Debate | Issue 16 | 2016

DEBATE ISSUE 16 | AUGUST 2016

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DIVERSITY WEEK 2016 1 TO 5 AUGUST Think + Live Outside the Box Join us for a week of celebration of the rich diverse cultures and identities at AUT. • Interactive student-led diversity challenge • Cultural showcase and entertainment featuring Kanji performance accompanied by Japanese Taiko drumming • Live DJ dancing to the Afrobeats • Disability art exhibition • Global expo on overseas internship and volunteering opportunities • Thought-provoking seminars promoting the inclusion of minority groups For more information see www.aut.ac.nz/community/aut-diverse-communities/news-and-events or email diversity@aut.ac.nz

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EDITOR Laurien Barks lbarks@aut.ac.nz SUB - EDITORS Amelia Petrovich Julie Cleaver DESIGNER Ramina Rai rrai@aut.ac.nz CONTRIBUTORS Amelia Petrovich, Julie Cleaver, Chantelle Cullen, Reegan Hill, Tyler Hinde, Nilam Patel, Ellenor Pryor, Shawn Cleaver, Conor Leathley, Shivan, Niki Chawla, Benjamin Matthews ADVERTISING Harriet Smythe hsmythe@aut.ac.nz Contributions can be sent to lbarks@aut.ac.nz PRINTER Debate is printed lovingly by Soar Print Debate is a member of the Aotearoa Student Press Association (ASPA) This publication is entitled to the full protection given by the Copyright Act 1994 (“the Act”) to the holders of the copyright, being AUCKLAND STUDENT MOVEMENT AT AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED (“AuSM”).

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Pg 4 Editor’s Letter Pg 5 Prez Sez Pg 6 The Best Time Is On The Road

Pg 14 Narrowly Avoiding Disasters Pg 16 Time Well Spent Pg 18 Go Healthy

Pg 8 Cool Shit

Pg 20 3AM Thoughts

Pg 10 The Pain Olympics

Pg 21 AUT Sport

Pg 12 Student Parliament

Pg 22 Debate Faillacies

Pg 24 True Romance Pg 26 Short Story: Part Two Pg 30 Angel Pg 32 AuSM Advocacy Pg 33 Recipe Pg 35 Puzzles

COVER IMAGE BY TYLER HINDE FA C E B O O K . C O M / A U S M D E B AT E

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EDITOR’S LETTER Hey lovely people, Since I returned from a visit to my home and native land (and more specifically: the land of living skies), I’ve been lapping up my roots in the form of a beautiful television series.

Hailing from the same yellow fields in which I was born, Corner Gas is a series written by Saskatchewanians, for Saskatchewanians.

The primary creator, Brent Butt, (also known as the guy who’s brother my mum knows), has managed to slap small town Saskatchewan on a screen in such a popular way, that even Kiwis I’ve met are fans of his work.

Re-watching the six season wonder, and laughing all the way, I’ve been having a think about what actually makes the series so lovable. I mean, I get that in-jokes between the show writers and us prairieborn folk are a huge part of it, but if there’s an international audience, there’s gotta be some other appeal than references to Saskatchewan living.

One of the biggest stand out traits I’ve noticed, is the fact that there’s next to no romantic plot line. At all. Except for one older bickering couple, everyone on the show is single, happy, and with almost zero percent interest in one another. Sure you get the odd episode that alludes to romantic tension, but it’s never sexy. It might sound horrifically dull, but when was the last time you watched a series with no sex, no sexual tension driving the plot, no love triangle, and with references to sex reserved for the sole purpose of comedy? I’m not against sex in television by any means, but it’s mildly thrilling to be entertained without genitalia getting overly involved. Additionally, it’s not far off the mark when it comes to Saskatchewan living. So props for accuracy!

With just over a million people taking over the entire province, the majority of us are cousins, living with wolves, or watching Corner Gas…not a lot of room for sexuality in those lifestyles (hopefully…).

And what’s a television series to rely on, if not love and/or sex to pump it along?

Violence, of course. However, despite Saskatchewan having the ability to brag about the title of “Province with the Highest Crime Rate in Canada”, Corner Gas chooses not to showcase this part of the province’s

CV. Name calling with the word ‘Jackass’ is about as horrifying as it gets in the show’s fictional town of Dog River. No violence to be seen, and none to be missed – the more I think about it, the more impressed I am.

With an intro song that literally has the words “there’s not a lot going on”, Corner Gas is really quite transparent about the point – or lack thereof – in their episodes.

Yet their witty comedy and characterisation is so spot on that they’ve managed to pull off six successful season, 107 episodes, nine Canadian Comedy awards, and a whole slew of other national awards including Best Writing, Male & Female Performance, and Direction. That’s just ridiculously cool to me! That a show about nothing could be so successfully popular without resorting to shock factor in any shape or form.

Maybe my fandom and editorial are just as pointless and uneventful as the show, but I think praise for the unique and wonderful is due. If Corner Gas is the best thing to come out of my home-province since my birth, I’ll happily boast my Saskatchewanian pride wherever the opportunity presents itself.

Have a fantastic week!

Laurien

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N I CA E LA-J A N E K I N G

Kia ora guys,

Hey lovely people of AUT,

Thursday and Friday last week were my favourite types of days at University: GRADUATION! I’m lucky enough to be invited to them, and yes, I take up that offer and go to every single one. I have done so since 2014. Not just my favourite, but the most important aspect, we get to celebrate our success. To all of you who just walked across that stage, I offer the biggest congratulations. You made it after years or months of stress and hard work. You have come out the other side a champ. You now hold that expensive piece of paper which means so much. For some, you may be the first in your family and have broken that cycle, or you may be a parent inspiring your kids who look up to you. You might be someone who has broken stereotypes or proved yourself or someone wrong. Either way you did it, and don’t forget that.

Did you know that AUT offers workshops to help with time management? All you need to do is sign into career hub and register for a workshop that suits you. Stress can not only cause emotional damage, but it can also can have major effects on your body’s systems. Your body and mind is what gets you through each day, you should take care of yourself and understand when you do not feel you are capable of obtaining your A game.

For those of us still working towards that goal, your Vice President Nicaela-Jane has a few tricks and tips to help you out. If you have the opportunity in the future to attend one, I advise you to. There is so much emotion and excitement, you will feel so determined to study and get to the end.

“As you start your journey, the first thing you should do is throw away that store-bought map and begin to draw your own.” - Michael Dell Ursh x

I have several tips that can help with stress: 1: Get Moving 2: Engage Socially 3: Time for Yourself 4: Healthy Diet 5: Sleep.

