and the it for longer than five seconds debate. Forget about trying to see if job, it’s just awful. Shaming is a conversation from here on is pretty the meaning seems clear, right? your value systems are compatible tricky game to master, but once predictable. No matter how much Assuming the goal of achieving X, (they’re not), or if you can come to a you’ve got rhetoric by your side you reason, assess or gesticulate why not try policy Y? Tony Abbott similar policy agreement from both and the herd at your back there’s wildly, you simply cannot prove is very obviously not endorsing moral perspectives (you won’t). It’s German photographer and she never had a particular subject penises. “Pornography is in the subject and how much to zoom the nothing you can’t achieve. Call that freedom is objectively more either the goal of putting a price just not worth it. There’s too much photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt she wanted to explore but tended eye of the beholder,” she says when lens.” your opponents whatever-phobic, important than equality, or vice on carbon or the policy of a tax at stake, too much to lose. Just once said, “The important thing towards the “ironic reality of asked about photographing sexual somehow compare their point of versa. on carbon. wheel out the moral indignation is not the camera but the eye.” NYC” when taking photos on the images. “My Dicthology Collection Fox has lost the use of her right view to Hitler, repeatedly quote cannons, load up some shame- This adage, emphasising a city streets. “My photos are very shows men’s appendages with hand, but uses her left hand to Bible passages at them. Whatever Well OK, I hear you say, if there’s Alas, by making an attempt to unition, and fire away! photographer’s creative vision and straight forward and to the point decorations and adornments that control her motorised wheelchair ability, rather than their tools, and I always look to capture the match its owners personalities. and travel around the city. Now, seems to entirely convey the life of decisive moment,” Fox says. I feel it exhibits extreme humour she teaches photography to American photographer Flo Fox. “I leave a full frame border, and it never fails to make me visually impaired people in New proving I took the picture in its laugh.” York. “It’s fun to teach blind A veteran street photographer and entirety.” and visually impaired people When you write comedy you walk photojournalist since 1972, Fox has Travelling internationally, many photography and describing a fine line, writesPeter Walsh. suffered from multiple sclerosis of her photographs were exhibited the details in the images they It hurts to laugh since 1999 and is now wheelchair- in Argentina, Spain, England, took,” she says. Fox adds she bound, visually impaired and France and many other countries. is committed to giving others Among those who fetishise free to die”). He goes on to apply the and say the joke isn’t worth saying. expense of another’s identity? Or is suffering from lung cancer. “It’s exciting to know that my the opportunity to learn about speech, there’s nothing more same thinking to war veterans and That other 1 per cent, the land of is this merely an insidious manner However, despite these physical work is appreciated in galleries photography and this is why she odorous than a vocal left-winger slavery, but the heart of the joke borderline cases and grey areas, is of enforcing broader institutional challenges, Fox remains an active and museums,” Fox says. “I love continues to give lessons despite attempting to police what can and is responsibility. That if you want the one I’d like to interrogate. oppression? and feisty photographer in New the fact that my work will live on her health. can’t be said. Every three or so to be politically incorrect, you can York City. forever in permanent collections.” weeks, the Honey Soy Facebook be, so long as you’re aware of, and Take a look at The Onion’s recent On one hand, comedy is a method Fox was also published in Life Fox’s most notable and recent groups erupts with a ~60 comment responsible for, what you’re saying. political headlines like “Police of transmuting unbearable emotion Born in Miami, Florida, blind in Magazine, something she says was work, ‘Out Of The Ashes: 9/11’, thread about things that are or In our own Honey Soy, we have a Officer Doesn’t See A Difference into something tolerable. Sadness one eye, Fox lived with her mother a highlight of her career. “Ever comprised a series of photographs aren’t funny. It’s a conversation rule: punch up. Satirise the people Between Black, Light-Skinned becomes laughter; insecurity and two sisters until their father since I was a child I was always of the ruin of the World Trade worth having and re-having – the in power and not the perennial Black Suspects” or “79% Of becomes laughter; resentment, died when she was two. “We then impressed with the photos I saw Center. As she captured the scenes kind that clarifies the role of satire victims. Minority Suspects Receive Miranda frustration, and anger become moved back to our Woodside, in Life Magazine. There was a full of destruction, Fox exposed herself in a newspaper like Honi Soit. Rights While Unconscious”. laughter. But when you make fun Queens apartment where my page of my photos.” to significant personal risk. Everyone recalls a social situation These are the kinds of jokes that of the poor, the disadvantaged, brother was born. My mother got When you look at a joke, you’re where someone makes a joke ostensibly punch downwards or the marginalised, you must cancer when I was nine years old Fox also speaks fondly of her “I photographed the World not just looking at what was said, that makes someone else feel – making light of the police’s be aware that your punchline and resided there until I was 14 brief talk show – The Foto-Fox Trade Center when it was being built in 1973 and I thought it but who said it, when, and why. uncomfortable. The uncomfortable endemic vilification of people of is a person, too. They’re living, when she died,” Fox says. “I asked Show – in 1980, where she was important to document its How it’s said is important, too. party, usually – sadly – is made to colour – before diverting up at the breathing, thinking individuals, my mother for a camera when Gaining some traction in the discussed photography with fellow destruction, even though it gave And who laughs. Louis CK has a feel that showing their offence will last moment, drawing attention with experiences more resonant I was 13 and she said I would photography world, Fox was photographers. “The very first time me lung cancer,” she says. “‘Out Of bit where he contrasts his thoughts only isolate them further. “Have to unfathomable injustices and than the echo of anyone else’s get that gift for my ninth grade asked to be involved in a series I saw cable TV and knew it would graduation, but she was never able be shown internationally, I wanted The Ashes’ is my ode to the World on a particular subject (“Of course, a laugh,” you can imagine the the institutions that perpetrate laughter. of photos for Playboy Magazine to fulfill that promise.” to have my own show. It was great Trade Center and part of the 9/11 children who have nut allergies offender saying. “Stop being them. At the same time, there’s after the editor saw a collection to get to know and interview other Memorial.” need to be protected”) against the so serious,” they continue. Most a question of autonomy – who @_peterwalsh of her published sensual images. Rather than seeing her visual photographers.” other thoughts in the back of his of the time – which is to say 99 per has the right to write something “They asked me if I would put my impairment as an impediment own sexual fantasy in a series of Fox tells me that she has taken head (“But maybe… if touching cent of the time – I’m willing to err like this? Can an individual with to photography, Fox says it photos,” Fox says. The photographs But soon after, Fox’s multiple over 120,000 photographs over a nut kills you, you’re supposed on the side of not being a fuckwit one identity make a joke at the gives her a unique perspective. of Fox posing naked with her sclerosis began to impact upon her career and doesn’t intend on “Being born blind in one eye husband and their best friend her ability to take photographs, stopping anytime soon. Despite gave me a different perspective appeared in a magazine published and, after 27 years of shooting, now dealing with pain on a daily on my surroundings,” she says. by Playboy which presented she was unable to independently basis with the twin horrors “Seeing on a flat plain was perfect women’s sexual fantasies. In her continue her passion. “It’s of lung cancer and multiple for taking two dimensional published fantasy, Fox offered both extremely disappointing to be so sclerosis, Fox remembers her past photographs and I always looked men money to simulate sexual disabled that I can’t get many fast and achievements with much for depth in the images.” Inspired conduct with her. moving images, but I do try to ask happiness and gratitude. to take photographs to enhance others to help me shoot photos. her memory, Fox says that she Fox also explored the intersection I have to explain to how I want Speaking about New York City, enjoyed the possibility to look back of pornography and art in her the image to be taken, from the the city that gave her so much and and “see where I have been and to Polaroid Dicthology Collection, top to the bottom to the left to the that allowed her career to blossom, record history.” a series of controversial and well- right. I explain the distance the Fox says: “NYC never sleeps and is known photographs of up-close photographer has to be from the a constant barrage of unique char- Starting as a freelancer, Fox says acters. And I could never leave it.”

