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Contributions: Letters, articles, photos and other printable by Rob Gascoigne matter are welcome. Please contact the editor to discuss suitability. esidents of the Eastern suburbs of Sydney, both the imported and Publisher: the organic, always intrigue me. Blitz is published each Monday of session by RPeople from Western Sydney will UNSW Source. know where I’m coming from on this. Every The World on time I tell someone from the Eastern Suburbs The views expressed herein are not where I grew up (West Ryde, not exactly the necessarily the views of UNSW Source, a Shoestring 18 other side of the world) I get the most bizarre unless as expressly stated. UNSW Source reaction. They look at me with mystified accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of glances as if to say ‘this “bridge” you speak any of the opinions or information contained of, what exactly is across it?’ One mate of in this issue of Blitz. Any complaints should mine actually thought I grew up on a farm. I be addressed to the Communications didn’t. Manager, PO Box 173, Kingsford 2032
The one thing those of us from the other side of the bridge (that tiny stretch of land called Printing: “Sydney”) learn very quickly is the very great Printed by Agency, Seven Hills. Rates and importance of public transport. The train Enquiries should be directed to networks of Sydney are like oxygen to us and 8825 8900. Going to Give 15 buses are our friend. Oh god the hours, no, Blitz Team 2006: the years that I’ve spent on buses and trains. President’s Letter 4 All I can say is I’m thankful for mp3 players. Editor: Rob Gascoigne Reporters: Alex Serpo, Flick Strong U Film Fest 5 Public transport, and its use by uni students, Designer: Justin Theng is the focus of Alex’s feature this week. I Cover Design: Justin Theng have to say that, although I do have a great Snapshot 8 Voxpops: Hilda Cheng affection for this Uni, it would have helped Generation Huh? 9 a lot of people quite a lot if they could have Communications Manager: moved it just a little bit closer to a train Marina Spurgin, 02 9385 7731 station. Maybe one day the light rail will Puzzles 10 extend here. All I know is it’s not going to Advertising & Sponsorship Coordinator: happen while I’m here. Sigh. Charlotte O’Brien Interview with You Am I 11 02 9385 7331 Of course, travel is as much a pleasure as it What’s On 12 is a pain. As a matter of fact, I would suggest Marketing Manager: Donna Wiemann that extended travel is probably the single most important thing you can do. You will The Twilight Zone 20 learn more about yourself than you ever would at uni. Take it from someone who Comics 16 knows: you’re never quite the same once you’ve endured pneumonia in southern Reviews 17 China. To show you how possible this is, Flick has tracked down some of the easiest Doctor Doctor 21 (and most effective) ways to save cash while travelling. Read it. Save up your dosh and Classifieds 22 go. Go anywhere. It will change your life. Vox Pops 23
Blitz Magazine Blitz Magazine President’s Contact Information and Report Referral Service: The Answer to All Your Questions any of you will probably be taking advantage of the fact that from Monday 29 May (week 13) the Mlibrary will be open until midnight as a study hall. If you’re feeling worried Help Points about being on campus late at night on your own, Campus Security offer a range of free There are several help points located around services to ensure your safety on and around campus, including the Library Lawn, Gate 9, campus in the evenings. The following Gate 14, Quad, and Red Centre to name just services are available right throughout the a few. These provide you with a direct line to year, not just during Stuvac, and they are free security, and also have a camera trained for UNSW students to use. You can contact on them. here are two important events on Security on 9 385 6000 or 1800 626 003. this week of which you should be aware. UNIBEAT Shuttle Bus Cycle Escorts T The first is that, on Tuesday Free shuttle bus service that does a loop afternoon, I and the representatives of If you’re walking home, or walking to the bus around campus and the local area. You can the other UNSW student organisations stop at night, you can call a Cycle Escort, pick up a timetable and bus route from the will be holding an information session and a person from security will make sure Contact office, or from E-spot (where you got on the planning and proposed structural you get to your destination safely. your student card.) changes that will be introduced for the implementation of VSU. Contact: Level 2, East Wing, Quad building. 10am-4pm weekdays during session, or email [email protected] website www.contact.unsw.edu.au). At this information session we will be presenting to students the final report of the VSU Mediation Group, which was made up of staff and student representatives from the student organisations and the University. This report is available online for you to read prior to the information session, from www.source.unsw.edu.au/vsureport. You are invited to ask questions or provide feedback on the report that will be used in the next stage of the planning process.