Even if you go for a walk to collect Pokémon, it is better than doing nothing. Catch up with mates or join a club, talking in person is better than online. Take time out to relax whether that means to go to the beach or read a treasured novel, the options are endless. Reflect on what you currently eat and how you could improve your diet, even if that means eating more vegetables. Sleep… please sleep, I know you want to have a social life and balance study, but make sure you are getting enough sleep each night.

“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” - Amit Ray. Nicaela x

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The best time is on the road By the AUT Chinese Student Association On the first day of July, the annual AUTCSA Ski Trip began. Early in the morning, we gathered at city campus, feeling excited and a bit nervous. It reminded us of those lovely times on school trips when we were little.

Set off! What awaited us would be a fantastic journey, and we were definitely going to enjoy ourselves so much!

First stop: Blue Spring The Blue Spring at Te Waihou Walkway is internationally acclaimed for its water. It is so pure and clean that it produces a beautiful blue colour while being virtually clear.

Second stop: Taupo A well-known town located in the centre of the North Island. It was such a relaxing afternoon to walk along Lake Taupo, New Zealand’s largest lake.

We also paid a visit to the world-famous McDonald’s, which is recognized as one of the “10 coolest McDonald’s around the world”.

Last stop: Amazeme (Rotorua maze) Amazeme is a fabulous new attraction in Rotorua. 1.4 kilometres of winding hedge-lined pathways take you to the centre of the maze. Here in the maze, we got lost, but we also had loads of fun finding our way around.

Summary Together, we had fun walking in the bush, snowball-fighting on the Snow Mountains, and getting lost in the maze.

Together, we enjoyed ourselves playing board games at night, making dumplings, or learning to make dumplings.

A wonderful and memorable 2016 AUTCSA ski trip has come to an end. We look forward to seeing you on next-year’s ski trip.

关于AUT华人学生会 AUT华人学生会简称AUTCSA，成立于2003年，隶属于AUT学生总会 (AuSM), 现拥有会员两千多名。为使同学们课余生活更加充实， 学生会组织了丰富的室内外活动。这些活动旨在为大家创造更多 沟通交流的机会，提供交朋会友的平台，从而使留学生活更加精 彩。关于学生会的更多信息，请关注我们：

Third stop: Mt Ruapehu Excitement. Screaming. Big smile. That’s how we felt when standing on top of the Snow Mountains and admiring such splendid views. For most of us, it was our first sight of snow, and it was such a magical experience. I believe, the moment we first touched snow and the fun we had on the ski field will be etched in our mind forever.

Fourth stop: Polynesian Spa On the last day, we arrived in Rotorua, a cultural centre for the indigenous Māori people. The first stop here is the Polynesian Spa, New Zealand’s leading internationally acclaimed thermal spa. In cold winter, it’s a wonderful experience to be submerged in a hot mineral spring bath, while enjoying the picturesque views of Lake Rotorua.

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SNAPPY TUNES Soundscape guitarist, Arli has just released his new album, Allegra, and announced he’s joining the international Wanderlust circuit. Playing solo sets as well as performances alongside yoga and meditation classes, Arli has been pricking the ears of some top instructors in the yoga world for his captivating sets which blend his Middle Eastern heritage and Western influences, including the United State’s Shiva Rea. Debate has three USB snap bracelets which feature a copy of the album to give away this week! To be in to win, email lbarks@aut.ac.nz with your name, campus, and all time favourite study jam!

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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Auckland War Memorial Museum’s annual LATE programme returns for its ninth season with another thought provoking series of curated evening events.

From August to November, the Museum, in partnership with Metro, will host four smart talks featuring special guests, live performances, food, drinks and special latenight exhibition openings.

This year’s LATE series features relevant and intriguing discussions on food inequality, feminist theory, web activism and the relationship of musicians to their fans.

Speakers of note this year include the award winning poet Courtney Sina Meredith, cartoonist Toby Morris, Dame Diane Robertson of the City Mission, former manager of Lorde, Scott Maclachlan, and many more.

Full price tickets are $20 and only $10 for Museum Institute members and students with valid ID.

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Put an End to The Pain Olympics Amelia Petrovich | Illustration by Tyler Hinde It may have gone unchallenged for a while now but this, finally, is a petition to stop The Pain Olympics.

Useful as they are in prompting thought, it’s come to my attention that the Pain Olympics simply aren’t profitable for anyone- the cost is far too high.

The first Olympic challenge I ever witnessed was in my own home.

My brother vs. sister, both chafing to win and neither willing to back down.

“I’m freaking out about my fucking science homework,” said my sister, a powerful blow.

How lucky we are! How fortunate! But how unsolved every problem is if its cast aside to make room for a bigger one.

The thing that’s tricky about the Pain Olympics is that the various matches, disputes and comparisons are often fairly won. I don’t think my sister wanted to argue that high school was tougher than university, and I certainly am grateful to live in a society where the most unsavory thing I encounter on most nights out is an unwanted ass-grab at a bar.

Knowing that uni is hard doesn’t make your Year 11 workload less stressful, and hearing about a friend losing the plot slightly more rapidly than yourself does nothing to alleviate your own meltdown.

“Yeah?” bragged my brother, “try being at uni and having assignments.”

Bam, wow, he’d won that round of the Pain Olympics… but neither party walked away feeling any more triumphant.

Next time, I decided to try my own hand.

But if everyone, everywhere, all the time knocked aside every problem if a ‘bigger’ one existed, where would we be? Knowing that uni is hard doesn’t make your Year 11 workload less stressful, and hearing about a friend losing the plot slightly more rapidly than yourself does nothing to alleviate your own meltdown.

“I’m just not coping very well,” I confessed to a friend.

“Yeah?” they sneered, “well I’m not coping at all so…”

Of course, an obvious hit- why had I not seen it coming? Beaten and ashamed, I hid my non-coping under my jacket and limped away to my spot on the ‘things that aren’t as bad as they could be’ podium.

It was surely where I belonged, the only place I deserved to be, and yet the end of the game was not the end of the issue. Things weren’t as bad as they could be, but they still weren’t solved.

It’s not just individuals that partake in the Pain Olympics though by any means, entire societies and groups are compared and played off against one another in the name of the sport. Harassment in a bar is sometimes not an issue when there is murder overseas, and murder of course can be discounted if we cast our minds back to genocides of the past.

The ultimate effect of the Pain Olympics continuing as it has is a world where no problem, no single problem, matters unless it is the one worst ever problem that everyone, everywhere, all the time agreed was the absolute pits.

I’ve come to believe that continuing in this vein isn’t useful for anyone with problems, be they objectively big or objectively small.

The ‘small’ ones continue to exist, expand and dither around when the ‘big’ ones aren’t any closer to being solved just because their largeness has been acknowledged. The Pain Olympics is really pretty useless.