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I can’t believe it’s not cocaine Another Bolt in the Head Legal highs may be more dangerous than the hard stuff, writes Isabelle Comber. Evelyn Corr takes a hatchet to News Corp’s monster. With the mid-semester break Sniffing it incites a ‘depressant’ at least one or more times in their have banned the drugs in an effort drawing ever closer, one usually effect, slowing the nervous system life. to curb mortality rates. Even figures that the time to party is nigh. and causing the user to feel sedated. then, distributors and dealers are And, let’s be real about this, with It can also significantly loosen the Any kind of inhaled NPS can cause criminally untouchable. Last week Andrew Bolt, journalist, me. They have no greater right to Discrimination Act. His denial of It speaks to the gross ignorance nigh often comes high. vaginal and anal sphincter muscles ‘Sudden Sniffing Death’, in which the blogger and conservative gremlin this country. It is racist to say a the Stolen Generations in 2006 underpinning the discourse on (for those not using it for sexual sniffer can suffer from immediate The irony in all of this is that of The Herald Sun and the seventh group of Australians living today was as offensive as it was absurd. race in the Australian media. As it was, I found myself at my purposes, it can also solicit the heart failure. On a less serious level, health-wise, it’s plausibly safer to circle of hell, proved once again were here ‘first’ on the basis of who In 2009, he made it a point to favourite house music dungeon a few largest poo of your life – helllllo NPS can cause nausea, asphyxia, go out on the weekend and take To acknowledge race and to treat days before class started. All around boys). hypotension and an irregular your run-of-the-mill pinger or snort that he is not to be trusted with some of their ancestors were”. attack the so-called “political me were the regular party-folk, heartbeat, as well as affecting brain ye olde cocaine. The original risks an audience. Aborigine”. You know, those of others differently depending imbibing and, subsequently, vibe- Although usually under the bracket function. I can only assume I could still apply, but at least if you find On a later episode of The Bolt us who are mixed race or white on their ethnicity is racist, Bolt ing. Next to the DJ booth, my friend of ‘inhalants’, substances such as be doing a Bachelor of MECO/Law if yourself in the emergency room A collective sigh of exasperation Report, former Labor frontbencher passing, who dare to identify insists, calmly rejecting the passed me a little bottle, no bigger amyl also loosely (pardon the pun) fit it weren’t for that shit. But at least authorities will know the protocol could be heard all around the Craig Emerson identified the with the culture we were denied benefits of affirmative action and than your regular lip balm. into the bracket of ‘new psychoactive I’m not in the grave. Last week, a for your treatment. world as Bolt uttered the well- hypocrisy of Bolt’s simultaneous through genocide. culturally specific approaches substances’ or NPS. NPS can include report from the Centre for Social known maxim: “dividing people denunciation of racial divisions, to health and education, all the “Sniff that shit!” she eloquently anything from synthetic weed and Justice in the UK forecasted that Is it possible that a drug-paranoid on the grounds of race is racist”. and condemnation of the race that The issue we have when we give while ignoring that for hundreds yelled. inhalants to substances that closely deaths related to legal highs would government could run citizens into His comments on The Bolt Report happened to be irritating him that people like Bolt oxygen, let alone of years the West has been built mimic cocaine and ecstasy. The overtake deaths from heroin by 2016. fatal experimenting with legal highs? (Channel Ten’s answer to Fox week, to which he again responded a news programme, is not merely on institutions that privilege The bass was pumping, I had European Monitoring Centre for With 400 legal-high related deaths With an industry that is quietly and News) arose amid discussion of by speaking loudly. the spread of his poison this people who look like Bolt, at already bid my dignity adieu many Drugs and Drug Addiction currently estimated for that year, larger UK legally thriving, it’s quite possible we Recognise, a campaign that is the cost of those who don’t. He moons before – the time was right. monitor more than 280 types of music festivals such as Glastonbury could be left feeling very, very low. aimed at promoting constitutional objects to the racial division Breathing in deeply, I was thrown NPS in global distribution. With recognition of Aboriginal and of Australian people, because into a brief but sweaty high. The each substance working differently Torres Strait Islander peoples. “Bolt objects to the racial division of society tells him that he is the blue disco ball lights and clangy within legal lists of ingredients Organisers and supporters default, and to acknowledge bass claps beautifully amalgamated, or constantly adapting to the of the campaign see it as not Australian people, because society that he is the recipient of these and before I could think of any more banned list of ingredients within only a movement to challenge advantages would destabilise wanky descriptive phrases, the high its distributed countries, we have discrimination and exclusion in the tells him that he is the default.” his achievements. When Bolt was over. fuck all idea what their effects are, but we can sure as hell enjoy their constitution, but also as a process insists that we should not divide Promptly nipple crippling the accessibility. of healing, and acknowledging the Australia by race, he is enacting 18-year-old owner of the bottle ownership of country that is so a privilege that is not an option – as you do – I settled in for Often seen as a gateway to heavier often denied in pursuit of the myth for Aboriginal and Torres Strait the night. This shit was good, drugs and posing zero criminal risk, of terra nullius. Islander peoples. For us, talking felt unthreatening, and seemed NPS have masses of appeal to up- about race is part of an ongoing relatively cop-proof. But was it? and-coming munters. The Australian Bolt believes it’s problematic to process of acknowledging Drug Foundation this year found specify separate groups of people disadvantage, voicing trauma, I was sniffing a variation of amyl that one in five children aged 12-17 in a constitution, as do the other repairing the damage of colonial nitrate, or simply ‘amyl’ – a will have used inhalants and 3.8 two middle-aged, heterosexual, violence, rebuilding communities, substance that is sold legally in per cent of the population have been able-bodied white men he rounded and finding ways of practicing our sex shops and selective pharmacies. found to engage with the substance up for the chat. To his credit, it culture in the new world that was illustration BY whitney duan is well known that constitutional forced upon our ancestors. For recognition in its proposed form Bolt, talking about race means is perhaps not within the best admitting that it has never been interest of Aboriginal and Torres a problem for him. Strait Islander Peoples, and the On neckbeards and arseholes campaign has been the subject of Dealing with racism is time- extensive discussion within the consuming and forces myself and The video game community needs to confront sexism and homophobia, writes Leigh Nicholson. community. However, instead of other individuals to coherently proposing other solutions such as a dispute fallacies, prove self-worth After her latest YouTube video progressively and visibly injuring unsurprising, attacks, Badass Digest “their” community and pulling them treaty that doesn’t involve trading and respond to accusations we showed how video games use her. This was, apparently, a rebuttal editor Andrew Todd wrote “The up on harassment. Melbourne for some handkerchiefs, should never have had to face. sexual violence against women for to her criticisms. Video Gaming Internet can be a Bolt’s answer to the very complex I am not here to be a “political advertising, Anita Sarkeesian was horrible place. A documentary, which This year has seen a plethora of issue was to speak loudly and Aborigine.” I am here because my driven out out of her home by threats Similarly, Zoe Quinn’s experience came out earlier this year, Gaming sexism in gaming and tech. The TV incoherently. people were here first, despite of sexual violence. In the same week, was also not a one-off. Quinn is the in Color, focuses on the crossover show GAME_JAM got derailed in a what Bolt would like to splutter game developer Zoe Quinn suffered developer behind the successful between the queer and gaming day when all the developers involved Gary Johns, who edited a about. No one has the right to harassment after being accused indie game, Depression Quest, which communities and how ingrained up and left after some of their collection of opinion pieces titled complain about the money being of unethical behaviour because, has been praised by critics and homophobia is in some game types. female colleagues experienced sexist ‘Recognise What?’, challenged spent on advertising campaigns, supposedly, she had sex with a game gamers for its insightful approach to In it, one programmer hypothesises remarks from the producers. At E3, the campaign for being a waste scholarships, infrastructure or journalist to increase her review exploring the nuances of living with these homophobic and sexist remarks developers behind the blockbuster of government funds on “weepy- government support for Aboriginal scores. depression. When it was first shared come from people who are generally series Assassin’s Creed settled eyed” sentiment for institutionally people, not when the economy of on Steam Greenlight, Quinn had to pretty shit in real life. for four male playable characters, oppressed peoples and suggested this nation has been built on the Sarkeesian is the founder of Feminist remove it because of gendered and explaining that female characters that instead of an amendment, Frequency and the YouTube series sexually related abuse she received. However, a number of these are were too difficult to make. There denial, exploitation and illegal ‘Tropes Vs. Women in Video Games’, After being released on the Steam straight male gamers who wouldn’t have been several notable departures the Constitution include a preface occupation of Aboriginal land. a critical analysis of the depictions Store, a group of online ‘vigilantes’ call themselves as discriminatory, of women from tech start-ups to acknowledge the history of You might remember Bolt’s week’s flavour being,it’s racist of women in games. Sarkeesian this accused Quinn of corruption because but get defensive when faced with because of sexism in the workplace. Aboriginal occupation of Australia particular brand of distasteful to talk about race unless you’re a What he is saying to me is that week revealed on Twitter that she of an alleged sexual relationship criticisms telling them to interrogate Sarkeesian acknowledged this in before European invasion. Bolt’s gibberish from his other scandals, white person. His insistence on he does not see me as Aboriginal, and her family had to leave their between her and a game reviewer. their escapist hobby. A good example the same tweet she made, flagging response was one of outright such as the time he was sued by seeing race as an abstract notion, as Koori, let alone a Bundjalung home after a barrage of violent and Disregarding the fact that the of this is a Kickstarter-style project she would be leaving her home. denial: “No, but they weren’t here nine different people over his unrelated to disparities of wealth, girl living in Dharug country. chillingly specific threats. In her guy in question never reviewed recently launched, called “The “Authorities have been notified. first . . . We were here the moment delightfully-titled op-ed, “It’s infrastructure, housing, mental He does not acknowledge that most recent video, she started a her game (which is free anyway), Sarkeesian Effect”, a documentary Staying with friends tonight. I’m we we’re born . . . that’s racism”. So Hip To Be Black”, not to be health issues, incarceration I go to University in the Eora discussion on how sexual violence it’s also no one’s business whom by two guys who claim to “explore not giving up. But this harassment mistaken for a separate piece rates and life expectancy, is nation, because this is Australia, is often used to sell games. This anyone decides to fuck. Phil Fish, how gaming and tech culture have of women in tech must stop”, she A later clarification on his blog he wrote, “White Is The New only relevant when he wants to undivided not a melting pot, but isn’t the first time Sarkeesian has the game developer behind Fez, had been hijacked by Social Justice said. It’s disheartening to hear these persisted in his objective of Black”. Bolt seems unreasonably condemn anyone who dares call a bleach bath. faced harassment for her work. In his Dropbox and Twitter accounts Warriors”. They say that a Social reports almost week after week, but utterly confounding anyone preoccupied with the Aboriginal themselves Aboriginal. However, 2012, some members of the gaming hacked after speaking out in support Justice Warrior is a “pejorative term it’s at least comforting to know it with a reasonable grasp on the community, and it’s quite telling this doesn’t meet the stereotypical There is no place for racism in community took offence to her of Quinn. to refer to a person who berates constitutes outrage. concept of time: “No one of any that many of his attacks have standards he clings to, rather it Australia, Bolt claims. It seems criticisms, creating an interactive other internet users over matters ‘race’ - Aboriginal or other - who is been found to violate the Racial is an act of epistemic violence. we do agree on something. game where you repeatedly punch In discussing the recent of political correctness”. They feel younger than 54 was here before an image of Sarkeesian in the face, unwarranted, but unfortunately threatened by people coming into 10 11 feature feature

