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bacchanalia (ˌbækəˈneɪlɪə)

1 (often capital) orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus 2 any drunken revelry

Baccanalia Anglica ry. 2014

Editor: Lassi Yli-Muilu Layout: Mikko Suhonen Printing: X-copy Run: 80 Editorial staff: Lassi Yli-Muilu, Anne Heikkilä, Marika Santavirta, Pirkka Hallamaa, Julia Hamara, Mikko Salminen, Anna Ristilä, Mikko Suhonen, Johannes Suoranta, Essi Haapaniemi, Auriina Kaarento, Heidi Saarinen, Pinja Immonen, Eetu Laine, all the photographers and everybody we forgot to mention. Thanks! Baccanalia 2014 |

Editorial Lassi Yli-Muilu

s I sit in my apartment on a late March evening writing this and look back into another, surprisingly springy, day, I realize (having almost forgotten the existence of sun) the effect the spring sun has on me – and probably on all of us. By the time you will get your hands onto this exquisite piece of journalism, the spring will have hopefully progressed so far as to enable us to enjoy fully the perks of May Day and the nourishments and beverages provided by your beloved student organization. For a good few years (being in my fifth year as I already am) I have wanted to contribute somehow to the Baccanalia tradition. So why not take up the challenge of being the editor-in-chief? Though I’d hardly describe it as challenge, really! A few, wellchosen and (above all) persuasive words from my dear Leena (to whom I owe a sincere thank you for being of great help to me) and there I was. My appreciation naturally goes to all the contributing writers, too. This academic year for me has been, I guess you could say, exceptional. What was a rather eventful, worthwhile and above all a fast-paced autumn in the Netherlands at a Dutch university on exchange is already in the past and by this point I have settled back into my normal Anglican student life. To me, leaving Finland for a while was definitely a good choice – many of us do need that break from the familiar circles at some point. But let’s face it – sometimes there is nothing better than to return to something you already grew accustomed to – the student life at your home university. That is very much what this issue is about. The experiences of being an Anglican. Ever wondered what your fellow students are up to and into outside of classroom? Look no further for it is here – a cross-section of what holds a life lived as an Anglican. Well, at least a few carefully selected takes on the subject. To give you a preliminary glimpse, in this issue, Pinja and Eetu will let you in on what is known as Australian Rules Football, Johannes will divulge some of the secrets of AngGa, Julia will reveal what happened when an Anglican settled into a thrilling metropolis for a while and Mikko will reflect on his relationship with African-American music – just to name a few. Additionally, be prepared for hard-hitting in-depth interviews with some creative output on the side! To follow up with the somewhat loose, but all the more essential theme of the issue, I shall now conclude with a few words by a man of much more words than I will ever be. I presume.

“What a queer thing Life is! So unlike anything else, don’t you know, if you see what I mean.” – P. G. Wodehouse

P.S. Anyone wishing to discuss life further, do let us continue it over a glass of wine. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this year’s issue of Baccanalia and the upcoming summer! Cheerio!

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Words From the Chair Anne Heikkilä

oller to all my fellow Anglicans! I guess the idea or purpose of this section of the publication has usually been that the chair would share wise words, advice or convey some sort of a message. Personally I feel like I have no wise words to share, but perhaps some friendly advice. We all know the University is going through some changes at the moment, some of them quite big to be exact, such as the entrance exam this year. These changes are hopefully all for the better in the long run, but right now: “Change?! I hate change and new stuff!” I’m the kind of person who is comfortable in doing things the way “they have always been done”, and that is also the policy I thought I’d be the most comfortable applying to my position as chair. I had big shoes to fill this year, so I figured that if I try to do things the way they were done last year, this would turn out another great year for all Anglicans. I would say, thanks to my fellow board members, so far so good. Let’s see how the rest of the year goes… Disliking change as much as I do, I am going to take a big step out of my comfort zone this summer and travel to Switzerland to work as a volunteer in the Kandersteg International Scout Center. There is going to be about 30 new staff members for the summer season, and so far I don’t know if any of them are from Finland, or who they are to begin with. I’ve also never lived with anybody else other than my parents, and now I’m going to have to share a room with someone. Yikes! This is going to take some getting used to, but I’m pretty sure this is going to be quite the adventure. “Don’t know if I’m elated or gassy, but I’m somewhere in that zone”. So everybody hates change to some extent I’m sure, but it’s inevitable nevertheless. The changes at the University are going to become reality in a matter of months, and Anglica is keeping its eyes and ears open through it all to make sure we don’t get clobbered. So my advice to you all is to keep an open mind and just go with it. At least that’ll be my motto for this summer, and so far I’m convinced it’s going to work!

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The Board of 2014 Marika Santavirta

Have you ever wondered who takes care of us Anglicans at the university? They are the ones organizing the best parties and getting together once a week to ponder how to make our student lives even better. They are, of course, our dear Board of Anglica and in the following you get to learn a little bit more about each and every one of them.

Chair

Name, age, where are you from? -I’m Anne, 23 years old and from Vakke, Turku Your favourite memory of Anglica? -It’s hard to pick just one favourite memory, but the first that comes to mind is from my first NMES in 2011, Helsinki. It was laaaate at night, the second night of the weekend around 5am or so, and Janne tried to get back in to our accommodation but he had problems with the code for the door. We solved the problem by holding our hands to the lock and saying “Mellon”. Believe it or not, the door opened! Alcohol had nothing to do with this story... What is your favourite English word, why? -I like words that don’t really fit into my American accent. Such as bollocks. Or pompous. Have you ever won anything? -I won a summer job when I was 18. I quit that job after 2 weeks. What is your biggest talent? -I’m very talented at blushing when I really shouldn’t. It comes naturally.

Vice Chair

Name, age, where are you from? -Mikko J. “toinenniistämikoista” Salminen, 23yrs, zip code 20810 When I was a kid my dream job was.. -An astronaut. Still planning to be the first linguist in low-earth orbit. Have you ever appeared on YouTube? If yes, why and where? -Are those Shrove Tuesday videos from 2012 up on YouTube? If so, then yes. There might also be a vid of me singing “Rafaelin enkeli” drunk as hell, but I don’t really want to find out. What is your biggest talent? -I’m very good at quickly absorbing a lot of information on certain themes. Too bad the moon landings, the NFL or Greg Cartwright records aren’t usually the most useful areas of expertise. Feel free to share something: -I think we, the human species, ought to explore and colonize the solar system as soon as possible.

Secretary

Name, age, where are you from? -Auriina Kaarento, 23, Kaarina-Paimio-Turku Have you ever won anything? - I won the main prize of the Red Cross’ Hunger Day raffle and got lunches for 150 euros, which was pretty ironic if you ask me. Would you rather trade intelligence for looks or looks for intelligence? - Looks for intelligence. I’d no longer have time to think about my appearance ‘cause I would be planning the world domination. Who would play you in a movie of your life? - Russell Crowe because we both have deep voices and would win a gladiator match. What is your biggest talent? -I can make this weird croaking sound with my tongue that no one has yet been able to imitate.

