UNSW Blitz Magazine 2016: Issue 8 (S2W1)

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CONTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT

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BITZ & PIECES

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ADULTING 101

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TED TALKS To Get You In The Mood For Uni

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How ‘If You are the One’ sums up everyone’s love life at uni

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FUCOID/COFFEE

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YOU KNOW WHAT SUCKS...

SEMESTER TWO

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TECH GEEK

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#UNSWTHROWBACK

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WHAT'S ON

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UNSW’S BEAR GRYLLS: Justin Jones

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THE OLYMPICS

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CAN YOU PHIL’ IT?

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STUDENT SURVIVOR

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LEGO SOCIETY

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EXCHANGE DIARIES BOSTON

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REVIEWS

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BEST PLACES ON CAMPUS TO...

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT

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UNSW EATS

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BACKTOSCHOOLSCOPES

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PUZZLES

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VOX POPS

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p.21 Eden Gillespie Blitz Editor Antonio Castigila Online Editor Lydia Morgan Blitz Designer

Tina Zhou Chair of the Arc Board

E chair@arc.unsw.edu.au W arc.unsw.edu.au/board-blog

E blitzeditor@arc.unsw.edu.au W blitz.arc.unsw.edu.au

A big welcome back from semester break! I hope you’ve returned refreshed, lively and ready to immerse yourself in a club, society, volunteering or another area you’re passionate about.

Welcome Back,

This is my first letter as Chair of the Arc Board. I’m very humbled and excited to have started my term and to do my part to ensure that Arc continues to create the best student experience, so that you have fun during your time at uni.

Putting my hand up for the role, there were three key things I wanted to work hard on. Firstly, ensuring any student regardless of background, can find their thing and make their contribution to student life. Secondly, maintaining the friendly and open culture of the organisation that actively supports you and lastly, cultivating student innovation and creativity.

If you ever want to raise any issues or ideas, feel free to drop me a line at chair@arc.unsw.edu.au. I’m always happy to chat and see how I can help.

At the Blitz office we love pulling pranks (throwback to sem one when our radio team pranked our Online Editor that he was interviewing Hilltop Hoods). Inspired by previous Foundation Day celebrations where students have stolen zoo animals, had epic flour fights and held pram races around Circular Quay, this issue we’re wishing UNSW a happy 67th birthday by getting up to no good. With Foundation Day fast-approaching we’re getting our prankster on by hiding office supplies, changing desktop backgrounds and hacking each other’s Facebook accounts.

In this issue we’ve also lined up a bunch of new features where you’ll learn how to adult, be hipster and how to survive at uni for ... well … at least this semester.

Wishing you a HD-heavy semester Eden Blitz Print Editor

Here's to your best semester yet, Tina Zhou, Chair of the Board

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JACK BUTCHART

MEDIA (SCREEN & SOUND PRODUCTION)

What sport would you compete in at the Olympics?

Sprinting. I think I’d be good at running because I’m good at run on stories that don’t really seem to go anywhere.

Wrote Game Review p.26

EMILY LAM

If you could introduce a new sport into the Olympics what would it be?

Panball. A sacred mix of frying pan and whatever ball you have.

What should the next Foundation Day prank be?

Seizing the means of production from the bourgeois.

Your favourite TED Talk?

Ted Danson. Him yelling “SERPENTINE” when explaining how to dodge bullets is far more inspiring advice than any I’ve ever gotten from a TED talk.

COMMERCE

What sport would you compete in at the Olympics?

Archery because it’s less exhausting than the other sports but still competitive.

I spent the holidays...

On a leadership program in Lake Gunnedah. There was way too much running and not enough sleep but it was an amazing experience.

What should the next Foundation Day prank be?

Changing all the available maps on campus and online so that all the new students (or old ones) get confused trying to find their way around.

Your favourite TED Talk?

Susan Cain's 'The Power of Introverts'. As someone who tends to be quiet, it's nice to acknowledge that it doesn't necessarily mean introverts don't have valuable thoughts to share.

LIAM LUANGRATHRAJASOMBAT

MEDIA (PR & ADVERTISING)/ INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

What sport would you compete in at the Olympics?

I’d want to do the 400 metre sprint. 100 metres is too short, it’s over in the blink of an eye. At least 400m gives me some time to catch up.

Wrote Album Review p.26

JULIA YAN

Wrote TV Review p.26

If you could introduce a new sport into the Olympics what would it be?

Lawn Bowls because it’s awesome, underrated and requires a hell of a lot more skill than normal bowling #shadethrown.

What should the next Foundation Day prank be?

Change all of the signs with UNSW on campus to NSFW* (*NSFW=not suitable for work).

How should we celebrate UNSW’s birthday?

Go for drinks, karaoke and then sleep in all of our lectures the next day.

MEDIA (COMMUNICATIONS & JOURNALISM)

What sport would you compete in at the Olympics?

What one is the easiest? I choose that one.

If you could introduce a new sport into the Olympics what would it be?

Beer Mile. Running the 400M track while finishing a beer.

I spent the holidays...

In hibernation, waiting for the semester to begin.

If you could buy UNSW any birthday present possible what would it be?

A uni survival kit handed out to all first years complete with study snacks and chill pills.

Wrote Student Survivor p.22

What should the next Foundation Day prank be?

Teepeeing the buildings near the Quad.

VICTORIA TICHA

MEDIA (COMMUNICATIONS & JOURNALISM)

What sport would you compete in at the Olympics?

Figure Skating because it’s so technical and dangerous, yet looks so freaking effortless and majestic. Beautiful and terrifying at the same time Wrote Best place to... p.29

If you could introduce a new sport into the Olympics what would it be?

Eating because I guess sleeping would be really boring to watch and it’s the only thing I excel in.

What should the next Foundation Day prank be?

We should fill every classroom with laughing gas and helium!

How should we celebrate UNSW’s birthday?

Everyone should be allowed to bring their pets to class.

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V I R A L T H R OW BAC K

By Eden Gillespie

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The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History With the Rio Olympics next week, it’s time for us to get nostalgic. Stephen Bradbury was an Aussie speed ice skater who bagged a gold medal because his competitors fell down right before the finish line.

This viral video captured the lucky moment.

Blitz Radio’s Foundation Day Top 67 — UNSW’s own Top 100

Nine weeks until mid sem break!

URGH!

UNSW students, alumni and club members on the road to Rio. #Rio2016

Ghostbusters 2016 — we’re not alone! Most ever dislikes for a YouTube movie trailer

Star Trek Beyond — the Enterprise awaits, beam us up Scotty!

#Swiddleston — we’re calling them out #fauxmance

Dawn Fraser, Mischief Queen Australian swimmer, Dawn Fraser, became even more famous when she climbed up a flagpole in the 1964 Olympics after a few drinks and stole an Olympic flag.

P!NK GET THE PARTY STARTED

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We owe it to UNSW to get down on its 67th birthday. This is the perfect track to kick off semester two celebrations.

VENGABOYS WE LIKE TO PARTY

A classic roof-raiser, the song's title sums it up basically.

DON OMAR DANZA KUDURO

One of those songs that the louder it's played, the better it sounds. A feel-good track that'll get you moving.

UNSW LOVE LETTERS

UNSW RANTS SOCIAL STALKER Twitter: @MarkDiStef

BOOKNOOK My Life on the Road

by Gloria Steinem Gloria Steinem is an 82-year-old woman with a colourful history. She’s been an activist, writer, editor and feminist icon. She talks about her life on the road as a child with her dad, growing up poor with a gypsy-like lifestyle.

The book tells the story of this amazing woman’s life - totally worth the read.

Buzzfeed’s Political Editor, Mark DiStefano, posts almost 24/7 and is the mastermind behind the vine of Bill Shorten dancing to ‘Hotline Bling’.

His tweets are the epitome of Aussie humour — taking the piss out of our pollies for laughs.

Youtube: Zefrank1

This YouTube channel has totally legitimate and trustworthy facts. Like every time that Morgan Freeman cries it rains, and the only reason that the sun rises each day is because Morgan Freeman narrated that sunrise the night before.

F U N FAC T S

Instagram: @leelinchinofficial

July stands for Julius and August stands for Augustus. Imagine having a whole month of people writing your name in their diary.

Emperors were Kanye before Kanye.

Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour.

‘Facebook Addiction Disorder’ is a real psychological diagnosis.

