RAM Issue #5 July

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ISSUE NO. 05

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Welcome back to Semester 2. Let's kick it off with Winterfest/Re: O’Week and the release of this hot little magazine in your hand!

This month’s edition is filled with literacy goodies such as the difference between weed in California vs NZ, plus all the positives and negatives of marijuana. Executive Elections are coming up in mid-August, so if you have some great ideas for your fellow students, then run for the executive and help make a change in 2020. Information on how to nominate someone or yourself and how to vote and more importantly WHY...are all in this issue of RAM. Get out there, get involved and have fun this Semester.

NOTICES APX Travel have moved from the ground floor of George Forbes to the Annex (just along from the bookshop) to allow the student social space to be completed. This is a permanent move. All services and the hours of operation remain the same. You will still be able to continue to contact Cindy by email or phone (03) 341 7848, or pop over to the Annex to chat through your travel needs.

Office hours on campus are: 9am - 2.30pm

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YOUR STUDENT PRESIDENT 2019

KRISTY HAVILL President

I’m running out of ways to start off my column in a catchy way. Ah well, onwards we go...

Semester 1 done and dusted! Congrats kidlinks, proud of you all! And we’re only just getting started for the year. We’ve still got so much more to go – Winterball, Garden Party, CultureFest and SO much more!

Now I’m gonna have a vent. Unfortunately due to most of you guys and gals not supporting the Planet O events, we’ve had to cut them back from 4 events per semester to 2 per semester. Tickets are only ever $10, you literally cannot get a better deal than that.

We’ve put on 3 very different genres, so you can’t tell me that we haven’t tried putting on something for everyone. You also can’t tell me that these events are for undergraduates only. Music transcends all ages, so everyone is welcome – regardless of what you’re studying. You can’t tell me that you don’t want to go because you don’t want to consume alcohol – the bar sells non-alcoholic drinks as well. Call me oldfashioned, but you also don’t need alcohol to have a good time. Don’t want to attend because not many people go? Bring your mates, problem solved, more people going.

You’re never going to get tickets for free, because LUSA needs to be able to earn money back, otherwise there will be no LUSA. No need to tell me that you’ve got no moolah – I’ve been there done that as a student. It’s $10! Bargain! (Just quietly, that’s what your student loan is for!) We’re trying to create a vibrant student-oriented campus so that you don’t have to trek to Yaldhurst or into the city. So get behind us, support us, because we are delivering what YOU all asked for, so now’s the time to put your money where your mouth is.

Mrs O’s is only going to be open on Wednesdays this semester, and we will be hosting a wide variety

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of events on those nights. Check out our Mrs O’s Semester 2 calendar - you can pick and choose what events you want to go to, and then go to the Yaldy the other Wednesdays if that’s what you want to do.

Best of both worlds, everyone is happy. But Mrs O’s is so much closer to home, so it’s a cheaper and safer option for you all. And much more happening! $4 fries for goodness sake……stuff of dreams.

LUSA are dedicated to giving you the best student experience. You won’t find a more determined and committed group of people. We want you to have a happy and enjoyable time while you’re here at Lincoln, and you have told us that these events will help you to achieve that. So we’d love to see you there. Otherwise, we’re at a loss for what else we could do to make you all happy.

Rant over. Let’s get this off the ground and make campus the place to be for everyone!

I’ll be winging my back to Lincoln from Italy when you’re reading this, hopefully with a cracker of a tan.

Scroll through the rest of RAM and you may or may not find a cheeky wee article about what I’ve been up to over in the land of pizza and pasta.

Looking forward to seeing you all in your finery at Winterball – I’ll be jetlagged as hell, but it’s always awesome to talking to yas! Especially when some of you are drunk and coming out with some marginal chat, that’s always entertaining for us sober folk.

Kristy Jane

YOUR STUDENT EXECUTIVE 2019

Ollie Rutland-Sims Vice President

Yo yo yo welcome to 100 years of student representation at Lincoln university!

Unless you’ve been living under a rock in Bikini Bottom (yes, we’re looking at you Patrick) then you’ll have noticed that LUSA is turning 100!

Like a good bottle of red we’re just getting better with age. Not in the way that we’re collecting dust in your grandads basement waiting for a good occasion though!

I’m sitting here writing this from a icy cabin in Arthur’s Pass and it’s got me thinking that as students we’re pretty lucky to have ended up at Lincoln. Not only are we a stones throw from the Southern Alps and all the mint things to goes along with the mountains, but that we’re lucky to be a part of an absolute banger of an academic institution.

The tragic and surreal events of this year have placed immense pressures upon all of us in some form or another and it’s fair to say that our response to the adversity from losing our government funding for the joint facility to the events of March 15th have shown our true colours.

Not only as an institution but also as individuals, your selfless actions standing alongside one another in our times of strife and determination to keep going has been awe inspiring. I’m pretty proud to be apart of Lincoln’s current cohort, my experiences here at Lincoln over the last three years although at times hard have been nothing but positive at the end of the day.

Max Lichtenstein Secretary

Kia Ora Whanau? Ke te pēhea koutou?

Welcome back to the second semester! My name’s Max and I’m your LUSA Secretary for 2019.

I hope everyone has maximised their opportunities over the first semester and mid term break!

Heading into the second half of the year, we have some pretty cool events planned (Winterball, GradBall Barn Dance etc.)

On that note, it’s LUSA’s 100th year celebration in 2019 – so that’s definitly something to get excited about.

I’m sure you would have been following the big debate that happens every winter around whether it’s best to run your heatpump all the time or crank it during your hour of free power. I have no idea, so actually can’t provide you with an answer!

Part of my role at LUSA is to help make the changes you want to see at this university, so as always, if you see me around feel to have a chat about anything or any potential suggestions!

Chur – see ya round!

Nga mihi, Max

I’m proud to be a part of our diverse and beautiful campus and proud to be entering 100 years of student representation through LUSA with such a top notch student body and university!

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STUDENT EXECUTIVE 2019

Jacob Wright General Rep

jennifer tregurtha General Rep

Kia Ora guys, welcome back!

Hola amigos!