The only time interest is piqued in create terror.’ Semitic hate fuelled” abuse you it inundated their Facebook your identity – the only time your had perceived. newsfeeds, and was then discussed Jewishness is acknowledged – is The ideological and cultural at length with family and friends. when the conflict flares up. It’s education offered by the schools You’re studying a history of the “I used to catch that bus, it telling that when we ask you about is not limited by the curriculum. Holocaust this semester and it was could have been me”, one person “Something your politics, all three of us would Last year, Gilad Shalit, an Israeli this that led you to conclude the reflected. When a60 Minutes have laughed if you’d said which soldier who spent five years events of the present – break-ins special on Jews in Australia party you voted for in the last imprisoned by Hamas, addressed in France, the bus attack in the aired in late July, that too was election. Your politics is defined by the 1800 Jewish students from Eastern suburbs, although isolated disseminated and talked, with you can’t run the actions of the Israeli Defence across Sydney in an event incidents were “reminiscent of pre- much of the Jewish community Force. Sometimes it must feel like organised by Moriah College. In World War II”. expressing outrage at the perceived your Jewishness is too. late July this year, year 4 students anti-Semitism of the program. at a Jewish primary school in *** At times, this outrage seems to away from” You don’t like to rap about Melbourne were asked to write suggest that other racial minorities Jewishness or Israel because you letters to IDF soldiers. In one letter Anti-Semitism in Sydney is real. in Australia aren’t subjected to Felix Donovan and Subeta Vimalarajah explore the complex don’t want to alienate people. decorated with illustrations of the On August 7, five men boarded the volume of discrimination that Yet you say that you feel like a Israeli flag, Abby of class 4D wrote, a bus that was taking Jewish Jewish people face. nature of Jewish identity in contemporary Australia. “messenger for your community”. ‘Dear Israely Soldier, I admire the children to school and shouted It’s a role that is thrust upon you way you are fighting for Israel.’ “Heil Hitler!” and “Kill the We expect communities to offer rather than chosen. Jews”. On August 26, flyers were people security. When people with Of course, most Jewish schools distributed to Eastern suburbs similar backgrounds and identities David and student representatives Your adolescence has the markers these are also encouraged by school *** don’t ask nine-year olds to write homes that warned of a Jewish come together, we expect them are called to “keep a watchful of the quintessential Sydney Jewish administrations. Schools are the letters to foreign armies. But conspiracy and demanded that to take comfort and strength in You took a different path into eye against any manner of anti- student. You went to Emanuel and primary recruiting grounds for Anthony foregrounding Jewish identity, and “white Australia” should “wake their shared experiences. But in Moriah College. Moving away from Semitic activity”, including you spent a year in Israel with Jewish student movements, with teaching Jewish history is one of up”. This is following the furore manufacturing emotional links your family’s strong ties to the “anti-Israel motions” that “make Habonim Dror, which you “loved”. university students allowed on ‘A dissident’. That was your self- the important functions of these that was sparked in July when the with the state of Israel, by focusing Jewish community in Sydney, you Jewish students feel alienated, But you’ve always been remarkably school grounds during lunch to assessment, crafted by years of schools. For many parents that Sydney Morning Herald printed on the anti-Semitic persecution attended Woollahra in years 5 and uncomfortable and threatened”. critical – in Jewish studies you felt chat to high school students about being the secular critic of Israel at hold fears the Jewish community a cartoon of a hook-nosed Jew that still exists, the Jewish 6, one of just two Jewish kids in the “Zionism was pushed down my joining their movements, or give Emmanuel College. When Jewish may be eroding, or that Jewish holding a remote detonator. community may instead be year. We saw these campaigns and throat”, you remark that St Ives is presentations to that effect. Schools studies was made mandatory for culture and traditions are being offering a sense of insecurity. wanted to know where the came a “Jewish dome” in which alternate have also, on occasion, allowed the all year 11s just as you finished forgotten, Jewish schools are the It is events like this that You were obviously bright and from. We were used to SRC perspectives are rarely recognised. movements to replace teachers in year 10, you staged what must bulwark against secularisation. contribute to the idea that anti- *** independent even then. When resolutions that condemn Israel Jewish Studies classes. have been a lonely sit-in in the Semitism doesn’t just exist on your parents let you choose which and fiery media debate, but Despite being on the political principal’s office. You hated Dave, continued school you would go to, you picked activism from pro-Israeli students fringes of the Jewish community, Jewish student movements have the aspects of “institutionalised Sydney Boys High School: a secular at a university known for left wing “one of the more critical” members, been very successful recruiters. religion”, resenting weekly prayers If there is a defining character, selective school near Moore Park. politics was unexpected. years out of school you are still At schools like Moriah and and even the certain cultural it is you. You’re academically The social scene in which you found Our first reaction was to think heavily involved. You’ve dabbled Emmanuel some estimates put traditions of Judaism the school “For many parents that talented, play football well enough yourself was decidedly non-Jewish: that the origins of AUJS lay in in Young Labor, the Greens, you the number of students involved sought to uphold. Micro-protest to still be doing it and are socially public schools and soccer teams Jewish schools that – we presumed went up to Socialist Alternative in a movement to be at about 20 was redefined when you ate bacon hold fears the Jewish comfortable with two strangers outside of the Jewish community. – presented blinkered ideas of the when you began university, but per cent. It’s the equivalent of a in class, knowing some of your community may be eroding... quizzing you about your identity. Israel-Palestine conflict. When ultimately Habonim Dror still three days a week part time job peers were keeping kosher. Perhaps Everyone speaks highly of you. After you enrolled at Sydney High, we started talking to Jewish consumes your time. You spend for the organisers. They have to because of such things, your dissent Even you – resolutely modest – have you visited Israel with your family Jewish schools are the bulwark students we thought they would every Sunday and at planning recruit, teach and plan activities was the subject of some eye-rolling to admit that you’re well liked. for the first time. “Something unanimously speak of propagandist meetings, hoping to help Jewish like camps. For most of the people from those who knew you in school. against secularisation.” School captains usually are. clicked”, you said. Your brother’s tours of Israel and Zionist Jewish students understand their cultural involved the movements offer very bar mitzvah was held in Jerusalem studies classes. That wasn’t the identity, as the movement helped similar things to other strong Yet you never renounced your Even so, anti-Semitism has still th - on a date not far from the 40 case. Instead of blind righteousness you to. social groups: fun, something to do, Jewishness. Asked whether being stung you, is still something you anniversary of the Six Day War, and devotion to the homeland, people to hang out with, a place to Jewish was important to you, *** the fringes of society, but is part haven’t been able to brush off. You you added. You went to Yad feel comfortable. But most social you were reflective and honest. of the mainstream. Meanwhile, said that the insults have rarely Vashem, the Holocaust museum, groups don’t culminate in a year- “I’d like to say it isn’t, but I’d be Steph the left- which usually assumes been obvious. Nobody ever said and stayed for half the day. You long stay in Israel. being dishonest.” All your friends responsibility for policing racist ‘you fucking Jew’. But once, in high cried the whole way through it. “Year 4 students at a Jewish growing up were Jewish, and even You had no qualms in telling us speech in Australia- seems to be school, you went to play a secular Although there is a significant now, at a university and in a degree that being Jewish was “like 100%” tempered in its condemnation of public school and the other team’s And when you got back to Sydney, primary school in Melbourne degree of similarity in recruiting known for its WASPiness, you can’t of your identity. Jewishness for you anti-Semitism by an ideological players were joking and laughing you decided that Sydney High was and organising methods, Jewish shake it. Your friends are almost is not about religious observance. alignment with Palestine, and a as they walked onto the field. This not the school for you. You starting were asked to write letters student movements vary in all non-white, if not from Jewish It’s defined by family tradition, conflation of Australian Jews with bothered you, as you told us, “Do I learning Hebrew, and enrolled at ideology greatly. They range from backgrounds then from Syrian, a sense of solidarity and a close- the powerful state of Israel. This have any doubt that they’re on the Moriah College instead. to IDF soldiers.“ cultural movements populated by Greek or Italian families. It’s a knit community. You fit Israel into silence, in comparison with their bus beforehand laughing about critics of Israeli defence policy to shared experience and knowledge of that picture, for although you’ve vociferous denunciation of other Jews, making jokes? I have no *** orthodox movements that assist in what it “feels like to be a minority” never been, you said you felt “a forms of racism, seems to cement doubt.” these campaigns reflect a sense of *** organizing pro-Israeli rallies. that binds you together. very strong call” to go. Your friends A couple of months ago, amidst the impression that it is solely the persecution, a close knit Sydney and family have all been, it was an We asked whether you had ever Max Brenner sit-ins and weekly Jewish community that seriously Jewish community that encourages The Jewish community in Sydney *** *** experience expected of you by most experienced anti-Semitism at this pro-Palestine rallies, the usually fights against anti-Semitism. feelings of suspicion rather than is a tight-knit one. Not only is and something you regretted to university. You hadn’t, but you quiet Australian Union of Jewish Chris* superiority. it connected by Jewish schools, Reflections on Jewish Studies admit every time you returned from But there is something else at play added that one of your friends had Students emerged with a response. synagogues and community classes are varied, dependent travelling elsewhere. here. The President of the Jewish been threatened by someone putting Launching a campaign across Being Jewish is raised as a *** groups, but geographical closeness. on both student and school. The Community Council of Victoria up anti-Israel posters on Eastern Australia, AUJS paired images of challenge for you now. A rapper Of the Sydney Jewish population, curriculum is largely set at the Despite an insistence to stay away has said that recent events in Avenue. Then, a day later, you sent rockets fired at universities with in the fringe music scene in Sydney, Elliot 63 per cent live in the Eastern discretion of the school or teacher from politics, a question about Australia bear “overtones of 1930s one of us a picture of some graffiti the question, “What would you Jewish colleagues are rare. You suburbs, 22 per cent on the North in question, and most schools AUJS prompted you on a topic Germany”. The Executive Council you’d come across on campus with do?” At the University of Sydney, You took a critical approach to your are the one who is asked about Shore: the ‘bubble’ and the ‘dome’. opt for an education in Jewish you could “talk about for hours” of Australian Jewry has accused the message “I know I told you I we were asked to hypothesise Jewish identity from a young age. Israel, to ‘justify this’, to ‘defend Sydney’s three prominent Jewish history and culture. Although – contemporary anti-Semitism. the apolitical, humanitarian Save haven’t experienced anti-Semitism “Imagine: UNSW terrorists fired When you were nine your parents this’. You’ve left traditional schools, Moriah College, Masada largely apolitical, it’s when Rabbis You kept clarifying that these were the Children of holding anti- in a while on campus – well that thousands of rockets at USYD”. suggested you join a Jewish student Jewish communities – eschewing and Emanuel, are all located in like Moriah’s Benji Levy are probably isolated incidents, that Israel bias. Jewish schools bring streak is over”. A press release billed this as movement. They suggested their the Jewish student movements either this “bubble” or “dome”. As involved that the classes take it was just people being stupid in psychologists to prepare their “busting the myths and providing own – but even then with a quick you signed up for in early high you’d expect, the links between the on propagandist tone. At a large on Facebook and that you hadn’t students for the anti-Semitism that perspective on the current conflict”. Google search, you rebuffed them. school to pursue your interest in institutions are strong, cultivated protest in early August, Levy was necessarily experienced anything awaits them beyond the bubble. skateboarding, graphic design and Instead, you joined Habonim primarily through Jewish cultural quoted by The Daily Telegraph personally. But then you spoke of *Name has been changed. This isn’t the only recent AUJS music – but you haven’t left your Dror, a socialist Zionist group: the festivals. defending recent Israeli actions “senseless vitriol towards Jewish Most of the people we talked initiative. In their “Letter to Jewish identity. “It’s something you furthest left of the Jewish student in Gaza, saying ‘We are trying to people”, the “very unsettling” to heard about the August 7 Universities”, all Vice-Chancellors can’t run away from”. movements. Informal connections exist, but create peace, they are trying to comments of friends, the “anti- bus attack because news of

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Sam Farrell also thought Moolah Rouge was a highlight of the revue season.

