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or the last ten months it’s been a pleasure and joy to provide this small contribution for you all. So much has changed in such a short period of time. Bond has gone through a massive restructure, one that the benefits are just being seen; celebrated it’s 25th Anniversary; and most importantly, the Bra’s Juice Bar opened. Why so sentimental? I will be stepping down as Publications Director as of the publishing of this edition of Scope. This isn’t a decision I have made on a whim, but one carefully thought out and with a tinge of sadness, but not regret. There is much more I hoped to do, but vision only matters if you can make others see it; otherwise, you’re just a lone madman. I once said to a doe-eyed fresher if you do student politics to make a change, you’re doing it for all the wrong reasons. I’m not sure if I was being facetious. An article was written in Benchpress a long time ago titled ‘Bond Politics: the different kinds of student politicians’. He described five types: the mover and shaker, the sheep, the born politician, the person who loves it, and the résumé kid. This list isn’t exhaustive, but I personally make it the top 5, with one addition: the disenchanted. Unlike the others the disenchanted does join student politics but is created because of student politics. It could be anything that makes them – poor management, lack of progress, unprofessionalism – but the result is always the same: they simply walk away. The past ten months have had their ups and downs, the strange and banal, and for much of my time on BUSA I will look back with fond memories. My friends on the committee I wish them good health and good times in the last leg of the journey. I always thought it cliché when said the journey is more important than the destination, but reflecting I would now agree. The lessons learned, and people met are what made my time great, and I look forward to whatever is next. To sign off this week’s Scope includes many of my favourite articles published over the past 26 issues. Read and enjoy. For the last time bon voyage and farewell,
Jeffers
IT DIRECTOR The Great Merge In the BUSA 2014/2015 Elections the positions of Communications Director and I.T. & Multimedia Director will merge under the I.T. & Communications Director. The new portfolio will allow for better control, consistency and expansion of the combined portfolio and we hope to see the actual workload, for the elected Director, decrease as less time is spent in cross-communication and double-ups. For the past two weeks while Bridie has been away on the amazing Kunanarra trip we have had the ability to trial the new set of consolidated responsibilities as all Communication tasks have been taken over by the I.T. portfolio. We think it has been a smooth transition. When normal roles resume at the end of this week we will be happy to both: hear the amazing trip stories and also be assured that your student experience will not be harmed by the role combination. So in summary you’ll still have busa.com.au, a quirky combination of Facebook posts and an informative What’s On, just less people to email! Have a great week Bondies! Michaela Orsmond (I.T. & Multimedia Director) and Bridie O’Sullivan (Communications Director)
AMUNC 2014 Let’s be honest, we owned the sh*t out of AMUNC this year. BUUNSA rolled with 26 of our finest students to the Asia-Pacific Model United Nations Conference in Brisbane. We spent the week living by the wise words of Wiz Khalifa: “work hard, play hard”. I was informed by another delegate that Bond delegates were “domineering” in committee sessions. The BUUNSA Prez, Rachael Young, was even awarded the “Queen of Sass” prize on the Security Council. It is true that Bond delegates bossed their committee sessions, with supreme knowledge and confident spoken prose our delegated won over their Directors and ultimately resulted in quite a few individual awards:
Best Delegate Award
Honourable Mentions
• Amy Reid (ICC) • Holli Edwards (International Atomic Energy Agency) • Joshua May (4GA) • Lara Sveinsson (UNICEF) • Mark Borg (6GA: Legal) • Marty Campbell (3GA: Humanitarian) • Stephanie Smith (International Press Gallery)
Connor McBain (ICJ) Dakota-Lily Morris (1GA: DISEC) Holli Sargeant (Human Rights Council) Penelope Meeves (1GA: DISEC) Ryan James Starkey (2GA) Best Position Paper Amy Reid (ICC)
At AMUNC you could hear a Bondie from a mile away, always yelling MARK BOOOOORRRGGGGG for no reason whatsoever. Word on the street is that MARK BORG is the new NOON. A jungle themed party at Cloudland was enjoyed by the freshers – especially by one of the female freshers who scored the first hook of the week. Notably absent was the BUUNSA exec who all decided to pussy out (typical). Incestuous as always, love blossomed between two of our Bond freshers, with lips locking through masks at the Black and White Masquerade Party. Nerves were running high at Finale Ball as the Bond delegation waited in anticipation for the announcement of the Best Large Delegation. When the winner was announced - “BOND UNIVERSITY” - the entire delegation ran onto the d-floor and proceeded to mosh and yell “BOND BOND BOND”. The other Universities were not amused by our public display. But, we didn’t care because BOND’S DA BEST. The night was a huge success and tied together what was a perfect week for Bond’s MUN elite. As a sidenote, highlight of the week had to be stealing Monash University’s Mascot, a stuffed toy penguin… and subsequently ripping it apart and scattering its innards in front of Monash’s room at the backpackers. Totally worth getting yelled at by an abrasive Monash Head Delegate. You know you love me XOXO AMUNC GG