I hope you all had an awesome break and a have come back refreshed and ready to rock another semester of studies. Over the break a there were a few changes on campus such as the migration of the LUSA office to its new location next to the library and the work that was undertaken around the ‘Duck Pond’ to create a pretty sweet space for us as students.

Back into semester 2 for more of this wonderful (interpret that how you like) thing called university!

Hopefully you all had a great mental break over the last few weeks and managed to get outside and enjoy this amazing country we live in.

Lincoln’s Winterfest is looking to be packed with some wicked things such as the Winter Ball, clubs and markets day and of course LUSA’s 100th birthday. So, I encourage you all to get involved with as much as you can this semester while still smashing out your studies, go out and have some fun. Make sure to look out for one another and please don’t be shy to give me a yell around campus if you need anything.

If you're studying Ag. Com or Landscape Architecture you probably know plenty of other people studying the same thing as you... but what if you're studying a degree that only 30 people study?

To help you smaller degree folk to get to know others studying the same thing, especially across year groups, I'm running a series of small lunch sessions in Grounded, so please come along if your degree is included! If not, feel free to give me your feedback about whether this is something you would like for your particular degree :) Looking forward to seeing everyone studying Enviro Sci, Enviro Management, B.Com Marketing, and BES over the next few weeks! More details can be found on page 14. Enjoy the Winterfest activities, and I hope to get to know more of you around uni this week and throughout the semester!

Ellen Pryor Tumuaki of Te Awhioraki

Kia ora e te whanau!

Welcome back! Ready for another semester of lectures and free food?

This semester is set to be a big one for Te Awhioraki, we spent the first semester of 2019 getting ourselves set up, finding our feet and now we are ready to hit the ground running.

On the cards for this semester we’ve got a trip to the local marae, Taumutu, a student led art project, we are planning to put down a hangi, there is Te wiki

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o te reo maori (Maori language week) and we’ve got a huge hui to attend in Ōtako (Otago) in August which we would love to take some students to! If you’re interested in attending email your interest to Teawhioraki@lincolnuni.ac.nz So, keep an eye out for Te Awhioraki and get involved!

As always, Te Whare Whakakotahi is open to all students. Kaore e whakama! Nau mai haere mai ki Te Whare Whakakotahi! Don’t be shy! Everyone is welcome in Te Whare Whakakotahi!

STUDENT EXECUTIVE 2019

Jemma Ramsey

JAMES LEE International Rep

Post Grad Rep

Welcome back you battlers!

G’day from Sunny Singapore!

Congrats on making it through the first semester of 2019. Hope your break went well. Mine was great, I sheared a sheep! Or didn’t - I don’t know yet... I’m writing this before the break.

Semester 1 was a great time with LUSA, it has been an awesome learning experience about the ins and outs of postgrad life, but the best thing has been interacting with fellow postgrads, especially at the postgrad lunch which was an awesome event. There are some exciting events and opportunities for Semester 2 such as:

Any-who, hope you’re all pumped for a sick 2nd semester! I’m starting my post-grad studies so that should be a good time and definitely not a regret when stress kicks in. But uni’s not just about studying, so hold your butts cause Winterfest is gonna be a jaaaaam! We’ve also got CultureFest happening this term so get amongst it!

It might not be a LUSA thing but Open Day is coming up soon too, so play nice and don’t scare off the kids. Hit up the halls on the day for a 10/10 tour with yours truly, oh and keep an ear out for some sweet tunes around lunch time too (cannot guarantee the sweetness of the tunes)!

Sam Blackmore General Rep

Kia ora all, hope the holidays treated you well and you got some good R&R in!

Well, in the infamous words of Jon Bon Jovi, Whoa we're half way there! And damn, how quick did that first half go! Cant say thats a bad thing though, time flies when you are having fun.

Hopefully we are all able to settle down into semester 2 nice and quick. Winterball should be good fun and a nice welcome back to uni life.

We have a PostGrad Week, yes a whole week dedicated to PostGrads!

Kicking off on Monday 5th August, the week recognises the fantastic contributions that PostGrads make to Lincoln.

Current PostGrads can take part in the week by: •

Attending a range of workshops and networking sessions.

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Competing in the 2019 Asia-Pacific Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition (open to all Postgraduate students).

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Presenting your research in either oral or poster format (open to PhD and Master’s students)

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There will also be a workshop that caters for undergrads students who are thinking about studying PostGrad at Lincoln.

On Thursday the 5th of September there will be a PostGrad Barn dance, it was a hit last year!

With live entertainment from the Canterbury Hooley Club and a beautiful three course meal, this is one night not to miss out on with friends and fellow PostGrads.

A ticket includes a three course dinner and a wine or non alcoholic drink on arrival. Grab your ticket today from the LUSA Portacom next to the Library.

Keep up-to-date with our PostGrad newsletter, by checking your Uni emails regulary.

Remember to make the most of the FREE gym, look after yourselves, it will be the end of semester 2 before you know it.

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What is your goal?

To share my ideas with the uni big wigs What we need from you: 1

Future focused

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Friendly

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Student voice

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Passionate

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Driven attitude

Nominations open: 29th July Nominations close: 5th August Campaigning period: 6th–13th August Voting period: 14th–18th August 10

DOWNLOAD YOUR APPLICATION FORM FROM OUR WEBSITE HERE: lusa.org.nz/2020-elections For more info visit lusa.org.nz/2020-elections OR email president@lusa.org.nz lusa.nz

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LUSA Exec Position Descriptions President

Vice-President

The President works towards the common and collective interests of students. They spend a lot of time in meetings chipping in with what students are concerned about, or just ways to make things easier.

The right hand to the President, the VP supports the President in what they are doing, and steps up as Acting-President when they’re not available. They also help keep the rest of the Exec on track and help them on with their work.

They’re also the spokesperson for LUSA and students meaning they’ll speak on behalf of Students to media, and external organisations.

Secretary

40 Hours a Week $52,000 Salary One Position

10 Hours a Week $4,450 Salary One Position

The rest of the time the President is working on LUSA projects and pitching in to make sure everything stays on track and that LUSA keeps doing it for students.