Despite suffering from one of the an extended parody of the children’s In a rarity for revues in which glancing, prancing pantsing and more questionable pun titles in song ‘There’s a Hole in my Bucket’. the writing is really made by the many more. Another, almost too Namaan Zhou on your best bet for good clean family fun. this year’s revue season, Moolah This skit initially seemed to be acting, Commerce Revue used the ridiculous to describe in actual Rouge was a thoroughly enjoyable an interminable listing of ways technique of ‘just kill everybody’ human words, followed the struggle Looking for tasteless jokes during We have a chorus line of jubilant, apart. Sarah Jamieson imagines like when an otherwise perfectly show coloured by the professionally to fix holes in buckets, but the relatively sparingly and with great of a psychiatric patient as it came revue season is a lot like spotting crowing Liberals in supplication Marie Curie as the madcap offsider executed sketch about two gay dads excellent music and dance numbers combination of a strong punchline effect; in one sketch, a customer to terms with being a chair. Yep. Bintang singlets in summer – to Margaret Thatcher. A to her fretful husband Pierre, ridiculing their son’s heterosexual that have come define Commerce and the charming acting prowess tries to return a faulty item to a The show did falter, with a series certain months just come with their disconcertingly real parody ad that inexplicably boganified and taping marriage rendered one of the night’s Revue over the past few years. of Aidan Kane and Zara Stanton store whereupon the store manager of one-joke skits laboured into long own unique and compulsory strains casts Eden Tollis as a maniacally radium to a super-soaker. Georgia standout female performers as just a cemented this skit among the insists that one of the retail workers scenes and a bizarre choice to play of awfulness. But Queer Revue happy Michael Spence (“You are Kriz and Lauri Hopkins are droller speechless reaction-face there to cop The opening song, taken from the show’s best. Kane also featured must be shot in fulfillment of a ‘zero the Moulin Rouge soundtrack (far 2014 is the blessed and delightful all roaches beneath my feet guys! than droll as two Aussie cis-men the flak. musical classic, A Chorus Line, in the hilarious sketch entitled ‘A customer disappointment policy’. too softly) as accompaniment to an exception to the rule. Directors Roaches!”). And crowd-favourite just having a wholesome Aussie was a clever take on the torturous world without PA systems’ in which otherwise incredibly choreographed Mikaela Bartels and Hayden Aitken Shevvi Barrett-Brown as a transit Man-Chat™. Apropos of nothing, With no faculty to back it, Queer process of job applications and library lingerers were physically Absurd humourists and show Act Two opening number. Even still, seem to have grasped the golden officer who thinks they’re Humphrey this year’s Revue also contains Revue is sadly one of the university’s set the tone for what was to be a and violently escorted by a human directors, Julian Hollis and Jacinta the sheer amount of acting, singing tenet of satire – it’s only funny Bogart. Queer Revue understands possibly the world’s most Charlie least funded revues. There are high-energy show. The first few PA system, escalating to Kane’s Gregory delivered some uniquely and dancing talent showcased by when you belittle those in power that rather than turning the Kaufman-esque orgy joke - a but two jets of dry ice in the whole skits answered the call with simple eventual murder of a student who funny AVs, including a brilliantly so many (let’s face it, MUSE-based) rather than those without it. The punchline into a premise and piling delicately structured, multi-layered, production, squeezed out for and solid premises, warming the had the gall to borrow a book after cut series of wordplays on ‘So You cast members made Moolah Rouge Nightmare Before Mardi Gras is on absurdity from there, it pays to fourth-wall destroying thing of maximum efficiency like someone audience up to the first highlight – the library had closed. Think You Can Dance’, featuring a highlight of this revue season. clever, insightful and righteously set everything up before knocking it obscene and meta beauty. It was a trying to make a Coke with their last subversive. In my latest attempt down. There’s no fun going bowling full-frontal reminder that bawdiness canister of Sodastream. And yet, it to publish a sentence that finally if you start with all the pins blown to runs in this revue’s DNA, despite doesn’t matter. A small budget can’t arrests the beating of Fred Nile’s smithereens. some inebriated audience members conceal intelligence and consistency. heart, this year’s Queer Revue was reacting poorly to earlier crude This isn’t the little-revue-that-could, probably your best bet for good clean It’s also refreshing how the cast jokes. Bartels and Aitken should it’s the revue that doesn’t really give family fun. takes stale sketch-comedy gender also be wary of accidentally pouring a fuck because it knows it can. tropes and blitzes them wonderfully scorn over unintended targets,

Victoria Zerbst now feels a little bit sorry for Tony. photo by lisa xia Astha Rajvanshi thinks Med Revue has improved from previous years. Under a sprinkle of condoms came are dragged into a quest to save a gimmick and more like an obvious written for a USyd audience, some forth the cast of queer revue on Mardi Gras from drugged-up drag progression from the recurring gag, exhibited heckle-bait puns but most Every year, an unpredictable team Med Revue are not groundbreaking. with crafty, subversive humour. The recurring character of Co- the AV screen. Did this betoken a queen Moanie Bitchell and, also, “How to Kill an Orgy”. After three of them punched up at the right of first-year Medicine students is There are a lot of puns and hit-and- The choreography is exceptional, payment Man, clad in a blinding rubber-insulated experience for the commercialisation. failed orgy attempts (one with a people and created lots of energy on charged with the responsibility of miss medical references, and the with the occasional tap dancing and bright gold spandex suit, is cleverly audience? Was safe theatre to be clown participant, one with a sock stage. Queer Revue could do with a producing Med Revue, in what one premature delivery of punch lines synchronized moves that manage to employed to point out the obvious practised? Or would an orgy of love The highlight of the spectacle was puppet, and one with parents) the buff and a polish but some moments might call tradition or just a forced makes the skits drag a little too long. make the cast look like professional shortcomings of Abbott’s healthcare rain gloriously on the gay parade? the Leave Tony Alone parody video cast finally creates a wonderfully found the gold at the end of the bonding exercise. As such, past Med By the third shirtless reference to ballerinas in a standout rendition of reforms. The only exception to this Revues have not built up any high 300, the audience almost expects to Swan Lake. A version of Avicii’s ‘Hey is the offensive reference to Chinese Of course it would! Of course it performed and recorded so perfectly nude “group sex tableau” as a rainbow. expectations for their successors, groan to the play on words to Sparta Brother’ displays radiant costumes people as “stupid Communists,” would! by Jacob Grice. I swear there were tactically cheesy song plays, “that’s relying too often on the uninspiring (“This is Barter! / This is Frittata!”). that tempt the audience to relive a something that could’ve been easily real tears delivered with the line how you have an orgy”. and easily accessible format of racist game of Mario Bros, and the sperm salvaged by even a mild sense of When straight characters Susan “Tony is just not well right now”. and sexist jokes. Thankfully, this Where the first act fails to provoke race in Enrique Iglesias’ ‘Tonight I’m racial awareness. But then again, and Dick arrive at The Birdcage in YouTube. Now. Other sketches were sometimes lost year’s Med Revue does a little more more than a sleepy response through fertilising you’ is amusingly inter- political correctness seems to be a Newtown on a Wednesday night, to lack of polish and the dance than just that. its insipid humour, the second act vened by one female rapper dressed weakness, if not a blind spot, for they are surprised to find a lot of The revue was at its best when the numbers could have been unexpectedly redeems the show. The as the Pill. The band also provides most Med Revues. women with “short hair”. Played aggressively sexual content was tighter and more rehearsed. Snow White and the Seven Dollar energy picks up with the delivery musical relief throughout the skits (curiously convincingly) by Eden coupled with a wider social, political Occasionally strong Copayment starts with a whimper of strong song-and-dance acts that with melodious tunes. Tollis and Georgia Kriz, these or religious trope creating powerful, premises fell and ends with a bang. The jokes of carve their way through the night straighties failed to realise that transgressive or entertaining flat from Wednesday night is dyke night and sketches. Standout examples include lack of also the night before Mardi Gras and the Drag Queen nun performance of development also possibly a night of nightmare, Ave Maria, or the wonderful transit or low as dictated by the title. officer who breaks out into a noir performance Patrick Morrow is reviewing Med Revue for the third year running. monologue amid a smoke-machine confidence. On this multi-important night cloud. If I had tried harder, I could have funny, or new, or interesting to But I actually enjoyed this year’s and it doesn’t have to suck. Sketch of nights, these Jesus-praising Some hated Snow White and the Seven make stereotypical men behave like Med Revue. I think it was trying to highlights included Sea-word Shell, liberals from Dee Why (spare It wasn’t surprising that the sketches Dollar Copayment. References to stereotypical women. On all these be better. Copayment Man, Nobody Expects us, spare us from such, oh Lord) nudity in this revue felt less like were directly Fritzl aren’t clever, and aren’t funny. counts, fuck you. and just the line “I’d rather slay If resorting to stereotypes about This Disney pastiche had a beautiful dragon than pussies – Wahey.” Asian food and restaurants wasn’t There are also the standard kindness that was distinct from Unintended highlights include bad enough (and it was), hideous complaints about punchlines in the its predecessors’ shitty, uninspired Dracula trying to deliver a less- vocal caricatures added literally middle of sketches, a cast that didn’t and oppressively sexist (and racist good punchline over fading lights nothing of worth to a production that seem wholly comfortable with comic and homophobic) cynicism. And and audience laughter, Copayment ran too long anyway. Copayment dialogue, sketches generally running though Copayment was aggressively Man trying, in slow motion to pick Man didn’t need to accuse, and too long, sketches that just weren’t unpleasant at times, this gentleness up his cape under partial darkness, accuse only, an Asian cast member funny, and sketches that were just a meant I didn’t want to dislike the Copayment Man trying to hide in of being a communist from a culture lot of shitty puns delivered with milk show. a bin under partial darkness, and Rebecca Wong on a highlight of revue season. with a sense of entitlement. No and water smiles. Copayment Man. it’s not The musical parodies are solid. Bristling with creative energy, straight-laced characters and their The choral and dance numbers were ‘Roxanne’. While your reviewer Lyrics were sometimes dull, but The Seven Dollar Copayment, unlike Moolah Rouge is one of the most eccentric counterparts (a boorish incredibly tight, and had clearly appreciated the musical theatre- every time the incredibly capable its predecessors, feels like it has polished revues I have ever seen. author, a pavlova-eating zombie, an been rehearsed to near perfection. esque feel of the show, it may have cast began to sing and dance, the heart. The directors should be proud; Ranging from physical slapstick unhinged librarian) were delightfully The overall flavour of the show alienated some audience members. spectacle flattened any this show has clearly been thought humour to the absurdity of farcical, and while punchlines was highly reminiscent of musical Having said that, it granted possible complaints about, and this enables a very interspecies love between a human occasionally fell flat, the overall theatre, from the distinctive style cohesion to the show, and nicely about generic words. talented cast of performers to play to and an elephant, the sketch quality of sketches was exceptionally of the dances to the orchestral band, complemented the loose theme of Further, Do You their strengths. The result was good. comedy was fresh, varied and high. The show had its fair share of sans brass. The a cappella money high-end corporate glamour. Believe In Magic brilliantly executed. The actors dark humour, including a somewhat medley constituted an impressive and We’re in the Med Revue still has a long way to go, exhibited an impressive mastery of terrifying children’s clapping game- feat of musical arrangement, and The quasi-professional production Way proved that but Copayment demonstrated that it dramatic tension and comic timing, come-death eater skech, and the I now understand that there are values, cracking comedy and you can have in- might actually get there. occasionally prolonging but never “So You Think You Can Dance” few things I’ve wanted more from fantastic dance and musical numbers house humour, exhausting the comedic lifespan video sketch was a definite highlight. life than to hear a song about have surely made Moolah Rouge a of a joke. The contrasts between the taxman sung to the tune of highlight of the revue season.