SBS sweetheart and glamour queen Lee Lin Chin has Instagram and it’s glorious. Her feed includes photos of her with knives and big f*ck off signs.

If that doesn’t convince you to follow her, idk what will.

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BY NADIA YEO

IMAGINE FORCING YOURSELF OUR OF YOUR WARM BED AND GETTING TO THE KITCHEN TO OPEN A FRIDGE THAT RESEMBLES YOUR SOUL: EMPTY AND COLD. YOU WALK TO THE UNSW TERRACES AND JAM YOUR DEBIT CARD INTO THE ATM. YOUR LIFE COMES TO A HALT WHEN THE SCREEN SAYS YOU HAVE ‘INSUFFICIENT FUNDS’. YOU DECIDE WHETHER TO HAVE THAT TAKE-AWAY THAT HAS BEEN SITTING ON YOUR DESK FOR THREE DAYS OR THE MEE GORENG INSTANT NOODLES IN YOUR CUPBOARD, RISKING POTENTIAL HYPERTENSION AND MALNUTRITION. IF LIFE SUCKS BALLS AND IT CONCERNS YOUR PRECIOUS MIND, HERE’S THE PERFECT GUIDE FOR YOU.

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DO NOT HAVE A SCHEDULE

KEEP GOING WITH THE MESS

DON'T LISTEN TO THE HATERS

Don’t set aside a day to do the laundry and certainly don’t even think about setting aside a day to study. Timetables are a bore and you’re all about going with the flow. Ignore bills and work, they’re too much to handle and you don’t need that kind of negativity in your life. Just drop it like it’s hot and move on.

Life is about error. Appreciate the mess of a life you have and make like The Beatles song and ‘Let It Be’.

If your table looks like a dumpster pecked by ibis birds and your wardrobe looks like a Salvation Army collection counter, leave the mess or kick it under your bed. If it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind.

Shake off the haters like T-swizzle and keep doing your thing! Mess can be as beautiful as a Jackson Pollock painting, keep that in mind because after all you’re just a Pollock painting.

TED TALKS

TO GET YOU IN THE MOOD FOR UNI

BY JANELLE TAI

SEMESTER TWO HAS BEGUN AND YOU MIGHT NOT BE FEELING READY TO SNAP OUT OF HOLIDAY MODE JUST YET, TRUST ME, WE GET YOU. BUT YOU DON’T NEED CANDLES AND ROSE PETALS THROWN ON YOUR BED TO GET IN THE MOOD, INSTEAD SEARCH THESE TED TALKS GET YOU IN THE STUDY ZONE.

HOW TO SPOT A LIAR PAMELA MEYER

We are lied to everyday by our friends, families, classmates, neighbors, the US President – “I did NOT have sexual relations with that woman” – ring a bell anyone?

Pamela tells us how strangers lie three times within the first 10 minutes of meeting someone. As destructive as lying group members are to your life, con artists, double agents and moles in government offices are the real threat to the world. Learn the basics of identifying the hotspots in one’s speech and actions when you’re being lied to, or when you’re trying to lie.

THE NERD'S GUIDE TO LEARNING EVERYTHING ONLINE

A LOVE POEM FOR LONELY PRIME NUMBERS

Yes, it is indeed that guy who created the all-time sob story The Fault in Our Stars, and that YouTube tutoring channel Crash Course with his brother Hank. John talks about how he became a part of a community of learners and different platforms that bring us together.

Learning is possible outside Echo360 and Moodle y’know.

Math students, this one’s for you! Brush up on your knowledge of prime numbers or witness the odd event of a boy professing his love for these lonely numbers. Be there or be square, geometry peeps.

JOHN GREEN

HOW HUMANS CAN EVOLVE IN SPACE

WHEN TO TAKE A STAND AND WHEN TO LET IT GO

It’s not uncommon to question the events beyond the dome of Earth, or look to the stars for answers to our daily problems. Lisa claims that we are more likely than not to spend the journey beyond Earth in space. Forget Mars, with the help of a single self-sustaining microbe cell thanks to synthetic biology, we may be able to engineer our food, fuel, environment and even ourselves. Curious?

Listen to what she has to say about these hopeful ideas and the social problems they may bring.

Uni is a great place to have conversations but sometimes we open a can of worms when we discuss topics like politics, feminism or religion. Ash tells her story of how she is confronted with her gender in everyday interactions and what it means to respond as a human upholding duality, not polarity.

LISA NIP

HARRY BAKER

ASH BECKHAM

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2016

arc.unsw.edu.au/pgc

ELECTION NOTICE SRC OFFICER

NOMINATIONS OPEN

MONDAY 22ND AUGUST 2016 NOMINATIONS CLOSE

4:00PM ON THURSDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2016 POSITIONS TO BE ELECTED

OFFICERS: • PRESIDENT OF THE SRC; • GENERAL SECRETARY; • EDUCATION OFFICER; • WELFARE OFFICER; • ENVIRONMENT OFFICER; • WOMEN’S OFFICER • INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ OFFICER • STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES OFFICER • ETHNO-CULTURAL OFFICER

NOMINATIONS OPEN MONDAY 15TH AUGUST.

NOMINATIONS CLOSE 4:00PM ON THURSDAY 25TH AUGUST 2016.

COUNCILLORS: • 6 UNDERGRADUATE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ELECTORATE A • 6 UNDERGRADUATE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ELECTORATE B OTHER POSITIONS

• 7 NUS DELEGATES

POSITIONS TO BE ELECTED OFFICERS: • PRESIDENT OF THE PGC;

NOMINATIONS

Nomination forms are available on the Arc website or from the Returning Officer.

NOMINATIONS MAY BE LODGED:

BY EMAIL: returning.officer@ozemail.com.au

BY HAND: To Arc Reception,Arc Precinct, Level 2, Basser College (off Basser Steps) UNSW, Kensington Campus.

To view further information of the election process and the full version of the SRC election notice, please visit: arc.unsw.edu.au/src-elections

• VICE PRESIDENT; • EQUITY OFFICER; • EVENTS OFFICER; • COURSEWORK STUDENTS OFFICER; • INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OFFICER; • RESEARCH STUDENTS OFFICER; • WOMEN’S OFFICER; COUNCILLORS: • 4 POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM ELECTORATE A • 4 POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM ELECTORATE B

INDIGENOUS OFFICER NOMINATIONS

NOMINATIONS OPEN

MONDAY 22ND AUGUST 2016 NOMINATIONS CLOSE

4:00PM ON THURSDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2016 POSITIONS TO BE ELECTED

• 1 X INDIGENOUS OFFICER GENERAL SECRETARY; NOMINATION

NOMINATION FORMS arc.unsw.edu.au/src-elections OR EMAIL v.papalexion@arc.unsw.edu.au LODGE FORMS VIA EMAIL v.papalexion@arc.unsw.edu.au

arc.unsw.edu.au/src

Nomination forms are available on the Arc website or from the Returning Officer.

NOMINATIONS MAY BE LODGED:

BY EMAIL: returning.officer@ozemail.com.au

BY HAND: Arc Reception, Arc Precinct, Level 2, Basser College (off Basser Steps) UNSW, Kensington Campus.

To view further information of the election process and the full version of the PGC election notice, please visit: arc.unsw.edu.au/pgc-elections

HOW ‘IF YOU ARE THE ONE’ SUMS UP EVERYONE’S LOVE LIFE AT UNI

BY CHARLOTTE GOODSIR

Sometimes university is like a highly rated Chinese dating game show. Both have their rough patches and of course, their colourful characters. You arrive at uni, the young fledgling that you are and think it’s all going to be smooth sailing, well just you wait...

Week two tutorials start and you have a fresh batch of people to mingle with.

Tutorial one is the time for awkward introductions when you say your name and a fun golden nugget about yourself.

Then there are some people who have preconceived ideas about who they want to date, often seen studying in the Law Library even though they are doing an Arts degree.

There are always some people that you think are hella cute but then they start talking and you have to reconsider…

Others you will find just hang around the colleges or bus lines to the North Shore…

But then there are the best type of people, make friends with these golden children;

But sadly, by the time you find someone to dote on and compose the perfect UNSW Love Letter the semester is over and you will never see your crush again. You walk out of uni on the last day of semester and prepare yourself for another night of holding yourself in your arms, or maybe a household pet if you’re lucky.