10 Hours a Week $4,450 Salary One Position The Secretary’s role is to keep things on track and keep a record of what the LUSA Exec have decided.

They take minutes of meetings, ensure polices are up-to-date, and just generally ensure the LUSA Exec are obeying the rules and staying on track.

General Rep

International Rep

Postgrad Rep

The General Reps are as grass roots as it gets. They listen to you, work with the Student Reps and pass this information on to those at the coal face to make some quick wins to change the not-so-flash things and make sure the really good bits aren’t lost.

The International Representative is responsible for representing and advocating for international students on all matters that impact their university experiences. They also support student engagement to foster their wellbeing and apply to connect with campus life.

The Postgrad Rep is responsible for representing and advocating for postgrad students on all matters that impact their uni experience. They also support postgrad student engagement to foster their wellbeing and apply to connect with campus life.

Connections

Cha-ching

10 Hours a Week $4,450 Salary Three Positions

10 Hours a Week $4,450 Salary One Position

10 Hours a Week $4,450 Salary One Position

What’s in it for me?

Support

Voice of influence

Confidence

CV fodder

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All positions* are open to both Undergrads and Postgrads. *Postgrad Rep must be a Postgrad in year of office.

The President sits on the National Exec of NZUSA to share Lincoln student views nationally and is also subsequently appointed to the Lincoln Uni Council as the Student Member.

Te Awhioraki Position Descriptions Tumuaki - President The tumuaki is responsible for the overall running of Te Awhioraki

Kaituhituhi - Secretary

Ensuring constitution is being upheld Develop relationships within the university and with outside stakeholders Sit on a number of boards, representing Maori students including LUSAz Required to attend hui across the country and on campus Planning and ensuring plans are followed through Produce a final report

General filing and storage of information and resources including Minutes which are to be updated and accessible to all members.

Ensure that all written resources that are to be released to non-members Receive, record and disperse incoming and outgoing correspondence Produce a final report Paid position

Paid position

Te Kaitiaki Putea - Treasurer To maintain and update financial records on a regular basis To receive and give receipts for all moneys payable and received

Kaimahi - General Rep General reps will be given a portfolio, chosen in conjunction with tumuaki and taking into account your strengths.

Unpaid position

To submit a Financial Statement, to the Tumuaki at regular intervals To prepare an income and expenditure account in respect of the Association To prepare an end of the year financial statement, together with a balance sheet at the end of the year Paid position

The Te Awhioraki elections are being held in conjunction with the LUSA elections.

Everyone can vote in the LUSA elections, but only eligible students can vote in the Te Awhioraki elections.

An electoral roll for both elections will be available to view in the LUSA office in the week leading up to voting so that students can check that they are on the roll and therefore can vote.

Voting will be done via online survey emailed to students’ university email inboxes.

What’s in it for me?

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Voice of influence

Connections

Confidence

Cha-ching

CV fodder

EVENT RE-CAPS

Teaching the Kiwi Culture:

Rugby

If there’s one thing New Zealand is known for around the world, it’s Lord of the Rings…but a close second would be Rugby! So, of course we had to organise a trip to give our international family an in-person rugby experience.

We all piled into a bus and off we went to what turned out to be an absolute banger of a game.

Crusaders: 66 Rebels: 0. What better game could we have asked for to give our students a proper rugby education!

We arrived at the stadium, threw on our free Crusader scarves and headed in. I’m not gonna lie, I was surprised how into it some of us got, especially considering half of us didn’t fully understand the game most of the time. But they had team spirit and passion that would put most kiwis to shame! Some people got right into the culture and grabbed a few beersies, and I don’t blame them, it was a bloody cold night and an alcohol blanket would’ve been primo! And so the night went on and the Crusaders were getting try after try…it got to the point that some of us started supporting the Rebels. But alas, they just couldn’t take on the reigning champs.

We rounded off our rugby experience with an after-match meet and greet with the players which was absolute pandemonium with all the kids running around getting autographs. It was a nightmare trying to round up everyone at the end but eventually everyone got all the autographs and photos with the players that they wanted and we headed back to the bus for a buzzing ride home with multiple “We are the Champions” chants.

Even though I’d been to games before, seeing how sharing our culture with international students made them light up made this game so much more memorable. Oh and I’m proud to say that I managed to convert many of them into rugby fans!

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Social Degree Lunches.

Forbes Student Space.

Food Provided.

Free to Attend.

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science Major Wednesday 17th July, 2.00pm–2.30pm

Want to meet other people studying the same degree as you?

Bachelor of Environmental Management Friday 26th July, 1.00pm-1:30pm

These lunches are designed to allow you to meet students in your course across all years and share your experiences.

Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing Major Wednesday 31st July, 2.00pm-2:30pm

For 14 more information email Jennifer.Tregurtha@lincolnuni.ac.nz

Bachelor of Environment and Society Friday 2nd August, 1.00pm–1:30pm

BEAVERS BANTER

HERE FOR A DAM GOOD TIME!

HOW TO PREPARE FOR A TINDER DATE This month I come bearing some tried and tested, highly valuable and ethically questionable advice and on how to prepare for a Tinder date.

For all of you that haven’t had a nibble of a cock or rug in a while, read on - 60% of the time, this will work every time.

Le Tind delivers on all levels, you may find love, a dead body in their bath tub or, if you are one of the lucky ones, you will be locked in their bedroom and have cat facts recited to you for the entire evening. Whatever a Tinder date has in store for you, the key is to be prepared and that, my friends, is where I come in.

Before your date, the first thing you need to do (and I cannot stress this enough) is polish the dolphin. Flick that bean. Spank that monkey.

This war does not require you to go into combat with a loaded cannon. You will walk into the date relaxed, slightly sticky and ready to set a personal best if there is to be a round two later.

Whilst on your date, you want to make sure the conversation is smooth and open, like Patricia’s legs on any given night. I would avoid pulling a Kevin Bloody Wilson and opening with “Do you fuck on the first night or does your dad own a brewery?” Keep it classy and for the love of God, do not talk about your fucking feelings. We want things to get deep but not on an emotional level because let’s be honest, we are all swiping right for some penetration sensation. You want to bring out the wit and charm to ensure you finish the night with a hole-in-one.