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Treasurer

Name, age, where are you from? -Pirkka J. Hallamaa, older than these youngsters around me (26), from a not-solovely quiet rural area of Nummi-Pusula If you were a superhero what power would you have? -The power to fill anything up. Empty wallet? Fill it up! Empty wine glass? Fill it up! Empty plate? Fill it up! What is your favourite English word, why? -I have to say, the word bobble. It even sounds funny! Just think of the cute bobbleheads. Bobble, bobble, bobble! What is your biggest talent? -I’m a great listener, I can keep on babbling about almost anything for hours on end, I can always sense if… Nah, screw that, I’ll beat you in any Nintendo game you challenge me in. Feel free to share something: -How about this nice .jpg of a cat? No pictures allowed? Darn! Well then, I’ll give you some life advice: Your University days are (somewhat) numbered, so make the most of ‘em! Meet your friends when possible, do the stuff you can’t (or won’t dare to do later), and make every day count! You won’t regret it later!

Info

Name, age, where are you from? -Mikko Suhonen, 23, pretty much Turku What was the last song you danced to? -Jenny From the Block. No regrets. Who would play you in a movie of your life? -Arnold Schwarzenegger, of course Have you ever won anything? -1st place in a drawing competition at Hämeenlinna’s local paper shop. If you were a superhero what power would you have? -Boba Fett and Batman don’t need any superpowers, so neither do I.

Party & Culture

Name, age, where are you from? -Anu Laurila, 20, I’m actually from Hollola but because no one knows where Hollola is I usually just say I’m from Lahti. What is your favourite English word, why? -Discombobulate (to confuse), because although it has a serious meaning, it makes me think of disco boom boom party party kind of things. The board of Anglica is the best one because… -I’m on it! Or maybe not, it’s the best because there are so many great people who make it work so well together. And because we arrange such amazing parties and events. Would you rather trade intelligence for looks or looks for intelligence? -Looks for intelligence. Because you can buy beauty if necessary. How many languages do you speak? Which ones? -Technically four, Finnish, English, Swedish, and Spanish. But my Swedish is currently in horrible condition and Spanish is just so goddamn difficult. ¡Olè! Name, age, where are you from? -Suvi Alho, 20 years old, from the big city of Säkylä If you were a superhero what power would you have? -The ultimate power of finding all things lost. It would really save me a lot of money if I didn’t have to buy a new phone every month. Have you ever won anything? -I just won my brother in an argument, does that count? Who would play you in a movie of your life? -I just hope such movie will never exist. If you had a warning label on you what would it say? -May cause severe personal injury Baccanalia 2014 |

Projects

Name, age, where are you from? - Leena Hyrsky, 22, Turku Åbo. Who would play you in a movie of your life? - Emma Stone. And I would play my best friend and then me and Emma would become best friends and I could die happy. Have you ever appeared on YouTube? If yes why and where? - Unfortunately yes. It was a video from our ninth grade gala where I was a hostess, you can see me screaming loudly into the mic and galloping down from the stage ever so gracefully. If you had a warning label on you what would it say? - When hungry, please approach carefully with a burger in hand. Feel free to share something: - Anglica is awesome, and all you Anglicans make it awesome, let’s keep on being awesome and everything will be awesome.

Educational Matters

Name, age, where are you from? - Essi Haapaniemi, 22, born in Turku but grown up in Raisio! Have you ever won anything? - A Mentalist DVD-box from Seiska, a competition I came across while reading Johanna Tukiainen’s blog. The board of Anglica is the best one because… - You get to work with a bunch of awesome people who are all passionate about doing great things for fellow Anglicans! What was the last song you danced to? - Some random jingle from a TV ad. Who would play you in a movie of your life? - Natalie Portman or Rachel McAdams. The man of my life would be Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ryan Gosling or Leonardo DiCaprio. Or all of them.

Vice Members

Name, age, where are you from? -My name is Pinja Immonen and I turned 21 this year. I moved to Turku from the little town called Kerava, which is roughly 30km north of Helsinki. What is your favourite English word, why? -This a tough one. Couldn’t come up with a word but the saying “No worries” is my favourite because it reminds me of my exchange year in Australia. What is your biggest talent? -Losing things. I’ve lost my student card twice this year, my keys and left my Visa and driver’s license in Tallinn. Have you ever won anything? -I have! I won heaps of drawing competitions when I was a kid. Somehow I’ve lost the talent to draw? Feel free to share something: -If you ever have a chance, travel to Australia or New Zealand. You will learn a whole new lifestyle over there. Hakuna matata. Name, age, where are you from? -Kalle Moilanen, 21, Raisio The board of Anglica is the best one because… - The board of Anglica is the best one because we have Mikko Suhonen. That man is my idol. If you were a superhero what power would you have? - I’d like to fly but knowing me, I’d probably kill myself by flying into a building or cliff while trying to do a cool trick, so I’d also need a self-heal power like Wolverine. Have you ever won anything? I have actually won two things while studying English! I won a Silly Walks-competition in our Monty Python -party and I won a poster of the movie Looper, signed by Joseph GordonLevitt himself! (The poster is of course framed and hanging on my wall) Feel free to share something: I and our vice chair Mikko Salminen have a couple of duets that we like to perform in karaoke when we want to “bring down the house” or “blow the roof off the joint”. These include Jon Bon Jovi’s classic Wanted Dead Or Alive and Eminem’s Lose Yourself.

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All Not So Quiet On the Eastern Front: NMES 2014 Pirkka Hallamaa

Our party bus was duly ornated.

#batistini #anglicastyle

Selfies were taken.

Some fun was had even during transitions.

At #Joensuu

#slaavikyykky #ifyouknowwhatimean

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Julia Hamara

ix months ago I packed my stuff in a suitcase and moved to one of my favourite cities. What I took with me was loads of salmiakki, rudimentary German skills and an impression of German rationality, punctuality and discipline, soon to be completely shattered. In fact, I have no idea if this has been anything I expected it to be, but what I’m sure about is that it’s been a blast. As I’m writing this, I’m still in my lovely room in Friedrichshain, former East Berlin, but by the time maybe half of the people holding this magazine are actually reading this, I will have been back in Finland long enough to be complaining about the painfully high price of beer and the hailstorm on the last day of April, missing the 2,5€-euro falafels from the döner joint downstairs and the yellow Ubahn trains, and finding Turku utterly boring and small. If you could please be so kind and remind the future me that I’m actually really happy to be home wearing my ridiculous student overalls (yes, Berlin has made me realise they’re extremely ridiculous, but I love them anyway) and enjoying Anglica’s VAPPU for the first time in my

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Anglica history without having to do shit. Congrats, future me, enjoy the punch! Anyway, the point of this story was to tell something about my time here. But first we need some more meta-text. I had a hard time choosing after which song I would name my little Berlin story, (because you have to admit it – making cultural references is always cool and makes you feel like a real intellect) since it feels like every other band has made a song about Berlin. The final battle was fought between Born to die in Berlin by the Ramones and First We Take Manhattan by Leonard Cohen, and even though the first would have been much closer to my once-oh-so-punk heart, I didn’t feel like I have used enough intoxicants to refer to it credibly. And I’m not exactly planning my death right now, even though Berlin wouldn’t be a half bad place to die. Okay, that just got weird – back to the story of how I took Berlin. Many people asked me why on earth I decided to do my Erasmus in Germany – after all, I am an English student. Obviously, doing my exchange in an English-speaking country would have

made much more sense, but then again, you can study English basically anywhere. So, why wouldn’t I choose to study in one of the most interesting cities and in one of the most respected universities (only 29 Nobelists have either studied or worked in Humboldt...) in Europe, and try to better my German skills at the same time? I didn’t come up with one good reason and that’s why I ended up here.

pizza, being allowed to drink beers while watching a movie at the oldest cinema in Germany, breaking into an abandoned amusement park, making an extempore weekend trip to London just to spend one last weekend with a friend who lives on the other side of the world, saying some of the hardest goodbyes ever, and falling truly, madly, deeply in love with Berlin. Already from the beginning I’ve known that six months was never going to be enough in this city and I will definitely be back. That’s why I’m not going to say goodbye when I soon leave for home. Instead I’ll say auf Wiedersehen, until we see again. And as I started this story with a quote, it is appropriate to end it with one – this time from the advertisement of probably the worst beer from Berlin1: “Berlin, du bist so wunderbar.” At least they got one thing right.