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FUCOID/COFFEE

BY CHARLOTTE GOODSIR

Coffee: a mysterious brown liquid that seems to make all problems go away for a short time.

YOU KNOW WHAT SUCKS...

BY RYAN BAUTISTA

They say if your coffee order is over three words you’re a coffee snob (read as ‘hipster’). We see you there, lining up outside the Coffee Cart for your double ristretto which could have been served to you as a long black and you probably wouldn’t have known the difference.

HERE IS WHAT YOUR OL’ CUPPA JOE SAYS ABOUT YOU...

CAPPUCCINO

Besides a mocha, which can hardly be called a coffee, the cappuccino is the sugary cocktail equivalent in the coffee world. You lick the foam off the top because that’s the only good bit. You probably shouldn’t be drinking coffee in the first place. You could’ve opted for a hot chocolate instead but that’s not edgy enough for you.

FLAT WHITE

You like warm milk, you like coffee and you want them to be in the same cup at exactly 77 degrees for your consumption at 7:34am. When you order your “flatty” with skim milk and an equal instead of sugar, it means that the Mrs is on your back again about your health. Let’s be real, having that gym membership is like throwing money out the window.

LATTE

(Literally the same drink as a flat white just in a different drinking vessel.) This hot beverage screams, “I’m hip, look at me!”. You write your shopping list on a MacBook Pro, upload it to iCloud and read it from your iPad with each item listed according to which aisle of the supermarket it’s found in. Your favourite city is New York. And whether you’ve been there or not is irrelevant. You love John Green novels and you think that The Fault In Our Stars is a piece of literary genius.

LONG BLACK

You like your coffee the same as your soul, black and seemingly bottomless. You love reading Sylvia Plath and sit sulking at outdoor tables in the cold, hunched over, scribbling in a moleskin while you chain smoke and sip bitter coffee. You watch a lot of SBS foreign films and we probably just don’t understand you.

LONG/SHORT MACCHIATO

You order your coffee in a forced Mediterranean accent to demonstrate that, despite being a third-generation immigrant, you’re a proud European. You can talk at length about why your heritage prevents you from feeling the heat. In the F1 you always support team Ferrari, even when the driver is a German. You wear wraparound sunglasses and if you’re even moderately successful, an Armani leather jacket. Even in the middle of spring.

SOY

You drink soy because there are certain things in this world that you cannot tolerate. If one of these things isn’t lactose then the list will definitely include generic beer, bikes with gears and bands other people have heard of, like the Arctic Monkeys or Vampire Weekend.

Second semester is here and you promised yo’self for the tenth freaking time that you’d get your shiz together.

The problem? You fail on the first week back, or more like THE FIRST DAY. Take a seat plebs, here are the three suckiest stages of trying to get your head in the game.

STAGE ONE

I’ve left 100 tabs unopened for nine days straight because they contain relevant information but I am too lazy to complete my assignment.

You dabbed your way through the first 12 weeks. Come the final week and you’ve got three 2,000-word essays due, each worth 50 per cent. Your progress? You haven’t even started. So much time spent dabbing, man. You perfect the intro, or the first sentence of said intro, and when you do, it’s time for a Facey break. You like a couple of posts on UNSW Rants and tag your faves on relatable uni memes that’ll make you go, “OMG THIS IS US RN. BRB, DYING.” To kill even more time, you’ve been spending hours binging the latest Orange Is The New Black. How are those three essays going btw?

STAGE TWO

I’m getting my results and they’re probably shit because of those three essays but may be I’m jumping to conclusions.

The results are in and you’re shitting bricks. You defs don’t want to see how you went last sem. They say ignorance is bliss but after a few breathers or ten, you finally see the numbers. Your response? “Goodbye current WAM, it was nice knowing ya.” You try to redeem yourself by making a semester plan and switching the lappie for the good old Typo notebook. Heck, you even sport a pair of glasses, because “studies” have shown wearing specs could determine the difference between a credit or distinction. Anything to get your head in the game, I suppose.

STAGE THREE

I said I was going to up my game this semester but I ended up failing on the first day back.

One day in and you revert back to your old ways. The Typo notebook life wasn’t for you, so you bring out your lappie because you have more opps to log onto Facey five minutes into the lecture. You plan, distract yourself from said plan and repeat. Just add a couple of energy drinks and a Whitehouse coffee or a hundred

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Arc GOES TO… T HE SN W

ESCAPE THE CITY FOR THE WEEKEND & COME WITH US TO THREDBO

$225 SPOTS ARE LIMITED SO DON’T MISS OUT!

FRI 2 SEPT WK6 TIL SUN 4 SEPT COST INCLUDES 2 NIGHTS ACCOMODATION, HOT BREAKFASTS, 3 COURSE DINNER ON SAT, NATIONAL PARK FEES, COACH TRANSFERS More info and tickets, visit arc.unsw.edu.au/goesto

TECH GEEK

BY RACHEL LUI

It’s UNSW’s birthday, so Blitz is gifting you the knowledge of these useful gadgets. You’re welcome!

BEN AND JERRY’S ICE CREAM LOCK $33.52

At the Blitz office we’ve learned that you should never put ice cream in the fridge unless you’re sure a hungry co-worker won’t bust it open and steal a few spoonfuls. The Ben and Jerry’s ice cream lock is the perfect weapon to safeguard your secret stash! With a preassigned code that you’ll need to remember to satisfy those sweet tooth cravings, the lock can also fit other goodies such as Nutella or Vegemite and once locked, it’s guaranteed to be your new bff.

WIRELESS KEY FINDER $23.31 Hopeless at remembering where you put your keys? This innovative wireless key finder is the solution. There are two components to this device; a receiver which you attach to the keys and a transmitter. This simple gadget can find keys from up to a metre away, wherever they may be; pockets, the back of the sofa or even under the cat. Trust me, this is a good one!

SAMSUNG GEAR VR $159

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be part of your favourite video game?

Samsung Gear VR has dual performance with 360 degrees crystal clear views, precise head tracking movement and a light design.

With this device you can enjoy gaming and entertainment like never before. For those on a budget, this little baby can play your favourite movies and TV shows just as well as your computer or TV set.

UNSW, ‘THE POOR MAN’S UNI’

Established with the goal of being “a poor man’s university” in 1949 by then NSW Education Minister Bob Heffron, UNSW has always championed for us broke uni students. Back in ‘49 UNSW offered full-time study at a whopping 27 pounds per year. Any one seen Doc? We want to get a ride back in time.

UNSW GETS A FACELIFT

#UNSWThrowback

BY ALEX MCRAE

With 67 years behind our beloved uni, UNSW is practically eligible for a senior’s Opal card.

UNSW’s birthday (aka Foundation Day) is fastapproaching and so there’s no better time to take a look back.

When UNSW was just a young’un it contained only three faculties; Science, Engineering and Architecture, thus spawning UNSW’s rich tradition of ridiculing Arts students. But the future of UNSW is looking much brighter. Literally taking the “Never Stand Still” motto as mantra, don’t stay stationary for too long or you may be renovated! With a new and improved Roundhouse coming at ya in 2017, as well as some other great changes to campus, UNSW is getting an upgrade. Unfortunately there are no escalators to make the Basser steps easier, but one can dream...

LOOKING BACK: FOUNDATION DAY

The university’s first Foundation Day was held in 1961 and honestly, it’s hard to believe all subsequent Foundation Days weren’t blacklisted.

A series of pranks kicked off the day, with a group of students commandeering a Mosman ferry under the guise of pirates and culminating in the “fake” kidnapping of television presenter Brian Henderson during a live taping of Bandstand.

FOUNDATION DAY: SNAP HAPPY

Apparently kidnappings were quite common at UNSW in the 60s on Foundation Day. A spontaneous field trip to Taronga Park Zoo led to several Biology students jumping into the alligator enclosure to capture one of the more docile inhabitants.

Once the alligator was contained in a cricket bag, the students proceeded to escort it back to UNSW. Thankfully, the alligator was returned to the enclosure unharmed, but only after the students called the zoo demanding a ransom.

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WHAT’S ON UNSW

START OF SESSION PARTY ‘MATHLETES VS ATHLETES’

WHAT’S ON UNSW 25 JULY — 05 AUG

BY LIAM LUANGRATHRAJASOMBAT

WHERE:

Get ready to join the Roundhouse on Tour. Start of Session ‘Mathletes vs Athletes’ party is happening at The Coogee Bay Hotel this Thursday. Run like Usain Bolt or an extra in Revenge of the Nerds and get your tix pronto.