After a night of smooth talking and liquor lovin’ it will be time to head home. Be the better person and invite them over to yours – this will save you losing your favourite undies and having to do the walk of shame in the morning. Make sure your crusty sheets have been replaced and take five minutes to freshen up the gooch area and trim ya beaver (as much as that pains me to say). A small spritz of deodorant and you are ready to go to pound town. Boys, be gentle on the Lynx Africa, unless you have Toto’s “Africa” on the playlist then apply generously, enough to put a pubescent boy to shame. Ladies, a touch of perfume will do the trick. It is never ok to use Impulse. Ever. The smell of a middle aged woman attempting to disguise her Gonorrhoea is not trending in 2019.

A few more drinks to ease you into the sheets and it’s now time to score. Remember, with Tinder, any hole is a goal. As long as it’s consensual it is guaranteed to be jizztastic.

And that my beaver babies, is how to prepare (and execute) a Tinder date. So, if you find yourself swiping right remember my beaver motto: “If it’s a good situation, be prepared for penetration!”

Best, Beaver.

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AC " PE

Kia ora e te whanau!

Coming at ya all the way from the ‘concrete jungle where dreams are made of’ - Wellington City, your 2018 LUSA President, now President of NZUSA. But if not a New Zealand/United States sports exchange, then what is NZUSA? As opposed to LUSA lobbying Lincoln University decision makers for change on behalf of students, the New Zealand Union of Students Associations (NZUSA) pushes national decision makers for change – such as politicians and national tertiary organisations.

Our mission is to fight for a barrier free education for all – which basically means we want to tear down those things that are stopping you from accessing and getting the most out of your tertiary experience.

Did you know that Postgraduate students don’t have access to student allowances? Thats pretty dissapointing in our eyes, so we recently handed over our petition to Green MP, Chlöe Swarbrick, and Minister for Education, Chris Hipkins.

National MP’s were also out stirring up the political pot.

We’ve got people talking about it, and (hopefully) look forward to seeing its restoration in 2020.

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Ever wondered why people tend to wear black on Thursday's?

Our Vice President, Caitlin Barlow-Groome is the National Thursday’s In Black co-ordinator, and she does a killer job at coordinating campus groups to ensure we are shifting towards a world without rape and violence.

We are also well connected to other National student groups – NZISA (international students), Te Mana akonga (Maori students), and Tauira Pasifika.

Hit us up on our social media and website (google NZUSA) to find out more about us and our other work including research, camapaigns, and how to get in touch.

Have a sick semester Lincoln battlers!

James Ranstead NZUSA President On top of all of this, we are currently helping co-ordiante masses of students to vote in the up and coming Local body elections (have you registered yet?), improving the national student voice funding system, mental health, calling on the Government to provide free sanitary items in tertiary instiutes, and pushing this fees free policy along.

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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY CAREER FAIR Explore a range of career opportunities and meet employers. For students from all disciplines and levels of study.

Thursday 1st August 11.30am–1.30pm Forbes Student Space Brought to you by Careers & Employment and LUSA.

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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY VOLUNTEER EXPO • Get involved,contribute and make a difference • Develop your employability skills • Prove your worth to potential employers • Gain NZ workplace experience

Thursday 8th August 11.30am–1.30pm Forbes Student Space

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CLUB NOTICEBOARD

Post Grad Afternoon Tea

This is an opportunity for you and fellow Post Grads to get together at the start of Semester Two to meet, catch up or simply take a well deserved break.

Thursday 18th July 2.00pm–3.00pm Mrs O’s Food* and Drink is Provided

HAS YOUR CLUB BEEN UP TO SOME EXCITING STUFF LATELY? SUBMIT YOUR CLUB ACTIVITY TO FEATURE IN THE RAM!

*Vegetarian,

gluten free and vegan options available

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WANT TO START AN ARTS CLUB? there is pottery equipment on campus, not being used why not start an arts club head to:

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www.lusa.org.nz/starting-a-club to find our how

ITALY KRISTY TAKES

RATE A MATE KRISTY HEADED TO NAPLES TO WORK FOR INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF UNI SPORT.

What is the Summer Universiade?

The Summer University Olympics! Also known as the World University Games in some countries.

There are 18 sports and around 7000 athletes competing from over 100 countries – which makes it one of the largest sporting events in the world.

How can students get involved in FISU events?

Bit of a blurb about yourself My name is Kristy Havill and I recently completed a Bachelor of Sport and Recreation Management. I’m from the mighty West Coast of the South Island (west coast best coast) and I dabble in a bit of clay-target shooting and cricket in my spare time when I’m not being the LUSA President for 2019!

What is it that has shot you into Rate a Mate fame?

Well I haven’t really shot to fame – it was just that all of you students were away sitting your exams and enjoying the semester break so we didn’t have anyone to interview. So we’ve scraped the bottom of the barrel and come up with me!

That didn’t answer the question…

Oh right sorry! I went to Naples, Italy to work for FISU (International Federation of University Sport) in the Sport Management Centre (SMC) at the Summer Universiade.

I was looking after basketball and volleyball in regards to communicating with officials before and during the competitions to make sure everything was in tip top shape.

During my shifts in the SMC office we would take calls from people who were having issues with anything from lost equipment, transportation delays right through to air conditioning not working. We would then have to notify the correct people to try and find solutions.

Keep an eye out at the start of each day, when University and Tertiary Sport New Zealand take applications to be the FISU Student Ambassador delegate for New Zealand, and then you get to go to the Volunteer Leaders’ Academy in Russia.

But anyone can sign up to be volunteers at the summer or Winter Universiades, or World University Championships, and they would pay for your flights and accommodation – an awesome way to see the world! Check out www.fisu.net to find out more if you’re interested!

Top 5 Naples observations 1. Mt Vesuvius (an active volcano) is very bloody close…

2. The cobbled streets are enough to make your false teeth fall out.

3. The drivers are terrible, but also very tolerant of each other’s poor driving.

4. There is no rhyme or reason to how the city streets are a laid out – whoever drew the design for the city way back in the day had obviously drunk too much grape juice.