So I say, lets do away with it totally. It can fuck off. Pain, problems and heartache aren’t cards to compete with or games to be won but actualities of life. Lets deal with them case by case as if they all matter. A broken wrist isn’t pancreatic cancer, but for a cautious kid who has never been hurt their whole life it may just be the most agony they’ve ever felt, and that matters too.

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Cost Of Social Inclusion Is More Than Taxpayers’ money Youth MPs discuss the mock Bill regarding online accessibility for people with disabilities.

By Nilam Patel Youth MPs had the opportunity to put in a conscience vote for a mock Bill during their two day tenure at Youth Parliament 2016.

Thirty Youth MPs gave speeches on the Bill and voted whether the Bill should be passed as law.

The topic was addressing the issue of online accessibility for people with disabilities. The Bill was passed with 89 votes in favor and 30 against.

Jia Dua, Youth MP for Hon Phil Goff, spoke about New Zealand being a nation which has always been accountable and acceptable of differences.

“To me New Zealand is a country where the disabled does not mean less abled.”

She spoke further about the internet not being

a “one size fits all”, model and emphasized that more could be done towards making websites user friendly for the disabled.

“Inaccessible web design makes for uneasy or even impossible internet usage for them.”

The World Internet Project New Zealand survey conducted between 2007 and 2013 revealed that nine out of ten New Zealanders used the internet.

have a negative influence on innovation for technology.

“The online services already implemented for the disabled could be lost, if they are forced to be more compliant,” he said. “The goal is also unrealistic to have it done in five years.”

“Technology is moving forward at an incredible pace, trying to think forward to ten years, who knows what we will have by then.

The percentage has increased from 82 per cent in 2007, to 92 per cent in 2013. The internet is constantly viewed as an important source of information, including access to government services.

“It’s just bulky legislation which will have costly effects for private businesses.”

However, a small number of Youth MPs disagreed citing extra costs for taxpayers.

“There will always be a cost of inclusion, but the cost of social inclusion outweighs it.”

William Muir, Youth MP for Hon Gerry Brownlee, argued that the Bill would force more regulation on small businesses and

Karan Kalsi, Youth MP for Hon David Cunliffe, voted in favor of the Bill as well.

Youth MP Jia Dua disagreed that money is not the issue at the context of the Bill.

He agreed that New Zealand has become more digitally advanced and access to the internet therefore was a basic right.

“It will not bring a small apocalypse to small industries by passing more regulations.

“Having internet access has in fact helped the expansion of consumer bases and businesses alike,” he said it would be a positive change “to allow for more growth”.

“Each Kiwi should have the opportunity and dignity that they deserve.

“The internet may have failed them, but we haven’t,” he said.

A Matter of Conscience

By Ellenor Pryor Words like “socially isolated,” “equality,” and “technological revolution” are just a few of the thought-provoking statements made during this years’ Youth Parliament mock Bill debate. This year’s mock Bill called for the improvement of accessibility to digital technologies for those suffering with

disability throughout New Zealand Over 1.1 million people are said to be suffering from some form of disability throughout the country. Often these impairments mean the internet can be a difficult tool to use, with websites timing out, lacking the function for subtitles, or the inability to increase the front size.

In a rapidly advancing technological world, it appears not all manufacturers have prioritised the ‘user-friendly’ nature of their products for those “dealt a different hand” in life. The mock Bill would aim to enforce all web and app manufactures to comply with a certain standard at which it is deemed more accessible to the wider disabled community.

Throughout a series of 30 speeches, youth MPs valiantly argued for both sides, with those supporting the Bill pleading with others to “remember these are real people,” while those opposed to the Bill criticised the use of funding that would go into the law when around 305 000 kiwi children live below the poverty line.

However, speaking with Britnee Tapara and Katrina Sneath, it is clear the Bill meant a lot more than we’ll ever understand. Britnee Tapara who represented Lower Hutt South MP Chris Bishop suffers from severe visual impairment, and gave an inspiring speech on the mock Bill that left the chamber in a standing ovation.

She later explains “[she] has a passion to help people, and that’s all [she’s] ever wanted to do because being visually impaired [her] entire life, [she] know(s) what suffering is.” On the conscience vote of the Bill she declares, “if you aren’t disabled, and you don’t vote for this Bill, you are the blind one!”

Despite concerns over the cost, and the lack of incentive the law would incur among manufacturers, one Youth MP reminded the chamber that “clothes don’t come in a one size fits all, and neither does technology.” By the end of the debate, the Speaker of the House conducted a conscience vote in which the majority were found to be in favour of the Bill- 89 ayes to 30 noes.

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Six Times I’ve Narrowly Avoided Disaster While Travelling Shawn Cleaver “The world is a dangerous place oi. You could get, ya know, blown up or something.”

My former co-worker’s words of warning still ring in my ears every time I check the news.

I remember thinking ‘The dangers of the world are not going to keep me in Auckland my whole life!’ What are the chances that I’ll be right there when something awful happens?

1. Jakarta Terrorist Bombings and Gunfire January 14th, 2016 After the horrible events in Paris a month before I left New Zealand, the threat of terrorism was a real one. I’ve never let it sway my decision-making because it’s too random to factor in, but it struck just a few short weeks in.

Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta was hit by terrorists in the middle of January. Suicide bombs and guns were used to attack one of the busiest streets in the city, injuring 19 and killing seven. They reckon it was ISIS.

Apparently quite high.

Not once or twice, but I’ve counted six occasions I’ve been within the country, city, or street of a worldwide disaster. I don’t know if I’m just ridiculously lucky because I keep missing the worst of these incidents, or if I’m actually cursed and if countries knew what was good for them, they’d hold me at immigration.

I was an island away, practising for my big music gig in Bali. I didn’t hear about the attacks until I’d left for Thailand. There are thousands of islands that make up Indonesia, so to be on the one next to the affected was pretty scary. I thought that was going to be my big run-in. But I still had a few to go.

2. Terror Warnings in Malaysia February 22nd, 2016 Once I landed in Malaysia, hell-bent on relaxing and doing nothing, British, Australia, and New Zealand governments issued terrorist warnings for not only Kuala Lumpur but for the very street I was staying on. They said Western tourists would be targeted. That was when I really hoped Mum wasn’t following the news.

The Chinese New Year fireworks blowing up outside my window did not help ease my paranoia. I genuinely thought they were bombs and I went into full Rambo survival mode. I wanted to leave for Borneo before anything got too serious.

However in the same warning, they also said to stay away from Borneo because pirates were targeting Westerners for ransom. It was a bad luck sandwich. A foot-long. With that peri-peri mayo shit.

