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SS&H Journal LH3.U6 S46 Semper floreat 1 £003 Ritt^rtbiv-&ii DTit <Sa-^^-^3 IfyoumissDutonacartfafO be sure to show your student ID the box office of Birch Canoll & Coyle I EGAPLEX littooroopilly to collect one. I MEGAPLEX Praant tti&earti MU VMr Uninrs^ty NDOOROOPIUY «f llMnstiinl siiiMit fiant at ihe Im QHICV,'pii YN am p ' 'tkkatlai^llkiteJiBt^ JiDMirONE • V/AU lOtt/tll NtSASCKiMS * HDH-UW tOlPU SUTi HMY DAY For the latest movie news fid session tif^^pk out lirch.com.aii and while you're online, register flf our free Cinebuzz e-letter - your gateway to cheap tickets, ixclusive preview screenings and free movie merchandise! Contents IVe believe that as a society we have a responsibility to Editorial acknowledge our true past. Serious Stuff Nation Most Feared 4 We acknowledge that Indigenous Examinlnq the X-Rav: Guantanamo Bav 8 people have been, often violently, North Korea: An Analysis 10 dispossessed of their land and Whose ABC? 14 culture. North Korea: Quasi Liberation or Subjugation 14 Asio Bill 15 We are concerned that presently Capatalism And War 16 Indigenous people are still some of Higher Education At The Cross Roads 18 the most marginalised in our society. Education: What Is It Good For 19 C O M C Black Heart: Race Relations In Queensland C M For our society to progress we must The Peoples' President M recognise the injustices that The Parliament's President 23 Indigenous Australians have faced. This Is An Article For All Of You 24 Chit Chat With The Vice Chancelor 26 Union Stuff Semper Floreat, UQ Union Newspaper Parking: Senate Who Do You Think We Are? 28 Union Welcomes 30 Editors: David Lavercombe Election Results 32 Shona Nystrom Womens Area 35 Jim Wilson Chess: Unleash The Gimp 38 Semper Reports On UQ Union Council 40 Too Different Women 42 Phone: 3377 2237 Open Letter To The Union 43 Fax: 3377 2220 Queer Area 44 [email protected] Other Stuff Whv We Should Go To Wauoh 47 Just Chanae The Title: Workina Holidays 47 Semper, Union Complex HaoDV Jan? 48 University of Queensland The Dam: A Short Story 50 St Lucia 4067 Soberina Stuff DruQs: A Basic Rough Guide 52 A Classical Liberal Discourse On Illicit Drugs 54 The views expressed in Semper A Social Discource On The Prohibition Of Soft Drucs 56 Floreat are not necessarily those of Meta Rant 57 the editors, the UQ Union, nor the Hecs: To Pav Or Not To Pay 58 University of Quensland.. Saving The World And The Trees 60 If you do not agree with some Distractina Stuff opinions expressed, the editors University Fashion 62 encourage you to submit your own Consoiracv Of The Month 63 views for publication. A Whinge: Red Arrows 63 The Big Dav Out By Jimmi 64 The Big Dav Out By Lukey 65 Jacki Chan: The Australian 66 The Three Tiers 67 The Game Thev Play In Heaven 68 Share House Chic 69 Comics 70 Pizza Cafe Competition 72 Schoneil Timetable 72 -UQ IE 'D 'J T '1 0 'rf 0 "U !£ T "jf 0 ^ X union Jim (Cool Calm And Collected) David (Known For The Hissy Fits) Shona (Accused Of Being Blunt) Asleep for only a Me while? He obviously Cool, calm, and collected, eh? At least I'm Fall asleep for only a liltie while and you hasn't noticed all the other things Jim and not known for hissy fits, I suppose. It's one are forever known for chucking hissy fits. I changed while he was napping. o'clock in the morning, and I have no idea Certainly there has been cause for such what I'm supposed to write. I was going to displays in the process of putting together 1 have saved a fortune in petrol this week, try something funny, but trying to be funny this first edition. The bureaucratic never getting a chance to actually drive usually ends up sounding lame. I could try machinations of certain parts of the Union home. I should at least check my car will and be very post modern, but still I'm not seemed totally disinclined to realise that start (1 think it has a leaky petrol tank). quite sure what that means. I think it might we have deadlines. This was highlighted Back to what I'm supposed to talk about: I mean making the first letter letter of every most appropriately by us only receiving do not pretend to be making sense at this word spell a hidden message, like my the necessary software for production point, but give me the software, a comfy friend Jacob Aldridge did. But it's one about a week before we were due at the chair, and