5. It is a beautiful city with plenty to do and see, so put it on your list for that European adventure that every man and his dog seems to do!

How did the opportunity come about to go and work at the Summer Universiade?

I went to a Volunteer Leaders’ Academy run by FISU last year in Kazan, Russia (see last year’s RAM from about this time for the article!) and was chosen to attend the Summer Universiade for the internship.

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Lending a helping hand to families impacted by March attacks.

Words and Photos by the Latter Day Saints Church

After a gunman killed 51 Muslim worshippers in Christchurch on March 15, many New Zealanders donated money and food to families affected by the attacks.

This outpouring of love was deeply appreciated by recipient families.

As the weeks have gone by, bills have continued to pile up and bank accounts have diminished in many cases.

Subsequently, some households have now run low on specific items such as rice, nuts, dates, lentils and spices.

Hafsa Ahmed, an academic at Lincoln University in

Christchurch, met with many families and recognized the need. That is when she partnered her own charity, the Lady Khadija Charitable Trust, with other organizations to create the “Boxes of Love” initiative.

Ahmed joined with her good friend Noeline Odgers, public affairs director for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Christchurch, at Lincoln University on Friday May 24.

Other volunteers also came to help assemble 50 boxes of groceries. Another 50 boxes will be packed and delivered to families in the coming days.

Food and other supplies were also donated by the Lincoln University Students' Association and St. Vincent de Paul charity. Other food was donated by people in the Christchurch community.

The university lecturer and community leader's 8-year-old son, Hussain, worked alongside the other workers, skillfully taping up boxes and loading the finished boxes into cars. His mother is reticent to expose her children to the horrors of that day, but she feels participating in this service will help to reinforce the good in the world for her son.

Posting on the Lady Khadija Charitable Trust New Zealand Facebook page, Ahmed sums up the combined effort in this way: "From interfaith dialogue to action— because humanity is what connects us all."

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Dr. Hafsa Ahmed with her son Hussain.

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Volunteers work to load boxes.

What is matariki the maori new year?

How do communities CELEBRATE Matariki?

Matariki is the Maori name for a group of seven stars known as the Pleiades star cluster.

Some people think of Matariki as a mother star with six daughters, and it is also referred to as the Seven Sisters.

Traditionally Matariki was celebrated by gathering with whanau and reflecting on the past. Now, Matariki is a good opportunity for Maori to share their stories and culture with the wider community, and many events and activities are planned throughout the country to share and celebrate Matariki. Some common events and activities include:

Others think that Matariki are the ‘eyes of the god’. When Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatuanuku, the earth mother, were separated by their children the god of wind, Tawhirimatea, became angry, tearing out his eyes and hurling them into the heavens.

The Matariki new moon happened on the 25th June this year, and this symbolises the coming of the Maori New Year. Some iwi, or tribes, start celebrations when Matariki is first seen, however it is the first new moon after Matariki that officially signals the Maori New Year.

Matariki appears in the eastern sky around the shortest day of the year, and is thought to determine how successful the harvest crop will be in the coming season. The brighter the stars, the more productive the crop will be.

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Concerts and cultural performances

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The sharing of myths and legends

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Astronomy Workshops

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Hangi and Feasts

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Family Days

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Tree Planting in Conservation Areas

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Whakapapa (Genealogy) Workshops

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Cooking Demonstrations

'matariki in the zone'

'matariki in the zone'

The hangi, not long before pull-up time

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SPEAK UP TOUR Suicide in rural New Zealand is higher than any other demographic having a lasting ripple effect through a community - especially with young people, who are often the largest statistic!

Elle, founder of Will to Live, lost her partner who was a North Otago shepherd to suicide in 2017 and she is determined to spread a positive message of gratitude to encourage resilience using her late partner's black huntaway, Jess, as a symbolic reminder of the need to Speak Up collectively.

This winter, one of our very own, 21 year old LU student, Elle Perriam embarks on a nationwide ‘Speak Up’ Tour rural town tour from the end of June on behalf of her charitable organisation ‘Will to Live’.

Elle received nationwide media coverage in 2018 on the launch of Will to Live appearing on TV’3s ‘The Project’ & the ‘AM Show’ as well as nationwide radio on Rural Exchange, The Country & Radio NZ. Elle is due to appear on Country Calendar in 2020 which will include footage from one of the Will to Live events.

'Will to Live' was formed as a charitable foundation to provide on-going awareness and education through touring regional NZ targeted at the vulnerable young rural New Zealanders who are often isolated from essential mental health services.

WILL TO LIVE IS COMING TO LINCOLN! On Wednesday 24th of July, 'Will To Live' is hosting the 'Speak Up Tour' at Lincoln Uni. 6pm start with a 'Speak Up' with Jess on the rugby fields, followed by inspirational guest speakers and dinner in the Dining hall.

Farmers are encouraged to be actively a part of the powerful 'Speak Up' with hundreds of dogs kicking off the night at the venue from 6.30pm (what began as a new concept at the 2018 Hunterville Shemozzle which was a record number of huntaways barking at once), where a moment of silence will be held for those that have lost the battle to depression and then a 'bark up' in unison breaks the silence.

Each event is ticketed at $10 or a Koha (donation) on the door, which includes a supper and live music entertainment as well.

Funds raised by the 2018 PledgeMe campaign of over $18,000, plus considerable philanthropic donations since have helped cover the major event and travel expenses of the '2019 Speak Up Tour'.

A charity auction will take place thanks to the kind generosity of businesses in your local community with all funds going to the ongoing work of Will to Live charitable trust, which looks towards the planning of 2020 tour focused on improving the education of farm managers/owners on the wellbeing of their young employees.

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EVENT RE-CAPS

Showcasing culture in all the best ways

Last term we made our first steps to changing up International Night to make it bigger, better, and more available for everyone! For Semester One, this came in the form of the Culture Showcase.

Singapore, and of course, grilled cheese sandwiches from the US. (#USAUSA) There were way more dishes that I can’t even describe but I can definitely confirm that they were all delicious.

Boy what a night it was! A bunch of different countries were represented through stalls displaying the awesome parts of their cultures, from traditional garments and accessories to delicious snacks to live arts and crafts!