Selinas, Coogee Bay Hotel

Mathletes: for instant smart appeal don a pair of nerd glasses, braid your hair, find a bow tie or a pair of suspenders and get ready to compete like a student in Khan Academy. Brains are beautiful.

COST:

Athletes: recovering from unigames? gearing up for the Olympics? Chuck on your active wear or team strip. Olympic uniforms have a history of terrible fashion choices - so mix and match your floordrobe and you’ll be off to Rio in no time... oh… actually… Coogee Bay Hotel.

WHEN:

Thurs 28 July $10 Arc members $15 UNSW $20 GA MORE INFO:

arc.unsw.edu.au VERDICT:

Start sem 2 off with a party!

With 13 weeks of uni coming up, breeze into the first few weeks of sem 2 and enjoy the good times. The RH team have got your back. Ready, set, go….

FOUNDATION DAY

TUE WK 1 9AM-4PM FOOD | FUN GAMES | PRIZES Major Sponsor

WHERE:

Quad Lawn 11am-5pm / Alumni Lawn 11am-10pm WHEN:

Thurs 4 Aug COST:

Free

MORE INFO: Partner Sponsors

arc.unsw.edu.au VERDICT:

This party will set solid FOUNDATIONs for a rockin’ sem.

BY SARAH WU

UNSW, at 67 years old, you’re almost a fossil . As UNSW turns another year older on Foundation Day, the uni becomes more like Meryl Streep, technically senior but still totally bangin’. To celebrate the uni coming of age, it’s throwing itself a massive party. But forget bingo and lawn bowls, this party is going to be off the chain.

We hope you’ve got your pranks planned (brilliant students have broken world records in the past and have even kidnapped zoo animals all in the name of mischief) but if that’s not your thing, Arc’s got your back with plenty of fun things planned for the day and night. Sadly, missing class isn’t one of them, even though students didn’t have to go to class on the first Foundation Day back in 1961.

Tell all your friends and get yourselves psyched for the best birthday party of the year!

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WHAT’S ON

WK 1

MON

JULY 25 WED

Cocktail Happy Hour

11am ‘til close @ The Whitehouse

JULY 27 FRI

International Collective meeting

Cocktails for $10, what more could you ask for?

11am-12pm @Arc Precinct, Baxter College, off Basser Steps (D17-18)

Women’s Collective meeting

Tricksoc @ the UNSW Careers Expo

1-2pm @ Women's Room, behind Baxter College

International Collective meeting

5-6pm @ Arc Precinct, Baxter College, off Basser Steps (D17-18)

Debating Society: Debate night launch 6pm @ Business School Lounge, Lvl 6

Debate night will be followed by free drinks and dinner and will continue with an after party at Coco Cubano.

They make a very convincing case for turning up…

1pm @ outside Scientia Building

Your job for today: watch some sick flips and tricks outside the Careers Expo.

5-7pm @ David Phillips

Come down for an ULTIMATE workout.

Open Mic Night

7-9pm @The Whitehouse *Mic drop*.

TUES

THURS JULY 26

Welcome Back Day @ Main Walkway

Are you a UNSW newbie with an aim to navigate our boundless campus, or an old student with an eye for freebies? Get your dose of free stuff, fun games and activities and club stalls at sem two’s O-Week.

Bike-ology

JULY 29

Women’s Collective meeting

12-1pm @ Women's Room, behind Baxter College

Bike-ology

12-2pm @ Michael Crouch Innovation Centre

Do you have a popped tire? Do your wheels need some air? Problem with your bike chain? Bike-ology will sort you out.

Ultimate Frisbee social training + BBQ + karaoke 3-5pm @ Village Green

Want to learn to fix a bike or pimp your two-wheeled ride? Head to Bike-ology, our campus bikie gang.

Learn how to throw hammers and scubas while perfecting that forehand throw. Then after the training session the club will be holding a BBQ followed by karaoke in the city! Free for members, $10 to join.

Trivia

NUTS Season Launch

What was Britney Spears’ debut album titled?

Hit up The Whitehouse to celebrate the beginning of this sem’s theatre season which kicks off with Don’s Party, a must-see play.

12-2pm @ Arc Precinct off Basser Steps

6pm @ The Whitehouse

5-10pm @ The Whitehouse

Free live music

4-6pm @ The Whitehouse

Relax on Friday arvo with some sweet tunes in the Beer Garden.

$17 Jugs

11am ‘til close @ The Whitehouse

Here’s to JUGgling a social life with uni.

MedSoc: Red Party

Ultimate Frisbee training

Volleyball social comp

7-10pm @ YMCA Sports Hall This tournament is totally ballin’.

JULY 29

7pm-3am @ Jackson's on George $10pp or $45 for 5

UNSW’s MedSoc and Western Sydney’s MedSoc are banding together to raise money and the roof for action against HIV. Proceeds will be going to The Global Fund, an organisation committed to providing support to communities affected by HIV, TB and Malaria. A little donation goes a long way, so come along for a shindig with live music, cheap drinks and your very own cage all in support of a good cause! Grab your tickets at redparty2016.getqpay.com.

ALL WEEK Two people for the price of one @ Muay Thai beginner sessions Mon 25 Jul- Thurs 28 Jul, 4-5.30pm, 5.30-7pm @ Sam Cracknell Function Room

This week bring a friend for free to class while learning some killer self-defence moves.

WHAT’S ON

WK 2

MON

AUG 1 THURS

Cocktail Happy Hour

AUG 4 ALL WEEK

Foundation Day

11am ‘til close @ The Whitehouse

It’s Monday and you deserve a cocktail.

Women’s Collective meeting

1-2pm @ Women's Room, behind Baxter College

International Collective meeting

It’s UNSW’s birthday and you’re invited! Head to the Quad Lawn for a range of fun bday activities to celebrate UNSW turning 67. There’ll be amusement rides, carnival games, food trucks, a pop-up bar, birthday cake and a scavenger hunt. For more info head to arc.unsw.edu.au.

Women’s Collective meeting

5-6pm @ Arc Precinct, Baxter College, off Basser Steps (D17-18)

12-1pm @ Women's Room, behind Baxter College

Debating Society: Debate night

12-2pm @ Michael Crouch Innovation Centre

Like to argue? Come along for a verbal battle.

Ultimate Frisbee social training

Bike-ology

6pm @ Tyree Building

Show up with bells on to this bike riders meeting.

Volleyball social comp

3-5pm @ Village Green

ULTIMATEly, this is a fun way to work out.

7-10pm @ YMCA Sports Hall

Watch some ballsy players play volleyball.

TUES

AUG 2

12-2pm @ Arc Precinct off Basser Steps

WHEEL you make it for the meeting this week?

Trivia

$17 Jugs

Cheap drinks make you live longer.

Who wrote ‘Frost at Midnight’?

AUG 3

International Collective meeting

11am-12pm @Arc Precinct, Baxter College, off Basser Steps (D17-18)

Ultimate Frisbee training 5-7pm @ David Phillips

How to get over Hump Day: play Frisbee.

Open Mic Night

7-9pm @The Whitehouse

Relax on Friday arvo with some sweet tunes in the Beer Garden.

11am ‘til close @ The Whitehouse

6pm @ The Whitehouse

Bring your own instrument and head to The Whitehouse to bust out some tunes.

AUG 5

Free live music

4-6pm @ The Whitehouse

Bike-ology

WED

FRI

UNSW Karate beginners course

12.30-2pm @ MPR2 (Judo Room), Lvl 1 UNSW Fitness & Aquatic Centre

$55 Arc members, $60 UNSW students, $65 general public – Fridays from 5-26 Aug Make Bruce Lee proud. You’ll be taught everything from the basics of karate to practical self-defence in this fourweek course. Contact karate@unsw.edu.au for more information.

Two people for the price of one @ Muay Thai beginner sessions

Mon 1 Aug- Thurs 4 Aug 4-5.30pm, 5.30-7pm @ Sam Cracknell Function Room

You can definitely afford that Lorna Jane activewear you’ve been eying off because class is cheaper this week. Bring a friend to workout with you and pay for the price of one person.

NUTS Presents: Don’s Party Tues 2 Aug- Sat 6 Aug 7pm @ Studio One

$5 NUTS members, $10 Arc members, $15 general admission It's the night of the federal election in 1969 and Don and Kath have invited their friends to an election party at their home. As the tide turns against Labor, the faded ideals of the characters begin to show amongst the boisterous events of the party.

