. 4 1 .W S2 06 20 5 O r ct be ober 30 - Novem Melt at the End of Session Tropicana Party WIN Big Day Out Tickets Island Dreams GoodbYE from the Blitz team 2006 )TSEXAMTIME YOURINNE 2ELEASE RGEEK A_Q [ZXe M_ PU^QO`QP MZP MXcMe_ ^QMP `TQ XMNQX 5R _eY\`[Y_ \Q^_U_` O[Z_aX` e[a^ TQMX`TOM^Q \^[RQ__U[ZMX /M^^[XX Q` MX <_eOT[\TM^YMO[X[Se ?\[Z_[^QP Ne >[OTQ /4/ !"%# !" Blitz Magazine Editor’s contents Letter Blitz Magazine: Telephone: 0 985 7715 Fax: 0 91 866 Address: PO Box 17, Kingsford 032 by Rob Gascoigne Level 1, Blockhouse, Lower Campus [email protected] nd so, 9 issues into 006, our time Web: www.source.unsw.edu.au at Blitz ends. For me, this final issue marks the end of two years’ work Blitz Advertising: on the magazine – as a reporter Advertising Artwork 1 days prior to Aand as editor – and the end of my time at publication. Bookings 0 days prior to Island Dreaming 6 UNSW. It is also, thankfully, the last time I publication. Rates and enquiries should will have to see that fucking Editor’s Photo. be directed to Charlotte O’Brien What can I say? The camera hates me. Phone: 985 7331 Email: [email protected] I hope the magazine has meant something to all of you this year. At the least, I pray Contributions: that it kept you abreast of the great things Letters, articles, photos and other happening on campus. I took on this printable matter are welcome. Please job because I thought I could benefit the contact the editor to discuss suitability. magazine in a particularly troubled time in Publisher: the Source’s history. I hope that I have done Blitz is published each Monday of credit to that intention and I hope that I have session by UNSW Source. done my best in getting the most out of Blitz Dirty Laundry 11 to give you, the students, all that you deserve. The views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of UNSW Source, I believed then, and I believe now, that VSU unless as expressly stated. UNSW Source (at least in its current form) is a mistake. It’s accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of an attack on a range of extremely important any of the opinions or information contained services that I fear we will not get back in this issue of Blitz. Any complaints should once they are gone. Even if you don’t take be addressed to the Communications advantage of every service, I suspect you’re Manager, PO Box 17, Kingsford 032 aware of how important they can be to fostering a sense of community on campus. Printing: Printed by Agency, Seven Hills. During my first years at University, I too Rates and Enquiries should be directed to rarely took advantage of the opportunities 885 8900. New Student Organisation extended to me. If I picked up a copy of Blitz, it was the exception, rather than the rule. But Blitz Team 2006: Interim Board 16 I have always been aware of the wonderful Editor: Rob Gascoigne importance of student media. Student Reporters: Alex Serpo, Flick Strong media – no matter what its forms – gives Designer: Jason Treanor President’s Report 4 us a superb resource. It fosters a sense of campus community; it is the greatest Cover Design: Jason Treanor The Hidden Advantages of Failing 5 bulwark between the vibrant student life we Communications Manager: now enjoy and the cold, faceless spectre Marina Spurgin, 0 985 771 of a degree factory. I hope that, whatever Snapshot 8 our weaknesses and strengths may have Advertising & Sponsorship Coordinator: been, Blitz 006 has made you all aware Charlotte O’Brien The Joy of Writing 9 of this wonderful resource. I hope you will 0 985 7331 each cherish this community, especially its Marketing Manager: Puzzles 10 publications, and take it for all it’s worth. Donna Wiemann Thank you to everyone who read the What’s On 12 magazine over this year. Even if you only picked up one issue, I hope that, reading Comics 15 Blitz, you felt like you were part of the New South community. I’d also like to Blitz 2006 Says Goodbye give a special shout out to everyone “So long, and thanks for all the fish” who helped us over the year. Whether 18 it was submitting an article, giving us suggestions or racing to get material to us by the deadlines, we appreciated it. Reviews 20 Now, to more immediate matters, this Robots! 