EDITORIAL KIERAN RIDGE'S ARTICLE Contents, 'Sleaze City, USA', which appeared in the last issue of Semper, drew more reaction than any other article this year. This issue contains two pages of letters from readers, as well as my justification for publishing it. 3 STUDENT REVELLERS FACE A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME - The ICC Ball was d great affair, with only the quick mind of the Lord Mayor THIS ISSUE preventing full scale war and massive loss of life. JULIE WHITE looks at Well, it's a bit of a fuck-up due to lack of preparation time, but it is what I the future of Balls. hope will become an annual event for Semper. We figured that, since it will 4 NEWS - Argentine Politicians In Love are destined for big problems. be published two days after the State elections and three days before Swat Vac, students would rather have a less-than-serious Semper that would allow 5 LE CRISIS AT LA BOITE - The theatre seems destined to lose the funding them some light reading for a few minutes before the hard slog to the end ol that has made It what it Is today. CHRISTINE FOGG discovers that this exams. It's not as good as we'd hoped, but wait for next year's versiort. Isn 't as bad as It seems. THE SEMPER AWARDS 6 UNION GNUS - The Union's mouthpiece, DANIELLE BOND, tearfully The final editorial for the year is traditionally a wishy-washy affair in writes her last for this esteemed collection of gossip. which serious topics are given lower priority, the editor thanks all the people who made the year's Semper what it was, and also wishes the incoming 7 NORMAN COMES HOME; and even Anthony Perkins showers behind editors fortitude. closed doors - Norman Bates Is interviewed by DENNIS McDONA LD and GRAHAM IRELAND and their respective mothers. Would you like some Predictable, isn't it. milk and sandwiches? Well, being a boring and predictable person, I'll stick with tradition. So, the envelopes, please. The Annual Semper Awards are as follows: 8 THE FIN AL FRONTIER - A Star Trek crossword in Semper! Beam me up THE HIGHEST ORDER OF THE ROTRING goes to our Layout Artist, Scotty, the Tricorder Indicates the presence of hostages. Star date 22-10-83. IVIatt Mawson, for service above and beyond the call of caffein. THE GOLDEN GOLFBALL AWARD to the Typesetter, Jenni Bird, for 9 YUM CHA EXPOSED - Finally, we explain the meaning of 'Yum Cha'. managing to continue working despite having died three weeks ago. Don't ever accuse Semper of not covering the Issues that really matter. THE ASSOCIATE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RED-EYED MONSTER CLUB 10 SOME PET RECIPES - Tired of eating the same old food? Is your coat to Roberta Blake, for coming in at five minutes notice to take over from losing Its shine? Is your nose still cold? CRAIG HUME offers a guide to Jenni after doctors finally convinced her she was dead, dogs' breakfasts, cats' lunches and budgies' dinners. THE CLAYTONS AWARD to Fleur Kingham and the rest of the Union Executive, for allowing me to make my own mistakes. 11 NORTH TO ALASKA - Who'd want to go to Alaska? MA RIA RAMPA THE PLATINUM PEN goes to our contributors this year, without whose has, and reveals all about Eskimos, glaciers, and the cast of Roger's Rangers. help, 'deadline' would still have the same dictionary meaning. 11 ITCHY FEET AND EMPTY WALLETS - GIL WHITE has Just returned THE SILVER SEX AID AWARD is given to Kieran Ridge for writing the from another global hltch-hlklng tour, and tells all about staying In police most-read article in Semper for 1983, and also the RAIN, SLEET, HAIL and stations throughout die world. SNOW MEDAL for 9et^erating more letters to the editor than anyone else. 12 ^\{i^OVSlHmkQys\z-Semper'svery own quiz show. WInnergetsa A SEMPER APPRAISAL photo of a stereo dishwasher and Tony Barber's home address. So much for the mutual admiration. One of my aims for this editorial, the last I'll write solo, since Harry Dunstall and I will be sharing the task of 13 HAVE Y.H. A. CARD, Wl LL TRAVEL - Lots of students have YHA cards, editorship in 1984, was to give my analysis of failings and achievements this and many, like LENORE TA YLOR, have stayed at the Great Keppel Island year. No doubt this is of more interest to myself than anyone else, but I'll Youth Hostel. persevere anyway. 14 SCHONELL'S NEW DEAL FOR STUDENTS - An F.D. Roosevelt Film There were two main areas where I thought Semper could be improved Festival? Not really. when I took the office after the by-election in April - article topics and layout. 