14 photo by catalina palma 15 analysis yes, in my backyard Company cars, company votes Compulsory voting enrolment for corporations is undemocratic, writes Adam Murphy. I was once like you. Back in 2012. OZs can take out hundreds of open: fresh meat. Delicious, Mistake 3: Bringing Stupid As a rule, conservatives see Clover Clover Moore & Co. Borsak was the suggestion that, because a her own measures to streamline it. I was young, eager, excited to players without being discovered. stupid fresh meat. Equipment Moore as the Antichrist of local surprisingly candid about the Bill’s ratepaying household usually has at Unfortunately, the issue has become shoot some nerf guns and run government. She despises cars, and provenance when introducing it, least two voters, businesses (which a mere tool for the ejection of Clover around USyd on a Sunday. Former OZ Samuel Jenkins If you want to survive, find a Don’t buy a big fancy gun. You’re endeavours to restrict their access explicitly thanking figures such as pay more rates) should have more Moore from office. Those of us who I thought Humans vs. Zombies recommends OZs should infiltrate base with one clear entrance, and playing for defence, not offence. to the CBD. Even worse, she loves Alan Jones, the Daily Telegraph and votes. Yet Australian democracy do like Clover’s attempts to create a and befriend groups. “Friends are aim all your guns at it. This way, Killing zombies buys you time, not bicycles. She spends council money Liberal councillor Ed Mandla for recognises personhood over property more humanised Sydney should say was going to be fun. complacent people, and that means zombies can’t surround or sneak points. Don’t waste your ammo on ideas loopier than a Canberran their contributions to its creation. ownership. To conform to the rest loudly: win fairly, or bugger off. roundabout, such as renewable of the electoral I lasted less than five minutes. free kills to start the day,” he said. up on you. If you’ve got enough with battery-powered automatic energy schemes, giant fibreglass Most ordinary people’s visceral system, eligibility My group invited our friend James firepower to cover this entrance, no firing. When a zombie jumps out I managed to make every possible Wilson into our base at the start of zombies can get in. You’ll be safe. at you from behind a wall or hedge milk-crates and multicoloured response is something like to vote in council Students’ Representative Council, University of Sydney pedestrian crossings. Under her businesses voting is batshit crazy elections should mistake you can make in Humans 2012. Five minutes later, he led us Throughout 2012’s game, zombies or car, you need to be able to fire watch, the council has adopted a and overextends the notion of depend on whether vs. Zombies within five minutes. into an enclosed space and tagged found it almost impossible to break as soon as possible. So make sure planning policy of NIMBY-worship. corporate personhood. Regardless, you are a juristic But don’t worry, friends. Together, us all. I haven’t been able to trust through a suitable base. One group your guns are always primed. If Having failed to win against Clover there are legitimate reasons why or natural person, Want some work! we can learn from my mistakes. since that day. of players held up in the Sunken your gun takes a second to start at the ballot box, and seemingly it exists here, as well as in New not be proportional Maybe this year we’ll last six Courts BBQ for most of the game. spinning and firing, you’re dead. reluctant to gerrymander Sydney’s Zealand, Canadian provinces, the to the rates levied Polling Booth minutes. My advice? Stay near other The only reason we got them was Bring an accurate gun that can fire council boundaries (historically the City of London and various other against you. Secondly, human players so that if the OZ because they committed mistake the moment you see a zombie. And preferred strategy on both sides places. The output of the CBD’s compulsory enrolment Mistake 1: Trusting People tags someone, you’ll notice. Not #2: they left their base. get lots of ammo. of state politics), the forces of the economy alone is larger than the to vote is not a thing Attendants Required too near - don’t let them tag your right are now promulgating ‘Get State of Hawaii, and is driven by elsewhere in our Trust is the cornerstone of human whole group at once. Be suspicious When you hole up, don’t forget Buy a dozen cheap socks from a Clover’ bills; creative new attempts commerce. And unlike at a State electoral system, and society. It will also let zombies of anyone touching humans. If you about the OZ. The OZ could be in dollar store - socks can be thrown to overturn her democratically- or Federal level, the City of Sydney the proposed bill goes The SRC is looking for people to murder you. A few humans are identify the OZ, message the game your group or try to enter your as projectile weapons, and they’re determined mayoralty. earns 75 per cent of its revenue from too far in extending chosen to be the Original Zombies, co-ordinators so they can announce base. Be suspicious of outsiders. great in a jam. Pack light – just rates paid by businesses. Council to periodic tenants work on the polling booths for its or OZs. These players look and it via social media and Zedtown Don’t give them a chance to tag ammo and food. You’ll need to run The most recent of these is the City decisions on matters of environment or mere occupiers act just like regular human radio. Check these sources your whole group. fast at some point. Good thing of Sydney Amendment (Elections) and planning directly affect the of land. These elections this year. players, but if they touch you, regularly so you can identify the you’ve been doing cardio training. Bill 2014, introduced to the LegCon ability of many businesses to trade businesses are too If you can work on you’ll become a zombie. Zombies OZ when he or she is revealed. In 2013, some special zombies You have been cardio training, by Robert Borsak of the Shooters & at all. In short, commercial interests precarious to remain Wed 24th Sept and/or Thurs 25th Sept, can’t talk, which means they can’t (“Witches”) were indestructible Fishers Party, which attempts to within the City are proportionally permanently on the right? Fucking amateurs. and attend a training at 4pm Tues 23rd Sept, reveal the OZs’ identities. If dramatically increase the scale of significant. Moreover, juristic roll because of the Mistake 2: Not (though they could only walk, we want to hear from you! corporate voting within the City of persons, as manifestations of those potential for electoral played correctly, Holing Up not run). These forced players Mistake 4: Taking the game out of their bases. If you must too seriously Sydney. Borsak’s proposal has two interests, should receive the vote. fraud if they relocate. $32.30 per hour limbs. Firstly, any corporation listed Indeed, supporters of Borsak’s My stupidly quick walk around in the open, find a as the owner, leasee or occupier of bill have remanufactured these Clover Moore does There may also be an opportunity to undertake zombification new defensible position as soon Don’t forget this is the coolest, rateable land in the City of Sydney arguments into one of ‘no taxation recognise that additional work at the vote count meant I spent as you can. Zombies will form most unique event of the year. will be compulsorily enrolled to vote without representation’. businesses should Application forms are available from the SRC Front Office most of my game large groups and outnumber you There’s nothing like this in (Level 1 Wentworth Building). in council elections. Secondly, any retain the local For more info, call 9660 5222 attacking humans. eventually. You will run out of Sydney. Give it all you’ve got, but such corporation will be afforded Despite its basic rationale, government franchise. Applications close 4pm, 3rd September 2014 I quickly developed ammo, you will lose one or two don’t worry. Even though I spent two votes, exercised by its directors, the essentials of the proposed Her response to these a name for group members and then be my whole game as a zombie, I still owners or company secretaries. The amendment are unjustified. amendments was not humans walking outnumbered. Humans in the open had a great time. Enjoy this game. outcome: businesses get way more Firstly, the ‘businesses get two to condemn business around in the die like John Green falls asleep: voting power, hopefully against votes’ argument depends on voting, but to propose Authorised by P Graham, SRC Electoral Officer 2014. slowly, then all at once. And seriously. 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international Bright lights, big Sydney students’ section Jessica Cid on the small, but signficant, differences between studying in ustraliaA and the US. Cal and pal Sean O’ Grady reviews SURG.FM’s resident Tories. Before I left New York, I remember but it wasn’t - the hardest part at 3 am because I wanted to go to mugged before, it’s pretty hard to Like most people I frequently wake Champers popped, swigging from a fair and balanced. Real students all the thoughts about Sydney that was familiarising myself to a new bed instead of pulling an all-nighter. ever feel safe even in one of the up in the morning thinking about brown paper bag and disco bangerz don’t want to hear queer hip hop, disturbed my sleep at night. It was university as an international safest universities. what sparkling wine would best blasting out of my heapdhones, I they want the perky vocal stylings a mixture of excitement and curiosity student. Simple things like calling He looked a bit stunned and said, complement my train trip into uni. am ready to begin my train trip of Ariana Grande. Real students about where exactly my journey my lecturers by their first name “be careful.” Although I can’t help but remain Thankfully, SURG FM has, for one into university (and here I should don’t want a ten-part series on the would take me. In essence, my instead of formally addressing them constantly aware of safety concerns day a week at least, assuaged my thank my considerate lecturer best places in the inner west to travels did help me flourish and step felt incredibly uncomfortable. I didn’t know what he meant until when I’m out late at night, I’ve out of my comfort zone, but living I found myself alone in a dark street learned that I shouldn’t be too existential anxiety. who understood my inability to dumpster dive, they want answers in Sydney for about five weeks now I think the biggest challenge I faced on campus. At first, like any New uptight about it. I’ve also learned not embrace Tuesdays without this to the real questions in haute helped me realise something about was recognising the difference in Yorker, I wasn’t too scared of a dark to assume things. Sydney Uni is very At 10am on Tuesday morning The ritual and rescheduled the lectures cuisine, like is pizza ever a suitable the global world. security on campus compared to alleyway until I began hearing fast different to my former university, Bill and Cal Show answers that accordingly). entree? (The answer for those colleges and universities in the paced footsteps walking up behind and I now know that I shouldn’t be question for me. Naturally, the playing along at home is “no”, We are all connected. United States. Walking around me. afraid to ask other students about show’s opening music coincides But wait, you say, so many calories Reagan would roll in his grave). my former university, big, blue how things are. precisely with the time my local that early in the morning, what Real students don’t want to hear When I moved into college the first emergency poles were scattered I ran, and didn’t even look back. Dan Murphy’s opens. For the past ever will you do? Never fear, dear unshowered socialists abusing day, I made sure to Skype my mom everywhere across campus. There It is imperative that I become three weeks I’ve found myself reader, all is well. Bill and Cal Christopher Pyne on the airwaves, to show her my room, the dining was also a campus alert system, That person probably meant to do more aware of my surroundings standing ready and waiting in are also experts on exercise. If so be sure to issue them with a real students know he is perfect. hall, and even the outside terrace. which students could use for fast no harm. Maybe they were just and familiarise myself with local the sparkling wine section for the motivation is your problem then list of instructions and make full I felt at home immediately after that and effective communication with running late and happened to be university culture. Even between hosts to tell me what “is whetting take heed of their advice and use of the editing capabilities of If ever you have winced upon conversation, and soon enough the campus security. walking faster than I was. I was two nations as similar as the US and [Bill and Cal’s] tongues” that Instagram your morning run, it #vscocam. seeing asymmetrically cuffed city lights seemed to glisten just like so conditioned to assume that if Australia, cultural dissimilarities morning, so that I may emerge will rack up ‘double taps’ and work chinos or vomited in your mouth a they do in the Big Apple. I didn’t become aware of these someone was walking faster than can be vast. from the Kafkaesque prison of my both your glutes and your Klout As the only media outlet in Sydney little bit at the thought of a quiff differences until the other day when I was behind me in a dark street, subconscious and emulate their score. Be warned though, some more in love with Marx than with a hair out of place, then this You’d think the hardest part they automatically posed some sort my friend and I decided to go to the superior taste. members of the public may not the ABC, it is nice to see SURG is the show for you. would be adapting to a new city, library. I told him I would be leaving of threat. As someone who has been understand aperture and vectors, embracing a format that is more

