HONI SOIT In Too Deep: Mardi Gras from the Closet 6 Ongoing: A Tutor on Falling Uni Standards 7 Overcoming Female Sexual Dysfunction 8 Feature: Domestic Violence on Campus 14-17 The editors of Honi Soit and the SRC acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. Honi Soit is written, printed, and distributed on Aboriginal land. If you are reading this, you are standing on Aboriginal land. Please recognise and respect this. We acknowledge both our privilege and our obligation to redress the situation as best we can: to remember the mistakes of the past, act on the problems of today, and build a future for everyone who calls this place home, striving always for practical and meaningful reconciliation. Contents 4: News & Analysis 8-9: Perspective II 14-17: Feature Max Hall on distability access to Redfern Station. Will Edwards on politics and queer spaces. Astha Rajvanshi on domestic violence on Anonymous doesn’t care about metadata. Anonymous on female sexual dysfunction. campus and Counselors share their stories. Mary Ward hates tutorial participation marks. 5: Perspective I Lyra Talise on how to solicit a sex worker. 16-19: Flotsam Phoebe Moloney on the history of abortion. An economics tutor explains Tinder Game Theory. 10: Profile Peter Walsh and Sam Jonscher are floating bodies. 6: In Too Deep Elise Galati interviews Mari Velonaki. Victoria Zerbst on dating an Effective Altruist. Anonymous on Mardi Gras as a closeted gay man. Sam Langford on the asterisk in wom*n. 11-13: Arts & Culture 7: Ongoing Harry Welsh on black bodies in film. 24: Puzzles Anonymous and Alexi Polden on University Charlie O’Grady on SUDS’ The Removalists. profiteering. Sophie Gallagher on All About Women. 25-27: The Garter Press Editorial I didn’t vote in the last State election, de- their management transferred from spe- violence, the name seems depressingly apt. In this week’s Honi, we hope to draw your spite being eligible (and legally obliged) to cialist providers to large, faith-based char- attention to an issue that deserves more do so. Faced with a corrupt Labor incum- ities with limited expertise. And most of Unfortunately, the Baird government’s ‘re- airtime. Turn to page 14, and read Astha bent and a heartless Liberal challenger, I the shelters that remain are open only on forms’ coincided with federal cuts to legal Rajvanshi’s feature on experiences of do- didn’t think it mattered much who won. the condition that they service all homeless assistance—Abbott’s government cut $15 mestic violence on campus. Be sure to read people in their area. According to one esti- million from the legal aid budget in 2014- the first hand ccountsa of family violence It did. Last year, the State Government an- mate, the number of women’s-only refuges 15 alone. This will disproportionately hurt from five remarkable women who have nounced a package of reforms to homeless- across the state has fallen from 100 to 14. victims of domestic violence, who may re- shared their experiences. On page 17, hear ness services and women’s refuges in NSW. quire legal assistance to file Apprehended from two women who worked as domestic The eformsr were complicated and confus- ‘Women-only’ refuges aren’t the only spe- Violence Orders, or contest family law dis- violence crisis counsellors. ing, wrapped up in the corporate jargon of cialist services to disappear. We also lost putes. consolidation and tendering and efficiency. services that catered to women on the mar- Like the State election, articles in student gins: those who are Indigenous, culturally It is deeply disheartening that State and publications are not always talked about. The reforms have severely compromised or linguistically diverse, queer, transgender. Federal governments can cut these vital However, chances are that the issues at the the support services available to those flee- services with apparent ease. It also hints at heart of both will have affected, or will af- ing domestic violence. Some women’s shel- The NSW government called its package a deeper social apathy towards the victims fect, you or the people close to you. ters lost their funding altogether and were of reforms ‘Going Home Staying Home’. of family violence. forced to close their doors. Many more had When it comes to victims of domestic Alex Downie Credits Editor-in-Chief: Alex Downie Contributors: Anonymous’, William Edwards, Elise Cover art: Behind Closed Doors, Eds. Galati, Max Hall, Sam Langford, Phoebe Moloney, Charlie Editors: Tim Asimakis, Joanna Connolly, Dominic Ellis, O’Grady, Astha Rajvanshi, Lyra Talise, Victoria Zerbst, Artists/Illustrators: Stephanie Barahona, April Kang, Sophie Gallagher, Samantha Jonscher, Patrick Morrow, Mary Ward, Harry Welsh, Victoria Zerbst. Wanyi Xin (Cabbage). Alexi Polden, Peter Walsh, Rebecca Wong. Proofreader: Lachlan Deacon Puzzles: Scribblex Disclaimer: 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 