I guess I haven’t had the typical Erasmus experience. I didn’t make dozens of random friends who I don’t actually have anything in common with, but who tag me in all of their partiparti photos anyway. To be completely honest, I was totally bummed about it for the first month or so. I kept comparing my exchange experience to other people’s and feeling completely lousy about myself not making enough new friends and not partying enough. But then I realised it actually wasn’t what I wanted at all and stopped worrying about getting the authentic Erasmus experience, what ever it is. I made my Erasmus experience all about me and Berlin, and now I wouldn’t change a thing. For me, Erasmus was all about living in a metropolis with a population of 20 Turkus, being a foreigner, using a language I really don’t know too well, learning that for most people Erasmus is a swear word, going to a party at 3:30 in the morning and being right on time, falling asleep on a Ringbahn train for a couple of hours and finding myself in a completely new neighbourhood, being able to buy all my foodstuff organic – including frozen

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Of the history and meaning of AfricanAmerican music in my life Mikko Salminen

itting in a nondescript lecture hall, listening to Al Green’s ”Let’s Stay Together” for the third time in 15 minutes, the overriding sensation I had was that of boredom. Mondays sure aren’t the best days for 4-hour lecture in the evening. The course was on African-American music and, bizarrely, I wasn’t able to enjoy any of that. Sure, the lecturer could have been more interesting or should have added more linking adverbials to his minute repertoire, but I realized that sitting in an uncomfortable folding chair and listening to some guy talk is not the way music can be thoroughly enjoyed. Some 6 months later vice member Moilanen and info person Suhonen were over at my place, we had cold Pirkka beer, and Lightnin’ Hopkins’ ”Cotton” was blaring out the stereo. This was more like it. What ensues is a semi-cohesive collection of our ramblings from that night: Do you have to understand jazz? Is Cheek pissing on Robert Johnson’s grave? Can you incorporate a giant plushie mackerel into your decor with ease? It is also a short musical biography of yours truly, a punk rock aficionado who happens to love his blues and soul. ”Imagine those guys screaming and yelling, doing their crazy dance moves to that audience! It must have seemed like two aliens had come on stage.” Otis Redding’s great ”Live in Europe” vinyl was playing in the background in a broken record player. I was talking about Sam & Dave performing in Helsinki, at Kulttuuritalo in 1967, and how the Finnish audience was absolutely stunned to see these two black guys screaming at the top of their lungs. A great soul act, Sam & Dave were famous for intense live shows and the recordings of the Helsinki gig sure prove that, although the audience sits on their seats completely silent and immobile. We have come far since then: That same night, me, Mikko and Kalle went to Marilyn to pick up our AATU-tickets and basically everything that Lyni’s sketchy DJ plays can be traced back to African-American roots. Cheek sells out stadiums, r’n’b rules talent shows, and rock festivals are headlined by soul singers. Black music has come a long way from the days of Son House and Charley Patton. Music always

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changes, it is in its very core, but discussing that change, we weren’t very understanding. The raw emotion and power that is found in the original soul, r’n’b, funk, blues, and hip hop cuts is now packaged neatly to fit into Spotify commercials and format radio. His contemporaries said that Robert Johnson made a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for guitar-playing prowess. We are of the opinion that today’s superstars have done the same, the only exception being that the Devil today is money. (Don’t worry, it isn’t all this judgmental or deep.) African-American music was born in the fields of the South and first popularized by artists like Bessie Smith. The classic delta blues songs come from the 1930’s and 40’s, recorded on what sounds like a medieval gramophone. The beauty of blues is its simplicity. Robert Johnson, arguably one of the finest blues musicians of the 1930’s, worked his magic with a crappy sixstring and his unique style of moaning and crying. We listened to Johnson, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Muddy Waters and Son House and all of them exhibited that airy approach to recording; for example Hopkins uses his guitar with caution. Each pick and strum is meaningful. The blues is also a spiritual experience. It is born out of negative feelings, to give solace. In the deeply religious South, blues was paganistic and dirty, but it tapped into the consciousness of the people. Unfortunately, many bluesmen experienced a very ”blue” end: Robert Johnson was poisoned by a jealous girlfriend at the age of 27, and Blind Willie Johnson died of a fever he caught from sleeping in the ruins of his burntdown home. The mood did lighten up when I put on a James Brown vinyl. In my opinion, one of the best parties of the past academic year was Black Music Night in Dynamo. We teamed up with Turun akateeminen gangsta rap -seura in Dynamo’s upper floor, and almost brought the house down. TAGS DJ’s were killing it with classic soul, r’n’b and funk cuts, and it could not have been more clear: this is the greatest party music ever. Soul is also my first love: I saw Blues Brothers when I was about 5, and it still is my favorite movie. It must have looked pretty odd

seeing a small boy with a huge head jumping on a sofa singing a gibberish-version of ”She Caught the Katy”. Now the records by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave and Aretha Franklin are the first ones to put on when there’s a party. Funk epitomized the notion of ”party music”, without sacrificing the serious message in the lyrics – James Brown requires his audience to ”say it loud, ”I’m black and I’m proud””. We wondered if there’s any great Finnish funk records, and somehow imagined Pepe Willberg descending onstage with a spaceship à la George Clinton. Somehow that seemed inappropriate. On YouTube you can find bizarre Finnish educational vids where a man explains cell biology to the beat of a funk song. Thanks internet.

American music: the lyrics combine serious issues in the society with the need of a great party, and the music is laid-back and catchy. A bit inebriated, we sung along to Nate Dogg’s lyrics all the way to the city center. So if you heard a drunken trio shouting ”Next stop is the Eastside motel!!” when making your way to Jäänsärkijäbileet, that was us.