AROUND TOWN

WHAT’S ON SYDNEY

DOG LOVERS SHOW

BY GENEVIEVE GAO

LAUGH Comedy Night @ Hotel Sweeney’s

WHEN: 7:30-10pm, Every Tuesday night WHERE: Hotel Sweeney’s, CBD COST: Free MORE INFO: whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au Whether you’re an established comedian dying to trial some juicy new material, a rising star, or a critic, come on down for the last comedy night of the month. With a suite of hot entertainment, you’ll be enjoying cheap drinks and chicken wings in no time.

LISTEN Cash Savage and The Last Drinks WHEN: Doors 8pm, 6 August WHERE: Newtown Social Club COST: Free MORE INFO: carriageworks.com.au

BY JULIA YAN

Having a ruff time? Digging deep to find something to lift your spirits? In need of some cuddles that you’ll remember furever? Then be sure to check out the Dog Lovers Show, back in Moore Park for its third year! With over 20, 000 passionate owners and pooch-lovers attending in 2015, this year is bound to be even bigger with new interactive features for dog lovers of all ages!

Be sure to check out The Breed Showcase and the Pat-A-Pooch station, two of the most popular attractions that will make your day paws-itively better. There will also be over 150 stalls to purchase canine related items for your pup back at home.

Have we got your tail wagging? Well be sure to purchase your tickets ASAP because you deserve to start off semester with a pawfully cuddly weekend!

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WHEN:

Saturday Aug 6- Sunday Aug 7

Praised as one of Australia’s best live bands, Cash Savage and The Last Drinks will be storming the stage for their only Aussie tour of 2016 to celebrate the upcoming release of their third album, One of Us.

WHERE:

Royal Hall of Industries and Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park COST:

$6-25 MORE INFO:

weekendnotes.com/dog-loversshow-sydney VERDICT:

The dog days are not over!

TASTE Northside Produce Market

WHEN: 8am-12pm, 6 August WHERE: Civic Park, North Sydney COST: Free MORE INFO: northsydneycentre.com.au Great vibe. Great food. Great produce. We can smell that fresh oven-baked bread right now. Just grab some cheese and a bottle of wine and instant happiness awaits you.

UNSW’S BEAR GRYLLS:

JUSTIN JONES

BY HARRY THOMAS

This semester a lot of us will be staring down the barrel of graduation. With impending graduation comes the inevitable horde of questions: What will I do when I graduate? Will I get the job I want?

What on Earth can I do with my degree? But don’t fret, you don’t need to be searching Instagram for #motivationalMonday posts, Justin Jones’ graduation story is here to inspire you take the less beaten path.

Justin Jones is professional adventurer and corporate speaker. This seems an unlikely outcome if you look back at his educational path — Justin graduated from UNSW in ’05 with a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours). Fond of the outdoors, he always sought something outside of the ordinary from his early days growing up in Indonesia. While many may look at Justin’s lifestyle and think #wildadventurer or possibly Bear Grylls, he is known for keeping a rational mind at the heart of all his activities — something expected of a scientist.

As a North Face explorer athlete, Justin has set some impressive records. Perhaps his most incredible being an unsupported trek from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole. A feat unaccomplished in over a hundred years of polar exploration, Justin took on the Tasman Sea, charging across over 3000km without

assistance. On this adventure he paddled through 10m high swells and raging currents with food and water deprivation. His stunning achievements can be seen in two incredible documentaries produced

by Justin which hit screens around the world and accumulated 15 international awards. It’s no surprise that Justin is often before boardrooms, executives and even Alec Baldwin, spilling his secrets on how to push life to the fullest.

With his eyes set on the next adventure ahead to the harsh Aussie outback in the middle of this year, the world waits to see what outrageous feats Young Alumni Justin Jones will accomplish next. His story is a reminder to all anxious to-be-graduates that while it’s great to have a plan, life can often propel you into unexpected terrain.

THE OLYMPICS AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE!

Picture a vast plain complete with white sand and shallow dunes of perfect, crystal blue water.

Imagine that young children dressed in white representing all cultures, faiths and backgrounds emerge and begin to recite a pitch-perfect rendition of ‘I Still Call Australia Home’. Why are you picturing this?

I don’t know – it’s just what my mind goes to when I think of Australia and the Olympics. I suppose I’m simply artistically patriotic. Or maybe I’m just easily swayed by airline ad campaigns. The Olympic Games are upon us and Australia is looking to bounce back from what was a disappointing display in London four years ago. Let’s go through some events where Aussies have the best chance at bringing home Gold from Rio.

SWIMMING

TRACK CYCLING

BY NIKO PAJARILLO

CAMERON MCEVOY The 21-year-old Physics student is one of Australia’s brightest prospects and after a disappointing performance in the pool last time around, Australia will be hoping this young gun can restore some pride in our strongest Olympic sport.

THE CAMPBELL SISTERS There’s nothing that will bring a patriotic tear to your eye faster than watching two Queensland sisters, two years apart, swimming at the Olympics together for their country. Both Cate and Bronte impressed strongly at selections in Adelaide earlier this year and older sister Cate will be looking to add to her relay Gold Medal, won in 2012.

ANNA MEARES If I asked you to find a more amazing athlete, you’d struggle to find one better than Anna Meares. Already 31, Meares is still breaking World Records – her own in fact – after recently beating the 500m time she set three years ago.

ATHLETICS

SALLY PEARSON Defending her championship title, the seasoned 100m hurdler is expected to impress strongly at her fourth Olympic Games campaign.

This year’s Olympic Games will be broadcasted live from Rio from the Aug 5-21 and Channel Seven will be this year’s major

GOLF

JASON DAY You might think golf is for old retirees but 2016 is a historic year for this sport, viewed by many as a weekend game. In 2016 the putters have finally won and golf is in the Olympics after a 102-year battle. The world’s best golfer, Jason Day, never lets his country down and won’t let anyone down in Rio.

BASKETBALL

Australia, traditionally hasn’t performed outstandingly at Olympic basketball. However, the Boomers squad announced in March brings a lot of NBA experience and may look to challenge at this year’s event. However, the boys will have to dig deep as the Number 1 pick in this years NBA draft Ben Simmons, and NBA stalwart Andrew Bogut have both been ruled out.

free-to-air broadcaster. In the words of every Aussie out there, ‘Come on Aussie, Come on!’.

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CAN YOU PHIL’ IT?

BY CELINE HABIB

Who’d have thought donning sumo suits, dancing at a disco stations and blowing bubbles could help out the Sydney Children’s Hospital?

INTRODUCING, PHIL’, Arc's NEW PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE! Rolling out a number of FUN-draising events throughout semester two, the goal is to raise $30,000 for Child Life and Music Therapy at the Sydney Children's Hospital. Their work empowers and normalises hospitalised kids’ experiences and helps them escape their illness and treatment through play, music and education.

The biggest event is the FUN-A-THON.With 24 hours, 11 teams, right on campus and live-streamed for all of UNSW to cheer you on.

WHAT’S THE FUN-A-THON? 11 teams of 10 will be accepting the challenge.

During the 24 hours, at least two members from each team will be movin’ and shakin' at a station.

Each station will include a quirky physical challenge — exercise bikes with bubbles, running while wearing a sumo suit and a silent disco station.

You can apply as an individual (you’ll be assigned to a team) or apply as a team (2-10) with only the team leader needing to fill in the form. Each person participating must raise a minimum of $50, with the goal of $500!

Up to the challenge? Find out more or sign up at arc.unsw.edu.au/phil

STUDENT SURVIVOR HOW TO SURVIVE UNI WITH JUST THREE MOBILE APPS BY SERENA DONG Not enough mobile storage with the all too many selfies or cute dog videos in your Photo Gallery? Want to start the semester like a reborn phoenix? I feel you bro…

If you are like me, you put so much effort into self-improvement that you always end up exasperated and ceebs* (*can’t be bothered). Why not use your phone for something other than taking on-fleek selfies with Snapchat filters? The following three mobile apps will prove it is possible to change your bad study habits after all.

SWEET DREAMS SLEEP CYLCE

“Carpe diem” as the Romans would say, but it’s a bit of a struggle to ‘seize the day’ for us morning-haters.