I’m sure you would have hear by now if either of those warnings came to fruition, which they did not. IT still didn’t stop me from checking behind us in the speedboat as we sailed around Borneo’s islands.

3. Vietnam Canyoning Tragedy February 27th, 2016 While planning my epic trip through Vietnam, I heard of three British tourists who died canyoning in Dalat, which is the first spot tourists go to when they leave Saigon. I was in Saigon when it happened, and met up with a friend who had come from there.

He said news outlets were all reporting different things, but everyone knows it was just old, faulty equipment that didn’t stop them from falling.

I decided to skip Dalat after that. Turns out I wasn’t the only one, as half the companies who offer canyoning tours closed down afterwards. Although I was a full city away, it was shocking news because friends had come from/were going to Dalat and knowing it could have been anyone opened my eyes a bit.

4. Japan Earthquakes April 14th, 2016 Okay, this one was serious. I was gallivanting around South Japan having the time of my life. I left Kumamoto on a bullet train and by the time I had got off, the area I was just in had been rocked by a massive earthquake. Including the aftershocks and all, about 50 people died, with thousands injured.

I was Facebooking my friend who went south to Kagoshima, and

felt all the shakes. She ended up flying to Osaka to escape it all. I realized I left mere hours before it all turned very pear-shaped. If my trip was a day later, the rest of my trip would have been very, very different.

5. Mt Aso Eruption April 16th, 2016 Styaing with the Japanese theme, this gets a separate mention because it wasn’t an earthquake, but a goddamn volcanic eruption. I was hiking Mt Aso in Kyushu three days before it violently erupted.

I was literally as close as you were allowed to get to the crater, on top of a number of grassy hills that would have made for a long and most likely unsuccessful descent. The volcanic eruption was linked to the quakes, so I got out of there at a pretty optimal time.

6. Paris Floods June 2nd, 2016 Finally, one I actually kind of saw. It was raining cats and dogs non-stop for most of my time in Paris. Each day I’d come home soaked, even with my umbrella. I tried to keep to the inside touristy stuff, like spending a lot of time in the Louvre (which they had to shut because of the floods) and the catacombs, but I still got owned.

Paris in the rain is bittersweet. It’s still so picturesque and gorgeous, but it’s amazing how little you care about pretty buildings when you are freezing your ass off. I knew I got too lucky in London, as the notoriously rainy English capital was mostly rain-free for me.

I thought it was just bad luck for the tourists that it rained so much, but it’s actually pretty serious. The same weather system has killed people in Germany, plus thousands are without power across France. It’s all pretty full on.

Despite these close calls, I am very safe, healthy, broke, and grateful. I’ve found it tough to be upset at all this year because everything has worked out so well. The world is dark and full of terrors, but I continue to cheat death Jon-Snow-Gandalf-FinalDestination style.

Fingers crossed I keep this lucky streak up for a few more months. If not, then like everyone when they leave their house every day, I took a calculated risk and lost. Not much you can do about that.

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Time Well Spent Chantelle Cullen I caught myself staring into space the other day after somebody asked me how my holidays were going. Should I lie and say I went out and partied it up for the whole break? What about saying I had a super relaxing three weeks and everything was totally fine?

What about the lie of saying I caught up on loads of homework?

Well, I didn’t really do any of that. I got caught up with finding as much paid work as I possibly could, and I spent my limited down time crying over the new season of Orange is the New Black and watching all the movies that came out in the cinemas. I’m also not too sure how I managed to waste an entire three weeks without writing much at all, I would almost consider it a wasted holiday.

Who’s to say what is and isn’t a successful mid-year break though?

I have a bit more cash in my pocket, some people will be more rested up, some would have travelled half the world, and some people won’t be struggling with the ‘back to uni’ assignment rush.

It’s all a matter of opinion and motivations, you could almost separate every student into their Hogwarts houses based on what they did with their holidays.

The one things I really should have done was catch up on my assignments. But that obviously didn’t happen, as every time I opened up my laptop to write, I ended up lying on the ground in a state of panic and self-hatred. The number of people I spoke to about their homework motivations were in the same boat as myself. With it being our final year of university (it’s a NO to postgrad), and our futures on the line, we end up panicking big time and making everything worse for ourselves.

‘The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, or a hell of heaven’ –John Milton.

The time we spend for ourselves can either destroy us, or build us up. We need to learn what works best with our personality type.

Time spent doing something that makes us happy and content is never time wasted. I get the feeling that our society often seems to promote studying and aiming to be the best of the best, which isn’t always a bad thing. But as lovely as that seems, we forget to put our mental health and comfort into the main picture.

The number of people who are entering degrees that they don’t like only because it was seen as the best idea to get a higher education straight out of high school, is alarmingly high.

I have recently overheard an older couple at a café I work at talking about how they wish they saw the world more when they were younger. How they spent too much time moulding

themselves, trying to be better people, rather than letting their experiences mould them into the better person that they became at a much later stage in their lives.

The activities we each choose to do and the people we decide to associate ourselves with are things that will mould us into who we will become.

We spend our days dreaming about what we wish we could do with our youth, but spend so much of our actual time and money on things unrelated. Even as students, we have the ability to begin chasing our dreams. Whether it’s saving for that adventure and planning for the cheapest way to accomplish that goal, or working on skills that will improve our CVs to send off to our dream jobs.

The activities we each choose to do and the people we decide to associate ourselves with are things that will mould us into who we will become. We should know how to say ‘yes’ to everything, but know when ‘no’ is necessary. Our limits should be pushed, but not to the point of finding everything is too much to handle. We should be aiming for specific goals, but accepting that they will change as we learn more in life.

We need to work our current situation to our advantage but adjust what we can to make the most of it.

‘The reasonable man adapts himself to the conditions that surround him. The unreasonable man adapts surrounding conditions to himself.

All progress depends on the unreasonable man.’ –George Bernard Shaw.

The way we spend our time is important, but time we spend doing things that makes us happy and comfortable is time well spent.

Some people do need to realize that this is important in life, as I have learned recently. We are allowed to spend our holidays actually being on holiday, rather than straining ourselves for something that doesn’t actually make us as happy as we thought it would.

I see that some people just change themselves to their surroundings, while others change their surroundings to suit themselves. The positive impact this can have on your life is massive, and can turn your life from bearable, to enjoyable.

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Stress: Over time high levels of stress can have a negative impact on your immune system. So try and keep the stress levels in check, go for a walk, take some time out whenever you can, or reach for supplements to help promote calm, such as GO Stress Remedy.

Lack of exercise: exercise can boost your bodys feel good chemicals, and help you sleep better. Both of these can help boost immunity. So try to get regular moderate exercise.