costs, space and administrative support are financed by the University of Sydney. Honi Soit is printed under the auspices of the SRC’s directors of student publications: Christopher Warren, Serena May, James Rusiti, Ilya Klauzner, Charlie O’Grady, and Alison Xiao. All expressions are published on the basis that they are not to be regarded as the opinions of the SRC unless specifically stated. The Council accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any of the opinions or information contained within this newspaper, nor does it endorse any of the advertisements and insertions. letters On “Behind An An in science because we are too stupid and end up just complaining about how science The Veil” Undercover Inconvenient is a field largely dominated by men. Journalist Truth? As a science student I find this kind of Dear Fatema Ali, and the Muslim arm chair drivel frustrating. Wom*n’s Collective, Dear Honi, Dear Honi, J Shaw The feature by Georgia Behrens “We Contrary to Kerrod Gream’s claims Is Leigh Nicholson really suggesting that a Science Are The Exotic Other, See Behind The in his recent letter (‘A Fraction of the few paragraphs of armchair reasoning from Veil” was a life-changing insight into the Truth’), I personally spoke to volunteers an undergraduate, attempted, student perspectives of Muslim Wom*n at USYD. at the stalls of the Libertarian journalist is enough to dissuade readers Society, the Conservative Club, and from taking a scientific, peer reviewed Thoughts/ I have found personally my interactions every group named in ‘At a Faction of paper seriously? with Muslim Wom*n have shown me a the Cost’. Yet none were overtly asked Feelings/ passion to fight for a greater good, and a to comment for Honi Soit as the article While some of the points that Nicholson persistence that is simply immeasurable. was a work of undercover journalism. I raises about culture and society influencing Opinions told them my interest in their groups was perception of flirtatious behaviour are Whether it was organising parachute personal, rather than journalistic, because mildly interesting, the point of repeating impressed by grug on drugs this week. sized-banners that say “Refugees to accurately report on the experience the study in multiple—and hugely varied Welcome” and “Fuck the ALP” (circa of OWeek recruitment I had to actually societies—was to counteract this bias. Jim Clifford Rudd and his PNG solution, July 19th experience OWeek recrtuiment, not Nicholson’s complete ignorance to this 2013), engaging hundreds of Muslim just political public relations. methodology as a tool to counterbalance students over cuts to education and societal influences is made even more welfare, or organising in clubs and That the article was researched through acts infuriating by the fact that (s)he quotes communities on campuses, Muslim of undercover journalism rather than overt an explanation for the repetition of the Oops Wom*n have pushed the limitations of request for comment perhaps should have experiment that points this out. our society and will continue to do so. been mentioned in the article itself. As Corrections from last week such I apologise to Honi’s readers for not Did she write the article while drinking I am overjoyed to know that Muslim describing my methods more clearly. and have a change of heart halfway Last week, we misnamed the Chancellor. Wom*n at USYD will have a space through. It reeks of I’m a woman and She is called Belinda Hutchinson, not to support and empower their Yours sincerely, society is mean to me—which compounds Belinda Smith. It is unclear why the community. I only have positive stories the largely misogynistic idea that women author confused her second year lecturer of how collectives have supported me William Edwards do not and cannot understand or partake with the University Chancellor, she in my understanding and impact on the Arts II sincerely apologises. individual and the world. Get involved with two hands and let yourself begin Apologies to Suvarna Variyar (Week 1) this specific journey of self-determination and Julia Clark (Week 2), whose names and resistance with other fantastic people. were misspelled. To those who aren’t Muslim Wom*n, I Apologies to Maggi and Fantastic. encourage you to uncover your own ideas, Last week we ran an article calling into behaviours and attitudes, learnt through question the culinary basis for their thedominant hegemonies in our society oriental-flavoured instant noodles. Food of sexism and racism, and the increased Standards Australia and NZ have since impacts of Islamaphobia. The way we can emailed to clarify that “The descriptor show solidarity and support to Muslim ‘oriental flavour’ meets the requirements of Wom*n is to listen, self-educate, and the Code and indicates that the product is follow suit in shutting down those who’d a noodle with a flavour”.