Instead of manually setting your alarm clock to 7am (which we know would not work anyway), why not let Sleep Cycle do it for you? If you want to wake up at 8.30am for a 9am tutorial, Sleep Cycle will detect the time your brain is sleeping at its lightest through the movement of your body on the mattress. Get ready to tackle the day without a cup of coffee.

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FUN PLANNING HABITICA

So you want to stay organised and decide to buy those kikki.K and Typo to-do list diaries but after a week, you ceebs. Then you download, and even pay for, infinite mobile apps only to find your thumb tapping on Facebook. Rather than making life seem like a chore, why not make it a game? Input your Todo list or goals in Habitica and then create a custom avatar. Complete or achieve an item on your list to gain clothing, gold or pets for your avatar as rewards.

Habitica proves that accomplishing life goals can actually be a lot more fun than people think.

THANKS BUDDY COMPANION

Roundhouse parties, social sports, society events — night-time is when the excitement happens.

Whatever the occasion is, safety in the night is a top priority but are you sick of your parents picking you up? If you are travelling home, whether by transport, Uber or by walking, keep a companion with you with the Companion app. Enter your destination, select companions from your contacts and let them follow you as you travel. Any suspicious actions such as running, yanked out headphones or your phone dropping will trigger the app to ask if you’re ok and if there is no response within 15 seconds, your companions will be alerted.

LEGO SOCIETY IF YOU HAD TO MAKE A WEAPON OUT OF LEGO FOR A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, WHAT WOULD IT BE? UNSW’S LEGO SOCIETY PRESIDENT, JONATHAN, SAYS THAT HE’D MAKE A LEGO AXE TO FEND OFF THE UNDEAD. US, WE’D JUST BUILD A GIANT FORTRESS TO HIDE IN. BLITZ SAT DOWN WITH THE MAYOR OF LEGOLAND (AKA LEGO SOC PRESIDENT) TO FIND OUT WHAT THE SOCIETY HAS IN STORE FOR THIS SEMESTER.

BY SHELVY CHANDRA TJING

How did the LEGO Society come about?

The LEGO Society started three years ago when Shirley, Jeremy and the others were inspired to start a LEGO Society before The Lego Movie was released the following year. And this year, our society is turning four.

What sort of activities do you run?

We have theme-building events held fortnightly. During the event we have boxes of LEGO and everyone will build LEGO around different themes like Star Wars and Halloween. This semester we are planning a superhero theme-build. The society also branches out to find different ways to incorporate LEGO. Previously, we worked with the Business School and used LEGO for their design-thinking workshop.

Has there been any work-related injuries (e.g. a member accidentally stepping on a LEGO brick?

Not really, but we do ask members to wear steel-capped boots just in case. We usually put the LEGO on the table. We made a LEGO boot once but it crumbled.

Has there been any work-related injuries (e.g. a member accidentally stepping on a LEGO brick?

Not really, but we do ask members to wear steel-capped boots just in case. We usually put the LEGO on the table. We made a LEGO boot once but it crumbled.

Due to licensing, LEGO sets are expensive. Are there any cheaper alternatives to LEGO? There is Mega Blocks which has more shapes and special molded pieces that you cannot get in a LEGO set. You could also use Lego Digital Designer which is an online platform. They have an expansive brick library and the bricks are readily-made for you to build anything.

Suppose I give you access to all the LEGO available and you have unlimited time, what would you build?

I really enjoy making LEGO and incorporating robotics aspects.

I would definitely build Dum-E from Iron Man which involves gears and motorising.

What future plans does the LEGO society have installed?

Has there been any work-related injuries (e.g. a member accidentally stepping on a LEGO brick?

Not really, but we do ask members to wear steel-capped boots just in case. We usually put the LEGO on the table. We made a LEGO boot once but it crumbled.

We are planning to work with the Architecture Society and work around virtual LEGO building. We are still in the planning stage, but possibly an Angry Bird event. We will build a Jenga tower out of LEGO bricks and people will knock down the towers using rubber bands and LEGO bricks.

RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS If you could purchase a LEGO movie set, which would you get?

A Wall-E set would be pretty cute and you’d have the stickers and rust marks too.

What LEGO build are you most proud of?

During Orientation Week, our society built the society’s LEGO out of LEGO. For me personally, building a Batmobile was pretty cool.

There’s a zombie apocalypse and you can only build one LEGO weapon, what do you build?

I’d build an axe and chuck a bunch of LEGO on the road for the zombies to step on.

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Urvashi Agarwal

Blitz caught up with Urvashi Agarwal who is on exchange in one of America’s most haunted cities – Boston. She filled us in on her time overseas including apple picking adventures and the struggles of being independent and starting life in a new city.

What university do you go to in America?

Boston College.

How is university different in America? Do you belong to a sorority?

Boston College was too small to have a sorority but I did hear about the frat culture from other friends and it definitely lived up to expectations! Being so much smaller, I often saw the same people around all the time and you definitely have to make more of an effort to make friends because everyone sits on their own table and people don’t really communicate initially. But after you break past that, people are really nice.

What’s been the biggest challenge you’ve faced while on exchange?

Learning how to become independent in terms of living by myself; cooking, cleaning, washing and all that.

What is Boston famous for?

Boston cream pie which is actually the best. Being super haunted, the city has some of the creepiest graveyards and one of the oldest, most haunted hotels in America! It’s also a train away from Salem. And of course, its seafood!

What do you think of American food?

Greasy, huge and definitely not as good as Sydney’s food. But it’s got its own charm because it is exactly how we picture American food.

Have you watched an American football match? If you have describe the atmosphere?

Electrifying! Everyone is so involved and buzzed (more because of tailgating to be honest), wearing the school colours and #1 foam fingers. Most people actually go for the college atmosphere over the game because the stadium is always full and such a fun place to be.

What’s been your favourite tourist activity?

My favourite activity was apple picking, a 40-minute drive from my university. It super quaint with hay rides and caramel apples. In Boston I fell in love with Newbury Street, the high-end shopping and food strip was just beautiful!

Any tips for students going on exchange?

Do something every day! I kept a diary of every single day on exchange and I have no regrets because I filled two whole books. Do everything, see everyone and definitely do not regret losing sleep because you can sleep when you come home! No time should be wasted at all because one semester is just too short.

Want to live it up in the land of the free?

Find out more about student exchange at student.unsw.edu.au/exchange.

RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS Your opinion of Walmart?

Boston is different in that their mayor (or someone) didn’t want to put small businesses out of work so he doesn’t allow big chains like Walmart and Target in the city.

I never even went to one.

Denny’s or Applebees: Denny's!

Favourite American animal?

Squirrels! They are so fat and cute with their bushy tails and are literally are everywhere in Boston.

What’s your favourite Americanism?

It is so funny but ALL Americans, if you know them and pass them, will never just say hi and move on. It will always be “Hi, how are you?” even though there is no time in passing to start a conversation. If you reply with anything other than “Good”, they immediately stop and ask if everything is going ok!.

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OVERWATCH

DEVELOPED BY BLIZZARD REVIEWED BY JACK BUTCHART

As someone who has thousands of hours on Team Fortress 2, buying The Orange Box in a real store, like a caveman, I was sceptical about how Overwatch could compare. After clocking in the hours, I now see that Blizzard haven’t created a knockoff clone, but a truly polished and straight-up fun first-person shooter.

The charm of Overwatch comes from its character roster. I can assure you, no matter what your play style is, each character is easily accessible and incredibly fun to utilise. It’s astonishing that all the character are easily balanced against each other, in an almost scissors-paper-rock kind of way. This makes it that much better when you coordinate with your teammates to beat the enemy players.

GAME

While it’s definitely fun playing solo with people online, I HIGHLY recommend playing this game with friends on your team. Blizzard has definitely sucked me in with Overwatch. So much so that I have actually started to feel bad for all the other games that I bought before Overwatch, begging to be played.

GRADE: DISTINCTION

JANE THE VIRGIN REVIEWED BY EMILY LAM

What happens when some of the most grounded characters on television are thrust into wild telenovela situations? (*Spoilers alert*)

TV

That’s the question that Jane the Virgin seeks to answer. When Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) promised her grandmother to remain a virgin until marriage, she wasn’t expecting to be accidentally artificially inseminated at a routine pap smear. And that’s only the first episode…

Both seasons are awash in family revelations, plot twists, character growth, and a healthy amount of crime lords thrown into the mix.