The VSU information session will be held from 3 – 5pm, this Tuesday (23 May) in the Cougar Club Bar in the Roundhouse. Entries are currently open for the UNSW Bookshop and Source
The second thing to alert you to is the Literary Prize and the unsweetened Literary Journal. Source’s Annual General Meeting, which is on this Wednesday at 1 pm in unsweetened is the annual literary journal of There are three (3) categories in this the Roundhouse. The AGM is where UNSW Source and is now in its ninth year of year’s competition: Undergraduate Poetry, students, as the Source’s members, publication. It provides a forum for talented Postgraduate Poetry and Open Fiction have the opportunity to ask questions students to have their creative work exposed (open to both Undergrad and Postgrad about the Source’s Annual Report, and to the student and wider communities. students). Each category also has a Highly (hopefully) to accept the report and unsweetened will eventually be available Commended prize of a $100 UNSW financial statements. There will be hard everywhere on campus from the Source Bookshop voucher. copies of the report available at the Student Development Office to the UNSW meeting, or you can download a soft Bookshop and also libraries throughout In the poetry categories, entries are limited copy to read beforehand from Australia. to 30 lines but can be on any topic. Entries in www.source.unsw.edu.au/website/ the short fiction category are limited to 1500 aboutus/reports.aspx If you’ve had an idea circling around your words. For full entry details, download an brain that you’ve been itching to get onto official entry form from the Source website or If you have questions about one or both paper, now is the time. There are $400 pick up a hard copy version from the Student of these events, or would like to raise a vouchers to the UNSW Bookshop up for Development Office on the Ground Floor of question that can be answered at the grabs to the winners in each Literary Prize the Blockhouse. discussion/meeting, feel free to category. There’s also the chance you’ll send me an email. get to see your work published in the long- running unsweetened Literary Journal. Kirstin Hunter [email protected] For more information about unsweetened or the Literary prize, email [email protected] or call 9385 7753. Copies of unsweetened 2005 are available from the Source Student Development Office in the Blockhouse.
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Featuring Live performance by Starky XBOX 360 Challenge Spin the Wheel of Love at the Love Lounge to WIN In 2005, Brooke Goldfinch won the campus A festival of free food, giveaways U Film competition for her short filmFramed. & a chance to WIN great prizes The competition is being run again this year. To find out more, and inspire would-be filmmakers, Flick Strong sat down with Brooke to discuss Uni Bar the art of filmmaking. Wednesday 24th May 10:30am onwards What was your film about? How long did it take to make? My film was about a seven year It took a long time to develop old girl who discovers a camera and edit the script but we shot whilst playing in her local the film in two days. I was lucky playground. She has been told to have a great crew to make by her Mother not to tell anyone the film with. All of the crew WWW.STARKY.COM about her home life so when made shooting and editing the she discovers the camera she film really fun and they were all thinks she has found a means of great to work with. telling the world her big secret. After taking lots of photos the Were there any major hurdles little girl gives the camera to her you had to overcome to make next-door neighbour in the hope the film? of alerting her to her troubled world. Yet at the end of the I wouldn’t say ‘major hurdles’ film the neighbour looks at the but one of our crew dropped 34!4% camera and realises there is no out at the last minute and that film in it and thus the little girl’s was pretty difficult because he /& hopes of telling someone about was supposed to provide the her predicament are lost. camera! Vanessa being the talented producer she is rustled /2)'). ) Where did you get the up another camera from a friend idea for the film? and thankfully our wonderful 7%$.%3$!9 -AY 4(% 5.)"!2 editor Anita stepped in at the I was working on a last minute and took over that documentary about young crew person’s role. indigenous people and their relationship with the local police. What’s the next project s(!009 (/52 We asked them to take photos you’ll be working on? describing the way they felt PM TILL lRST about law, the community and This year I am hoping to raise POINT SCORED the police. This got me thinking enough money to shoot another about what kind of photos short film about crime in the city different groups of people and the relationship between would take if you asked them to criminals and their victims. I s&2%% 0)% describe abstract ideas using want to construct a small set WHEN YOU BUY A images alone. I started to think and use animation as well. I am about what a child would take looking for crew and finance DRINK lRST photos of, if given the chance. so if anyone’s interested they should contact me! s!,, 4(%
Have you got what it takes to win UFilm Fest? Entries in UFilm Fest !#4)/. /. 4(% 2006 are open now and close Friday 18 August (Week 4, Session 2) at ")' 3#2%%. 5pm. Heat screening will be held in Week 6 and final screening held in Artsweek (Week 7, Session 2). To register your interest in entering U Film Fest, please contact Andrew Johnston at the Source Student Development Office on 9385 7753 or email [email protected].
Blitz Blitz Magazine Magazine Blitz Magazine No matter how you get to uni, transport can often be a trial. Alex Serpo documents some of the many transport trials that students must face to reach their destinations.