3) What kinds of vitamins should we be taking during the winter and why?

Key ingredients: Echinacea, this popular herb has been well studied and is renowned worldwide as a valuable aid for immune support and a powerful natural ally for your immune system.

Garlic is a pungent herb and one of nature’s best antiseptics. Garlic is packed with nutrients and compounds that have strong immune supporting properties, helping to provide a powerful punch to the body’s defences when those nasties hit.

Go Healthy Winter Health While winter months can be charming with their comfort food, cuddles by the fire, and warm cups of tea - they can also wreak havoc on our health. It can be hard to keep illness at bay when the weather is cold, so we asked Go Healthy’s Janeen Howard for a bit of advice on how to survive the winter months as healthy as possible.

First thing’s first: Why are colds more common in winter months?

There are many reasons why people catch those nasty winter ills and chills in the colder season: In winter people tend to congregate indoors rather than outside.

Winter weather is often damp, and damp combines with heating in buildings to form the humid conditions that are the optimum for germs to thrive and pass from person to person.

Homes and buildings in winter are often not well ventilated, after all who wants to open a window and let the heat out?

So what are some common mistakes that people make that might be affecting the likelihood of them getting sick?

Nutrition: The winter months can prove a nutritional challenge for some of us. This time of year some people tend to ditch the fresh salads, fruit and vegetables, opting more for the hot, stodgy, comfort foods, and reduce their water intake. This can be easily fixed - homemade soups, stirfrys and casseroles are quick, easy to make, and can be jam packed with vegetables.

Not enough Sleep: Getting plenty of sleep is key for a healthy immune system.

Zinc is critical for optimal functioning of the immune system. This important mineral is lacking in New Zealand soils. Several studies have shown that even mild deficiencies can impair the body’s natural defences.

Olive Leaf helps to naturally support the body’s immunity by working at a cellular level to strengthen the body’s immune response. It contains strong anti-septic properties that help keep the body’s natural defences strong against invaders.

The herb Elderberry has been used for hundreds of years for its immune benefits. Elderberry supports recovery and is especially effective in supporting upper respiratory tract health.

Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that help balance intestinal flora, and keep the immune system healthy.

Vitamins D and C and Zinc are necessary for winter health so try to make sure that they are getting enough of these as well.

We have a fabulous winter product that I can recommend: GO Vir-Defence is an easy to take, one stop product to arm your body with the natural ingredients to defend the body against lurgies. The power-house supplement to help super charge your immunity naturally, GO Vir-Defence contains Echinacea, Garlic, Olive Leaf, Zinc, Vitamin C, Elderberry and more. All ingredients are supplied at optimum strengths to support a strong immune system. This product can be taken daily to help fortify the immune system. At first sign of feeling run down increase the dose to two capsules. Take 2 capsules ongoing until symptoms have improved, and then revert back at a one capsule maintenance dose.

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3 AM THOUGHTS Sometimes our sub-editor, Amelia Petrovich, likes to wake herself up at 3am, record the first thought that comes to her head, and share it with the world.

July 20th, 3:00am “Ice cream at 1am? Niche market for sure” The sassy, sleepy businesswoman in me has struck again folks. I love business-me, she’s so concise and confident in the newsworthiness of her own thoughts, confident in a way that no waking soul would be. Of course ice cream at 1am would be a goddamn niche market, it’s cold at 1am and also people are often bloody asleep, so I doubt the foot traffic would be high at all.

Sleepy business-Amelia doesn’t let thoughts like that stop her though, here she is proudly declaring that this kind of ice cream would be niche, for anyone who hadn’t already worked that out.

Bless her.

It’s interesting that I mention 1am here, rather than my usual witching hour of 3am. This thought was dribbled into the notes section of my phone at 3am, but for some reason my mind was cast back a couple hours earlier when I was actually awake (yes ladies and gentlemen, it’s entirely possible that I form 80% of the niche ice cream market who is up and buzzing at 1am still).

What happened before I went to sleep to make me think of desserts and niche business all at once? A quick search through my browser history tells me that I spent a little while scrolling through photos of my ex on Facebook before promptly switching over to Reddit. Maybe it was this toxic combination that lead to my subconscious need for junk and comfort, although this morning I’m not sure if my ex-stalking was about comfort, junk, or a twisted combination of both. Savage, but also too real.

Anyway, on the subject of 1am ice cream, the thought itself coincided with a dream about waking up on the sofa at my old flat. The sofa was under a window that looked out onto the street and I’d been surprised to see the Mr Whippy van pulling in at the front of the flat as I woke up. My dream self didn’t have time to scramble for her wallet and live out her niche market fantasies though, because bang on time my alarm went off for 3am and I was wrenched away before I could ask Mr Whippy if this targeting of the insomnia demographic was working for him.

The more I think about it though, the more likely it is that Mr Whippy would be fucking creamin’ it (ha) with 1am ice cream delivery. It’s two hours before 3am, the time of morning where everyone’s brain is molten jelly and nothing in life matters anymore, so it could actually be the opportune moment- prior to total apathy but still after self-control has disappeared until morning. On Fridays and Saturdays, what with young’uns being hella drunk and all, you could even make a killing! All in all it’s a business model I like and will continue to endorse, especially if obsessive ex-boyfriend stalking becomes a habit of mine. You need creamy desserts for that shit, it’s just science.

Athlete Profile Myron Manickum Having already completed a Degree in Visual Arts from AUT, Myron Manickum is now in his final year of a business degree majoring in Marketing. Myron is part of the New Zealand University Futsal team that travelled to Goiânia, Brazil to compete in the World University Futsal Championships in the semester break. Myron plays for the Auckland Men’s National Futsal team and is the current captain of the AUT Men’s Futsal team. Myron also coaches the AUT Women’s team that won the University and Tertiary Sport (UTSNZ) title in April.

How did you get involved your sport?

I got Involved in futsal from a young age when I saw a national competition at the home of futsal in Kohimarama, East City Futsal. I remember going with my dad and older brother to watch the tournament and seeing the skill, pace and excitement of the games, and was hooked ever since. I knew I had to play this sport as I had a background in football and thought this indoor game was the best thing since sliced bread.

How do you fit your sporting commitments/travel around your uni life?

It’s always a juggling act, you have to make sacrifices every now and then when you are training nearly every day, but it is doable to do both. It takes a bit of organisation from me and time management to be able to give my fullest both in university studies and sport trainings/ commitments. I do enjoy it and wouldn’t change a thing. It keeps me busy and out of mischief.

Upcoming Events AUT vs UoA Women’s Rugby Sevens Match - Sunday August 21st at Auckland University Rugby Football Club.

