LICK MDMA-LACED COVER FOR HIGH WEEK 2 EDITION | 5 August 2009 YE OLDE RUMOUR MILL WACKTIVITIES TOP 5 SUBSKI goes Period Children’s ‘nuts’ >08 Parties >15 Books >15 WEEK 2 EDITION | 5 August, 2009 04 09 > Sriram Srikumarghhhh! is a swashbuckling pirate > Honi heard about the goings on at SUBSKI and in the Union... juicy > Giselle Kenny left us this beef. With her left hand. 05 > Michael Krasovitsky evaluates the successes of EdCon > Michael West and Bec Beard report on AMUNC > Sriram Srikumar gets ready for Islamic Awareness Week 10 > Allie Pollak speaks to Australian comedian Austen Tayshus 12 > Mark Di Stefano and Alex Lee are still coming down from Splendour in the Grass 14 > likes me. She really likes me. > Annabel Crabb lost her diary. We couldn’t resist... > Alice Dixon on the dos and don’ts of period parties > Paul Mackay rates our favourite childhood books 20 > Danika Armytage speaks to Tommy Murphy > George Downing licks his fingers at est. > Michael Krasovitsky looks at why Darwin is fast becoming a hot tourist destination > Jacinta Mulders goes shopping for jeans 22 > Alice Blain sculls and writes www.simongreiner.blogspot.com 06 > Mark Di Stefano speaks to Professor John Wong > Matt Gallagher juggles with destiny for our enjoyment! > Simon Cowell global positions Honi EDITOR IN CHIEF Michael Krasovitsky EDITORS Will Atkinson, Katherine Connolly, Bronwyn “Who’s yo daddy?” Cowell, Mark Di Stefano, George Downing, Giselle Kenny, Alex Lee, Paul Mackay, Sriram Srikumar REPORTERS Danika Armytage, Matt Gallagher, Jacinta Mulders, Ben Jenkins, Allie Pollak CONTRIBUTOR Naomi Hart, Anna Solar-Bassett, Alice Dixon, Paris Cowan, Simon Cowell, Jordan D’Arcy, Ben McKay, Curtis Dickson, David Barrow GRAPHIC DESIGN George Downing and Paul Mackay COMIC Simon Greiner CROSSWORD Mark Sutton ADVERTISING [email protected]/PO Box 794, Broadway NSW PRINTER Marrickville Print and Design, Unite E1, 46-62 Maddox Street, Alexandria, NSW 2015 DISCLAIMER Honi Soit is published by the Students’ Representative Council, University of Sydney, Level 1 Wentworth Building, City Road, University of Sydney NSW 2006. 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I’m sure The Religious there are other groups at uni doing pretty First of all I wish to tell you why I have great things without the coverage that Write All around us, it seems that both print chosen your profile. I liked interest- debaters seem to get all the time. Maybe and broadcast media are struggling to Alexandr Wansborough, Visual Arts III ing information about you on your site. it’s because several of your editors are de- maintain their integrity. Kyle Sandilands’ Also I have plans that I could arrive to baters. And they really like blowing their gaffe-of-the-year stupidity has high- I wanted to reply to your letter dear Kyle. your country, I have preparation that I own trumpet. No one else in the uni really lighted the potential failings of unprofes- had all documents and could arrive to cares what the debaters do anymore, so sional media. Yet, examples of this sort You’re right, I don’t like Christianity or your country as the tourist. I require the lets see some variety in campus news. of journalism-gone-wrong are perhaps religion. That’s not to say I don’t admire guide and the friend who could show me as routine as your morning coffee. Gaffes, traditions within religions or the religious the country and tell more about people, mispronunciations, incorrect informa- but I can’t respect something I don’t agree culture and traditions of your country. Wow. Someone with. However, you mentioned that I was tion, political insensitivity... These are needs to be becoming an increasingly obvious part of nasty to Christians not just Christianity. I At me is not good friends relatives in your our media landscape. meant by ‘their congregations consist of country and I have decided to address to a little more mindless flock’ the Christians who attend the Internet that I could have the friend While it’s easy to be swept up by the hype certain types of churches - you know, when I shall organize travel and to arrive public-spirited surrounding these continuous fuck-ups, the preachy type. I appreciate that my to your country. I also wish to tell a little Thomas Gollan, Science III it’s also important that we