WHAT’S ON UNSW S2W7 2014 MEGAN WASHINGTON no relation to George BROUGHT TO YOU BY WANT EVEN MORE BLITZ? WANT WEB EXCLUSIVES? blitz.arc.unsw.edu.au ~2014~ PERFORMANCES FOOD & MORE! arc.unsw.edu.au 2 BLITZ MAG Blitz is brought to you by: Editors: Jacob Burkett Krystal Sutherland CONTENTS Designer: Keely Spedding [email protected] www.arc.unsw.edu.au T (02) 93857715 9 Interview with Tas Pappas F (02) 93138626 PO Box 173, Kingsford NSW 2032 Level 1, Blockhouse, Lower Campus Ask Captain Jack Sparrow 10 ABN: 71 121 239 674 Blitz is published fortnightly by Arc @ UNSW. The views expressed herein Model Students are not necessarily the views 13 of Arc, unless explicitly stated. Arc accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any of the opinions or information contained in this issue of Interview with Megan Washington Blitz. 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You’ll learn about celebrating the end of them at the Roundhouse. I hope to see you all there! the top five bootleggers on p.10 where we’ve also grabbed an interview with one, Capt. Jack Sparrow. The student leadership team recently met with the head of SEADU (Student Equity and Disabilities Unit) and the Directors of Student Life and We know in today’s world there’s more than one type of pirate, so if you’re Learning to investigate complaints about non-compliance at UNSW Art an illegal downloader with a good conscience, p.16 debates whether and Design, explore strategies for improving their student facing service the pirate life should replace your piracy life. Then again, there’s also the provision and determine areas regarding disabilities that could require skateboard life and on p.9 we have an interview with Australia’s greatest effective representation to the senior leadership of the university. ever on four wheels, Tas Pappas. Finally, if you ever want to talk about something to do with the Student We also chat to Megan Washington on p.14 and the recently deceased 11th Development Committee, Arc’s internships, or anything else Arc related, Doctor on p.32. If it’s the latter you’re interested in, you’ll be buzzed to find just shoot me an email. out we have two double passes to give away for Oz Comic Con on p.24 so release your inner geek and childhood pirate and get into it. Cheers, BH [email protected] Allons-y! arc.unsw.edu.au/board-blog BLITZ MAG 3 THIS TUESDAY WEEK 7 1-8PM CELEBRATING Arc’s NEW LOCATION FREE BBQ & MOCKTAILS FORTUNE TELLER WORKSHOPS SNACKS BACKYARD GAMES PERFORMANCES & MORE Arc IS NOW LOCATED AT TKC, MID CAMPUS LEVELS 1, 2 & 3, BASSER COLLEGE arc.unsw.edu.au Contributor Spotlight Clara Teodora Liz Chapman Simon Anicich Ghada Ali WROTE ASK JACK SPARROW ON WROTE CHEAP A$$ ON P.24 WROTE THE INBETWEENER 2 ON WROTE ROBIN WILLIAMS TOP10, P.10 P.24 ONLINE What do you study? What do you study? What do you study? What do you study? Medical science…I know, I know, I Art Theory/Arts JD Media (Comm and Journalism) have no life. What’s the weirdest sport you’ve What’s the weirdest sport you’ve What’s the weirdest sport you’ve What’s the weirdest sport ever played? ever played? ever played? you’ve ever played? Table cricket is a great sport for Do weird marathon movies count? Gaelic Football. I played it on When I was a kid there was this the highly unfit individual such as I’m assuming yes, because you can exchange. Still don’t really combination of soccer, hide ‘n’ myself. play movies… seek and dodgeball where you understand the rules, but it’s drew a monkey on the ground, pretty good fun! Would you rather live the pirate Would you rather live the pirate life, or piracy life? life, or piracy life? put some pebbles in a stack then Would you rather live the pirate I’ve always had a penchant for rum Piracy. I hate boats, and I’m not kicked a ball at them and ran for life, or piracy life? and wanted a talking parrot for a too fond of scurvy. your lift. The other team chased Pirate life, waaaay more exciting pet so it’s the pirate life for me! you down with the ball while you than a computer! Shoot, shag, marry: Jack tried to collect the pebbles and Sparrow, Doctor Who, Ellen Shoot, shag, marry: Jack Shoot, shag, marry: Jack trace the monkey drawing. (Ed. DeGeneres. Sparrow, Doctor Who, Ellen Sparrow, Doctor Who, Ellen Wtf?) Shoot the Doctor because he’ll be DeGeneres? DeGeneres? Would you rather live the pirate back. Shag Ellen and marry Jack Shoot Ellen DeGeneres, shag I would shag Doctor Who so he life, or piracy life? Sparrow. Doctor Who, marry Jack Sparrow. would take me back in time to Since this is getting published and Who wouldn’t want to hang out on shoot Jack Sparrow. Then once The greatest comic book hero read by god knows who (NSA, I’m a ship in the Caribbean for the rest back in my own time I would ditch ever is... watchin’ you), I’m gonna have to of your life? the Doctor and marry the hilarious Deadpool. No other answer is say pirate. Arrrr mateys! Elllen DeGeneres. Laughter is correct. The greatest comic book hero Shoot, shag, marry: Jack important to a good relationship ever is... Have you ever heard any UNSW Sparrow, Doctor Who, Ellen after all. Batman? I never really got into slang, or want to make up your DeGeneres? the comic books, but I did love the own? Shoot Doctor Who – I have a The greatest comic book hero No, but if I could make something pet hate for the guy. Shag Ellen movies! ever is... up, I’d call the Basser Steps the DeGeneres. And marry Jack Have you ever heard any UNSW I’m awkward, lanky and the size Bastard Steps. Sparrow. Sure, he’ll stink of fish slang, or want to make up your of a tree so Groot from Guardians and dead people, but at least he’ll own? of the Galaxy seems like my type If you could have dinner with be off at sea for most of the time. Not really. All I remember is that it of guy. any dead person, who would Not to mention, all the treasure! it be? took me an embarrassing amount Have you ever heard any UNSW It’s a tie between Edgar Allan Poe The greatest comic book hero of time to figure out what the slang, or want to make up your and Robin Williams (too soon?). ever is… ‘Bassers’ were, when I first started. own? I Spidey. If you could have dinner with keep trying to make fetch happen Have you ever heard any UNSW any dead person, who would on campus but sadly it hasn’t slang, or want to make up your it be? caught on. Yet. own? Alexander the Great. I feel like If you could have dinner with My buddies and I have starting that guy knew how to do a good any dead person, who would referring to food as ‘nomz’ and feast… plus, he was kind of a boss. it be? whenever I say that outside of uni A few literary lessons over tea with everybody looks at me like I’ve just Hunter S. Thompson wouldn’t go sprouted a second head. astray. If you could have dinner with a dead person, who would it be? Jim Morrison…ah that voice <3 BLITZ MAG 5 BITZ AND PIECES Overheard Random Factoid The ALS ice bucket challenge. One dude to another dude: ‘If you want North Korea and Finland are The fundraising campaign has gone viral, with participants to keep killing people you might want technically separated by only one ranging from Bill Gates to to talk to your girlfriend about that first.’ country: Russia. Russia shares a Weird Al Yankovic to Chris Pratt (and just about every #UmWhat 16km border along the Tumen other celebrity in between). River with North Korea and a The pop culture phenomenon 1300km border with Finland. has raised more than $15.6 million for the ALS Foundation. Urban Dictionary registered text offender n. Someone who is known for sending multiple texts in a row without a response in between. Falls Festival. The line-up includes alt-j, Milky Chance, The Temper Trap, Spiderbait and Vance Joy.