n Homer’s great epic poem from Central Station to UNSW. neighbours’ breath, this journey The Odyssey, Odysseus However the great State Transit can be uncomfortable. But travels for 10 years to reach Authority deemed such a plan clearly there are plenty of people Ihis home, Ithaca. Along to be ‘unfeasible’, and so, we willing to stick it out. During peak the way Odysseus had to face meagre mortals will continue time there are 23 direct 891 cannibals, a Cyclops, fierce to endure the difficulties of bus buses an hour; that’s one every seas, and the greatest danger of travel for some time to come. An one and a half minutes. all, beautiful women. Odysseus’s acute source of pain for many name literally translates to ‘son bus travellers is the 9am central If you want to avoid the intimacy of pain’, and some say the poem cattle corral. Sydney Buses of the cattle corral, here are is a metaphor for the suffering transports about 5,000 people some tips for UNSW commuters. one must go through to become from Eddy Avenue each day to Early risers should consider wise. However, others merely UNSW between 7:30 and 9:am. taking a less-direct bus route, consider it to be a metaphor these are often less crowded for getting to that damn 9am Many romances have begun – a small price to pay for 5- Monday morning class. on this journey, as travellers are 10 minutes additional travel forced to become more intimate time. The following buses from The first choice of transport with strangers than they normally Central Station stop outside the for UNSW students is the bus. would be. Indeed, unless university; 393, 391, 395, 374, Some long time bus veterans you’re looking to get intimate 376, remember these buses tell a tale about a mythical with a stranger or you want to don’t go up High Street so you light rail that will one day reach draw your oxygen from your may be in for a walk. The most
Blitz Magazine useful tip is to avoid the peak Those who walk or cycle hours: 8am until about 9:30am to University ought to be and 3pm to 5pm. Getting up congratulated on their half an hour earlier may save environmental consciousness. you the equivalent time in travel. Cycling is both a great form Likewise, staying a little later at of exercise and it helps rid Uni to do your homework helps the roads of cars. There is a avoid commuter crowds large network of bike tracks and stress. surrounding the campus. 7(9 $/ ")2$3 35$$%.,9 !00%!2 These extend as far as Coogee, Trains are the second most Maroubra, Waverley, Paddington !2% 9/5 '/..! "% -9 ')2, popular form of transport for the and Green Square. The principal journey to UNSW. If you catch problem with cycling to university one of these you are probably is the lack of enclosed bicycle a trendy inner-westie. On his storage facilities on campus. 4(% 5.)"!2 epic journey, Odysseus saw However a number of bike 42)6)! an island of lotus eating men, racks are available scattered SPONSORED BY met the great god of the sea around campus including: 45%3$!9 0- Poseidon, and even traveled Eastern Chancellery, Mathews to Hades. However, those who theatre, Samuels building, catch trains have no doubt seen AGSM building, outside the stranger things not least of which Roundhouse and outside 7%$.%3$!9 0- is the ‘train prophet’. This is the chemical and electrical strange, dirty looking man who engineering. sits next to you on an empty train and tells you about aliens, When Odysseus finally did reach Jesus, George Bush or how Ithaca, his faithful dog, Argos, Bush is a cloned alien Jesus. first greeted him. He then learnt I once observed a man sitting that his wife Penelope had been 47/ &!4 ,!$)%3 on a train, holding a single rose faithful despite many suitors, and crying. He walked into my and they were reunited. Even for carriage, handed me the rose Odysseus, who took 10 years and walked away. to reach his destination, it was ").'/ 4(% 5.)"!2 worth it. Good luck in your epic If you find yourself in the train journeys. 7%$.%3$!9 0- travellers’ twilight zone, either escape calmly and quickly or join in with your own version of the unpretentious girl from Memphis. Knowing your timetable, and planning accordingly may not assist you here. 2%452.).' (/-% 4// %!39 Trains, ferries and Odysseus was a sea captain with his own ship and a faithful other epic journeys crew. If, like Odysseus you Information are the captain of your own vehicle, you will still suffer at and Feedback the hands of fate. You may find For information or to provide yourself driving to uni in only feedback on public transport half the time it would normally to UNSW contact Mary Bailey, take you on public transport, UNSW Transport Coordinator, Air Freight only to spend twice that time email [email protected] , looking for a car space. This is Ph 9385 6851 STUDENT DEAL because during peak time at www.transport.unsw.edu.au UNSW, there is approximately • Free Onsite Estimate twice the demand for car spaces For information or to provide • Free Pickup as there is supply. Unless you feedback on all NSW public • 10% discount on boxes have the time to enjoy a brisk transport • Custom made Sea Freight twenty minute walk, parking at crates and boxes Transport Info Line 131 500 UNSW is a problem. Further, it • Loss/damage cover at competitive rates is going to become more of a Trip Planning problem, as the University has *UST A PHONE CALL AWAY 0!#+ 3%.$ "OTANY REPRESENTS A NEW decided to discourage drivers www.131500.com.au DIMENSION IN CONVENIENCE SERVICE AND VALUE %NTRUST YOUR FREIGHT AND by increasing the cost of parking PACKAGING CHALLENGES TO THE PROFESSIONALS AT 0!#+ 3%.$ "OTANY and improving public transport Fare, timetables and Maps access to the University. www.sta.nsw.gov.au • Air Freight • Sea Freight • Road Freight • International • Domestic •
For those who love your wheels, Buses you can catch to UNSW Phone Warwick or Tom: (02) 9661 1144 there are some ways to avoid the from Central Station PACK & SEND BOTANY "UNNERONG 2D -ATRAVILLE car crunch. Driving outside peak Enquiries: BOTANY PACKSENDCOMAU Visit: WWWPACKSENDCOMAUBOTANY time is highly efficient, but try to 393, 391, 395, 374, 376 and of couple this with public transport course the 891 during peak times. Outside hours parking permits are Parking permits available to all students, while other permits are available under To obtain a parking permit certain conditions (see the table contact e-spot. to the right).