NZ University Ultimate Championships – August 26-28 in Christchurch UTSNZ Volleyball Tournament – August 29-30 in Wellington UTSNZ Basketball Tournament – September 5-7 in Auckland

What are your sporting goals and where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Sporting goals for me are something I always keep track of and keep in the back of my mind. One of my goals is to represent the NZ Futsal team in an international game - I know that I can achieve that in the near future. I would also like to go overseas and play in a national league competition in Australia or Thailand – both countries have good leagues that will better me as a futsal player. I would also like to see myself carry on with coaching teams and sharing my knowledge and passion of the game to others.

What is your favourite post training meal?

There’s always good stuff to eat! Maybe a Big Mac combo with a strawberry shake… Jokes, I keep a pretty clean diet. I usually go for a fettuccini pasta dish or a steak and salad.

What’s the best piece of advice you have been given?

Best piece of advice that’s been given to me was from my dad, my dad is very much involved in my sport and is always the one I seek after a tough game or hard tournament. His advice to me was to always believe in yourself, believe that you can do it, whatever it is. Another piece of his advice which is hard to apply, but I do try: do everything whole heartedly.

UTSNZ Hockey Tournament – September 23-25 in Wellington UTSNZ Netball Tournament – September 24-25 in Auckland Contact AUT Sport at sport@aut.ac.nz or pop into WB119 for more info.

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Debate Faillacies Amelia Petrovich You know, for a publication called Debate we spend an embarrassing amount of time not talking about debating.

As lippy students, lippy tutors, or lippy people, we spend a lot of time arguing, but the refined art of the thought-out debate is seldom dipped into. It can seem intimidating at first, an impossibly difficult task, to present a logical argument and sound deceptively intellectual all at once.

The trick isn’t being talented and smart yourself though, that’d be too much work. Instead it’s about figuring out the ways in which your opponent isn’t talented and smart.

The more you listen to people debate and argue, the more you’ll

notice the same really annoying stuff come up so many times.

It’s the “yeah but if we allow this, imagine what it could lead to” and the “yeah but you can’t prove it though”- little phrases that feel hard to get around, but actually are not all that difficult to destroy.

These small annoyances are sometimes called ‘logical fallacies’ and exist on the internet in list form for anybody interested in dismantling the flimsy logic of a silly opponent. Debating is a traditionally formal art, and any argument deemed fallacious can be considered formally incorrect, which can be handy for you in the event of a heated, verbal feud.

Debate has put together a few of their favourites for you, so next time you meet someone who sucks at arguing, you’ll be the one who sucks less.

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You might be a complete and utter asshole of a person, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make a valid logical point.

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Anecdotal

The slippery slope

This is where somebody uses a story about their life to prove the truth of a statement they’ve just made. Of course, this is nonsensical - just because a thing happened to you one time, this doesn’t necessarily mean it will happen every time in all cases everywhere.

Also, people can embellish or even outright lie about stuff that’s happened in their lives because people are jerks.

This is the argument that, if one thing is allowed to happen, many related (and often undesirable) things could also happen. The thing is, this could be true but it also may not be- there is literally no way to tell at the moment of argument if said snowball effects will actually snowball. As such, this is a flimsy argument and we hate it.

EG: “I know a person who is in an unpaid internship right now and loves it, so actually they are a great thing for every single person in the whole universe.”

Appeal to authority Pretty much the “but my Mum said so” of the adult world. Appealing to authority, or claiming something is true because a powerful figure deemed it thus, is pretty useless because all it does is point out that a high status human has the same thought as you. While this is a nice feeling, sometimes it just doesn’t mean shit.

EG: “I never used to think Tyler Street was a legitimately good venue, but I guess if Max Key goes there…”

Personal incredulity Fallacy number three basically refers to people who think they’re so grounded and worldly that anything they can’t fathom must make no sense. It’s the tool for those who still have not grasped the idea that different people experience the world around them differently, and may in fact know an array of weird and wonderful things. You being less informed does not make you right.

EG: “I’m a guy and I’ve never felt objectified when someone pinches my ass at a bar. How the hell are you complaining? It’s clearly just a compliment.”

EG: “You see, if we allowed one person to have facial piercings at this high school then everyone would shove copious amounts of metal into their face and the institution would probably be undone by some giant magnet overseas, so y’know, it’s all just too much of a risk.”

Ad hominum You might be a complete and utter asshole of a person, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make a valid logical point. This fallacy occurs when somebody makes personal attacks rather than choosing to address the issue at hand. While it may be interesting and scandalous that your flat mate is a roaring drunk, it doesn’t mean she’s wrong about turning the heater off at night to save money.

EG: “Yeah? Too much sugar is detrimental to your bodily health?

That’s rich coming from a two-bit hussy, also your room smells weird.”

Strawman It pays to directly address exactly what the other person is saying, as that’s the issue at hand. A ‘strawman’ argument is one that misrepresents the point in order to make it easier to dismantle, which is kind of just a fancy and confusing way of totally changing the topic.

EG: “You reckon the lawns have been messier this year? I guess what you’re saying is that we have to mow them every hour on the hour until there is no lawn left. Goddamn it I like my lawn, Barbara.”

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True Romance

Conor Leathley With the release of the second season of Mr. Robot, I felt that this may be the best opportunity to pay homage to one of the stars of the show, Christian Slater. As a young man taking the Hollywood bull by its horns, some of his performances drew comparisons to a young Jack Nicholson. Yes, the threetime Academy Award winner Jack Nicholson. Suffice to say, he has not (yet) become the Nicholson incarnate. There is a chance however that Mr. Robot may be his relaunching into the pop culture zeitgeist after an uneven couple of decades.

If so, get ahead of the curve at Video Ezy and chill to 1993’s True Romance.

This might be the best Quentin Tarantino movie that you have never heard of, probably because it is not considered in his pantheon of 8 films. The reason for that is because it was directed by the late Tony Scott (brother of director Ridley), with Q.T. penning the script. It does feature what eventually will become the who’s who of Tinsel town; future Academy-Award winner Patricia Arquette is Slater’s love interest and the driving narrative of the story; Brad Pitt being a delightfully stoned couch potato. Future Batman Val Kilmer is Elvis, acting chameleon Gary Oldman convinces as a pimp, Hollywood savant Dennis Hopper endears portraying Slater’s father and Christopher Walken plus James Gandolfini are the intimidating gangsters. Samuel L. also makes an appearance, because hey, it’s a Tarantino movie.