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It’s never been easier to file Complaint complaints and it’s never been easier to ignore them, writes letters in the Jonathon Parker. 21st century illustration BY monica renn

In 2012, Twitter-user @ “I am not complaining about the rumination of a written letter. airline KLM selected eight grahamcummings7 sent a tweet employee who turned us away, In the transition from old forms ‘random’ Twitter followers and Charlie O’ Grady on slam poetry and the fetishisation of oppression. to British telecommunications because he was clearly following of communication to the new gave them a free return flight company O2 instructing them the arbitrary rule mandated by his digimodern media, contemporary to Amsterdam. The only thing to “SUCK DICK IN HELL”. The superiors. Instead, I question the businesses have struggled to the ‘winners’ had to do was O2 Twitter account responded by arbitrariness of this rule. There suitably remedy the complaints write a positive tweet about the saying “Maybe later, got tweets to was clearly someone still sitting tweeted their way. airline. Just as everyday people The phenomenon of reading and poetry also has the ability to help poem may indicate, and more by no drama to oppression, there’s send right now”. behind the box office, and it only are encouraged to recommend a listening to poetry is nothing new. change society’s normative views. controversy itself. (Case in point: nothing flashy about being takes the push of one button to In August this year, Reddit user product to their friends, celebrities Spoken poetics, in many cultures, after I performed a poem at a silenced, there’s no shock factor, Hidden behind layers of cynical re-open the till…Obviously there ‘lyndy’ posted a photograph of a are paid tens of thousands of predate written text. Classical In the contemporary slam scene, recent slam about the frustrations there’s only silence. The power public relations and attempts to would be employees working until letter she received from United dollars to endorse certain brands. Greek and Latin epics were recited however, it would appear this of being regularly misgendered, of spoken word poetry is in the create ‘positive brand association’, well after the completion of the Airlines. After submitting a aloud and written down later; power has been diluted by a trend one judge remarked “how brave transcending of this silence, in the the PR teams of some businesses last session, so I am confused as to complaint letter to the airline, the The public sphere has morphed myths and creation stories pass of appropriating experience as she [was] to get up and perform fact of speaking and being heard. offer playful ripostes to spurious why you would capriciously close letter she received in response was into a maelstrom of digimodernist through time and across spaces means to an artistic end. In a form that poem”.) The power of spoken word poetry and frivolous complaints. Yet these the box office two hours before the clearly a template which failed to praises and complaints, through oral tradition. where lived experience formulates as a force for social change is responses are anomalous. Many end of your shift…In an age when fill in the specific details of lyndy’s emerging and disappearing from the raw honesty of a poetic There are a number of reasons why diluted by all this other noise, and 21st century companies have not the cinematic art, as an economic case. The letter featured such Twitter – and thus the popular If anything, this preoccupation statement, people are taking on this happens. One in particular poets who write cathartically are adapted to the post-ironic tone of venture, is being threatened by gems of insincerity as “(SPECIFIC consciousness – in an instant. with written poetry (seen experiences they have not lived. is the scoring system that applies written off as “just another poet the internet, not knowing when piracy, I find it peculiar that you EVENT) will be used for coaching Just as the Hey Hey It’s Saturday particularly throughout the in slams: traditionally, each piece ranting about discrimination”. to dismiss certain complaints would turn down hundreds of and training our employees” and blackface folk devils faded into Enlightenment and its disdain An example from a recent slam I will be scored out of ten by three as spurious and when to take dollars of business.” “(CUSTOMER NAME), I ask that oblivion, so will the disgraceful for balladry), which has become attended: a white male gets up to judges – who, let’s be real, are What’s more, it sets standards others as genuine. The nature of you allow us another opportunity story about the Brazilian man the form’s legacy, is responsible perform a poem. His dreadlocks typically white males – and the for what is or is not acceptable a complaint letter, as it was once I fully expect this post to be ignored to serve you”. In contrast, many who was refused a job as a barista for the stereotype of poetry as just graze his shoulders, flopping three highest scoring poets will or valuable to talk about in known, has changed, and many and dispatched into the sidereal years ago, I wrote a handwritten for being black. People will be being nothing more than stuffy, out from his pale scalp like a sad, be put into a final from which a slam, which comes back to one businesses have struggled to keep void. Yet as a patron of your fine letter complaining to Smith’s outraged at something new, and old white men. And of course, for anaemic willow. “So my dad is winner is chosen. When scoring is of the most important things the up. establishment for many years, I Chips about opening a packet of forget about what outraged them much of modern literary history pretty racist,” he says. “I guess so frequently arbitrary and down performance poetry scene has sincerely hope it is not.” Salt & Vinegars which lacked the a week ago. The complaint letter poetry has been bloated with old this is a bit of a personal piece to the personal taste of whoever achieved – that is, to construct Most responses to complaints Tazo promised by the package. In of the present day has thus been white men waxing lyrical about about coming to terms with that.” shows up and doesn’t want to pay a dynamic wherein there are no from companies seem clinical The Orpheum did, indeed, respond response, I received a personalised reduced to a form of amusing but war and God and declaiming that What followed was a fumbling a door charge on the night, people topics that are more acceptable, and automated, rewarding even to my complaint. Their only letter and the full collection of ultimately empty public dialogue women who won’t sleep with them account of racial politics the likes begin to take “good” to mean where there are no strict rules to the most ludicrous complaints consolation was an apology that Tazos. between customers and companies, are demons. However, poetry has of which has not been seen since “shocking”. determine who is or is not allowed with the same blank, inhuman my night “didn’t go to plan” and with no feasible remedy or seen a rebirth in the past 50- Eminem declared: “I am the worst in the club. conciliations. In February this confirmed the screening of Clerks A recent study by Bluewolf, outcome. Perhaps, the Orpheum 60 years with the genesis of the thing since Elvis Presley / to do Another contributing factor is the year, Twitter-user @ITK_AGENT_ commenced at “exactly 9:10” – a global business consulting disregarded my complaint because poetry slam. rap music so selfishly”. ever-present phenomenon of the Linguistically, performance VIGO sent a tweet laden with nearly ten minutes after firm, found that 58 per cent of they know I will soon forget the guilt that comes with privilege. poetry will place itself outside of sarcasm to the British Domino’s we arrived. people who tweeted about a mild inconvenience they caused. Slam poetry takes many forms, This is not the first time In his poem “How To Get Beat Up traditional grammatical structures Pizza Twitter account demanding bad experience with a company The lure of $5 tickets on Mondays but its current most recognisable spoken word has witnessed this By The Cops” Neil Hilborn claims, and conventions of how language a refund for burning his penis Social media has expedited the received no response from the is too tempting to repudiate. iteration is that of the Slam itself phenomenon. Beat poetry, one ironically self aware: “The thing is supposed to sound – conventions on a pepperoni pizza. Domino’s ubiquity of outrage, allowing offending company. Instead of – an open mic-cum-competition of the multiple styles of spoken about being oppressed is that I’m which are inherently hegemonic responded by instructing the anyone to whine about any remedying complaints, many To the credit of the Orpheum, my event wherein poets perform, word, was borne out of the Harlem not: I am straight, white, and male and implicitly reinforce normative objector to “please email our head discommodes at any time in the companies have focussed on using complaint post was not deleted, usually to a time limit, and are Renaissance and inspired by the in America.” We all realise, now, ideas about gender, race, ability office”, claiming “we will look for a day – as long as that complaint social media to actively promote suggesting freedom of speech still scored on their performance. rhythms of blues music, and had the parts of us that make us lucky or sexuality. Slam is based on way to notify customers of this in is expressed in fewer than 140 their brand. In this paradigm, has a place in society. Even though Slam poetry is frequently highly a substantial contribution to the in this world, and we feel sorry rhythm, sound, and movement, the future”. characters. Social media, through companies reward people who my complaint was not really emotionally or politically charged: Civil Rights movement. While that we have them – so, being not the words themselves and its public accessibility and approve, rather than castigate, important in the slightest, I would because of this, as well as its this influence was continued in poets of a post-Romantic world, whether or not they cohere to form So much feedback received by visibility, makes companies more their products. In 2012, Dutch have liked a few free tickets. disregard for literary convention, radical spoken word collectives like we write about that. In doing so, a complete sentence. In this way, companies nowadays is trivial, accountable for their actions. It is it has become highly favoured The Last Poets and in powerful however, we speak over those who not only is it a more accessible sarcastic and brusque, and thus is an economic imperative by young writers as a way to pieces like Gil Scott-Heron’s “The are not so lucky, and impede their form of literary expression, considered disposable. This comes for businesses to respond engage with or process social Revolution Will Not Be Televised”, ability to reclaim a voice on their without the dynamic of gate from the simple realisation that to open Twitter and issues. Personally I find spoken the style was also co-opted by the own oppression. keeping found in the written word every comment made on social Facebook messages as word helpful as a way to make Beat Generation, and subsequently but, in the very structure of each media will soon vanish. As a quickly as possible for sense of my own life in a form used to feed a now highly familiar What makes it problematic is line, spoken word poetry defies result, do the companies of today fear of public shame that gives space to complex and white male existentialism. that slam poetry stops being a hegemony. not know how to deal with lengthy and reprisal; a level intersectional experiences. forum for honest expression of and substantive criticism? of accountability not Those of a privileged identity doing hardship, or the processing of There is not, and never has been, facilitated by a written It’s clear that poetry has become slam is not an issue on its own, experiences, and starts becoming a correct way to slam. That’s A couple of weeks ago, I was letter or telephone a contemporary site for the and that fact should be made clear. a contest for “who can say the not what this is about. There is, refused entry to a screening of conversation. voices of those minorities who The value of slam is its openness most dramatically oppressed however, a correct way to treat Kevin Smith’s 1994 film Clerks are silenced within political and as a forum for sharing personal thing”—or, alternately, “who can the identities who find their at the Hayden Orpheum Picture However, Twitter and literary spheres – spoken word experience. It’s a space in which make their own experience sound voice in spoken word poetry – Palace in Cremorne. This was Facebook encourage poetry in particular, as its aural one is allowed to be controversial the most dramatically oppressed”. more importantly, there are merely because I arrived a few terse responses rather form renders it a more democratic, in discussing issues that may not This, needless to say, is stupid. ways to engage in this scene and minutes after the box office closed than sincere apologies widely accessible art form.When ordinarily be considered “literary”. Fetishising minority status does have one’s voice heard, without (yet still before the screening, and compensatory offers. one considers the number of poems That said, in many cases a slam very little to change the social speaking over others. The answer scheduled to commence at 9 p.m., Social media lacks the that have “gone viral” in recent audience is far less concerned with conditions which oppress those is simple: just listen. began). Later that night, in a personality of the human history, it’s apparent that slam the social issues a “controversial” of a minority identity. There is state of mild annoyance, I posted voice communicated this message on the Orpheum’s through a telephone Facebook page: conversation, or the