remember words possibly were offensive but that’s about myself. how lucky we are to have access to such what’s good about secularism - freedom This week’s report on how little was actu- an enormous range of media portals: na- of speech. I trust you don’t want to live in My name is Oksana. I’m 30 years old. I ally achieved by the old Union directors tional and international print media, radio a theocracy, so we should be careful about very much wish to meet the person, that reminded me of why I pay no attention programs, the Internet and of course, in deifying feelings. I could have dialogue with him. I live in to student politics and politicians. They amongst it all, your lovable student rags. Russia, I do not know, that else I should don’t get anything done, and are often just Also, I would like to point out that I made tell in the first letter. If I am interesting to setting themselves up for a long and happy While our position as student journalists a joke about the ‘New Atheists’ too. I don’t you also you wish to have dialogue with career as a state MP’s staffer. Great job is niche, a pocket of information in the care to be told how to behave by religions me and we can in the future can meet each guys, USYD students are underwhelmed great sweater of reality, it’s nevertheless or by fellow nonbelievers. other please write ONLY to my personal by your years of service. vital. Through student media, universities email: [email protected] are able to build networks, foster a sense God bless you for reading my piece of pride, and of course, keep students though. I shall be glad to see your letter! informed of the happenings that will We want your ultimately affect them. At Honi, we like Life changing. LETTERS& ARTICLES to think that we provide a portal that all Ouch. We So send ‘em in students may take advantage of. Indeed, Seriously nothing would make us happier than to Katherine Khan, Brainscouts.com got told. [email protected] be swamped by your submissions! So get Amy Nguyen, Arts II thinking, get writing and get emailing. Submissions must include your I HOPE THAT YOU WILL READ THIS name, year and faculty. This is your paper, make the most of it! LETTER VERY ATTENTIVE!!!! PLEASE, Seriously, what’s with the debating ob- IT WILL TAKE ONLY 5 MINUTES, BUT session? You had a 400-word piece last PROBABLY MY LETTER WILL CHANGE week about the debaters’ achievements Michael Krasovitsky This week in From The Vault... The letter pages from previous years of Honi are goldmines of cultural references and are a chronicle of chang- ing attitudes to subjects perpetually on the mind of students. One sees Princess Di compared to Fran Fine, EXTRA another reveals that letters regarding the SRC’s activities aren’t - shock! - uniformly negative, and the last explores the arguments over the organisation of the Gay Rights Movement. THE GREAT DEBATE: PRINCESS DIANA VS. FRAN FINE SPOT ON, SRC GAY RIGHTEOUS? PRinCEss Diana FRAN FINE As one who has been diligently oriented It was disappointing for me to read the Diana has been idealised as a sweet, in- In stark contrast to Diana, the self pro- last week, I should like to express one or article “Heterosexuality” (orientation nocent, young and virginal princess. Her claimed Queen of Queens is worldly, two impressions and opinions I have re manual) because I believed the Gay love affairs have been played down and street-smart, crass and openly rude and the course. First, I think all freshers ap- Movement was a sensible and responsible romanticised, especially compared to even offensive. Unlike Diana, she could preciate the way the SRC made us feel so human rights group. the toe-sucking, sordid representation never be mistaked [sic] for a virgin, and welcome, and even a little important at of Fergie’s affairs. Instead of being an would be horrified by such an accusation. the University. An article like this can only destroy the adulteress, she “found true happiness”. She is openly sexual and prides herself on credibility of the Gay Movement. If the After the birth of her children, she was her sexual attractiveness and skill. Despite The week’s programme arranged for us article had dealt with the subject seri- praised as a perfect, devoted mother. her “attitude”, she is dignified, poised and was comprehensive and well-balanced.