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S A BOY, I grew up in a small discarded flask on the outskirts of Mozambique, raised by a herd of wild giraffe, where I was forced to live off the land. Communication was initially difficult for us, but over a period of about 15 years we came to realise that we shared common interests: feeding, exploring and sunbathing. One day, as we traversed the native terrain, we haphazardly discovered a disastrous shipwreck along the coast; a tragic sight to behold. Curious as we were, we slowly approached - and by this time, I’d managed to create a Giraffe saddle using only my body hair - the wreck, where we were anxiously met by a disheveled, old, sea captain – a baker from the West. His name was Captain Arnott. His gray beard, akin to a medieval sea-wizard’s, was caught by the howling wind and blown around his wrinkled face like a tumbleweed in a hurricane; his blistered lips, charred from the enduring heat, swollen and battered like a Fillet O’ Fish special; his large blue eyes, albeit damaged from the sun, remained vigilant. Wearing a rugged brown tunic, seemingly hand-crafted from baking paper, lentils and geese hairs, the man stood withered, but firm. As he, nor his ship, was in any condition to sail home to his bakery in the city of Newcastle, the herd accepted him on condition that he teach us the ways of the West. The years that followed were some of the best of my life. Captain Arnott was not only an esteemed baker, but a philanthropist, an entrepreneur and a scholar; he taught me to read and write, and to twerk, but his greatest gift was one he shared with us on a warm summer’s eve, sitting atop the golden dunes of the distant desert island. “Have you ever heard of a Mint Slice?” he posed, raising one eyebrow quizzically.
“What is Mint Slice?” I retorted in an anxious flurry of interest, only to be met with a single tear of joy on the old man’s face, which penultimately evaporated into a rainbow of dreams before exploding in the night sky. With a sudden clamor, Arnott burst from his seat and disappeared into the foliage of the nearby jungle. What seemed like only moments later, he returned with haste, short of breath and clutching in his right hand a rare Mozabiquian coconut, and in his left, assorted herbs and oils, one of which was mint. Returning to his seat after a brief Pilates demonstration, ingredients in hand, he muttered some magic words, smashed the coconut in half using a nearby rock, and entwined the herbs to create a long, minty string which would bind the two coconut halves together on a hinge. We didn’t actually eat any Mint Slice that night, but the captain did craft himself a very stylish, Hawaiian-esque coconut bra to protect his sensitive nipples from the salty, chilled air of the sea. The sun arose, and with it dawned the prospects of a new day. While scavenging the remains of the old, creaking, waterlogged wreck, we learned of an in-tact packet of Mint Slice in the ship’s galley; one of thousands of fortunate survivors that were coincidentally undamaged in the voyage. And thus, it was written. We ate, we laughed, and we celebrated. Today was the day. Unfortunately, we later discovered that the entire giraffe herd was diabetic (genetics can be cruel) and so they soon perished under the weight of the sugary treats. Arnott and I spent the next few months repairing the ship using tanned giraffe leather, which was now in abundance, and then set sail for Australia, which I now call my home and write to you from. Mint Slice changed my life forever, and so I wanted to share my experience with you. Arnott was the bravest man I ever knew.
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Red Cross Centenary Night
Proudly celebrating100 years of helping people…
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Date: Week 10 Friday 18 of July Where: The Living Lab, Institute of Sustainable Development Bldg. Attire: Red and White Time: 5.30 -‐7.30pm
Includes performances from Bond Salsa Club
Raffle tickets are also for sale: $2 for 1 and $5 for 3 (Will be sold on the event*)
Questions can be directed to: redcross@student.bond.edu.au
Speakers:
Marlene de Kock (Australian Red Cross Blood Service Communication Relations Officer) William Matthews (Chairman of Red Cross Queensland Youth Advisory Committee-‐ QYAC) Telecross Information Session by: Rhee Duthee (Red Cross Service Manager, Social Support)
This event is a BURCS fundraiser initiative that promotes Red Cross programs and gives students the opportunity to give back to the community. *All proceeds from the raffle draw wil go straight to the Australian Red Cross.
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