It’s quite amazing to think how far hip hop has come since it’s inception in southern Bronx in the late 70’s. The first chart hit hip hop produced was Sugarhill Gang’s ”Rapper’s Delight”, where one of the emcees (wearing a suit&tie) declares he’s ”the baddest man you’ll ever see”. Fast forward 10 years and Mobb Deep is going to ”stab your brain with your nose bone”. The 90’s produced some of the most violent and aggressive hip hop ever, mirroring the bleak surroundings of the post-Reagan era in the US. Nowadays hip hop is usually content just to rhyme about partying in Miami. How about Finnish hip hop then? YouTube offers a great variety of Finnish rap music, ranging from Kojo to SMC Hoodrats. A reoccurring problem with rapping in Finnish is that the language does not translate well into hip hop, you cannot play around with word stresses etc. Don’t be fooled, there’s some very innovative rap in Finnish out there, but many Finnish rappers just lack the flow. One of the most bizarre videos we encountered was by RAJPE, formerly known as Raimssi (”mä laitan ämseen vastatuuleen!”), who delivered a curious tale about alien abduction. That was followed by Pale Tone’s ”Dreams” so as you can see, at this point we were in very dark waters. It was time to take off towards Lyni. The final song I put on was Warren G’s ”Regulate”, a true west coast classic recorded with Nate Dogg. The song is a fitting example of great African-

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The Grand and Fabulous Lecturer Survey Anna Ristilä 1. What is your country of origin? 2. When did you first come to Finland and why? 3. What expectations did you have? Did anything surprise you? 4. Any fond or funny memory related to your early days in Finland?

Attila Krizsán [ʌtɪl:ʌ krɪʒa:n] 1. Hungary. 2. I first came to Finland in 2002 as an Erasmus exchange student at this department. Two weeks after my exchange period ended I was already back in Finland. My main motivation was that I wanted to go to a place more exotic than the UK or the US. I love maps and I had a map of Europe on my wall and Turku was at the very top where the map ended, so I had to check it out. I also wanted to hear the language (I was wondering how close to Hungarian it really was). 3. People had very different looks than what I expected. The first thing that surprised me was when I took a bus from Helsinki to Turku right after I arrived, and it started accelerating – to my horror – on the snow-covered highway. In the end we were doing 80-100 km/h on the snow most of the way and knowing nothing about studded tires I was holding on for dear life during the whole trip. 4. During my first visit to the ice swimming place in Ispoinen I entered the sauna, took the ‘appropriate male sauna posture’ taught to us by Finnish students during the orientation week (sitting bent slightly forward with a light grimace on the face, nodding each time someone threw water on the stones) and tried to blend in. It seemed to be successful as a man sitting close by started talking to me. Earlier I noticed that Finnish people often use the word ‘niin’ in different contexts with various intonations (as a question, statement of agreement etc.) This observation, however, was most of the linguistic competence I had in Finnish at the time. So the man started speaking and I made sure that every time he paused or glanced at me I said ‘niin’ to him in an affirmative way and when he stopped I asked him: “niin?” It seemed to work well and we had been discussing things for quite a while when the strategy suddenly stopped serving me. He just finished a sentence waiting for my reaction and asking ‘niin’ was obviously not something that sufficed (after three or four ‘niin’ I was sure it was not). So I had to switch to English to explain that unfortunately I don’t speak any Finnish, but the frustrated look remained on the man’s face. Twelve years later I still sometimes wonder whether I missed a vital piece of information about the locals and their culture by not understanding anything of the story he told…

Carla Suhr [kɑːlə zuə] 1. Finland. 2. The day I was born. Because I have always lived here (apart from studying abroad for 5 years). 3. It never ceases to amaze me that my name can be spelled wrong in so many different ways! Strangely enough, usually people use the right four letters, but they are combined in the most innovative ways. And in Finnish, my name is usually pronounced /suur/, which could give me delusions of grandeur :) 4. Not related to the “early days”, but once there was this silly student who thought I was non-native and wanted to interview me and asked me all these weird questions...

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Damon Tringham [deimәn trɪŋəm] 1. England. 2. I visited Finland for the first time in 1996 for a summer holiday (it rained the entire time), but came back in 1997 to finish my lisensiaatti degree and moved in later the same year. Why Finland, I don’t know. I first intended to go to Sweden. Exotic Northern stuff, pretty girls... 3. I didn’t really have any expectations. One thing that surprised me was one of those things that looks like a munkki but contains meat and rice. I visited a petrol station and bought myself one delicious looking megamunkki, took about 20 steps and bit into it deeply, and nearly sprayed it everywhere! It’s not that it has an unpleasant taste, but when you are expecting delicious raspberry jam or something... 4. One cultural incident happened when I was at my mother-in-law’s, where the English and Finnish politeness traditions fused into a disaster. My mother-in-law kept bringing food on the table and I kept on eating everything saying “thank you, how lovely”. But she kept bringing more and more and I ended up almost dying, not being able to walk or think or anything. Because, of course, in England if someone offers you food it is rude to say no, particularly if it is home-made.

David Bergen [deıvıd burgin] 1. USA. 2. I arrived in August 1971. I came as part of a Bahá’í youth exchange program and decided to stay. 3. No expectations, really. Almost everything surprised me. The simplicity of life compared to that in the US was one thing with which I was very pleased. Back then there were not 78 kinds of cheese and 39 kinds of bread to choose from. Life was much easier. 4. Way back then, there was a grillikioski on the corner of Uudenmaankatu and Hämeenkatu that advertized PIZZA. I hadn’t had one for many moons, so I went and ordered. What I got was a slice of ranskanleipä with ketchup spread on it, topped by a thick slice of lauantaimakkara, all covered by a slice of fresh tomato. They didn’t even ask if I wanted oregano!

Justin Parks [ˈdʒʌstɪn pɑːrks] 1. The US (Albuquerque, New Mexico). 2. First time I came to Finland was in summer 2009. I came to meet my then girlfriend’s family. 3. Actually I had very few expectations. I had done a lot of travelling in Europe before that but mostly just central and eastern Europe. I maybe expected things to be kind of expensive. I think I was surprised by the amount of space. Being in central Europe I never felt that, it’s such a densely populated area but in Finland there’s this massive land area and only 5 million people living in it. Just driving around and going to various places I was impressed by the space and by the forests and how beautiful they were. 4. My very first day in Finland I went to a very traditional wedding, it involved things that I had never really encountered; the bride being kidnapped, there were a lot of swords and uniforms because the person getting married was a cadet and glasses used for toasts were smashed. All of these things that people kept telling me ”this isn’t how weddings usually are” ”this isn’t Finnish culture” and yet it was my first day in the country so I had nothing to compare it to. Baccanalia 2014 |

Johannes Suoranta

nglica is one messed up gig. And this comes from the High Sultan of a tribe of decadents.