True Romance perfectly captures the hopeful, ebullient spirit of the 90s that was post Vietnam/Gulf War and pre 9/11, whilst mixing in all the classic tropes that Tarantino fans love. Slater stars as the protagonist Clarence Worley, a comic book store clerk who goes to the movies every year on his birthday, alone - this time to see three kung-Fu movies back to back to back. It is there that he meets the troubled, but beautiful Alabama (Arquette), who spills popcorn on him before falling madly in love. It is when Clarence finds out that Alabama is a prostitute and that she is having trouble with her pimp (Oldman) that the story kicks into action.

It’s ironic that Mr. Robot is based around an unreliable narrator, because that seems to be the genesis of this story –Clarence has dreamed up this entire scenario in his head.

In what other world could a lady as beautiful as Alabama ever fall for someone as adequate as Clarence? Would just a regular guy confront a bunch of gangsters in their domain?

Probably not. On the other hand, there is no fear in love.

Furthermore, as the viewer you will not find yourself thinking this, with the skill that the relationship is written. The film does not live or die solely on their scenes also. Walken and Hopper, the two old heads in the film, conduct a compelling, provocative exchange about the origins of the Sicilian mafia.

James Gandolfini gives a performance that is a precursor to him becoming the pre-eminent TV actor of the early 00’s in The Sopranos. Hans down, a whole lot of credit also needs to go to the legendary composer Hans Zimmer, who creates a beautifully moving theme that is interspersed throughout the film.

Speaking of music; Clarence loves Elvis. It’s clear in his first conversation that we see him having, as well as the odd introspections that he has with his inner Elvis (played by Kilmer). He will never become Elvis, clearly. It is unbecoming to even suggest that someone like him, a 20 something who works in a comic book store and with seemingly no life prospects, could ever become a pop culture bastion. But that’s not the point.

To Alabama, he is her Elvis. “You’re so cool” she says to him.

This loner, loser nobody to everyone else is hero, caregiver, lover, to her. That might be the film’s somewhat depressing message, shown in a beautiful narrative form; that as often as we have been told that we are special little snowflakes, there is a very little chance that any of us will do something that will shake the very foundations of society. But we can be that to someone else. We can be their Elvis. As I said before, this could all be a fantasy in Clarence’s mind. But believing in a true romance – isn’t that the best fantasy to have?

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Mackenzie: Part Two

The Plan We’re trying something a little new for the next few weeks! Reegan Hill has written a three-part short story for y’all to follow. Have a read and let us know what you think!

Want more creative writing? Less? None whatsoever? Tell us! Email lbarks@aut.ac.nz with your feedback and be in to win a student card.

Reegan Hill

I knew that Denise would take Felix somewhere she could trapme.

At sixteen, he didn’t look like a teenager, he looked maybe twentyone, which scared me.

I knew she wouldn’t hurt him until I showed up. What I didn’t know was why she would be crazy enough to kidnap someone. I had completely forgotten about Felix’s little brother; in all the mayhem I’d just rushed back to the hotel. Daniel sat on one of the beds, his head bent down looking at the phone in his hands. At sixteen, he didn’t look like a teenager, he looked maybe twenty-one, which scared me. Both Felix and I were convinced he was taking some sort of growth hormone.

“What did you do to my brother?”

“I beg your pardon?”

“I got a message from his phone, but not from him. Why am I getting threats from some random chick?” He wasn’t giving anything away; there was no emotion in his voice. It was like he’d just talked about getting a sandwich.

It was exactly what she wanted, me out of my element and her safe in her own home and the knowledge of where everything was.

“Felix is in trouble, because I made a mistake. Just let me sort this.”

“Not happening,” he jumped off the bed to firmly grasp my arms. “You and I are fixing this. I’m not letting you do it alone, for both your sake and my brother’s.”

“She’ll have him at her house,” I whispered. There was no way she would risk taking him anywhere else, she could set traps and I’d never stepped foot in her house. It was exactly what she wanted, me out of my element and her safe in her own home and the knowledge of where everything was.

“Daniel, I need you to do your computer thing,” he raised an eyebrow, his computer thing was like magic and he knew it. “Can you find where she lives and maybe the floor plan?”

“I can find where she lives, but the floor plan might be a big ask.

Honestly, I’m not even sure where to find that sort of thing.”

“Do you want to save your brother or not!” I didn’t plan to yell at him, but apparently the stress of Felix being alone in the hands of a madwoman was making me lose my temper. Daniel looked more than shocked, he’d never heard me yell, I couldn’t even remember the last time I yelled at anyone.

“I’ll do it, don’t get your panties in a twist,” he reached for his laptop, leaving me stunned at my outburst. Suddenly, it was like I couldn’t breathe, my legs were weak and my vision blurry. Was I having a panic attack?

The next thing I knew, I was looking up at the ceiling listening to the whir of the air conditioning, the taste of copper in my mouth. I had fainted?

“Mackenzie,” Daniel was shaking my shoulder, his face wasn’t in my vision, or so I thought, but apparently, it had been because he moved and suddenly the little blur I’d been seeing turned into his face.

‘What?”

The next thing I knew, I was looking up at the ceiling listening to the whir of the air conditioning, the taste of copper in my mouth. I had fainted?

“Dude, you passed out and hit the floor.”

“Get back to work. I’m going to plan out what to do,” I pushed up.

I couldn’t let Felix stay with Denise any longer than possible.

Fainting would not change that. We would have to get into her house some how, neither of us would stand a chance if we got in a room alone with Denise and her children, the insanity in that family was scary.

We’d have to find a way to draw them away from Felix. This meant one of us would have to be bait, it should probably be me; Denise wouldn’t chase

Something in him lit up and a wide grin spread across his face. I never thought of Daniel as scary, but the look on his face was.

Daniel. Which meant, Daniel would have to pull Felix out, hopefully Felix would be able to walk or run.

“We have a bit of a problem. She has a basement,” Daniel sighed. “If she has Felix down there we’ll have one way in and one way out.”

“Then we play cat and mouse. Denise doesn’t want Felix, she took him to get at me, obviously if I were to show up and wave it in her face, she’ll forget about him. Hopefully.”

Something in him lit up and a wide grin spread across his face. I never thought of Daniel as scary, but the look on his face was.

“How far do you think you’ll be able to run before she gets you?”

“Uh, well, I’m not sure? Of course I could outrun her, but we don’t want to make her give up and go back to Felix.”

“Sure we don’t. I’ve got a plan. I’m calling my Dad, he’ll help us out,” I couldn’t reach him in time to stop him from putting his phone to his ear.

Felix and his Dad were not on the best terms and I didn’t trust his Dad not to make friends with Denise after hearing what was going on.

