THE GLOBE XI p3 Letters to the Editor O Week Reports We ask the freshers - what did you really think of O-Week? p4 + 5 This Fortnight The beginning of the all new FORTNIGHTLY calendar, jam packed with stuff for you all to do both in and out of IH. p6 Serious Shit You Missed This Week What’s that SCC Position? We tell you important things, like what’s going on in the world of politics and how to get political at IH! p7 P-Week Report Peng’s Ha-Ha jokes The Globe accepts no responsibility for the quality of Peng’s jokes.
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The Top Two Hello IH,
We would like to extend a most pleasant welcome to the freshers and a warm welcome back to all the seniors. After an awesome jam-packed O Week we can already tell 2013 is set to be a good year. As we herded a new cohort of confused freshers onto a sizzling futsal court, it was unclear how they would all fit into this great diverse community. However, by Wednesday’s Cultural Fest the freshers had seemingly lost any shred of apprehension as they had no fear of pelting marshmallows at the O Weeker’s faces, or dumping them with a bucket of water. In the final hours of the week a.k.a Meet the Seniors Toga Party, we saw freshers and seniors mingling and getting festive together, despite any reservations of being partially nude. The hype of O Week is just the beginning of a fun-filled exciting year to come. We know you all will be able to maintain that same level of enthusiasm throughout the year, but at the same time don’t be shy in providing feedback to help this place grow to its full potential. In two weeks on Sunday 24th March, we’ll have our first General Meeting (GM). GM is a mandatory meeting for all of Student Club (which means the whole student body) during which the Student Club Committee or SCC/IHSCC (the elected body of student representatives) reports back to and receives feedback from the Student Club. It’s also a forum to discuss any major issues in college. At this meeting in particular, we will be electing two committee positions (every member of the student club will have one vote). The positions will be Secretary, an executive position and General Member B (GMB), a fresher representative. The Secretary is required to take minutes at weekly meetings, organise GMs and communicate with external institutions. GMB is responsible for maintaining a high level of involvement of the freshers and running their own events. If you want to stand for either of these positions, you must make a one-minute speech at GM explaining why you would be good for the job, find someone to nominate you and make a 30 second speech in your favour, and find someone to second your nomination who will simply sign their name in support of you and will not have to speak at GM. The three of you will have to write and sign your names on a piece of paper, which will be used as your nomination form, and will have to hand it to the interim secretary Kyle O’Neil by Friday 22nd March. If you have any questions come see one of us. We look forward to the awesome year ahead, and can’t wait to get to know each and every one of you!
Love Mi-Gi and Bri-Bri
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In your hands is the very first Globe of the year, a newsletter where all things IH are discussed at length. Bad jokes are told, fun facts are revealed and letters to the editor are printed. This edition deals specifically with that magical time of year - O-WEEK, as well as its more chilled-out cousin, PWEEK. We also publish all official IH photos from parties and events in albums on our Facebook page, so please take time to like ‘The IH Globe’ you want photo evidence for that embarrassing thing everyone says you did last night… Please note the centrefold, complete with a sexy, sexy calendar girl. This calendar has been specifically designed for your organizing pleasure, so please feel free to pull it out and stick it on your wall so you don’t miss one second of the fun going on here at IH. Alternatively, extra calendars will be available in the foyer. It is known that there ain’t no party like an editing party, so if you are interested in writing, reading, formatting, printing and struggling with text boxes, please come along to my room (GC 01) Sunday week where we will be doing all of these things whilst consuming megalitres of green tea, coffee and perhaps chowing down on some chocolate-y goodness. All input is appreciated! If you can’t make it, just contact me on Facebook or send your articles to ihglobe@gmail.com. Editorial hugs and kisses, Erin THE GLOBE I - March 11 2013