People who filtered through over the 2 hours were able to enjoy getting their names in Chinese, learning Indian dance (our skills were instantly put to the test with a wee rave at the end), trying on Pasifika garments, and much more!

Oh and of course we can’t forget the AMAZING spread of food that was available. There were curries from India, cakes from France, meatballs from the Netherlands, pie from Germany, pancakes from

I couldn’t have asked for a more enjoyable night of experiencing the awesome diversity we have right here at Lincoln and I can’t wait to see the event grow for next year!

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YOUR YARN

T he Golde n S ta te vs Aotearoa

By Anonymous

It only seems fitting that I begin this diatribe with some precautions on my part. As a foreign student, living in New Zealand on a visa, I am fully aware that should I choose to participate in the imbibing of Cannabis, I would be performing a misdemeanor and could have said visa removed from my person, said student removed from the university, said traveler removed from the country, and could merit a subsequent trip of yours truly to the hospital in order to remove my mother’s foot from so far up my ass that my tongue would be polishing her toes.

On that note, let the records show that MY FRIEND tried some samplings of the weed here the few weeks before school started, in their spare time. And you know what was concluded from those few puffs and admittedly not a completely fair representation of this country’s herb quality, New Zealand? Y’all need to step up your dope game.

But what is keeping you from that, my dear Kiwi friends? Well let’s take a look at some comparative factors between you and my home state, shall we?

Now California prides itself in two big things. One is wine. We produce over 90 percent of all wine in the US. Second is that witchy woman, Mary Jane. Yes, Napa Valley may be affiliated with the likes of Robert Mondavi and Cakebread Cabernet. But did you know that it’s also the source of some of the best outdoor you can get your hands on in that state? Personally, I don’t think this is merely a coincidence. Look at some of the most productive California winegrowing regions, shall we? Mendocino? Kickass weed. Santa Barbara, Syrah? More like Santa Barbara Sativa.

Sonoma Coast? You want to forget how to think, let alone breathe? Humbolt? Should I even start?

Clarksburg? Ehhh, Clarksurg is a bit meth-y, but still: Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Indica. Safe to say, merely from my observations, it would seem that outdoor Cannabis and Vitis vinifera hypothetically enjoy similar growing environments.

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With purely outdoor growing in mind, what is keeping NZ from doing the same? You are, after all, a contending cool climate region, being one of the greatest Sauvignon Blanc producers in the world, not to mention a host to Rieslings that would give some Rheingau wines a run for their money (FIGHT ME, GERMANS). Is it so hard to imagine a New Zealand cool climate terroir for weed? Imagine the success of winning the High Times Cannabis cup in Amsterdam in the same light as Stag’s Leap California Cabernet beating Bordeaux in the infamous 1976 Judgment of Paris. My hemispheric opposition, I say the tools are already in your own backyard.

Alas, but then come the social stigmas. Safe to say, legality and public opinion can loosely influence each other in a democracy. And personally, I know both Jack and Shit about your history and politics. So lets start with something I am familiar with, my personal anecdotes regarding the herb.

I was born and raised in San Francisco. When it comes to how left or liberal this city’s socio-political values are, SF goes 110% Beyoncé. I mean we were the epicenter of the hippy movement: the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Haight Street, the works.

Also thrash metal, funk, disco, and the rave scenes.

Side note: we are also the home of Anton Lavey, the founder of the Church of our lord and saviour Satan.

(I can tell I’m not making the best defense of my case here). Anyways, it is safe to say that I grew up around the stuff, and quite a bit more. Cocaine, Ketamine, Meth, Acid, Extacy, the gang’s all here. Mom was anti-weed. Dad grew up on the days before the advent of Santa Cruz haze throwing the ganja world on its ear, when you had to fervently pick apart bricks of Panama Red or Acapulco Gold on your Derek and the Dominoes record sleeve. In high school, the peers smoked weed, downed the plastic flask of Ancient age they pocketed from the corner liquor store, drank hand sanitizer, you name it. Will it give you a buzz? I’m in. That kind of mentality. One time, my

woodshop partner asked me to take the wheel on our project because he was going through an X-hole from the night before. Then came college. Christ, at UC Davis, you couldn’t stroll ten feet without walking into someone’s secondhand high. I guess being an agschool has its advantages, right Lincoln?

Around this time the popularity of the medical card crescendo-ed, where weed gained the same reputation of those cure-all tinctures that travelling snake-oil salesmen sold in those spaghetti westerns. What ails ya’, my good friend? Hives, psychosis, flatulence, male pattern baldness… apparently all you really ever needed was a joint in hand. By this time, the term “medical marijuana” was as loosely related to its literal definition as “reality TV.” Getting your medcard was as casual as getting a New World club card.

Throw in some B.S. about you having insomnia to the doctor and you’re off to the races.

Finally this all led to the legalization in 2016, and boy, was that anticlimactic. Here, we had every conservative news source talking about the “Flood Gates Opening!” That’s right. Women without bras handing out communist manifestos, suburban children Bobby and Suzan joining the MS-13 gangs, cats and dogs getting along, the end times are nigh. What did happen was weed getting a bit of an immediate makeover, especially in a city as highbrow as SF was becoming. We’re talking Michelin star restaurants, each course with recommended dab pairings, and oil-infused hors d’oeuvres. We’re talking artisanal grow houses and dispensaries, mimicking Napa Valley tasting rooms, complete with bowtie-d and white gloved staff uncannily resembling their sommelier counterparts with their tastevin, who refer to themselves as “budtenders” in the same way that cocktail bartenders at 1920’s themed hipster bars refer to themselves as “mixologists” or “drink architects.” Want an herb themed wedding? We got you covered with bud bouquets. I figure by the time 2025 rolls around you’ll be pretty much able to smoke the hash paved sidewalks in SF. To say the least, herb has gone far past the days of hot-knifing in the back of a Sudan behind the dumpster, or picking up the overpriced gram at Joe-the-dealer’s place, where you have to sit in his sketchy garage/bedroom, petting his cat, while he painstakingly measures a nug with his pocket electronic scale on the stem and shake covered coffee table.