15 ENTRENCHED - Semper exploits Its readers once again with a short story For the latter, the return of Mctt Mawson has made the publication about about wallowing In filth and squalor. KIERAN RlDGE's sequel to 'Sleaze 99 percent of what I think it should look like. My view of the process of Trench, Turkey'. reading a publication of this nature is that it takes very little for someone flipping through it to ignore an article because it is difficult to read, or the 16 THE YEAR THATWAS-.... and the events that made It the l983toend point of the article is unclear. Matt's work has optimised the chance of all I983's. each article being read, while still maintaiwing an interesting structure. In the area of article topics, the complaints about rehashing articles from 18 42nd STREET BLUES; Semper readers react to 'Sleaze City, USA' - other publications is absolutely correct but, as a qualifier, they are articles Everyone's a critic, and the editor, John 'degenerate' Henzell, cops heaps that appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald or the Age, but not the local for printing Kieran Ridge's article In the last edition. Everyone misses the press. The exceptions are articles which originally appeared on page 6 or 7 point except the editor and the author. of the Courier Mail, but were explored in more depth in Semper. 20 SPRA: A BRIEF HISTORY - Is this about the contents of the lockers at Because of the emination of these articles, they have tended to be gener­ SPRA 's changing rooms, the development of the undergarment Industry, ally of one genre and, as such, make Semper's format reasonably restricted. or what? It is only now, with six month's editing experience behind me, that I am coming to ternf^s with many of the more important aspects of editorial 21 THE STUDENTS GUIDE TO SUBVERSIVE GROUPS AND TERRORIST content - w/hich explains why I have yet to produce a Semper I have been ORGANISATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND - What fully satisfied with. does S WAPO have that the rest of the Unl doesn 't? NEIL L YONS for one The standard of writing in Semper has, to my mind, improved and de- thing. This article wins the Letraset Overkill award for the longest title proved at the same time. It has improved because the bias evident in many of the year. pre-April Sempers has been generally reduced, although not entirely removed. However, it has deproved due to the inexperience of many of Semper's 22 CARSTAIRS OF JUNGLE H.a - The final episode In the current series writers {a fast-vanishing problem, I'm happy to report), and because we of STEVE ROBSON's gripping epic, with the threat of more In 1984. haven't had enough time to sub-edit articles correctly. The result is some really sloppy phrasings in many of the articles, which becomes apparent when 23 WHAT'S ON - ....what's off, and what's hiding under the bed. A thinly seeing the magazine in printed form, but wasn't so obvious at 4am, or when­ disguised sex tale from K. Ridge? No ~ it's KAREN VENZKE's guide to ever the article was sub-edited. Brisbane cultural offerings. Based on the experience this year, I hope to be able to reach a standard I'm happy with in 1984. Harry and I will strive for this result. REVIEWS- FOOD: The Mt Coot-tha Restaurant, reviewed by JOHN HENZELL The Gumnut Gourmet, reviewed by JO COLLINS Kashmiri Curry King, reviewed by CHRISTINE FOGG Sweet Patootie, reviewed by JOHN DEVEREUX MOVIES: Educating Rita, reviewed by TIM LOW Careful, He Might Hear You, reviewed by ANNIE O'HA RA Psycho II, reviewed by psychotic JOHN HENZELL BOOKS: Valencies, reviewed by RICHARD WHITAKER A Different Drummer, reviewed by GEOFF VERTICA L A Bag of Roosters, reviewed by MA 77' MA WSON Which Way is Up, reviewed by RA YMOYNIHAN Rehearsals for the Apocalypse, reviewed by STEVE STOCKWELL The Australian Ballet; 21 Years, reviewed by HARRY DUNSTALL (!) Threads for a Blind Carpet Weaver, reviewed by JENNY MORTIMER SEMPER is a non-profit political and cultural magazine based at the Favourite Names for Boys and Girls, reviewed byACA THOLIC University of Queensland. MUSIC: Thirteen albums of everything from Junk to Magic, Politics to EDITOR: John Hcnzell; ASSISTANT: Harry Dunstall Pathos, here to there. New York to L.A., and from our reviewers to you. TYPESETTING: Roberta Blake and Matt Mawson LAYOUT: MattNlawson ; 34 ODDS AND ENDS - Two pages with enough to offend everyone from PRINTERS: Warwick Daily News, Warwick Bob Hawke to God. Complied by Semper's Qlh&x resident degenerate, DISTRIBUTION: On campus, by editor. Off campus - Gordon & Gotch JOHN'raincoat'HENZELL ADVERTISING: Phone Graham Higglns, 371.2568' PUBLISHER: Ms.