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The reports on these pages are wholly the work of the SRC Office Bearers. Chiara Angeloni, Oliver Plunkett, President’s Report Jen Light They are not altered, edited or changed in any way by the Honi editors. Welfare Officers’ Report Philippa Spekcer, and Brendan Wylie “We were all speakers at the regulation, and we express our were 30 speakers ranging from The scenes of Joe Hockey’s face on politicians in opposition to the signatures for a petition calling On campus, we were pleased University of Sydney Town Hall disappointment that public Undergraduate and Post Graduate on television as he announced the deregulation of higher education for State Parliament to debate with the overwhelming resistance meeting; we are undergraduates, statements regarding the event by students, an International student, 2014 Budget back in May now and cuts to welfare services these reforms, and organised a to deregulation voiced at the postgraduates, general staff, the Unviersity have thus far failed a rural student, Alumni and Staff. seem like a distant nightmare... for students and the wider candlelight vigil at Pitt St Mall Town Hall meeting on August academic staff and alumni to acknowledge the meeting’s clear There were a few a differences in but the scary reality is that they’re community. on July 24 to raise awareness of 25. This sends a clear message Together we form a diverse cross- opposition to deregulation. opinions but the most notable was still haunting us to this day. As the issue. Though the petition to both University management section of the university. We note that despite the overwhelming these reforms get debated in Since our last report, your Welfare reached its target of over 10,000 and Federal Parliament that that speakers were selected by We call upon the Vice-Chancellor support of members of the Parliament, now - more than ever - Department has been active in this signatures, many refuges still in staff, students and alumni at the a chair appointed by university to publicly disavow his previous University of Sydney community must we fight to ensure they don’t fight, both on and off campus. fact face impending closure. Thus, University of Sydney oppose the management itself for the stated advocacy for de-regulation. It is the Vice Chancellor Michael become a reality. the fight to save wom*n’s refuges inequitable and unfair education purpose of representing a full range unseemly and anti-democratic Spence continues his push for We’ve been involved with must - and will - continue. reforms. We anticipate that of backgrounds and perspectives. for the spokesperson of the deregulation. It has been heartening to see the Students for Wom*n-Only Services these concerns will be echoed in University to use his position to fierce backlash to the Budget (SWOS), a group working to fight We’ve also supported the Parliament, in favour of - in the We are all in agreement that the advocate against the clear view However it is not Spence who is still continuing in full force, the devastating reductions in continuing action at the Redfern words of the informal motion majority sentiment among the of the majority of the University decides the Universities position, evidenced by the National Day funding by the State Government Aboriginal Tent Embassy. For passed almost unanimously at the speakers and the audience was community.” it is the senate fellows; and with of Action on August 20 and the to wom*n-only refuges across more information, feel free to meeting - a “government-funded, I would like this opportunity to opposed to de-regulation. the elections of undergraduate and March in August last Sunday. New South Wales. SWOS contact us (at welfare.officers@src. quality education system for all.” share a message from some of Last Monday the Great Hall postgraduate looming the senate It is now essential that we, as worked with the SOS Women’s usyd.edu.au) or the Indigenous the speakers at last weeks Town Thus, we do not feel it is was packed out for a discussion position may change. university students, put pressure Services campaign to collect Officers. Hall meeting in the Great Hall to appropriate for the Vice-Chancellor on the Universities position discuss Fee Deregulation to continue advocating for de- on Fee Deregulation. There Keep posted for updates Georgia Cranko, Julia Readett and Wom*n’s Officers’ Report Phoebe Moloney. General Secretary’s Report Mariana Podesta-Diverio Another fantastic week at WoCo Perhaps you didn’t mean it a few guidelines to apologising the hardest things to do. Don’t ask with Wom*n’s Self-Defence, like that, or you hadn’t really constructively: the person who called you out for their ideas for improvements. For the next – falls short of delivering information with one another Radical Sex and Consent, Film thought about it in that way more information. those of you who don’t know, the the relevant information to the and work together. The SRC as a Screenings and our new Greivance before…Maybe you are actually a 1. Say “sorry”. term span for office bearers, the new officers. This can be because whole is reliant on smooth internal Policies. Over the past few weeks strong advocate against racism/ 5. Tell that person you are President and Honi Soit editors is of miscommunication or other operations to ensure its ongoing we have had a chance to present trans*phobia/ homophobia/ sexism 2. Do not speak of your intention. committed to changing your from the start December until the factors. operational stability. By compiling workshops on apologising and or the oppressive behaviour you No one who is committed to social behaviour. “Thank you for pointing end of the following November. extensive handover information we calling out. So we thought we are getting called out for - in which change really seeks to hurt others, that out, I will do more reading Inductions take place before uni James and I think it is very can ensure that there is a rollover would put a little how-to guide in case you might feel quite ashamed, but your behaviour can be mapped about this and be more mindful of starts, and the summer holiday important the institutional of information. this very space! and unsure about the right way to on to systematic oppression as a what I say in the future.” period is a busy time for many knowledge we have acquired respond. result of living in this unequal office bearers. throughout our term is passed on On another note, if you’ve left it How to apologise for doing world. Avoid classifying your If you would like to find out more to our successors. This includes until now to buy a textbook you something oppressive: So what should you do? Well apology with ‘ifs’ or ‘buts’ as they about calling out and apologising This is a great way to ensure that information on the budget – and weren’t sure you needed but have obviously the best thing to do put the blame on the person who there are some great youtube as many people become involved why we did it in a certain way – just discovered that you did need We have all been in the situation is apologise - but in a way that has called you out i.e. “I’m sorry IF videos by Francesca Leigh as possible, and it also prevents as well as other things relating to it after all, visit the SRC’s second where someone has told you that shows you realise that you have you’re offended, BUT I didn’t mean (cescaleigh) and the internet activists from getting burnt out finance, regulations, collectives, hand bookshop in the Wentworth In some ways, we are at a you have done something wrong participated in oppression, and it like that.” has many many resources for since their terms are capped at staff and matters regarding the building, you might find what disadvantage when it comes - maybe it was something that that you are going to think about self-education to learn more 12 months. After this, whether executive. Accordingly, we have you’re looking for at a cheap price. to how the SRC is run and the wasn’t just ‘wrong’ in the situation how not to do that in the future. 3. Articulate and acknowledge about negotiating privilege and or not people want to continue started to compile our handover fact that people are elected for you were in, but something Also remember that it’s an what you did wrong: “I am sorry oppression. Wom*n’s Collective their involvement is up to them, documents. This will include As always, if you have any a twelve-month term. Every wrong in the sense that you opportunity to learn something for perpetuating racist stereotypes will also be running workshops and some people do choose to stay formal information as well as questions about the SRC, or stuff December, a new batch of perky were partaking in the systematic new. Someone calling you out may which are untrue and harmful.” throughout the semester so contact involved. 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Ridah Hassan and Eleanor Morley Education Officers’ Report Kyol Blakeney, Crystal Dempsey, Brad Hanson and representatives and alumni only of deregulation in the media, and deregulation will have on equal Madison McIvor. one speaker spoke in open favour joined the other Group of Eight access to higher education, as Indigenous Officers’ Report of fee deregulation (the speaker is University Vice Chancellor’s in well as highlighting the current over-policing and child removal as deep worry over the “socially that this confusion is objectively also the the president of the NSW Canberra to lobby politicians inequalities entrenched in the being “inextricably linked” to the dangerous message” that the problematic. young Liberals so no surprises currently opposed to the policy, Australian education system. overrepresentation of Indigenous proposed reforms communicate to there). The other speakers shared which entered parliament last Australians in our prisons. our community. While most instances of vilification moving stories of the struggle week. National education officer Sarah are unlikely to proceed to many students face in trying to Garnham also spoke about Clearly it’s inaction (combined Importantly, the panel identified complaint, Parker, Co-Chair of the access tertiary education, as well Those heading the elite the national campaign, and in with destructive, ineffective action) worrying discourse of “prosecution” National Congress of Australia’s as addressing how fee deregulation institutions have partnered up particular the leading role that permits these unsettling figures to and “conviction” surrounding First Peoples, said “it does provide will entrench a two- tiered US with Pyne in an attempt to attract Sydney has played, through active persist. the now infamous Racial a level of comfort to people” in style education system. only the most privileged students campus Education Action Groups Discrimination Act, exposing clear affording Indigenous and other in society. Students at Sydney and the NSW Education Action The panel discussion focused misconceptions about what is in voices a medium through which This coupled with a student University will continue to protest Network. on our government’s approach fact a complaint-based system. to be heard. Unfortunately, protest out the front of the meeting not only the Abbott government, to racial vilification, with Tim discrimination and vilification Last Monday evening Sydney and heckling of the vice chancellor but our own VC as well, who has As the legislation is debated in Soutphommasane, David Rolph, Concern for this lack of against Aboriginal and Torres university hosted the Town Hall spread the message loud and clear: been responsible for a wave of parliament in coming weeks, Kirstie Parker and Kingsley understanding about the scope Strait Islander peoples remain at style meeting to discuss the wider public opinion overwhelmingly attacks on staff and students in students will continue to protest Although a mouthful to pronounce, Liu on the panel. All were in of the legislation (did you know a disproportionately high level, university community’s thoughts opposes the neoliberal recent years. to defend our education. If you SULS’ DLA Piper Social Justice favour of the current protections there are exemptions under the and in the words of Parker, while on fee deregulation and the restructuring of our universities. would like to get involved with the Conference (#SJcon14) addressed allowing complaints against racial often overlooked s 18D !?) and its it’d be nice not to need these other proposed attacks to higher The Education Action Group campaign, come along to the EAG many current concerns, including vilification retaining intact. operation are clearly warranted, protections, we’re “nowhere near education currently on the liberals Despite all this, in the following held a forum the following day meetings every Tuesday at 2pm the background of imprisonment Dr Rolph pointing out that this being the fair...society we’d like to agenda. days Vice Chancellor Michael to discuss the strengths of the on the new law lawns, or send us and racial vilification. Race Discrimination Commissioner inaccuracy fuels our “distorted kid ourselves we are.” Spence has proven what a campaign so far, and where we’re an email at education.officers@src. and fabulous Tweeter @timsout and superficial debate on freedom The consensus was overwhelming; sham his tightly orchestrated heading next. Senate member usyd.edu.au In her keynote address, Alison noted that while the law cannot of speech.” Despite the panel You can contact the Indigenous out of 26 speakers comprised of ‘consultation process’ is. He Verity Firth addressed the forum, Churchill identified the effects of singlehandedly end racism, it does being in agreement, opponents of Office Bearers at indigenous. various staff member, student has been singing the praises reiterating the detrimental effect colonisation, dispossession of land, have a role to play. He expressed RDA provisions can hardly deny [email protected] 22 23 puzzlespuzzles & quizzesquizzes not what’s on