Ah, Anglica. Humanoid creatures from all parts of Finland gather to get hangovers and occasionally attend lectures. There is always something happening suitable for the modern gentleman/gentlelady, either official events or just gathering of friends somewhere. Somehow it usually results in some sort of confusion and general snazz. Why, haven’t you ever tried to feed an alarm clock to a frog? And in the most depraved core of Anglica lays the ancient and esoteric Anglican Gambinistit, or AngGa for short. AngGa is a club for people with undying love for Gambina which, as we all know, is a delicious cocktail-mix fit for any occasion. Any major Anglica event is not complete without a few of our acolytes hovering (or so it feels after a few quick ones) around with a ruby bottle in hand, taking in new members’ pledges of loyalty. I could go on with our rites and all that other fun stuff, but nah, they need to be seen to be believed. And no, joining AngGa doesn’t automatically mean procreating with a domestic goat, although we face such charges with pride. Still, AngGa-related activity is a joy, because I’m with old and especially new friends. AngGa was formed way back in 2013. Remembering it like it was yesterday is rather difficult, us being humanists after all. I remember walking around campus and various other places with our tutor group, idly chatting of this and that. It was on the third day of the orientation week. Twelve hours later I would be forming a society damning me to a lifetime of liver-related illnesses. All of this with people I had known for three days. Even I don’t normally ask people to form societies on the vein

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of ”we might have a slight headache in the morning” after 72h contact. Can I ever tell this story to my future grandchildren? Probably not. Still, somehow, it felt natural, and not solely because of the amount of Gambina and various other libations consumed on that fine evening. I sometimes get asked why I was so keen on co-founding this club. Isn’t this one of those things that come up during sitzparties, is funny for one night and that’s it? I’m sure that there is a little bit of that, too. Then again, coming up with a crazy idea and just sticking with it is fun in its own right. Maybe the forming of AngGa was inevitable, a love child of being surrounded with such numbers of such super dudes and dudettes. To a man who has gone through the Finnish school system, the army and various jobs, it is actually saying quite a lot. Meeting fellow Anglicans was and still is unlike anything else I had experienced so far. I can just start talking about anything with anyone. Everyone is being nice to me! Very suspicious. In our modern society with ES-jonnes and lax morals, coming across any group where you are willingly in contact with everyone can’t be taken for granted. But that is what Anglica is like, a complimentary moist lemonscented cleansing square or handy freshen-up wipette. It is a second family, except that you can give ‘em a swift kick if they get a little too irritating. I think our resident Scrooge McDuck Pirkka Hallamaa said it best during Anglica’s 56th birthday party: ”Coming to Anglica after a brief stint in another student organisation was surprising, because in here there are activities for everyone and not just the board arranging hanky-panky for each other. I waited for the ugly truth to come out, but no. Anglica truly is a student organisation for everyone. And now excuse me, I need to stop the world from spinning...”

Anglica Goes Villa Essi Haapaniemi

he annual Anglica goes Villa! is a beloved event taking place in the lovely Ruissalo island every fall. The Villa also goes by the name of Metsäranta, and it has hosted Anglica’s cottage weekends for several years now. However, this year was the first time we stayed two nights instead of just one! My friends and I arrived among the first guests and conquered the downstairs bedroom. We were later joined by three pilttis, and let me tell you, there’s no better way to break the ice between the freshmen and the not-so-freshmen, than spending the weekend hanging out without make-up and wearing ragged sweatpants. After laying out our mattresses and otherwise settling in, we were ready to begin the two nights of fun. The first night was mainly spent enjoying the sauna, BBQing and playing drinking games. A few rounds of King’s cup got everyone ready for the big league: it was time for a beer pong match, oldies vs. newbies! The match was a thriller with hat tricks and close calls, but in the end oldies proved to be the best, triumphing the well fought piltti team. This match was probably the highlight of my Villa weekend, because it showed some of the best parts of Anglica: the immense cheering for your teammates, the joy of seeing someone succeed and the overall sense of one big happy family. When I landed the second last cup and everyone cheered and hugged me, I was filled with a pink fuzzy feeling (might have something to do with all the Crowmoor I’d been drinking, too...) and that was a feeling that carried on for the rest of the weekend. Drinking, dancing and laughing continued late into the night (or early into the morning), but eventually everyone fell asleep around the Villa house. The morning came and hungover Anglicans started to emerge from their sleeping quarters and seek for breakfast. The previous

night had had some troubling effect on people’s beverage supplies, and a thirsty group headed to town to fill their storages. During this time I also left to fetch my car, and unfortunately ended up missing the first ever Villampics! Villampics included very serious sports, such as mölkky and match throwing, and the winning teams were grandly awarded with a bottle Disney Princess bubbly and candy. It still stings a little bit that I missed this event, but hopefully this will turn into a tradition and I will be able to compete (=win) next year! The second night didn’t differ much from the first one, as it was mainly spent hanging out and having fun, playing drinking games, enjoying good food, going to sauna and such. We were also lucky enough to have Arttu Wiskari join us! Unfortunately, yours truly got tired a bit too early and decided to hit the sack, missing all the late-night happenings. But from what I hear, others carried on partying more than enough without me too! On Sunday morning the weekend of fun finally became to an end, and happy and tired Anglicans journeyed home. Trying to remember single happenings from the weekend many months after the event wasn’t easy, but what I took home from this year’s Villa weekend was a group of new friends, great memories and an overall feeling of happiness. I sincerely encourage everyone to attend Anglica’s Villa at least once, even if you’re not a huge fan of camping. Spending a weekend in this cosy cottage in the beautiful Ruissalo with good friends sounds pretty good, eh? I’ll see you there next fall! Baccanalia 2014 |

Introducing Mr. Parks Leena Hyrsky

ome of you may know him from this spring’s Academic writing skills 1, Presentation skills and CSI courses, or the various elective literary courses he teaches, but now you get to know the man behind the lectures. I sat down with Justin Parks to see what he’s all about. Where are you from and how did you end up here at the university of Turku? I’m originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico. I grew up and went to university and did my masters degree there and finally left to pursue a PhD at the University at Buffalo, New York. While I was there I did a lot of studying and working. I also met my wife, who is from Turku. We were together there for a few years in the US, and then we decided to move here. I moved here a little bit before she did, because I came on a Fulbright initially. I’ve been here for almost three years now. My first year I was just doing my own research. I guess a very common reason why people end up in Finland is because they meet a Finnish person, and I fall into that category.

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Was being a teacher always your goal or did you have any other dream jobs? I think it was always my goal. In high school I had a literature teacher who really inspired me. I had always loved to read, and he took that interest in reading and showed me that maybe there was a career in reading. I like to read, I like to discuss ideas and teaching seems to be the ideal way of doing that. So I would say that this is my ideal job. What is your favourite thing about teaching here at the university or teaching in general? I have done a lot of teaching in the states and I feel like by comparison the students here are really eager and well prepared and that’s been refreshing. In the States the students don’t always do the reading but they always have something to say and here they always do the reading but they don’t always have something to say. So it’s a little bit of a contrast there. I have to say that my favourite thing about teaching here is the students. I’ve been so impressed by the level of dialog that’s possible with them, and their reading and writing skills are really impressively high. Particularly when you think that they’re writing and reading in a second language. And teaching in general, if the students are not that great what is the thing that keeps you motivated? The students can really make or break you. It’s got to be all about the students. And I think one of the things that I’ve continued to try to challenge myself to do is to make my teaching more student-centered and more about what they’re doing and less about what I’m saying. How is your life in Finland? Has Turku been kind to you? What is your favourite thing about living in Finland? Life in Finland is good, and I mean that in every possible way. I think there’s a high level of social and economic equality here that makes life overall good for a lot of people. One of the things that I’ve been trying to emphasize in CSI is that if you look at American or British society by comparison there’s a lot more social and economic equality here and it’s really something to be proud of. I definitely appreciate that. Turku is a great place to live because it feels like a city but not a big city, you can be in the city center from pretty much every part of town within a few minutes and have that kind of cosmopolitan feel to some extent. And if you go away from the city center you can end up in the woods quite quickly too, which I like quite a bit. I like that contrast. On the other hand of course it’s always difficult to live in a foreign culture.When you’re in your own culture everything is kind of transparent and you don’t think about it but when you are in another culture you’re always aware that you’re in that other culture and that you are somehow different. That can be difficult but also interesting.