Jane the Virgin has a world of rich characters and you will fall in love with every single one, despite your early impressions. Be warned though, if things are too good to be true it’s because there are a dozen cliff-hangers waiting to be unleashed. Enjoy!

GRADE: HIGH DISTINCTION

TELLING TALES: EXCURSIONS IN NARRATIVE FORM

(2 JUNE - 9 OCTOBER) @ MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEWED BY JEAN KEARNEY

Inside the MCA’s newest exhibition is ‘Telling Tales: Excursions in Narrative Form’, a group exhibition of artists working in a range of mediums, each exploring the magic of narrative and storytelling.

There were two works in the art gallery which gripped me and both used the medium of letters. The first work that caught my interest was Lee Mingwei’s ‘The Letter-Writing Project’. This piece invites the viewer reflect on what they’re thankful for by composing a letter of gratitude that if sealed and addressed the gallery promises to mail. If left unsealed with the envelope blank, the message remains available for the public to read and contemplate.

The second standout work was Jitish Kallat’s ‘Covering Letter’ that revealed an amazing memento of history. This installation slowly reveals a real letter written by Gandhi to Hitler, pleading against war.

The letter is projected onto an ethereal backdrop of cascading mist that the viewer can touch, walk through and interact with. The combination of mist and light, create a mystical narrative of history in the present.

Overall, it is well worth heading through jam-packed MCA, for a chance to view this thought-provoking and engaging exhibit. As the exhibition unapologetically returns you to history you may appreciate your own existence a little more.

GRADE: DISTINCTION

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SNOWPIERCER

REVIEWED BY VICTORIA TICHA

Director Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi, dystopian epic offers an eerie portrayal of a post-apocalyptic ice age. Just imagine: after an attempt to save the world from global warming cataclysmically fails, the world has frozen over leaving almost no trace of life.

The remaining survivors have been forced to seek refuge on a high-speed train, the Snowpiercer.

What’s left of humanity lives on the Snowpiercer, zooming around the globe, thrust forward by the perpetual-motion engine as the growing inequality between the first and last carriages grows dangerously rampant. The powerful and privileged 1% of the population resides, unsurprisingly, at the front of the train. Wealth decreases with each carriage, the majority of the inhabitants forced to culminate in the gloomy, cramped slums at the end of the train, surviving on meager rations. Unaware of the atrocities which fuel the train’s motion, the leaders of the last carriage rise up against their oppressors, thrusting the social order into complete chaos, anarchy and revolt.

FILM

This film is a must see. Not because of its eerie depiction of climate change but because it offers an allegory for capitalism and revolution. Dark, lyrical and funny, this film proves to be one bumpy train ride, but one well worth taking.

GRADE: HIGH DISTINCTION

PRETTY HAPPY: HEALTHY WAYS TO LOVE YOUR BODY REVIEWED BY PAIGE MCGRATH

When she’s not doing impressions of Matthew McConaughey or promoting her activewear brand, Kate Hudson is apparently writing books. Hudson says it’s not the “tell-all” we were hoping for but more of a health manual or how-to guide with diet recommendations and tips about meditation and mindfulness.

BOOK

The actress draws on years of common sense to impart knowledge on eating well, discourage fad-style diets and encourage exercise. Her advice takes on a kind of spiritual narrative, because Kate Hudson is also connected to the universe in some profound sense. She suggests a series of nebulous techniques to ‘connect with’, ‘reclaim’ and ‘reset’ the body. Unsurprisingly, everything you love in life is on her ‘not-so-good’ food list and should be avoided – Kate, do you really think I’m ever going to give up birthday cake? Let’s be realistic…

She’s also included interactive sections with personality-type questionnaires, similarly to the way Happy Meals include child-friendly activity on the side of the boxes.

In all honesty, Hudson doesn’t really say anything that other celebrity ‘wellness’ authors haven’t already said, so if you’ve read one book then you’ve kinda read them all. But if you’re a fan of K-Hud and need some motivation then go for it – she’s included heaps of cute photos of herself around the house which contribute to making people more healthy somehow. But as she says herself, “Photographs of celebrities may be inspiring but they won’t get you off the couch”.* Be warned: Pretty Happy might leave you feeling pretty underwhelmed.

GRADE: PASS *Yes, this is actually in the book.

FLUME - SKIN

REVIEWED BY LIAM LUANGRATHRAJASOMBAT

Flume’s Skin is the first sign of growing pains in the young producer. Torn between playing it too safe and experimenting to his heart’s content, Flume’s album is a muddled affair that’s almost worth the hype. With beats that range from future to electronica and moody, Flume mostly succeeds with what he’s good at. But it’s nothing new, with a lot of the songs blending into each other.

When Flume allows himself to experiment in songs like ‘Wall F**k’ and ‘Free’, he lends the tracks to dynamic, hard-hitting beats that stand out from the rest of the album. While at its core the album is a typical cool-moving production, ‘Wall F**k’ and ‘Free’ show evidence of Flume’s rare moments of adventure and experimentation. In between his stand out chart-toppers like ‘Never Be Like You’ and his wilder tracks, all the other songs fade into obscurity.

ALBUM

Flume’s Skin showed many signs of the 24-year-old’s talent but what was more telling was that it revealed his fear of breaking out of the comfortable confines of his super chill sound. Skin had a nice theme to begin with but with only minor signs of change, it grew tired by the end of the album.

GRADE: CREDIT

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BEST PLACES ON CAMPUS TO...

BY VICTORIA TICHA

Still a little lost roaming UNSW? Never fear, Blitz has lined up the best spots on campus for all you mid-year newbies to chill out, study and grab a bite to eat.

SLEEP

The beanbags on Level 3 of the Main Library offer the perfect refuge for exhausted students who were up all night ‘studying’.

Warning: You may end up featured on the ‘Snoozing at UNSW’ Facebook Page looking like Jabba the Hutt having a seizure.

KICK BACK

If social anxiety has rendered you incapable of normal human interaction, good news!

You can kick back in relative isolation on the grass area surrounding the Village Green Oval. Just you, the fresh air and the impending fear of inevitable socialisation! What could be better?

SOCIALISE

Speaking about crippling social anxiety, why don’t you try and make some friends?

Even when you’re at your most reclusive and hobo-resembling, you’ll always be welcome at The Whitehouse! Pizza, punch and free music while the sun goes down, what more could we ask for?

GET SNACKS

While IGA is still cheaper than most convenience stores on campus, if you’re after lollies and chips, head to the Ground Floor of New College Village, near the bus stop on Anzac Parade. You’ll find a little gem that stocks almost all your beloved lollies at a fraction of the cost and you can even top up your Opal while you’re there.

EAT

Do you deal with exams by ingesting inhuman quantities of saturated fats? Awesome!

The Whitehouse always has great weekly meal deals and Guzman Gomez does a killer burrito. If you’re strapped for cash, try Stockmarket’s $7 chicken soup or a $4.50 bowl of Udon at the sushi place next door.

STUDY

UNSW students apparently confuse the Main Library for a mosh pit, so if it’s too packed try out the Colombo Building, located near The Whitehouse.

The little pavilion next to the Matthews Food Court is also super convenient. Or just wing it, I don’t know - what am I, a good advice vending machine?

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT

BY SHELVY CHANDRA TJING

I’ve lived in Sydney for the past two years and I’ve got used to most of the Australianisms (What the hell is a servo?). That said, there are some things that I find perplexing.

For instance, there was the time I addressed a tutor by his last name. The entire class stared at me like I’d just lit an Australian flag on fire with the same cigarette I used to blow secondhand smoke at an enraged gaggle of pregnant mothers.

As for the air: it sounds silly, but it was strange adjusting to breathing clean air. When I thought the oxygen couldn’t get any fresher, I visited Adelaide, where the air was so crisp it hurt to breathe.

Then there’s the Australian obsession with shortening words beyond coherence.

Like what the hell is a platypus? Are you a duck or a very small, hairy person, make up your damn mind.

Afternoon becomes arvo. McDonalds becomes Maccas. Even Australia becomes ‘Straya.

Your insects and spiders look like they’re straight out of a horror movie. It might surprise you, but it wasn’t the furry, palm-sized spiders or the cockroaches that freaked me out the most. Instead it was the pigeons.

Aussies also pronounce words with an extra letter.

Knife becomes knoife and nice becomes noice (a vital lingual contribution made by Kath and Kim).

