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O-WEEK EDITION. FEBRUARY 23RD 2011 ? SEND YOUR MAIL TO: letters [email protected] HONI FROM THE VAULT S.R.C. President’s Message to Freshers, March 1946 The first academic year to begin in peace time has as its chief characteristic by far a record number THE of first-year students. Not only is the number exceptionally large, but its composition is also EDITORIAL extraordinary, because of the large number of Heeeeere’s Honi! returned servicemen and women it contains. Welcome (back) to university, and To all who are starting off this year, I wish to welcome to this, the very first edition of Honi extend a very hearty welcome. You have all one Soit* for 2011. thing in common now, namely the membership O-Week) of this University, and this will be the most One of the boys in my year ten English class and recap important feature of your life in the next few once described university as “one long y’all on the years. party,” and to be honest he wasn’t too far considerable goings from the truth. Uni can be an incredibly on around campus and the Your stay at the University will not be fully positive and social environment, but it’s easy to world over the break, just in time worthwhile if you only want to take away your feel overwhelmed and isolated even in the midst for you to drop some knowledge at degree and your knowledge, and not give of thousands of people. To that end, we’ve your first tute. Nice. anything. In student societies, associations, included some tips and advice to get you into and in student government you will have many the uni groove – check it out! That’s the spiel mostly done, ‘cept to say that opportunities to take an active part in the extra- the loveable rapscallions that make up the curricular activities which are such an important Congratulations on being a part of Sydney Honi Soit editorial team are raring to go, and facet of University life. Avail yourselves of these uni. Academically, it’s a challenging place, have been working all summer to bring you opportunities. and it’s a real credit to you to be here. More the very best student paper possible. We than that though, you can walk around seek to be as accessible and representative The success of all student organisations and campus and feel the tradition and spirit as we can be, and that’s where you come in. particularly of the SRC depends on active that makes this place special. Clichéd as it This is your paper, and we want your articles, participation of all students and on free discussion is, getting the most out of your time here photos, love letters, poems, you name of ideas, doctrines and activities. It is in such depends on what you put in. Get involved, it! Email us with your pieces or ideas at activites that you will develop a critical outlook meet people, learn as much as you can, and [email protected], or alternatively which will increase your appreciation of the your time will be all the richer for it. come and say g’day at our office in the academic work in which you are engaged. This week we bring you the best of summer Wentworth Building. And it is only by such participation that student arts and culture, introduce you to The Have a fantastic O-Week, and good luck for affairs will be carried on in a truly democratic Holidays (one of the most exciting acts at semester one! fashion. Bridie Connell John Nash * Yes, I know it’s confusing. It’s pronounced “oh-nee swah.” It’s Old French and means “shame on he who thinks ill of it.” . How fancy! 4 THE LOVECHILD: DISCLAIMER O Barack Obama RETRACTION Honi Soit is published by the Students’ Representative Council, University of Sydney, Level 1 Wentworth Building, City Road, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006. The SRC’s operation Rowan Atkinson The editors of Honi Soit apologise for a costs, space and administrative support are financed by the University of Sydney. The recurring typographical error in the previous editors of Honi Soit and the SRC acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the issue: where we intended to print ‘Mark Gadigal people of the Eora nation. Honi Soit is written, printed, and distributed on Aboriginal land. Honi Soit is printed under the auspices of the SRC’s directors of student USyd Ruffalo’, the words ‘Mein Kampf’ were publications: Pat Massarani, Rhys Pogonoski, Deborah White, Pierce Hartigan, Alistair placed, and where we intended to print Stephenson and Meghan Bacheldor. All expressions are published on the basis that they website ‘Mein Kampf’, we printed ‘A Child’s Guide are not to be regarded as the opinions of the SRC unless specifically stated. The Council TUE accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any of the opinions or information contained hacked To Butterflies’. We have been contacted by within this newspaper, nor does it endorse any of the advertisements and insertions. the appropriate parties and in turn have smoothed their feathers. The persons responsible have been grievously suspended. EDITOR IN CHIEF: Bridie Connell 5 EDITORS: Jacqueline Breen, Neada Bulseco, James Colley, DAD JOKE OF THE WEEK: Shannon Connellan, Andy Fraser, Julian Larnach, Michael Richardson, Laurence Rosier Staines, Tom Walker What do you call a dog with no ears? Doesn’t matter! He REPORTERS: Monica Connors, Luke Craven, Shaun Crowe, What won’t hear you! Gabi Edelstein, Paul Ellis, Nick Findlater, Laurence del you’ve Gigante, Hannah Lee, Ciaran Magee, Chloe Paul, Tim Scriven, Nick Simone missed CONTRIBUTORS: Tom Ballard, Alex Dore, Nathan Li, Rhys over the HONEY SUAVE: Pogonoski, Richard Withers summer You must be the iron curtain, because I’m Reagan and CROSSWORD: Benny Davis you’re about to fall for me. THU COMIC: Alessandro Tuniz 7 Vulla facipsum HONI SOIT Findzzriureros doloborer O-WEEK ISSUE youraciliquam waydoluptatie tie 23RD FEB 2011 feugait alit aroundutatem iliqui CONTENTS tat. campus Molore consequat, MAIL PROFILE sis del utpat. Honi says hello! You read. 11 Duis am il do 04 Have a Piña Colada with THE HOLIDAYS. 12 CAMPUS 05 JACQUELINE BREEN serves up all the campus summer drama. What FEATURE a campus summer drama queen! 12 PATRICK MAGEE charts the Your HONILEAKS is ready to serve up previously uncharted, and we the wheelings and dealings. scribble all over his work. first year THE ARTS BIT in firsts SCA/CON/ 14 GABI EDELSTEIN likes 70s fashion, 06 but only in small doses. COLLEGE HANNAH LEE reviews half a dozen LAURENCE DEL GIGANTE unearths blockbusters in one. good deeds at Wesley College. MONICA CONNORS checks out the Jurassic Lounge. NEWS 16 07 TIM SCRIVEN gives you the down-low on WikiLeaks. SRC GRIBBLIES 17 Reports from the President, General Secretary, Education SRC Officers and Disability Officers. OPINION & tips 08 FARRAGO and CIARAN MAGEE hates Stephen Fry. CRYPTONOMICON Cryptic crossword by BENNY DAVIS. TOM BALLARD shares the soundtrack 20 advice to your first day at school. Comic by ALE TUNI. RHYS POGONOSKI and ALEX DORE have a tête-à-tête over CSU. NICK FINDLATER wouldn’t shake MON your hand if you were on fire. SPORT 17 10 PAUL ELLIS and RICHARD WITHERS summarise the hell out of things. 3 • Check out Year 12 prodigy artists at ARTEXPRESS at the Art Gallery of NSW. Runs until 10 April, FREE • • ‘Night Letters’ at the Downstairs • Theatre, Seymour Centre 8pm TUE Runs until March 12 $32/$25/$20 | Psychedelic electro king TORO Y MOI at Good God Small Club, Liverpool St 8pm Tickets $28.50 Moshtix WED Dive in to the Deep Sea UV Party Manning Bar 7pm $5 Campus Comedy at MacLaurin Hall, USyd 7pm $10 for Access “In the next room, or the vibrator THU play” at Drama Theatre, Opera House, 8pm $35 for under 30s • BANDS AHOY! Festival • feat. The Holidays, Jinja Safari, Check out our profile Eagle and the Worm 1pm - 4pm of The Holidays on FRI Hermann’s Bar page 11 • Cult Fridays at Chauvel Cinema, Paddington • 04 • Wine tasting in Hyde Park with sydney Cellar Door to kick off the 05 NSW Wine Festival 11am - 6pm, FREE entry (Sat + Sun) SAT • + Twilight at Taronga: A Salute to Van Morrison, 7pm. $68.50 06 • Soundwave at Sydney • Showground, 11am. $159.15 07 SUN • • Tom Ballard Is What He Is • Belvoir St Theatre, $24.50 LAST NIGHT!! 08 • Lanie Lane Shows at Shady Pines Saloon, 5pm. Free! • 256 Crown St, Darlinghurst MON • Comedians Unite for Premier’s Flood Disaster Relief Appeal at the State Theatre, 7pm. $100 " Assange awarded Peace Prize HoniLeaks Jacqueline Breen Each year the SRC releases an Orientation Week order of power in politics like Pakistan. The international handbook that details what the SRC is and how The University of Sydney’s Peace and journalism…Assange has community is divided over the university works. This year, however, political Foundation picked sides in the championed the people’s right Assange’s actions. Civil liberty and factional squabblings within the SRC have ongoing WikiLeaks vs The World to know and has challenged groups praised WikiLeaks for paused its production (it is now two weeks late). saga, awarding co-founder Julian the centuries-old tradition that exposing the secrets of war. Chad Sidler, General Secretary of the SRC, decided Assange a rare gold medal for governments are entitled to Numerous politcians criticized to make a final stand with the O-Week handbook. Assange for jeopardizing national peace with justice.