get by with basic day-to-day stuff, but we couldn’t be having this conversation in Finnish--yet. But that would be my goal. I certainly want to keep working on Finnish. it’s fun to make progress, it’s an interesting language, but it’s not always easy. I studied Spanish growing up and in college I started studying French too. How would you advise someone who is coming to Finland for the very first time? Don’t limit yourself to just seeing a bit of Helsinki or even just seeing Helsinki and Turku, but really try to get out and experience Finnish life. If you know a Finnish person then chances are you will be invited to their kesämökki and have a sauna, have that whole experience. So have you travelled around Finland, have you experienced different things? A bit, but not enough. I’ve travelled around this region a lot, mostly because of my wife’s family and various family kesämökki experiences. We’ve had a lot of opportunities to do stuff like that, a lot of skiing in the winter and then in the summer of course we enjoy seaside swimming and sauna and fishing and hiking and all that kind of thing. We took a trip to Lapland two summers ago. We drove all the way up and back, and saw everything in between. The theme of this year’s Baccanalia is “An Anglican life”. What are the most important things in your life? Do you have any hobbies? What do you like to do in your spare time? I like to get outside. I have a dog who has now followed me from New Mexico to New York to Finland, and I spend a lot of time walking her. It’s really important for me to have time to think, and those walks are maybe when I do some of my thinking. I play a little guitar. I spend time with my wife. We watch a lot of movies and do a lot of cooking. It’s important to me to find a kind of work life balance, the ideal balance between working and playing, I guess. And then within my work life, I like to have a balance, between my own research and teaching. It’s really important to me because I think those two activities really communicate with each other. It’s a little bit hard to find time to research when you’re teaching a lot but I think it’s important to me long term to have research goals. So that, and I think just finding that balance of finding time with family and friends. In my case that means getting back to the States fairly often. Thank you for the interview, and the readers of Baccanalia thank you too for this opportunity to get to know you!

Do you speak any other language than English, how do you feel about Finnish? I’m working on Finnish. Since I started working full time I’ve had a little bit less time to work on it but I’ve been studying Finnish for about two and a half years now. I find that I can Baccanalia 2014 |

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Mission Impossible: Handing In the AWS II Assignment Auriina Kaarento You have gone where no Anglican has gone before, you have finished your AWS II final paper, that is. Now, all there’s left to do is to hand in your piece of gold in Huttunen’s pigeon-hole. This might sound like the jolliest part of the course but guess again… The youngest player starts the game, rolls the dice and the play then continues clockwise around the board. If you land on an activity spot do as you’re told in the instructions below. To get to the ESC button you have to get the exact dice number. Please hurry, the deadline is approaching!

3. The Deadpool Magazine

You hear a thump by the door, the mailman has brought the newest issue of the Deadpool mag! Inspired by the cover you leap 2 steps forward!

5. “Pizza” for lunch

Assari is serving dry pan pizza and you have to gnaw at your lunch for one turn.

7. Proffa

The beer gets to you and you blurt out something questionable your fellow players don’t know about you.

8. Huttunen’s sweater

There’s a lost stitch and you need to find the beginning of the yarn. Go back 2 steps.

11. Posankka

What does the Posankka say? Do an imitation and hotfoot 1 step forward.

13. A drunkard teeckari

17. BritPop

Show your grooviest dance moves and dice with death again.

20. Whoops!

Dummy you, you left your papers by the Posankka. Make a U-turn.

22. Mikko Salminen

You meet Mixa who asks you to crack a stupid joke. Stay‘n chat for 1 turn.

24. Academic Hese

You slip on a pickled cucumber but luckily slide 1 step forward.

27. miNiMES

Send another player on a cruise for 1 turn. S/he must rock back and forth for 1 sea salty minute.

33. Staircase of Knowledge

A tech student totters towards you and you flee to the beginning. That was close!

When rushing to Signum you trip on the stairs. While cursing, slide 3 steps back and kick another player 1 step forward.

15. Embarrassing Bodies

34. Pigeon-hole

There’s an episode about hernias which gives you the creeps, go 1 step back.

Whatta..? There’s an actual pigeon nest! Retreat quietly by taking 2 steps back! You wish to not disturb the nestlings.

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The sacred union of wine and academia Lassi Yli-Muilu

“Language is wine upon the lips” – Virginia Woolf

ike yours truly, I would venture a guess that a good few of you are in the habit of enjoying a glass (or two) of wine every now and then. I at least would consider wine to be as good a leisurely pastime as any, having a glass of white from the Alsace region in front of me right now. It can be hard to accumulate knowledge on the subject, however – daunting even. At least compared to enjoying it. Additionally, one does wish to be able to enjoy the actual stuff without excessively analysing it. You might recognize the pattern – the more you expose something dear to you to academic scrutinizing, the bigger the risk is that it actually becomes tedious and you grow bored of the whole thing. In view of all this, how should one then approach the secrets of this noble potion? How would it sound to you to try out something that is at the same time informative, playfully entertaining and definitely wine-related? What follows here, is a petite story of my brief relationship with what is known as Turun Akateeminen Wiiniklubi (“The Academic Wine Club of Turku”), or simply Wiiniklubi. I’m sure all of us have sometimes wondered about the wine descriptions of Alko, and wine descriptions in general. It seems that wine is able to acquire even human-like characteristics. “Oh, I just had the loveliest bright, elegant, flamboyant, intellectually stimulating glass of Pinot Gris! It really tickled my palate in a responsible, trustworthy sort of way!” you might find yourself exclaiming (or then again, not). Anyway, I think one shouldn’t settle for uttering a hesitant “Well, this wine definitely has a very distinctive wine-like character to it…”. One of the essential activities organized by the Wiiniklubi are wine tastings. The club also holds anniversaries and a champagne brunch on the eve of May Day (pity about the inconvenient time!). The idea of Wiiniklubi, as I’ve understood it, is to have sometimes an outsider (i.e. someone who actually knows what he or she is talking about) to educate on the subject and other times apply that knowledge plus your creative inclinations onto practice. Further activities include doing excursions and attending food and wine –themed fairs. I was invited to take part in the activities of Wiiniklubi (involving mostly economics students, having been instigated by them, but is however open and welcoming to all the students at the university) by a friend who at the moment acts as their secretary. Meeting the current chairman of the club before the tasting I

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attended, he seemed very pleased about having some (valuable, I might add?) enforcement from the faculty of Humanities. Hooray for cross-faculty action! The next event on the agenda was a wine tasting dubbed the “Holy Trinity” tasting. The tastings appear to have occasional themes to them, such as biodynamic wines or acquainting with a special region. The Holy Trinity here referred to old and respected producers of wine, France, Spain and Italy. We were told that the event would be filled up fairly quickly, so I duly sat in front of my laptop updating my inbox – the dutiful boy as I am. In the end, it was easy to secure a spot, so no problem there. The tasting took place in Parkki, which is close to the School of Economics. In addition to the six wines that were offered to us (3 reds and 3 whites from each country), some nibbles representing each country were provided. Before revealing the country of origin of each wine and how they were actually described on homepage of Alko, we the tasters were left to our own devices with a paper in front of us onto which we then could scribble our inner-most thoughts concerning the nature of each wine, i.e. what it looked like, what it smelled like, what it tasted like, how we then would rate the wine. This was optional (and very subjective), but I at least felt very inclined to jot down a few well-chosen key adjectives. If you’re into using both your taste buds and your descriptive tendencies, this might very well be your thing! Afterwards, everyone was given a chance to introduce himself or herself and give two points to the best wine and one point to the next best wine. Should you wish to justify your reasons in any way, a simple “This was the best because it tasted the best!” sufficed, even if a further-developed analysis was not misplaced under the circumstances. After the tasting, the evening then continued in the premises of the jazz club Monk. So what does this all amount to? Well, perhaps to an extracurricular chance of spending time exploring something you might already be somewhat familiar with but something you may wish to approach from another perspective and perhaps learn a bit on the side. Oh, and perhaps meet a few new faces, too! Based on the little I now know of the club, attending something by Wiiniklubi might just offer you something like that! Furthermore, as noted by Virginia Woolf (cf. the beginning of this story), it only seems natural that language and wine should interact in all possible ways. The context being (semi-)academic or not!