21 Thursday night in the Roundhouse, the Source is throwing its Tropicana End of Classifieds22 Session Party. To get you thinking about golden beaches and azure seas, Alex Vox Pops 23 has put together some material on island getaways. Take some time away from the books and have a few laughs. You’ll thank yourself for clearing your head. Enjoy Thursday, good luck with exams and have a happy and safe break. Blitz Magazine President’s Report As you would be aware from The University and the Governing computer labs. The Source also previous President’s reports, there Bodies of the current student has cheap printing, copying and are some big changes happening organisations (Source, UNSW binding in the Blockhouse. on campus over the summer, Guild, PGB and COFASA) have including the creation of a New resolved to dissolve the current Finally, for some pre-exam fun, Student Organisation. As such, structures and provide student don’t forget the end of session this is the last Blitz to be run by the services, programs and facilities party at the Roundhouse this Source (previously UNSW Union). for the longer term under the Thursday. In readiness for There will be a Blitz magazine new student organisation, the summer, the theme is Tropicana! Can you believe it is the end next year, but it will be run by Board of the Source (Union) is Have a wonderful holiday of session already? This year the New Student Organisation. recommending that members period, and see you next year! has absolutely raced past! It approve a more practical feels like just last week I was The New Student Organisation approach to achieving a sensible, Kate Bartlett helping First Years find their will have a new name and brand. effective and definitive winding Source President way around UNSW and make It will still be a student controlled up of this organisation. new friends. Now it’s almost organisation. There is information Summer again and the dreaded on the members of the Interim As it is the end of session, and exam season is upon us! Board in this week’s Blitz. exam time is fast upon us, I The Interim Board of this new thought I might also run through Firstly, a big thank you to everyone organisation will be working hard some of the services the Source who made Oktoberfest a success over the Summer months to ensure provides to help students study. this year! I wasn’t able to mention UNSW has a vibrant campus The Source has a number of it in the Week 1 Blitz so I’m going community from 007 onwards. student study spaces including to thank everyone now. It was an Source outlets (you don’t have to The Source is holding a General awesome evening and everyone, buy food to stay) and rooms for Meeting on Wednesday from the volunteers to the venue free hire in the Blockhouse. There 1 November at 1.15 in the staff, worked hard to make it are free computers in the library, Roundhouse to consider amending happen. I hope you all enjoyed 6zero, Coffee Republic, Eats@ the dissolution clause in the Source the party as much as I did. TheRound and the Blockhouse (UNSW Union’s) constitution. HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS WANTED If you are fit, healthy and a non- smoker between 18 to 50 years and are interested in helping us with our medical research, please call us. You will be paid for your time and inconvenience. Telephone: 1800 475 475 Email: [email protected] James Lance GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Unit Level 10, Parkes Building East, The Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick, NSW 2031 VDB # 29 version 1, 21/08/2006 Blitz Magazine The Hidden Advantages of Failing By Sarah Webster With exams coming up, there are fewer of You can be a wise sage to those new kids who’ve You’ve already bought the textbook. Hopefully. your friends at the Unibar on a Thursday never done it before. Chicks flock to men with If you haven’t, you should. Ditto for taking lecture night, and your pile of reading is looking wisdom. And flashy cars, funky hairstyles and notes, actually being in lectures, and looking at less like a phone book and more like a open wallets. But I like to think that wisdom is something on the recommended reading list. At census-collectors nightmare. Before you more important. Beauty fades ladies. the very least, you can use the notes from your cave in and start doing some work, let us snobby friends who actually passed the course Since the material is the same, this time it’s remind you of some of the real advantages first time around. all about making new friends. There’s a fresh of failing. collection of happy faces that you’ve never met. Everyone looks so young! Reminisce about Next time around, just imagine what it will be like More friends means more parties and more your youth, spot the people that aren’t paying to relive all those great memories again.