Better yet, Aussies have a habit of exchanging ‘antiquestions’.

“Hey, how are you today?”

“Yeah.”

“It’s pretty cold today eh?”

“Yeah.”

You can literally say “Yeah” to everything and the person you’re on a date with will think it’s a success.

One thing that I love about Australia is its sheer amount of natural beauty. Some of my favourite pastimes have become hiking or enjoying coastal walks. But Australia’s weather can suddenly go from ‘great’ to ‘apocalyptic’. You see, Australia has two seasons: ‘hot as the sun’s surface’ and ‘cold as the dead eyes of Chelsea Handler’.

36 degrees is different in Australia: it feels like you’re trapped in an oven. In the summer it’s so hot that you stick to your bed sheets. Then you’ll hear the inevitable zzzzz and you know you are going to be kept up all night by a mosquito (read: ‘mozzie’).

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Another thing: Australia, your animals are weird.

Okay so hear me out: Aussie pigeons just do not give a damn about you.

They are the ‘Adele’s ex-boyfriend’ of birds.

I remember walking down Basser Steps and behold there was a pigeon right in front of me. You would think a pigeon would scoot in fear of being squashed but nope, this pigeon took on the classic Aussie “no worries” approach. Like most Aussie pigeons it just minded its business and chit-chatted with its pigeon friends like I wasn’t even there.

I know you’re reading this pigeon. I know you think you’re better than me. Your turn will come.

Living in Penang and Indonesia, it was a bit of a culture-shock moving to Aus. But despite the country’s strangeness, all I can say is, “Stay quirky ‘Straya!”.

UNSW EATS

PESTO ZOODLES

BY JOHANNA HAGENAUER

Growing up close to Italy, I ate a lot of pasta as a child.

If you’re gluten intolerant, never fear, this recipe is a great alternative that uses spiralised zucchini instead of wheat pasta.

INGREDIENTS

SERVES: 2

2 medium-sized zucchinis

DIFFICULTY: EASY

a few grape tomatoes

PREP TIME: 10 MINS

chicken breast or a few slices of halloumi (vegetarian option) pesto 1/2 cup of almonds, soaked in water 1/4 cup of olive oil 50 grams of basil lemon juice chicken breast or a few slices of halloumi cheese 1/4 an avocado

DIRECTIONS 1.First make the pesto by throwing the olive oil, basil, lemon juice and almonds into a blender to blend until they form a smooth paste. You might have to add a little more olive oil to get the paste to blend together and you may need to scrape down the paste from the side of the blender once in awhile.

2. Cut up the zucchinis into spirals with a spiraliser or a vegetable peeler and place them into a bowl. Add the desired amount of pesto and mix well.

3. Next place the zoodles and pesto into a frying pan to heat up for five minutes. After the zoodles are warm, fry the halloumi until cooked.

4. When the zoodles are warm, pour them into a bowl to serve with a few grape tomatoes, a bit of cooked chicken breast or pan-fried halloumi.

NOTE: The pesto keeps in the fridge for about five days and makes a great spread for sandwiches as well.

Also, if you don't have a spiraliser handy, you can use a vegetable peeler to make zucchini noodles. Just peel off thin slices and cut the zucchinis in half lengthways.

Hungry? Check out Johanna’s website thriftywholesome.com and Instagram @thrifty_ wholesome for more food porn.

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BACKTOSCHOOLSCOPES

BY MADELAINE DE LEON

ARIES

LIBRA:

Have a mental image of your goals and kick, Aries. Stay in the present moment and you’ll be #winning.

Libra my kindred spirit, you will be drowning in a pool of projects and possibly a few assignments (already?!). Get some downtime too, everything must go swimmingly in order for your boat to float.

TAURUS

SCORPIO

Taurus this is the semester to muster up the courage to speak your mind. Get out of your holiday Netflix binge mode and start talking in those daunting tutes!

GEMINI

You’ll need the emotional elasticity of a rubber band, Scorpio friend. Adapt to the coming semester by snaking it*. (*Saying to your friends “I haven’t studied” but oh, you have.)

SAGITTARIUS

After the break, you’ve come back refreshed as ever Gem. You are dazzling all over your lecture buddies! Cupid’s arrow will hit you in no time.

Keep relationships at bay, you social Sagittarian. Pay homage to your loved ones to be the best you during this time of free assessments.

CANCER

CAPRICORN

Fashion forward Cancer, it’s time to get some new threads.

With the semester just beginning and mid-year sales on their way, some stylish clothes won’t hurt. #treatyoself

LEO

Roaring Leo, with sem starting you might need to change your game plan, but with an eager mind you’ll checkmate.

VIRGO

Virgy, listen up. At the start of session party you must use all your social tricks to make some magic happen. Networking will open up a number of possibilities in your career path.

Take the spice out of your life, Capsicum. Say goodbye to your little friends and be independent. With hard work, your reality won’t bite.

AQUARIUS

Don’t take on too much this coming August, Aquamarine.

There will be a lot of decision in the waterworks to be made.

Think before you sink.

PISCES

Transform your room into a study cave for this semester.

This sem you’ll need a sweet crib to escape to when the inevitable assessments rain down.

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BACHELOR OF ARTS/ BUSINESS

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WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SPORT TO WATCH IN THE OLYMPICS? Male diving, of course!

IF YOU COULD MAKE ANYTHING AN OLYMPIC SPORT WHAT WOULD IT BE? Captain’s Ball.

WHAT’S YOUR SURVIVAL TECHNIQUE FOR SEMESTER? Study and sleep. Sleep in between assignments too!

WHAT'S A BASIC ADULT TASK THAT YOU STRUGGLE WITH? Just staying awake.

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BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SPORT TO WATCH IN THE OLYMPICS? Gymnastics and tennis.

IF YOU COULD MAKE ANYTHING AN OLYMPIC SPORT WHAT WOULD IT BE? I would love to see a three-legged race in the Olympics.

WHAT’S YOUR SURVIVAL TECHNIQUE FOR SEMESTER? Stay organised and do not leave everything until the very last minute.

WHAT WOULD YOU BUY UNSW FOR ITS BIRTHDAY? I would give UNSW way more indoor study spaces.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SPORT TO WATCH IN THE OLYMPICS? The 100M sprint. I love watching how the athletes get their mindsets ready during the warm-up and watching them sprint so quickly!

IF YOU COULD MAKE ANYTHING AN OLYMPIC SPORT WHAT WOULD IT BE? Cricket. I’m a big fan and I support both India and Australia.

WHAT’S YOUR SURVIVAL TECHNIQUE FOR SEMESTER? Stay on top of your assignments and do not rush at the last minute.

Consistency is important.

BACHELORS OF MECHATRONICS/ BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

MEDICINE IF YOU COULD MAKE ANYTHING AN OLYMPIC SPORT WHAT WOULD IT BE? Playing tennis while riding an ostrich.

WHAT’S YOUR SURVIVAL TECHNIQUE FOR SEMESTER? Pace it out. Don’t do all of your assignments in one block.

WHAT WOULD YOU BUY UNSW FOR ITS BIRTHDAY? I’d paint every building pink — wait that’s too cruel. I’d just paint the lawns pink.

WHAT'S A BASIC ADULT TASK THAT YOU STRUGGLE WITH? Cooking for myself every day.

ROSE

IF YOU COULD MAKE ANYTHING AN OLYMPIC SPORT WHAT WOULD IT BE? Holding your breath underwater.

WHAT’S YOUR SURVIVAL TECHNIQUE FOR SEMESTER? Listen to lectures, follow the course outline and meet the course expectations.

WHAT WOULD YOU BUY UNSW FOR ITS BIRTHDAY? I’d make sure that all screens had touch screen interface.

WHAT'S A BASIC ADULT TASK THAT YOU STRUGGLE WITH? Cooking is definitely on the top of the list.

MASTERS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

MIGUEL

WHAT’S YOUR SURVIVAL TECHNIQUE FOR SEMESTER? For Postgrad students; complete preparation lectures before each class, try and understand the topic instead of memorising and don’t just solely focus on getting the grades.

WHAT WOULD YOU BUY UNSW FOR ITS BIRTHDAY? I would build a few building-sized human LEGO blocks.

WHAT'S A BASIC ADULT TASK THAT YOU STRUGGLE WITH? Understanding the Aussie accent.

Sometimes they just want to merge three words into one and it sounds like gibberish.

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