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9 Oedipal offspring half-dead (4) 8 5 Holders worsen out (6) 10 Losers infect crisis about 6 Copy curb without amateur (9) 1. Have you ever held a campus 7. Do you know where the 13. Did you speak at the USYD 19. Have you ever signed up as a 9 10 technical method (10) 7 Striking backwards dive half- position with a stipend or had an Anderson Stuart courtyard is? (2) Town Hall Meeting? (1) student ambassador/mentor to eye 11 Curtis sued in adjunct matter (6) decent (7) office on campus? (4) off future campaigners on open 12 310 traded ecstasy for a menace 8 August set apart (13) 8. Has anyone ever repeated 14. Have you ever speculated about days? (2) 11 12 (8) 14 Pit occupant dug up short acre 2. Have you ever started a your full name back to you after an untapped voter base? (3) 13 Removing Macquarie from (9) Facebook message with: “I’m really someone else has introduced you by 20. On your birthday, did at least country! (9) 16 Why’s predecessor and cockroach 13 14 15 sorry to bother you”, or “I wouldn’t your first name? (4) 15. Have you ever tried to work out 200 people post on your Facebook 15 Soda hoist (4) most profound? (7) usually ask this but…” (2) more than 3 synonyms for ‘left- wall despite the fact that only you 16 Take away from Marina (4) 18 Score pocket cue (7) 9. Can you complete the following wing’? (2) Mum was there with you to help Irritants number prowesses Returned Sensei Menelaus to 17 16 17 18 19 19 3. Have you ever been the chant: “Chris Pyne get out, we blow out the candles? (4) without afterthought (9) rivals (7) President of a Club or Society? (3) know what you’re all about…”? (2) 16. Have you ever read your name 21 Grows and matures pod elves (8) 20 20 Forego vernacular during rule (6) in Manning Files or Unigate? (2) 21. Have you ever been

22 Inscription pedal with Yankovic 21 22 23 23 Whipped albumen apices? (5) 4. Have you bought a pajama shirt 10. Have you paid for your own instagrammed at Laneway? (2) torn! (6) of your own in the past 3 years? lunch on campus in the last 17. Have you ever publically 24 The Outpost Pact (10) (-1) month? (-1) slagged an Honi team on Facebook 22. Do you ever show people just 25 Continental portmanteau, 24 25 only to have your arse handed to how important you really are without regret for continent (4) 5. Have you ever discussed the 11. Do you know how much you? (2) by commenting on a Rafi Alam 26 Aims drills (6) upcoming SRC elections during the Michael Spence gets paid, or have Facebook post? (2) 27 Bearing south after tea 26 27 Crosswords intermission of a revue? (3) an opinion on where he should 18. Have you ever performatively hounds (6) by Bolton shove it? (1) scorned Union coffee in the 23. Have you managed to convince 6. Have you ever managed a company of Taste regulars? (2) yourself that people actually listen student election campaign? (3) 12. Do you know where the to your SURG show? (2) Cumberland campus is? (1)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Engineering degree. Defs not a elections and wish that you could your job right and these next few Across Down BNOC. find even one normal student 26-30: You say you’re just wearing weeks might just be the biggest of 8 1 Somewhat characteristic of 1 Four-sided figure (7) politician to befriend. You are also, the t-shirt for a mate, but you’re your campus life. Morse Code (6) 9 10 2 Pips (5) 5-10: You probably don’t know the however, campus-aware enough really planning your Union Board 4 Tags (6) 3 Pliant (7) difference between the USU and to realise that ‘normal student- run for 2017. 40+: B-fucking-NOC: You strut 9 Lion hair (4) 5 Thespians (6) the SRC. You persistently ask, politician’ is an oxymoron. down Eastern Avenue with the 10 Punctuation mark (10) 11 12 6 Poignant (9) during every single student election, 31-34: The following names three campaigning ‘lanes’ in mind. 11 Contraction (5’1) 7 Buildings in which 18-dns whether ‘this is the one with the 21-25: Like a new gold-fish from probably mean something to you: You’ve benefited from more SSAF 12 Cloister (8) take place (7) drink voucher’ and you picked this the pet-shop, you are slowly Callum Drake, Paulene Graham, than a debater. When things don’t 13 Forging ahead (9) 13 14 15 8 Attribute presumably newspaper up because you thought acclimatising to the water Todd Pinkerton, Penina Su and go absolutely to plan, you ask: ‘Do 15 Army, Fire and Pharaoh (4) required at 7-dn (13) it was the MX. temperature in the big tank. You Omar Hassan. they even fucking know who I am?” 16 Flay (4) 14 Attributes presumably hold a few minor positions on C&S Best of luck with your vacuous 17 Bands (9) 16 17 18 19 developed at 7-dn (9) 11-20: You secretly love the executives and your Dad tells your 35-40: You are allowed to sponge- existence. 16 Dispatching (7) 21 Affair (8) 20 Aunty that you’re ‘getting quite 22 People of exemplary virtue (6) 18 Social strata (7) 24 Risible (10) 21 22 23 19 Of greatest height (7) 25 Heed (4) 20 Diminish (6) 26 Wheezed (6) 23 Orb (5) 27 Grammatical category relating 24 25 We came, we spoke, Spence didn’t listen to verbs (6) Last week’s town hall meeting was nothing but a consultation fig leaf, arguesCaitlin Doyle-Markwick. 26 27 The “Town Hall-style” meeting were pre-chosen and given only 3 bigger profits from student fees. virtually destroy the university about fee deregulation organised minutes to speak (while Spence got What Abbott does in parliament, system until they get their way – Quiz by by Vice-Chancellor Michael Spence 10!). Spence does on campus. it is imperative that we meet this Monster and the Senior Executive Group determination in our own fight Jam last Monday night was nothing but We came, we spoke, and Spence But the government is on the against the corporatisation of our a public relations stunt. ticked the consultation box, back foot and feeling the pressure universities. while continuing to lobby for from below. The only reason Pyne Kew You Eye Zed Spence’s plan, however, flew back fee deregulation. Any illusions is negotiating to drop the HECS But while we continue to fight in his face. Outside students held that Spence was serious about increases is as a bargaining chip to the government’s changes, we a speakout, and National Tertiary consultation were further smashed try and get deregulation through must also remember that Michael Education Union (NTEU) members when the following day he went - but he’s having a hard time of it, Spence is not our ally in defending 1. Which boxer has five sons all 5. Who composed the soundtrack 9. What is the capital of Brazil? 13. Blade Runner is to Phillip K. leafleted against the changes. to Canberra to continue lobbying resorting to threats of making cuts a good quality, equitable education named George? to Tron: Legacy? Dick as Apocalypse Now is to... Inside speaker after speaker came Christopher Pyne for deregulation. to research funding instead. – he is but the face of this hated 10. Which fish does caviar come out against fee deregulation. Only government on campus, and must 2. What is the most dangerous 6. Which U.S. state is Fargo in? from? 14. What is the address of the a tiny minority, including a Liberal Spence has never been interested An escalating fightback, which be fought just as hard. animal that has ever lived? White House? SUPRA councillor and a wealthy in consultation. Where was the combines student struggle with 7. What is the name of the 11. What were the names of the member of the alumni, spoke in “consultation” when Spence joined union power, has the power to beat Come along to the next Bust 3. How many books make up the aircraft with the largest wives Henry VIII had beheaded? 15. Where does the only species favour of the changes. the other Go8 VCs and started the budget now. It was the Your the Budget student meeting- Odyssey? wingspan in history? of frog that goes ‘ribbit’ live? lobbying the government to uncap Rights at Work campaign that Thursdays 2pm Merewether 12. Who is the boss of classic Spence was never interested in fees four years ago? What about stopped Howard. It was a staff Seminar Room 7- to discuss 4. What is Freddie Mercury’s 8. Which member of the A-Team mode in Super Smash Bros. 16. What is the final line in the true consultation. He was only when he tried to cut courses and and student campaign in 2012 where to next in the campaign. birth name? was lowest in military rank? Melee? movie There Will Be Blood? willing to hold this meeting in the fire 340 staff in 2012? Or when he that stopped job cuts at Sydney first place because of pressure from decided to fire 156 library staff and Uni. We can do it again. On behalf of Bust the Budget the NTEU and Senate members. do away with thousands of books Students. He tried to limit representation and study spaces? Spence cares The government’s determination

12. Master Hand 13. Joseph Conrad 14. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave 15. Hollywood 16. “I’m finished!” “I’m 16. Hollywood 15. Ave Pennsylvania 1600 14. Conrad Joseph 13. Hand Master 12. to implement these changes is Answers: 1. George Foreman 2. Mosquito 3. 24 4. Farrokh Bulsara 5. Daft Punk 6. North Dakota 7. Spruce Goose 8. B.A. Baracus 9. Brasília 10. Sturgeon 11. Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard Howard Catherine Boleyn, Anne 11. Sturgeon 10. Brasília 9. Baracus B.A. 8. Goose Spruce 7. Dakota North 6. Punk Daft 5. Bulsara Farrokh 4. 24 3. Mosquito 2. Foreman George 1. Answers: and dissent by making people only about further corporatising register to the event. Speakers our university and raking in ever such that they are willing to 24 25 Top Six Hottest Statues Beyonce’s On Campus VMA Victoria Zerbst is a listicle. Performance Kills Thousands Astha Rajvanshi survived. Ciders All of the 12 000 audience members at Mildly Dramatic this year’s MTV VMAs have died from exhaustion, dehydration and starvation Review Board after Beyoncé accidentally ended up Yet Essentially Safe performing every song she has ever Directors made, ever. 1. Horse, 1992 2. Gilgamesh, 2000 Collisions With by a cider. Originally the singer was scheduled to do a 15-minute performance of her latest First there was the landmark Queer Review. self-titled album. However, following a Inanimate Objects Then there was the Transparency Review. series of backstage communication errors, Now, a cider brings you The 2014 USU Board she surprised the audience with what was Directors Review. On the 14th August 2014, I, a literally a show-stopping performance of New Form Of cider, tried two of the board directors at Manning more than 250 songs which lasted over Bar. These were an apple-based beverage’s live three days. findings, no edits have been made: Psycho-Therapy The Texan singer wore a sparkly leotard Alisha Aitken-Radburn – throughout the performance, which slowly disintegrated on stage with each Sam Langford enjoys walking into doors. You get the impression she has been designed to passing day and each new fallen audience give everyone a little bit of something that they member. Along with some classics like After valiantly surviving a run-in with the low-hanging branches, stubbing toes on kinda want. She’s not the sort of niche product “Single Ladies” and “Halo,” the singer also front of a slowly-moving bus, an unnamed doorframes, and having Macbooks tumble that’s really there for a specific demographic, so performed songs from her Destiny’s Child USU Board Director says he feels the onto them when desks fail in lectures. much as non-committally, generally palatable. days that nobody had ever heard before, vehicle’s impact really “knocked [his] I am made of apples. Run of the mill, and always including “Signs,” with the infamous lyrics: problems into perspective”. In the wake of the In the recent inclement weather, a popular has a toe on the party-line. Alisha also sports an “He was freaky like a Taurus the way he startling realisation that the laws of physics option has been to simply stand on Eastern aggressive dislike of opera and love of SUBSKI. handled me yeah/Flirtatious like an Aries/ extend to intangible states of mind, an eager Avenue and wait for a wild umbrella Also, did you hear she’s dating Young Liberal Which sign is best for me?” 3.Brooding Gargoyle, date unknown. 4. Plywood Pavilion, 2014 copycat movement has arisen. to eventually make contact. Emotional Dean Shachar or something lolololol omg so support is then provided via social media, Alishachar, so scandal (just kidding – I’m an A few hysterical audience members tried to One of the movement’s founders, Mary Lane, where followers are encouraged to share apple and I’m above that bullshit). tweet at the singer to beg her to stop at the explains that the movement aims to improve their stories of minor physical impact and two day mark, but were unable to as their people’s lives and outlooks through mildly subsequent emotional transformation. If you’re already five board directors deep, iPhone batteries died half way through dramatic – yet essentially safe – collisions you’re not going to mind having this one. the show from Instagramming their own with easily accessible environmental objects. When asked why the strategy was better But you won’t necessarily enjoy it. protracted deaths too much. than traditional counselling and therapy, “We really aim to have an impact on people – Mary explained that the cost barriers to Kade Denton – Upon finishing, a breathless Beyoncé said, in this case, quite literally.” accessing such services are often prohibitive “I have nothing to say,” but continued, “I for students from low-SES backgrounds. Kade is probably fine, I guess. love Jay-Z, I love Blue Ivy, I love music, Despite its slightly brutal inspiration, the “Walking into a door, on the other hand, is I love God, I love you my fans, I love you movement has a strong focus on safety and freely available and accessible to anyone. Kade initially wanted to make a racial slur after MTV, I love y’all so much!” consent. As slowly moving and non-lethal It really equalises the playing field.” trying my friend, a bottle of Kirin, though not buses are difficult to come by, followers one you’d expect. He settled instead on a line Blue Ivy was the only remaining audience have found alternatives in walking into about amyl or something, whatever that is member left alive. “Go Mummy,” the three- (I’m an apple and don’t have a butt hole). year old babbled into the microphone, standing alone amongst a sea of stinking The USU encourages the responsible corpses. election of board directors.

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