Blitz Magazine Blitz Magazine Michael Milton has been So how does it feel to go downhill that attitudes in different cultures and countries fast? are often different; people with disabilities skiing since he was You’re feeling a tremendous rush in many can get ostracised from their community three years old. At nine ways, you’re feeling the power of the wind as when they acquire a disability. That’s why it hits your body, feeling scared, you’ve gotta Austcare have put in place an ambassador he had a year off from feel 100% committed to what you’re doing for people with disabilities - because it is his favourite sport when, and that comes through and constantly gets such a unique group in developing nations. reinforced and repeated in my mind down a due to bone cancer, speed skiing run. May 20-26 is Landmine Action week. What are the objectives of Austcare’s one leg was amputated. Playing Fields not Minefields campaign? He was back skiing the How do you deal with the fear? There are certain types of people in this Firstly to make people aware of landmines next year and he hasn’t world who like being frightened, that’s why and the impact and issues related to looked back since. there’s an entire industry of roller coasters; landmines. Most people think of landmines people like the kind of fear that keeps them and think of clearing landmines but landmine awake. I can’t say I’m addicted to fear but action is so much more than just clearing; I do enjoy a challenge and part of that it’s working with communities that are In 2005, you set a Speed Skiing World challenge is overcoming my own demons affected by landmines, securing areas where Record of over 200km per hour. Do you inside my head and overcoming that fear. landmines have been placed, supporting generally know how fast you’re going? people who have been injured by landmines Can you tell the difference between 160 and supporting their carers and families. and 180 km? You’ve recently become Austcare’s Also, to clear the landmines so the land can Ambassador for People with Disabilities. be used for growing food or for playing fields. You can certainly tell the difference over What does this role mean to you? a 20 km range, what you can’t tell is somewhere in a 5-10 km range. You can This means that I can help promote people How can students get involved? guess but you’re never exactly sure how with disabilities throughout different areas of fast you’re going until you see your speed. the world. Australia has a fantastic attitude Austcare is doing some fantastic work in the towards people with disabilities and in landmine action area. They can be contacted many ways that’s evidenced by our sporting via their website. culture for people with disabilities. The www.austcare.org.au
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Blitz Magazine once having to a have a person-to-person conversation. I can’t remember the last time I rang someone just to say hi or to see how they are. Everything is messaged or emailed. If we are running late, a simple text is fired off, saving any embarrassment for tardiness, all the while giving us that extra 10 mins sleep in, sound in the knowledge the text message will save us.
So what’s so wrong about this time efficiency afforded by the advent of technology? Well firstly we are a generation with collective attention deficit disorder. If I can’t get my information in an easily consumable sound byte I get antsy and I have noticed my increasing inability to sit still for long periods and do my Uni readings. We no longer value well argued and thoughtful expression, communication these days is the quick fix, know it’s not intentional but the question, the simplest, quickest way to convey the which intends to inquire about the general message. Outside University, large chunks of well being of another, has turned into a text and information are uncommon. I robotic rhetorical question. It frustrates me. ‘How are you’ is not a greeting, it’s a Secondly, and possibly more importantly, we question. If you don’t want to know, don’t are actually being incredibly bad-mannered. by Flick Strong ask. It’s as simple as that! We ask questions without wanting to receive an answer, we use technology as an easy I blame technology. Our generation is out for what is actually a case of laziness and the generation of MTV, the sound byte Have you noticed we, as a we are losing our ability to critically analyse. generation. As one friend puts it, the age of This is not cool. society, are getting ruder? “The Book” is long gone. It’s tragic but we Not in any kind of overt way, are so used to the quick answer, the easy So I implore you. Ask how someone is and but think about the last solution, the shortcut. I even get pissed off actually listen to the answer. Sit down and when I have to stand in a queue. time you actually honestly read the paper, not just the headlines, and please make plans and try to stick to them. Think about how lazy we have become at answered the question It’s just damn rude! organising things. Thanks to technology we ‘how are you?’ can now organise ours lives without ever
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10 Blitz Magazine You Am I has been around AK: We’ve actually eradicated for ages now, and new bands 70% of the people who would like Jet and Dallas Crane are normally be involved in the citing you as their influences. decision making process and Did you ever imagine that the planning of our lives. We’ve you would have such a great narrowed it down to the four of effect on Aussie music? us and a sympathetic record AK: No, not at all. A few years label. Strangely, the less people ago, what with dance music are involved, the more efficient and DJs and going out to clubs and more pleasurable it is. and taking Es, people thought RH: Back when we made Dress rock n’ roll was passé. There Me Slowly [their fifth album], was a period there where a lot there were times when the of people thought ‘Poor old phrase ‘Contemporize your You Am I, they’ll just fade away sound’ was being thrown about. now’. All of a sudden all these A lot of guys came up to us bands came through and they and said ‘Your record is only 35 all said ‘We do what we do minutes long, haven’t you heard because we love music and one OK Computer? You should try of our favourite bands is You and sound like that’. But we Am I’. And then everyone all of a didn’t want to sound like that sudden went ‘Wow rock n’ roll is and the most important thing soooo great!’