Running (in) circles Heidi Saarinen

ave you ever wondered what Language Circles are about? Ever thought of joining one yourself? Here are some experiences of what it’s like to run a Language Circle and make the best out of the experience. Language Circles are a free time activity provided by the Language Centre, an institution closely in contact with the University of Turku. The purpose of the language circles is to gather language loving people together, share experiences and learn something new about the target culture. As a coordinator of the English Language Circle in Autumn 2013, I came across with some pros and cons of these multicultural meetings. Below I’ve listed a few. 1. The focus of the language circle There seems to be several opinions on what language circles are about. Some say that it’s a way of practising one’s skills in the language in question and get to know a bit of the culture with the help of natives (usually exchange students). Others prefer the meetings to be totally random, “Globish”, let’s-sit-in-abar-talking-about-our-exchange-trips‒ type of get-togethers. I cannot blame them. Sometimes English doesn’t seem to have a culture at all as it belongs to everyone these days and is spoken by so many that it’s hard to recognize the “very original” Angloculture anymore. I personally would like to preserve whatever there is left to be preserved and dive deep into the “Blimey! Is it past tea time already? “– culture. 2. Moving the mass One of the hardest things I encountered was finding a suitable time and organizing meetings that would be interesting to everyone. In the very first meeting there were around 20 people

from several different countries and in the second there were 30, until the Facebook-group hit 100 members. You can imagine the struggle trying to schedule the meetings and guessing the amount of people attending since they were not too responsive to my queries. Eventually the same group of 10 people would always come and we’d enjoy the evenings with different themes from the Anglo-world. 3. Expectations Maintaining a language circle that is purely English-centred is quite challenging as the activities take place in Finland. It was quite common among exchange students that they wanted to learn something about Finland to which the English Language Circle seemed to provide an easy access. The problem was that the Language Circle was concentrated on English, not the Finnish culture through the English language, and I fear many were disappointed. After all, many had come to Finland to learn about the Finnish culture, not the English one. I could say that would I coordinate the circle again, I’d be much better prepared for doing my best to come half way, and modify the meetings to attract also those who are not so into Alfred the Great, George Washington or Saint Patrick. All in all the English Language Circle is a great learning experience, whether it is that you want to improve your language skills, learn more about the Anglo-cultures, meet people from different countries all united by one common language or even enhance your organizing and time management abilities as a coordinator. Well then, cheerio ol’ chap! See you circling around, hehe!

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Australian Rules Football Pinja Immonen

ost of us know American football and its grand final called Super Bowl. But have you ever heard of Australian Rules Football? Surprisingly many have never heard of it. Neither had I, before I went on exchange to Australia. Aussie rules, football or footy, is one of the biggest if not the biggest sport in Australia. Millions of Aussies watch matches every year. The sport unifies the country whose people are culturally very diverse. One way or another, the sport has contributed to integrating Aboriginals closer to other Australians. Australian Football was first played in 1858 in Melbourne, Victoria. Soon after that more clubs were founded in Melbourne, which resulted in the foundation of VFL, Victorian Football League, in 1896. During the following year AFL, Australian Football League, was founded. AFL is the highest national league in Australia. The league also has a major responsibility as it supports all levels of football from juniors to seniors all around Australia. In total, 18 teams play in the AFL. Most of the teams originate from the state of Victoria. Out of six states and two territories, only Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory do not have teams playing in the AFL. In addition, the state of Tasmania aka Tassie does not have a team which would originate from there but there is a special contract between Hawthorn and the state of Tasmania according to which Hawthorn will play 2 games per year in Launceston, Tasmania. The season runs from the beginning of March till the end of September. The Grand Final is a very big celebration day among

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all Australians. Families and friends gather around to have a barbie and beer and to watch the Grand Final. The day will be even better if the team you are baracking for is playing in the Grand Final and happens to win. The next day might not be so much fun. When I was on exchange in 2010, the Grand Final between Collingwood and St Kilda ended up in a draw. It was a historical rivalry, because draws in the Grand Finals are extremely rare. It was the third time in AFL/VFL history that a Grand Final had ended up in a draw. Thus, a rematch was held the next Sunday. I was pretty pleased as I got to experience this festive day again. Australians have their own sports entertainment show about Aussie Rules called the Footy Show. It airs twice a week. It is quite different from our sport entertainment programs as it is not just about statistics but also has many entertaining guests, competitions and includes plenty of twisted Australian humour. If you ever travel to Australia, I recommend you to go and watch one AFL game. What could be better than checking out hot Australian men playing in tight shorts and enjoying a cold beer? Okay okay, the sport itself is very fascinating as well. The best and the biggest stadium in Australia is MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground), which holds a bit more than 100,000 seats. Eetu has written more about the rules of this fine sport. In addition, if you got interested in playing or trying out this sport, stay tuned and read Eetuâ€™s part of the article. You should also check out the official website of AFL for more detailed information.

Eetu Laine

ot some time on your hands? Want to sweat and be better at something than your friends are?

Two of the most popular sports of choice for Anglicans are usually football and American football, both of which are naturally extremely popular all over the globe. There is, however, a third choice from the area of influence of the former British Empire, a choice which is steadily gaining popularity around the world and in Europe and Finland as well: Australian rules football. Aussie football (otherwise known as ‘footy’) predates American football and in Australia, it gathers more spectators than any other sport. The sport combines the fast pace of American football (with no padding, naturally!) and the no-sitting-aroundwaiting-for-the-break-to-be-over flow of football. The rules of the game itself are relatively simple. Footy is played with an oval-shaped ball similar to the familiar American football. The field is oval-shaped as well and huge, around 150m to 135m, which is why each team has 18 players on the field, compared to the 11 vs 11 of football, for example. The purpose is to kick a goal, obviously, but the goals are decidedly different from football and American. At each end of the field, there are four goal posts to mark the goals. Kick the ball clean through the middle two posts and your team scores 6 points, whereas kicking it through the two posts on either side or fumbling it through any of the posts with your hands or any other part of your body than your feet will reward you 1 point only. The game runs for 4 x 20 minutes and a normal final score is often something along the lines of 100 to 80 points, for example, though great variation occurs and absolute thumpings are possible! You are allowed to pass the ball with your hands by hitting it out of your hand (but not throwing it!) or kicking it in any direction you like. Each kick that is longer than 15 meters results in a free kick if caught cleanly by a member of either team, so a huge part of the game is trying to play long passes and catching the ball in the air beating your opponents to it with a huge leap in