I couldn’t talk about how this environment impacted the society I lived in, but I can very well tell you how it impacted me, which can be summarized into a single,

definitive and resounding “Meh…” Its availability alone didn’t force a blunt into my hand as much as my own life-choices. Throughout high school, I was straight edge, not really feeling the peer pressure of getting fucked up 24/7 that I assure you I’m not exaggerating. In college, I had a complete 180-degree flip, consuming copious amounts of the stuff while barely scraping by grade-wise. Were my grades hindered by weed? Eh… Yes. Yes they were. But I’ve seen the opposite effects from some of my fellow wake-and-bakers. I recall so many fellow A-grade students claiming the effects of weed surpassed those of their prescribed Adderall. I also have current friends who claim medical weed mitigates their PTSD attacks. And across the board, we all agree that marijuana, though not mandatory in these cases, makes food taste better, makes most movies enjoyable, makes music groundbreaking, and makes sex… Woof. Get me a fainting couch, ‘cause this southern belle is a-blushin’. Granted, I know friends who also really need to get a life and cut down on the weed smoke along with a couple less Big Macs a day. I know friends that, for Christ’s sake, I wish they stopped smoking for just half a second so that we could have a sober conversation and do something other than play Super Smash Bros. I know friends that use weed sadly like a crutch instead of a tool, one that they will never wean off of, because why should they?

It makes them feel good. And I know friends who have allergies to weed smoke, preventing them from being able to go to some concerts or festivals, or sometimes even heavily populated parks. Like most things in life, I guess it’s a case-to-case thing from person to person.

“But where does that leave us?!” I hear you cry, after having plotted through my inconclusive rant. Not to worry, my hosts of ornithological curios. I haven’t forgotten you so easily. I may not know much, but here’s a rundown of the broad brushstrokes I learned myself good on, regarding the wicked and pernicious devil’s lettuce on your island. Welp to start, it’s a Class C drug, pairing it with contenders such as unprocessed coca leaves, the infamous synthetic cannabinoids you guys had legal until a couple years ago (which is pretty much meth with a different coat of paint) and barbituates. Barbuates, people.

You know. The shit that can kill you. Oh yeah, and codeine. Let’s sing the song together “One of these things is not like the other…” In your defense, there aren’t any Class D drugs and I suppose you have to put the wacky tobacky on one of the shelves, so yeah I get that. What did surprise me was my finding out that hash and oils were Class B, having such cellmates as opium, morphine and ecstasy.

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So… I have some questions. Firstly who the hell is still smoking opium? Did I miss the point when we took a time machine a century back to the decade where false-front apothecary shops existed?? Secondly, regarding morphine and ecstasy: again, not to sound like a broken record, but do you know what happens when you take too much of these substances? That’s right, you die. Do you know what happens when you take too much oil or hash? The same thing that happens when you smoke Class C weed: you get paranoid and wolf down two personal sized Dominoes pizzas.

Now regarding medical weed, right now, it’s only permitted if you are terminally ill. I love that. “Well you’re going to die anyways. I don’t see the harm.”

Trust me, if your concerns about the negative effects of weed include “paranoia,” I couldn’t start to imagine how delusional a stoner would be if you constantly reminded him he was soon going to kick the bucket. I don’t know how much the term “medical” can be used on pot outside of anesthesia if its already confirmed that you have an incurable disease and a year to live.

“But can’t the use of weed lead to destructive decisions that result in death?” Quite possibly. That is a very reasonable deduction. But that’s a bit calling the kettle black from my opinion, seeing that you can drive with a BAC of .5g/L or 2 drinks, depending on your size. Back home, you get in trouble if you so much as washed your mouth out with Listerine before you started driving shitty. And yes, 1) the reasoning of you letting some fucked up drivers on the road doesn’t justify letting more on it. 2) This criticism is coming from an American, which makes me the least beyond judgment. My president, after all, has about as much sense, coordination, and coherence as a breeding 30

experiment between a pumpkin and Swedish Chef.

Now, concerning polls and social life encompassing jazz cigarettes. Well, take it as you will, but walking down the street to New World or meandering past the Halls or the Crescent building, I see an array of discarded cheap beer cans and empty bottles of diabetes-infused Smirnoff Ice. Seeing this I can’t help but quote every great movie villain’s first sentence in their monologue: “We aren’t so different, you and I.” The standard American University is well versed in excessive drinking, if you’ve ever seen Animal House, which is more a pseudo-documentary of American college social life than a comedy. And there is plenty of negativity surrounding that lifestyle, which I am sure you already know, so I won’t divulge.

But to bring levity in inspecting the nitty-gritty of college parties, let’s take a look contrasting celebrations involving the two substances, shall we?

As the prior inhabitant of a party house at UC Davis, I can say I’m well versed in this the subject. What goes down after a drinking party, hmm? Spilt booze making way for tacky floors and carpet stains, broken furniture, bathroom puke and boys’ lackluster piss aim all over the toilet seat, and hangovers galore.

And weed parties? The house smells for a day, and your fridge has been ransacked, quite possibly by you.

As the housemaid in my old abodes in CA, I always preferred the stoners cavorting to the binge-drinkers.

Of course, this doesn’t mean I am trying to convert you to the ways of the stoner. These are just goofy observations on my part, so let’s see what the overall opinion of weed in NZ is. I interviewed a rather unrepresentative group of NZ native Lincoln students on what they thought about MJ. It was 50/50 on whether they partook, but pretty unanimous on

pro-legalization of at least medical prescriptions, with some reservations amoung parents, and across the board, weed was the most used illegal substance amoung peers at home and on campus. A 2017 NZ National Party poll had similar trends, approx. 80% of citizens approving medical use, with a split on personal recreational use, and a lackluster opinion on the buying and selling of weed from a second party.

So what do I, as a Californian, make of all this? Not much. But it does seem like medical use is going to be just a hop and a skip away.