. to do is not to try and second guess yourself and think ‘What With this record, it seems like are the kids into now?’. you have a new lease on life, it’s really energetic and flies Just do what you love? past in about half an hour. Do You Am I has been one of Australia’s favourite bands for over you feel you can make a lot RH: Exactly. a decade. Songs like Berlin Chair, Purple Sneakers and Heavy more records after this one; Heart have become anthems. Associate Reporter Jonno is this sort of a new era? Seidler sat down with Davey, Andy and Rusty to talk about AK: I don’t think we’d run in Good Charlotte, Captain Cook and being true to yourself. tomorrow and make another one but we all look forward to doing it again. And, if the tour Your new album is called Rusty Hopkinson: Look at a goes well, and everybody’s Convicts, is there a political band like the Red Hot Chili happy with it, then it’s all good. message behind it? Peppers, who are incredibly Andy Kent: It encapsulates the popular. You know, they made underdog spirit that we feel we three completely duff records have. that nobody listened to and probably only their mums Davey Lane: Wow that was bought. In this day and age, really concise! they’d be gone. I mean, I first heard of them in 1995. They just wouldn’t have had the chance to WIN! Would you say it’s a reaction make that money [if they started You Am I’s Latest Album Convicts to the notion that Australian out today]. music is very heavily influenced by the UK? If you had the chance to have DL: I don’t think it’s particularly an international hit with some influenced, you know, a lot pre-written, polished track, of our favourite music comes would you take it? from there, but I don’t think we consciously let that be too much DL: I’m sure that no matter of an influence. how much every band tries to stay true to their own sound, I don’t think they would pass So there’s no Captain Cook up the opportunity. It obviously allegory there? depends on what kind of DL (laughs): Nah, nah. compromises you’d have to make. If it was… After what seems like an eternity, one of Australia’s most renowned and successful groups return with their seventh studio album. You guys are on your seventh Since 1992, You Am I has bagged seven ARIAS, released three album now, do you find it ‘Hit Me Baby One More consecutive straight-in-at-No. 1 albums, soundtracked two movies disturbing that a lot of new Time”? and inspired a host of Australian bands to do things their own way. bands release one album DL: Yeh, if we had to sound like Recorded in sixteen days over a three month period in five studios, and then disappear? What Good Charlotte or something, Convicts is a short, sharp burst ( happened to the old days then fuck it, no way. Some along with Tim Rogers’ heartfelt lyrics.36 minutes Convicts in fact!)is a slightly of frenetic grubby, rock when you had to put out four bands go out with an intention 12-track reminder of Tim, Rusty, Andy and Davey’s considerable or five albums before you to sound like Good Charlotte collective charm. The disc features the band’s explosive new single became critically acclaimed? and I’m sure they have a hit. But ‘It ain’t funny how we don’t talk anymore’. DL: I think it’s just indicative of that’s not us. how people do latch onto these Blitz has five copies of the album to give away. To win one of things as a fashion. It’s quite these discs, tell us the name of You Am I’s lead singer. Email your sad, cos’ if the band is shit they answer, along with your full name and surname, student number probably don’t even deserve to and contact phone number to [email protected] with the subject “You Am I”. make one album.
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Week 12 - Monday 22 May - Sunday 28 May Happy hour Socratic Society D2MG Beginners Popping UNSW Anjali Tamil Philosophy Seminar taught by Kenky Society Trivia Night 5 - 6pm Unibar, Roundhouse 12 - 1 pm 2 - 3pm 6.30 - 10pm Dr Karyn Lai will discuss “Chinese Popping is a unique style of dance There will be a quiz (conducted in that strongly focuses on the English) followed by dinner. There are Pool Comp philosophy and the search for truth”. Everyone is welcome to attend. movements of individual parts of some great prizes so come and join 5pm Morven Brown Room G55 the body and is highly influenced by in the fun. AGM will be held at the Win prizes for playing with balls and Free styles like the ‘robot’ and ‘liquid’. end of the night. For tickets contact a stick.... $8/class or $35/5 classes for Karthiga on 0431 549 122. Unibar, Roundhouse members; $10/class for non-member; Sunil’s Cuisine Lidcombe Learn the Lingo Coffee Meeting Sign up with us for just $10 a year! $20
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10am - 6pm Unibar, Roundhouse Trivia Roundhouse Free Free Library Lawn Band: Lee Roy 5pm Unibar, Roundhouse Ping Pong 1pm Ping Pong Free Check out the fresh sounds of up 11am 11am and comer Lee Roy spice up your Play the game with the silly name! Roundhouse lunchtime. Roundhouse Happy hour Free Library Lawn Free Free 5 - 7pm Unibar, Roundhouse Queer Girls Thoughtful Foods 12 - 2pm Bar Bingo Food Cooperative If you’re a Queer girl come along Beginners Salsa classes 1pm for free food, drink and excellent 11am - 3.30pm Unibar, Roundhouse 5 - 7pm conversation! Roundhouse Free Hutcheson Room, Roundhouse Queerspace, Applied Sciences 920 Free A Gold Coin donation for two hours Free of Salsa!!! Education Action Group Short Meditation Session Spiritual yoga classes 1pm 11.15 - 11.45am Pub Grub 12 -1pm Campaigning for equitable and Relaxation is just one of the many Open to members & non accessible education for all students. 5.30pm benefits of meditation, come and members, please rsvp if you can. Student Guild Less time cooking, equals more time learn more. For details on our [email protected] Free, all welcome drinking, score! Mathews 921 activities visit www.unibuds.unsw. Clems, Roundhouse edu.au. Cost by donation UNIBUDS Library, Level 3 Squarehouse Free!