a door to our office I can close o'clock in the morning, and who can be printers. to the rest of the building and I'm happy fucked with that? So, I have decided to be enough. We became involved in the tawdry world philosophical, which, at this point, seems of Student politics so as to improve the Why am 1 here? II you don't like to be the easiest option. This is YOUR quality and relevance of this publication. something, don't just complain, do magazine people! I can't stress that We believe that the University of something. Misunderstandings and enough. It is for you to make it what you Queensland should have a student ignorance cause conflict, and a selective want it to be. If you disagree with any of newspaper that reflects UQ's standing as and narrow media cause ignorance in the opinions in it, then write your own society. At least this year, UQ students one of the leading Universities in this article. If you can do that in a reasoned can air their thoughts and opinions country. manner, we will do whatever is in our through Semper. Combine a few half power to include it. The way I see it, the decent Idea's together, and we may come The quality of this publication relies job of a student editor is to act as a up with a good one. heavily on our contributors, therefore I conduit for student expression, not to tell echo the sentiments of my fellow editors As I said, if you don't like something, do people what they should think. Enough and encourage students to submit to something, find our office and tell us. philosophising. Semper Floreat. Don't just bitch. You can bitch as well as do something, but don't just bitch, Peace, out. SEMPER FLOREAT IS YOUR UNION NEWSPAPER Launch Everyone is welcome to the launch of our first Semper Floreat of the year. Red Room, 25th February, 3pm onwards. Free music, free food, free Sempers Talking Point Not everyone has the time or inclination to write a full article for Semper. However we are implementing a Talking point' section where we publish opinions and ideas about various issues. If you have an opinion or something to say, tell your Newspaper. Write a couple of parag-aphs, or a couple of pages, about anything you feel strongly about, be it the War on Terrorism, Par-king at Uni, Globalisation, Student Politics, the Drug Debate or indeed anything at all. We want to generate a meaningful dialogue within the student community. If you disagree with an article - don't throw your Semper away in disgust - state why you disagree and what you do believe. Arts and Entertainment Hey You! Yes You! Think you know a heap about music and the arts and have critical blood running through your veins? Contact SEMPER. We need reviewers desperately! Get your stuff published and be part of a Fab publication! Send a review to [email protected] for your chance to score free cds and theatre passes! Student Trades Got something you want to advertise? Sick of sticking up shit all over the campus? Wanna advertise it for free? Why not keep it all in the one place? If you are a UQ student, you can advertise in our student trading post for FREE! Just send in your ad to, and wait for it to walk out the door: [email protected],edu.au Lost and Lonely Have you lost a friend? Need to find somebody who has drifted from your life? Send a message to Lost & Lonely, to reach out to someone. Email it to [email protected] Whinge Got a chip on your shoulder? Is there something you can have a good rant about in 100 words or less. Let it out. Let us know. Arlicies We have an inclusive editorial policy. If you have a reasoned article you would like to publish, please send it in. It doesn't matter what side ot politics you come from, or what your opinion is. If there is anything else we have forgotten that we promised during our election campaign to include in Semper this year, please let us know! .UQ union !E 'M T £ 'K I 0 'R '£ •A •T Letters Editors, US diplomatic attack on Labor. How much more can they milk us? How hard will they make it before students Normally Semper Floreat wishes to To The say 'we are here to learn not to be cash remain Party apolitical in its criticism. cows'? The anger is growing and some However, we cannot remain apolitical on Editors day soon the majority will cease to be this issue because these attacks strike at silent and cry 'enough'! Pity the the very heart of our way of life.