So what do I conclude? As an agricultural epicenter, you guys have the capacity to make some of the finest herb in the world, if you ask me, stuff that may very well surpass the ranks of products from the Netherlands, the US, and Canada. But does that mean you should? Of course not! You are all adults who have put your big-boy pants on all by yourselves, and have a right to your own opinions. Maybe you’re worried about its availability to younger generations, maybe you aren’t convinced about the claims of the drug being non-addictive, maybe you’re scared that not enough research has been done on the side effects, maybe religious doctrine states it to be a sin, or maybe you don’t want New Zealand to have ganja as the center of its reputation, as opposed to bearded wizards in pointy hats and sexually incompetent flightless birds. We haven’t even scraped the surface on weed topics, and trust me, I could go on for hours about medical advances, overindulgences, gang violence suppression, tax benefits, redirected law enforcement, and so on. Weed is weed. Just because it’s there, it doesn’t mean it is going to be stuffed

down your throats. And from the looks of it, its already everywhere around you, so I don’t see it’s availability changing with new laws, personally. We could talk about “weed-good” or “weed-bad” until the cows come in, and that’s fine. You lovely people, who have so graciously allowed me to pursue an education here, are entitled to your opinions and no doubt will figure out your stance of weed at your own pace, one joint at a time.

Let me just leave you with one more story.

When I was 26, I worked in a head shop on Haight Street, in SF. For those of you who don’t know what a head shop is, it’s a place where you buy the tools for smoking weed. Bongs, pipes, hookahs, papers, you get it. One morning, to show his appreciation, a client gives me and my coworker two pot brownies, one very strong and one weak. We split the weak one and went about our day, only to find out in about an hour that it was the strong one. And hoo-boy was it strong. For the rest of the afternoon, I had the worst panic attack of my life, as I dissected every single detail of how I have been fucking around these past three years instead of pursuing a career and making a life for myself. That evening, after a cold shower and a burrito, I went online and applied to Lincoln University, and here I am, about to complete my Master’s Programme, all because of an ass kicking from a potent confectionary.

S o p u t t h a t i n y o u r p i p e a n d s m o k e i t!

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cannabis

What is CANNABIS? Cannabis has depressant effects (slows down body functions) and can be a hallucinogen (changes your perception).

DURING USE IT CAN MAKE YOU FEEL...

Relaxed

Dry Mouth

Giggly

Munchies

Excited

Slowed Reflexes

Talkative

Poor Co-ordination

Sleeepy

Distorted sense of time

Heightened Senses

did you know?

Blood Shot Eyes

THC in cannabis can be detected in urine weeks later.

Drowsiness Anxiety Paranoia Seeing, hearing, or feeling things that aren't there

afterwards, signs of a comedown can be: Tired

Anxious

Unmotivated

Low mood

Brain Fog / Poor Memory

Vivid Dreams & Nightmares

Irritable Angry

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if someone iS: Feeling sick Getting a fast beating heart

be safer with cannabis by: >

Starting with small amounts first to check its strength

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Avoiding use with alcohol, other drugs and medications

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Stopping if you feel unwell, uncomfortable or nervous

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Using only occasionally, especially if you have mental health problems

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Seeking a quiet safe place, fresh air, water or a sweet drink trusted company if you have a bad reaction

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Not using while pregnant

Getting paraniod Getting anxious

then: Stay with them Keep them calm Move them to a safe comfortable place with fresh air Give them a sweet non-alcoholic drink

consider making changes if: Using and comedowns are affecting relationships, study or work Unpleasant effects outweigh the pleasant effects

get support to make changes if: Having low mood or anxiety Feeling angry when not using Spending more time/money/on meth that you want Always thinking about cannabis Others are concerned about your cannabis use

seek professional help if you or someone you know is: > Using more to get the same effect or feel 'normal'

support & info:

Alcohol Drug Helpline Txt 8681 Call 0800 787 797

> Finding it hard to stop

drughelp.org.nz

> Experiencing irritability,

drugfoundation.org.nz

sleeplessness, low mood, anxiety or cravings

> Having suicidal thoughts

optforwellbeing.org

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JUST ANOTHER TUMERIC TREND?

GOLDFISH SWALLOWING G oldfish swallowing was a trend popularised in America by competing students in Universities in the late 1930's.

A freshman did it as a bet to win $10 and in part to become the class president (there you go 2020 candidates)!

On March 3, 1939, Harvard freshman Lothrop Withington, Jr., swallows a, live, squirming goldfish to win a $10 bet. He reportedly practiced the feat for days before swallowing baby goldfish and tadpoles. (Bettmann/CORBIS)

They'd swallow the goldfish and allow it to swim around inside their stomachs. Don't worry the goldfish would always come back up!

An act of passage for students; men and women got in on the act. Some students would swallow more than one to show how tough they were!

This trend may have come from a group of Chicago bartenders who performed magic while pouring drinks at a family restaurant.

They would cut up carrots to look like goldfish tails, then reach into a bowl of goldfish they kept at the bar, palming the piece of carrot, placing it between their pursed lips as to look like a fish tail hanging out of their mouths and using their tongue to lever it up and down to make it mimic a live, flapping fish, finally swallowing the carrot! So, students caught up in the trend could have saved themselves the trouble and swallowed carrots instead. The vegan option!

Goldfish swallowing was such a craze at universities during the early 20th century that it made appearances in several news publications, including The New York Times and the Washington Post. The stunt is rare today, although it did make an appearance in 2000, when Jackass star Steve-O swallowed a live goldfish, only to vomit it up moments later - mmm.

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In April 1939, University of Missouri School of Journalism student Marie Hensen became the first woman widely known to join the goldfish swallowing craze. (Bettmann/CORBIS)

Fishy breath anyone?

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MIND GAMES

RIDDLE ME THIS: Q: What's a four-letter word that ends in "k" and means the same as intercourse?

Q: Why did the pony cough?

Q: The more you take away, the more I become. What am I?

Q: I have no feet, no hands, no wings, but I climb to the sky. What am I?

Q: What do you call cheese that belongs to someone else?

Q: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s is really long. Michael J. Fox’s is short. Daffy Duck’s isn’t human. Madonna doesn’t have one. What am I?

SUDOKU:

EASY PEASY

OKAY

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ANSWERS: Talk, He was a little horse, A hole, Smoke, Nacho cheese, A last name

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