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taught by Mel 12-1pm 6 - 7pm 12.30 - 1pm Be a part of history and become 3 - 4pm A unique Brazilian art form which The studio is free for student use a member of the first ever UNSW Don’t miss out on this opportunity to incorporates acrobatics, rhythm, Pottery Studio, Level 2, Blockhouse wrestling club. For both amateur and learn from the very best! music and self defence in an Free pro wrestling fans alike. Blockhouse alternative martial art. QUAD 1001. $8/class or $35/5 classes for Dance Studio 1 D2MG Commercial Hip Hop members; $10/class for non-member; Individual lessons are $10 or Three taught by Victor lessons are $23 Chess Sign up with us for just $10 a year 1 - 2pm 12-3pm Instructed by one of the best known S.A.L.S.A Social Soccer Buddhism Talk in Chinese It’s a mating game.. dancers on campus. Website: www.UNSWChessClub. 3.30 - 5pm 6 - 8pm Blockhouse cjb.net Unigym Level 1 Our talk is from Venerable Neng Rong $8/class or $35/5 classes for QUAD 1049 (12-2pm) $2.50 per game from Hwa Tsang Monastery. Come members; $10/class for non-member; QUAD1001 (2-3pm) and learn more about Buddhism. Sign up with us for just $10 a year! Contact Boon at 0422 866 515 or Free for members. $2 for non- Shack Tutoring members visit www.unibuds.unsw.edu.au for details. Friday Arvo Sessions 3.30 - 6pm with DJ Cadell Shack Tutoring volunteers provide Level 3 Squarehouse D2MG Campus Jam Session free tutoring to disadvantaged high Free! 4.30pm 1 - 2pm school students 1 hour per week. Let Cadell’s house sounds keep you D2MG proudly brings to UNSW the Email [email protected] or AUJS and Polisoc Lecture: Gill warm before you put on your beer taste of real hip hop styles. sign up at Blockhouse now! Hoffman: Israel’s political future jumper. CLB Courtyard Roundhouse AIR Room Beer Garden, Roundhouse Free Free 6pm Free Gill is a well respected election analyst in the international media Quad Performance Space: D2MG Beginners Breaking Happy hour and a political correspondent and Bruno Santos taught by Hideboo columnist for the Jerusalem Post. 5 - 6pm 1pm 4 - 5pm Please rsvp if you wish to atttend: Unibar, Roundhouse Come and support the Quad Our classes will introduce to you the [email protected] Centre Lecture Block 3 Performance Space supporting foundations of bboying. Spocksoc Screening young artists. Blockhouse Free Quad Performance Space, Quad $8/class or $35/5 classes for 5 - 11.30pm Food Court members; $10/class for non-member; UNSW FilmSoc Extreme Details of what we’re showing will be Free Sign up with us for just $10 a year! Japanese Screening up on our website. Dinner is $5 for half a pizza and a can of drink. More 6.30pm details at UNSW Bridge Club UNSW Ultimate Frisbee Club Part 4 of FilmSoc’s Extreme www.spocksoc.unsw.edu.au Training Japanese Month features ‘Battle 1-2pm Quad G031 Royale’. Imagine a mesh of Lost and Come down, check us out. Beginners 4 - 5:30pm Free for members, membership $5 Lord of the Flies. welcome. Weekly trainings conducted by Robert Webster 306 Quad G048 accredited coaches. Beginners Free for members, $5 for Buddhism Talk in English welcome! membership and admission Be a part 7 - 9pm Campus Bible Study talk Village Green of history and become a member of Feel free to join us. Non-members are - Sealed by the Spirit Free for members the first ever UNSW wrestling club. equally welcome. Contact Adeline at 1-2pm For both amateur and pro wrestling 0404 637 818 or visit Compass Workshop: Join us for a bible talk on the Holy fans alike. www.unibuds.unsw.edu.au for Relaxation and Meditation QUAD 1001. Spirit. For more information about details. Room 256 Robert Webster CBS, visit 4 - 5pm Building
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There are plenty of options open to you to If you want something more difficult, engage with a foreign community. With a consider Pole to Pole, a journey from little research you can find a program to suit South to North poles through Africa, the you. I’ve taken the hard yards out of it for Middle East and Europe. It looks amazing most of you. Here are some organisations but make sure you’re fit! Visit http://www. that provide programs for anyone aged poletopoleleadership.com/ between 18-28 yrs. My recommendation is to look into as STA Travel has the widest range of many options as possible and find the one destinations for volunteer projects that suits you best. Having had interviews throughout Africa, Asia, Europe and South with the first three I decided to join Youth