The field

sensational style. Full contact on the man with the ball is allowed, so epic hits and tackles are commonplace! This way teams try to work their way up the field to get within kicking range of the goal to nab those precious 6 points. The rules of footy in the Finnish Australian Football League (FAFL) are slightly different. Due to playing ground limitations, footy is played on a regular football field with some goal posts put on either end. Also, the teams are 9 vs 9 only since the field is much smaller. For the first time ever, though, the matches will be 4 x 20 minutes (the same as in Australia) during the season of 2014. Otherwise the game is the same one which awes so many spectators in Australia. There are currently four active teams in Finland; Turku Dockers, Helsinki Heatseekers, Vaasa Wombats and Salo Juggernauts. Turku Dockers are the reigning champions in 2014 and seek to win back-to-back titles. Turku is also the most successful club in FAFL history. Yet the Dockers are always looking for new people to try out the sport as the footy circles in Finland are still quite small. The current bunch of players is very mixed; from Finns to internationals and from university students to working professionals, everyone is welcome to come try the sport regardless of any previous sporting experience. The Dockers have hosted a beginners’ course at Iskeri at the uni this spring with quite a few attendees and we are hoping to see more people come train with us and try out the sport during the spring and summer! You can look up the Turku Dockers on Facebook, where we will notify our loyal followers of our upcoming matches and training sessions, to which all are welcome. So like us on Facebook or contact the team (or yours truly) to get to know more and to try the sport out! To keep it real: it’s kind of hard at first but once you get the hang of it you’ll be flying. A good way to unwind after a match during the summer will be to join the team at Aussie Bar Turku for an epic night out to top off a good day. See you there! The first game of the year is on Saturday the 10th of May, Turku Dockers vs Helsinki Heatseekers (grudge match, always) and it will be played at the Kupittaa field number two.

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Anglica’s Vappu Anthem 2014 Hallamaa / Packalen

Vappu! Anglica! Vappu! Anglica! Lukuvuosi jo ohi kiitää Kellotaulussa tunnit liitää Myöhäistä on oppii enää Turha on kirjaan painaa nenää Ihan näätää tentis’ istuu Tässähän jo koht’ kuristuu Nyt tänne pöljis, Korkkaa hölmis Vappu, Anglica! Eeeiii mennä tenttiin jumittaan Se on Vappu, tehään mitä huvittaa! Missä nähään, mis on tänään? Vappu, Anglica! Missä nähään, mis on tänään? Vappu, Anglica! Vappuseuraa ettimässä Ja ne voi olla vaik nämä tässä Kaljapullo on haalarinhihas Joten JUO SE tässä pihas Voidaan sinkoo Museonmäkeen Pakko lakitus päästä näkeen Nyt tänne pöljis, Korkkaa hölmis Vappu, Anglica! Ei mennä tenttiin jumittaan Se on Vappu, tehään mitä huvittaa! Missä nähään, mis on tänään? Vappu, Anglica! Missä nähään, mis on tänään? Vappu, Anglica!

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Hei Piltti, ota boolii Paa Facebookis kavereilles koodii Vedetään skumppaa Alkoholii naamalle Ja juodaan maksat rikki molemmilta, sijoitutaan maan alle Väijy jengis huikkii, ota pullost kii Ja nosta sitä raivol kohti sun kitusii Eli Piltti, vedä känni, unohda vastuu, aloita ränni Vappu on siistein, ei se lopu viel meilt, Älä stressaa mihin tää yö vie meit Vaan nauti seurast, ja ota häppää Hei, kuuntele tota Mikko Salmisen läppää! Heeeei! Pilttiseni huuda Vappu, Anglica! Heeeei! Vappuhuumaa Boom Kah, Boom Boom Kah! Eeeeei jäädä himaan jumittaa joten heeeei tehään mitä huvittaa! Missä nähään mis on tänään Vappu! Anglica! Missä nähään mis on tänään Vappu! Anglica! Eeeeeiii mennä tenttiin jumittaan Se on Vappu, tehään mitä huvittaa Missä nähään, mis on tänään? Vappu, Anglica! Missä nähään, mis on tänään? Vappu, Anglica!

Forever a student Pirkka Hallamaa

The spring has come, your brain feels rotten Theories and models wholly forgotten You’re supposed to be an expert in English So, have you studied enough? Hah, you wish! The memories of your studies seem so muddy Did you spend time with Chomsky or your beer buddy? Remember when you said that this year you’ll study? The time has come and gone, so go! Hurry, hurry! You should’ve studied, you should’ve done more Instead you chose to party and not be a total bore But when you went outside and closed you home’s door You should’ve stayed instead and read the English lore The sun is rising up, the deadline is near Ditch the damn coffee, you should be sippin’ beer! Puking, sweat, cursing, loathing and fear Curse you, the end of the academic year!

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Cuba Libre #3 from Smooth X-Ray Kisses Toes or: Modern Finnish Landscapes

fucking university groove and yeah sorry sorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorry

shut up idiot i said, because i loved the existing that was my hand not the dust fucking functioning yes. This didn’t work, after all.

reeeeeeeeally university grooves are ok yeah fucking idiots Nunc est bibendum Gambina is best. Plus beer. Yes, dreaming nights and their effects to your general life and to how you carry your weight on the street when someone goes past you

Päivi T. Tua

Godngd goddamn. the thing pulsing inside of me was for my eyes only bang his head to the radiator and smack the bitch up 666 penis to the face 666 tubs of vaselin and sixsixsix 999vaselin for happiness, happiness to vaselin. SOsmall and withered stick it in you fucking asshole breathe your glow in me so forcefully as you possibly can, if there won’t be others or anything else to this oh my, romantic hoe gay as an apple, red cheeks and seeds in a fucking tea cup your kind of relativist idiot or relativistidiot. if your bottomless loneliness vibrates in tune with your orgasm can i have you in my mouth? a five litre pump bottle world is becoming more beautiful so let’s go on until it ends älskling, my loved one I hope that he won’t lick his teeth or burn me otherwise if in heat, consult a doctor if not, consult a doctor. there’s a pill for both. and don’t trust dem doctors same kind of shitheads as everyone else

30 | Baccanalia 2014

someone said, that you’ll understand when you try. you’ll understand you’ll get nauseous. that’s not true, i’m still laughing. save a seeker ride a broomstick hehehehehehehe is it right to get aroused from thighs of other in the bus just look how he stands like that his hands on his hips you know what i mean but assume more the cake is a lie fire to your hand and sleet to your face we might have different aims, but same goals at least for now, shhh not a word speak with your body speak with your soul goddamn osittaisliukusentrifugi you wrote it wrong you half-wit but that’s nothing new body cavities full of corny phrases show it with your hand howthe doublefinger trick is done we are still sitting here soaked just change the diaper wild terrible in rock bottom bum in a ditch sitting on the grass sigh. carablam nothing more to add passion and tax burden are my life ohoh, she just let’s it go and wants to get hit by a Cupid’s fist because deep feelings and passions handed in might be fatal