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Rackets | Album Reviewed by Benjamin Matthews

App Reviewed by Benjamin Matthews

When Rackets first appeared, their songs barely punched the minute mark. You’d be lucky to find a song lasting even two minutes. Contrast that with their latest album, Walking the Skeleton, where the average is around three and a half. With longer songs comes longer breathing room, enough time to develop their ideas further.

I would’ve loved to see the faces of the higher-ups at Nintendo when this turd of a game was proposed. Pokémon has been an important part of my life. They were the first games I ever played. I learned to read while playing them. Pokémon has been some sort of love affair. Besides the messy Diamond and Pearl generation, I can’t remember a time when I’ve not played Pokémon. I’m surely to play the upcoming Sun and Moon. As great as Pokémon is, I can’t say the same thing with its mobile phone debut.

Both Separator and Wash My Brain Out has a sort of Dinosaur Jr vibe, with soaring guitar solos. Gay Boyz is a pop-punk song, jangly fast and catchy, while Slave to the Hate is loud and scary, with screaming and bemoaning, sounding somewhat demon possessed. Cult of Rackets has the band jam to a trippy, poppy surf-tune, ranting about starting their own religious community – aka, a cult. So far, this is the closest the band’s got to mimicking the Pixies, and they seem to do it better. Kristen, a mammoth five-minutes song, would seem unthinkable for a band whose debut was only 15 minutes long. But with heavy Black Sabbath-like riffs set over a dreamy tune, the new wavy song will put you into some kind of trance.

While their previous album may have been more accessible, Walking the Skeleton is without a doubt Racket’s best album to date. For fans who’ve been there from the start, you won’t be disappointed.

Meddled with confusing gameplay, much of which is left unexplained, Pokémon Go comes off as a chore. It doesn’t even feel like a video game - more of an advertisement for the authentic real thing. The GPS system is extremely unreliable and clumsy, trying to catch a Pokémon with the touch screen is harder than you’d think, and the “battles” end up being automated disappointment. If you were looking for a Pokémon game to play on your phone, this isn’t it. Hopefully Nintendo will wake up and realise they’ll have to do a better job. Till then, this “game” will be a forgotten relic of the past.

K YLIE COS M ET ICS Cosmetic Lipkit Reviewed by Niki Chawla

These lipkits are forever sold out on the website, and are going on Ebay for crazy prices. They have been talked about so much in these past nine months, so I got hold of the Candy K and Mary Jo K lipkit to try them out for myself. And…I love them!

Starting off with the packaging, I think it’s totally cool and makes the product look exciting with the drops from the lips! The packaging has become so popular, the lipkits are getting stolen on the way to customers!

The liquid lipsticks have a really good formula, meaning they can take a bit of time to dry up, but the end result feels like you’re wearing nothing on your lips.

Each colour is so great and really brings out the best of your lips!

The liner isn’t too bad either, although I feel like I don’t need to use it, because the listick does a good job without it. The price for the lipkit is 29USD (40 NZD approx), and I think it’s totally worth the price for a lip liner and lipstick.

The smell was delicious enough to tempt tasting it, and it was only a three day wait for delivery. What more could we want as consumers? I think I’m in love with these kits, if only the bank account would love it as much as I do.

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Tu r n i t i n It has been said that “Turnitin is like Skynet but with less chance of escape” (Buckby et al, 2015).

Lets talk about how it works, what AUT does with it and debunk a few myths along the way.

What is it?

Turnitin is a software product that is primarily used to detect plagiarism. Plagiarism is not acknowledging (by referencing it properly) where something in your work comes from if you didn’t actually think it up and write it yourself. Turnitin is widely used by universities.

You upload your assignment as directed by your lecturer. Turnitin then compares it to pages on the web, pages that it has cached that are no longer on the web, online journals and, importantly, every other student assignment submitted through Turnitin anywhere ever. That is a lot of comparing.

What happens next?

Your lecturer then gets an Originality Report from Turnitin, which is a copy of your work

with highlighted bits where Turnitin has found your work to be similar to something else, be it a web page or an assignment someone handed in at the University of Kazakhstan in 2007.

Your lecturer then has to go through what Turnitin has picked up and see if it is actually a problem. So you wont be in trouble for referenced material. You wont be in trouble for repeating back the assignment question(s) or assignment outline, as the whole class will have done that.

Myth 1# “There is an acceptable level of similarity like 20 per cent maybe, so if it is less than that I wont have a problem”.

BUSTED. There is no “acceptable level of similarity”. If it is not referenced it is a problem.

The more unreferenced material there is, the bigger the problem.

What happens if Turnitin gets me?

You will be sent a letter saying there is a problem and asking you to provide an explanation. If the explanation is not satisfactory

then there will be a consequence ranging from an official warning to suspension depending on the circumstances. Suspension is reserved for repeat offenders.

The folks at the AuSM Advocacy team have dealt with literally hundreds of these cases.

Come in and see us and we will help you out.

Myth 2# “I will just say I accidentally handed in the wrong copy of my assignment, quickly write another one and escape all charges”.

BUSTED. At least 6 students all tried this during one week this semester. It didn’t end well.

How can I fool Turnitin?

Seriously? You think you can outwit Skynet?

Myth 3# “If you just change every 7th word Turnitin doesn’t pick that up”.

BUSTED. Yeah, nah. It does and you look kinda silly for trying.

Gluten, Dairy, Soy free Thrice Cooked Fries Reegan Hill Fried foods from a fast food store are always a risk for people with allergies; there is no way to tell if other foods have been cooked in the same oil as yours. Making your own is the surest way to make sure your food is safe. These are so simple and just a little time consuming.

It took me about an hour to make enough fries for six people.

All you need to do is cut the potatoes into the shape you’d like; I chose a wedge. I used around 10 medium sized potatoes for six people, there isn’t a set quantity for this recipe, you can use as many or as few potatoes as you like. Boil until the outside is soft but your fork doesn’t go through the whole potato, only a millimetre or two of softness.

Drain, then tip into a shallow oven dish, make sure the fries are spread evenly. Season with whatever seasonings you want. I chose chilli powder and Italian herbs. Pour some rice bran oil over the fries to make sure they won’t stick to the tray. I used rice bran oil because it has a higher smoke point than olive oil and won’t burn as easily.

Bake in the oven at around 250 degrees Celsius until the fries start to turn golden. Right after pulling the fries from the oven, start shallow frying them in a pan. You won’t need to let them cool between any of the processes.

Shallow fry on a medium to high heat until they’re a nice brown golden colour, for me it took around three minutes in the pan for each batch. Make sure there is plenty of room in your pan to move the fries so none will burn.

On a cooling tray, let the fries rest to drain off the oil, I put a few paper towels underneath to stop the oil getting the bench dirty. Right before you serve them, you can season them again, this time I chose salt and paprika.

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