America. They are often career-focussed Challenge because I wanted to travel with a projects, giving you the opportunity to get group of other Aussies. I’ve volunteered on some career experience. The project lengths my own before and found that if you don’t range from one week to 12 months but keep happen to get on with your family or are not in mind these guys can sometimes be a little suited to the work, it can be pretty isolating. pricier than the other options. But everyone’s different and these are only Visit http://statravel.i-to-i.com/ a few of the many options out there. So keep looking and be determined – there’s an Based in Adelaide, World Youth International, incredible opportunity sitting on is a smaller organisation offering placements your doorstep. to Nepal, Kenya, Peru or China with project lengths ranging one to six months. The advantage of these guys is that they focus on a few places really intimately. They have very strong ties with the community and can offer Public Speaking Made Easy
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Reviews piece of film music as utterly slinking your body along with up charming and evocative as until the climax when the crowd “Moon River”? Has there reacts appreciatively. ever been an image of screen glamour as lingering as Audrey For those a bit sceptical of the Hepburn standing on an early previously mentioned Jewish morning Manhattan street in slant, there’s no reason to that little black dress (the outfit be. His rants on what a “True that shrunk a thousand hips), Leader” really is and the building sunglasses and pearls? I doubt and destruction of temples it. It’s a film that captures what are actually welcomed segues we all want: friendship, self-worth between songs and aren’t Reviews and a tender kiss in the rain. too far off the vein of reggae CD: Matisyahu rebellion. While the song titles, This DVD is crammed with such as Lord Raise Me Up and special features. Though some Live At Stubb’s King Without A Crown, could may be a little self-adulating scare some people off, the (“Brilliance in a Blue Box” is songs themselves are actually New to DVD: hree words: Jewish a trite little piece about the groovy enough on their own. Reggae Rap. Recorded Breakfast jewellery store) others are The experience for me was a during early 2005 in fabulous. The commentary by little bit like listening to prog- at Tiffany’s Austin, Texas, Live producer Richard Shepherd T metal – while I’m not particularly At Stubb’s is a great live CD. is surprisingly insightful and angry or anything, even if I don’t Anniversary Edition If you want an idea of the the brief documentary on the directly relate to the lyrics at the sound, think Sublime without film’s production is particularly time, the songs themselves are the exploding punk choruses. lake Edwards skimmed interesting. As hard as it may be still appreciated. Funky and groovy as hell, with all the froth and bubble to believe, one studio executive beats rapping off the glories from Truman Capote’s actually wanted to can “Moon The only complaint is that a of Judaism. It almost seems a touching (and rather River”. couple of the songs sound the B bit like a novelty but the crowd bleak) story, polished it up, same, due to the distinct reggae totally digs it and the band is added a whole heap of sugar If you haven’t seen this movie style and limited instruments in kickass. Everyone gets solos. and turned it into this film. It’s before, I envy you. You get to see the band – and the improvised The beat box track is stunning. a film that exalts style over it for the first time. vocal style is a little similar The clean guitar solos on substance, but oh how I wish I throughout, but there’s plenty “Warrior” and “Fire & Heights” had a fraction of that style. This Rob Gascoigne here to sink your teeth into. just builds and builds into film is magnificent. Great fun. something that you can’t help Breakfast at Tiffany’s deserves Associate Reporter Tom Hogan its deified position in Hollywood history. Has there ever been a WIN! Tickets to The Three
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A modern day Western set against the stunning backdrop of West Texas, The Three Burials marks the directorial debut of Tommy Lee Jones, in collaboration with writer Guillermo Arriaga (Amores Perros, 21 Grams). This dramatic and poetic story weaves past and present together to reveal a friendship that goes beyond race and borders. It looks at promises made and the cost of keeping that promise beyond the grave.
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or many of us, travel, special student travel packages You might also want to consider be it overseas or designed specifically for the what time of year you are around Australia, is an budget conscious. visiting. High and low tourist integral step in personal seasons are something you F The key to a successful trip is experience, self-exploration and should consider before you book education. But how the hell do research. For example, if you the trip of your dreams. Travel students manage to gain these are travelling to Japan and you during the low season has its life-altering experiences on are planning to travel via train advantages. Airlines, hotels and their shoestring budget? It is a – which is really the only option tourist companies are always ridiculous situation. This is the if you want to see more than eager to attract tourists during one time in our lives in which one city - there is a special this time so you are likely to pick we are given the most time-rich travel pass you can buy before up a bargain or two. But before holidays, yet we are at our least you leave Australia. Train travel you start packing your bags, financially secure. Yup, life’s in Japan is some of the most remember that there is generally a bitch! On the upside, being expensive in the world and as a reason why it’s a low season. A fiscally sparse when travelling long as you enter the country European winter can be cold and can also provide you with unique as a visitor (ie not on a work or dark and some attractions may adventures and great stories for education visa) you are eligible not be open. the pub when you get home! for the pass. To give you some idea of the saving you will make, At the same time, make Don’t lose heart. Travel is a 7-day ordinary Japan Rail Pass sure you check out what’s possible for students. It just is $473. Sound steep? Sure happening locally before you requires a little research, some thing, but not when you consider travel, otherwise you might be planning and a bit of strategy. the average cost of a one-way sharing your quiet paradise with ordinary ticket from Tokyo to thousands of others! Germany The first step is to figure out Kyoto is $220. This means that, might be abuzz during the World where you want to go. Check if you make one trip each day for Cup in June, but if you are not out student travel deals with seven days, you will save $1300! there to absorb the football travel agents. A lot of them have
18 Blitz Magazine frenzy, then perhaps you should as an adult! Obvious downsides save you heaps as well. Check consider exploring the land of of camping are a complete lack out the price of phone cards The internet is beer and sausages some other of facilities, being out in the before you leave as there are a wonderful, time! open air, and no proper security. some great deals available. wonderful tool On the upside you are out in So, once you’ve got a destination nature’s wonder and campfires Travel insurance is also an for planning in mind you need to start are always a great way to get to absolute must. If you can’t international travel. thinking about the practicalities. know new people! afford insurance you can’t afford Accommodation is a good place to travel! There are plenty of Here are some to start as arriving in a country There is also a range of home- travel horror stories of medical useful websites without a pre-planned bed is not stay and house-sitting programs disasters. You don’t want your only stressful, but could turn into available which you could folks mortgaging their houses to to get you started: a not-so-fun game of Russian take advantage of. If you think get you out of furthest Mongolia. roulette. The last thing you want you could handle staying at www.wikitravel.org to find yourself doing is curling a complete stranger’s house, So, now that you have the up for a good night’s sleep in a you could always join one of low-down on the stingy way to www.smartraveller.gov.au Bangkok bus shelter! the internet’s “couch surfing” see the world, remember that networks. However, remember whilst it’s fun to play gung-ho When choosing your backpacker, please stay safe! www.yha.com.au that you will be entering a accommodation, don’t just stranger’s house and there are Not to sound like your mum, focus on how much cash it will no guarantees for your safety. but the golden rule is follow www.bugeurope.com eat up; think about things like Of course, overnight trips are your instincts, if it feels wrong, proximity to attractions and also excellent for the frugally chances are it is! Do your safety. Joining an international minded. Catching a sleeper train homework, go forth, discover the hostel association like Hostelling overnight kills two birds with one world and don’t forget to send International, or YHA in Australia, stone: you get to sleep in relative me a postcard! is a great way to save money. comfort and you don’t have Not only do they offer discounts to waste the precious daylight in their hostels worldwide but hours in transit to your next they also have special deals with exciting destination. lots of other travel companies as well as information sessions and Now that you have a roof over resources for members. your head, you need to consider other general costs of exploring If staying in a Youth Hostel is too a new city. You can buy an passé for you, there are plenty International Student Card before of other options to consider. A you leave Australia which not more adventurous and possibly only functions as another form of freezing option is camping. It’ll be photo identification but can also just like being on year 9 camp…
18 Blitz Magazine Blitz Magazine 19 By Alex Serpo If you catch trains at night you another man who told me he will know that a lot of homeless was part of God’s advertising asked a graduating friend people sleep on trains; late at agency, and that he had a movie recently about her most night it can be the warmest, idea that was going to change memorable experience at most comfortable and safest history. It was somewhere I UNSW. “Train trips” she place to be. If you find yourself between Dracula, Mission replied, “I’ve spent about three on a train at 1am, you might Impossible and The Art of War. hours of every university day on end up having a conversation a train”. with one of these people. Often I also met a homeless man who they are insane, sometimes was missing two front teeth. Another friend of mine who they are intensely strange, and He recites how, one day he lived in Berowra until recently, occasionally they are incredibly asked a man for spare change lamented that he spent more interesting. on an empty train and then time on trains in his first few woke up with his face covered years of university than he had I once met a homeless man who in blood. He told me that man spent in class. Everyone who has spoke seven languages; French, had punched him so hard he made such epic journeys knows Spanish, Italian, Swiss, Dutch, had knocked out his teeth and that strange things happen on English, and Hungarian. He put him out cold. I term these trains. They’re a regular twilight spoke to me in each language late night commuters ‘train zone. After spending much of my to prove it. I asked why he prophets’ - vessels of wisdom travelling life on trains, let me tell was homeless if he was such and experience. you a few tales from twilight zone a talented linguist. ‘Because I of trains. have no money’ he replied. I met
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Christine Mohammad Makuei 1. Gay bar in Oxford Street 1. Fleeing from Saddam Hussein and 1. Sydney sleeping in caves with bears howling 2. Falling off the ferry and getting 2. Accidentally leaving a discman 100m away during 1990s sucked under by the propellers on the train seat and watching the 2. 3.5 hour bus ride from Ryde into train drive away Sydney due to the collapse of the Lane Cove Tunnel
Daria G-Man Patrick 1. Surry Hills 1. I squatted in a drain for 1. The deepest pits 5 days in Melbourne of depression 2. The Tube in London after 1am. OMG. 2. Katoomba to Sydney on a rail 2. I was on a bus from Newcastle bus during track work to The Entrance and the backwheel fell off
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