Glass Issue 1: Dawn - 2019

Why Glass?

All five editors were working as Glassies before getting the job at the QUT Guild. After realising it was one of the few things we all had in common, we decided to call the magazine, Glass. Bizarre, we know, but it does sound good, right?

And thus, Glass magazine was born.

Letter from the Editors

Glass is here.

And we couldn’t be more excited for you to be holding this magazine in your hands. Glass was born out of the struggle to gather writing credits and the endless cycle of write, submit for a unit, and forget.

As journalism and creative writing students, we know how hard it can be to get work published, be it creative, journalistic or academic. We also think your work deserves to be shared with not only your tutors, but your peers as well - the people who you will inevitably be working with in a professional capacity. A student magazine should be full of student work and we’re so pleased to revive the rag at QUT.

The prompt for Issue One is “dawn”. Many pieces you will read in this magazine were inspired by the moment the sun greets the horizon and drains the sky of darkness. No pieces were inspired by Dawn French, much to our utter disappointment. As the quintessential indicator of new beginnings; “dawn” is the most apt monosyllabic representation of how we feel as you read this. We are positively

chuffed to have gathered such a diverse range of student work, but still anxious for what this new day will bring. With change comes uncertainty and as you will find out, the QUT Guild magazine has undergone a significant number of changes in its short existence.

As editors of the QUT Guild student magazine, we are elected representatives of the student executive and we understand this raises some concerns. We make a firm commitment to independence and transparency. We reserve the right to critique the Guild and we also reserve the right to publish submissions which may not paint your student guild in a flattering light. At the end of the day, this is your magazine. This is yours and we make a commitment to serve you.

Liam Nikita

Lucy Alana Matthew

With love and Dawn French, The Glass editors

Alana Riley – Liam Blair – Lucy Czerwinski Matthew Latter – Nikita Oliver

Club Dates

For more details regarding any events, please visit qutGlass.com or look for the club on Facebook!

For a full club list, turn to page 48

QUT Running

01/03 First semester party (4:30pm run, followed by Dunda) 08/03: QUT Running x QUT Veterans Network (bootcamp, yoga and BBQopen to all - gold coin donation going to Soldier On)

QUT MySA (Malaysian Students Association) 23/02: Welcoming BBQ 24/03: Paintball

QUT SPU (Student Paramedic Undergraduates) 22/03: Boat cruise

QUT Film Club 22/02: Shorties Showcase Vol. 5 07/03: Oscars trivia night

QUT WIB (Women in Business) 25/02: Welcome back party 04/03: Women in Business BBQ 18/03: WIB x AMPED Crawl

QUT APS (Asian Pop Society) 16/02: BrisAsia Running Man Game

01/03: QUT APS Welcome Party

QUT Cliffhangers

20/02: Climb-O-Rama 02/03: Open Day 07/03: Launch Party

QUT Motorsport Wednesdays: Weekly meetings

QUT Car Club

20/03: Lakeside Raceway track day

QUT PrESS (Process Engineering Student Society)

6/03: Welcome BBQ

CSIQ (Cultural Society of India, QUT)

19/02: International student meet and Greet 07/03: Bollywood Botanic Bar Party 21/03: Stall at Harmony Day

QUT Veg 28/02: Games night 30/03: Food crawl

QUT GEMS (Girls in Engineering Making Statements) 27/02: Welcome Party 03/03: Women’s Day Fun Run 12/03: Trivia night

QUT Mathematics Society Weekly evening board games meetups interchanging between Mondays and Wednesdays 05/03: Trivia night

QUT Debating Society

Thursdays: 6pm weekly meetings

Inklings Society

07/03: StoryBrewers meet-up 13/03: Favourite Book Club 22/03: Writers under the influence

26/03: Casual Critique Group Hillsong on Campus 01/03: Free student dinner 03/03: Welcome rooftop party/AGM

QUT EESS (Electrical Engineering Student Society) 27/02: Projects Launch meet and greet Wednesdays: Projects night (starting week 2)

QUT Gluttony Society 02/03: Picnic

Dawn

5am

The sun paints the world in gold and purple And silhouettes emerge from the skyline – trees, dragging their blackened claws through the sky. The day reaches, grasping, and swallows you whole.

Cassells

From Now On

Today, I put down my foot: from now on, I write only love poems. This presents a problem, because I also write only when I am troubled.

A large, uncrossable gap; an absent smile; the bed of another woman. These are just some of the titles included in my new collection: I am still so sorry.

Jonathan O’Brien

Cat’s in the Bag.

Bag is in the river But I’m waiting at the bank And tonight, as you hold him I’m picking the ticks out

And combing through the shrubbery Hush hush pussycat

Love

I was watching you last week Wicked grin and steady hands Close But not too Comfortable As their send-off is nearing Anahita Ebrahimi

Your sins in a satchel Placed in the back seat But now with me I cradle them

To be fair, I don’t want to write this poem As soon as it’s captured into a word Instantly, the meaning is lost polaroid snapped water colours smudging your voice down the corridor

You don’t know how much it could really tear me apart It makes me so sad Always It’s tinted with a soft death

So I end this poem right here Before it reaches to the end

Juno “Junko” Toraiwa

Terri

TheDuality of Dawn

To toss and turn and possibly tear in uhtceare for those unaware, redemption for the despaired

Is your rightful love affair

To linger between the slumber and soundness of a dormiveglia for one—all the space is yours

To stretch and sheets to sink in, you settle

To join gökotta’s birdsong with breakfast in bed, you open your window wide to let in day’s first light

Persis Lok

Photograph by Hayden Tse. Directed by Isabella Stephan and Rachael Smith

The Maze

Here you will find no walls of stone, nor roofs of leaves nor floor of bone. Follow the path and pull the door, you know the way your feet are sure. Each step you take will lead you on, past endless depths where hope is gone past winding stair to cathedrals high, whose eaves are nestled in the sky. Or caverns wide with open arms, concealed within their outward charms Lurk dangers you could scarce imagine. See the few to who they happened Are scattered there upon the ground, a reminder serving memory-mound. Hasten forward and do not tarry, for luck and love and the Virgin Mary Will not be your comfort still; falter now and it’s all for nil. Race as the river through the gorge, flicker like fire in the forge And rush to meet the oncoming tide, the cliffs behind you – with nowhere to hide. Go on! And do not leave the way, to stray is death, to cheat is to decay Until slowly you are but shell of once-was, joining the never-has-beens and might-not-because. Be not afraid of the hands of fate, to err is human so shed the weight And carry not your past into your future, it has no power over you dear creature. Time however, does not hold its attack. You realise this truth; you cannot go back. The places you have tread are no longer yours, they belong now to those who will come before And after yourself, but yet not again. The maze is a loop that has no end And never repeats the same thing twice, not one hair on a head, not one blink of an eye. Every turn is a decision, every twist a choice. And in it all there comes a voice It will whisper guidance, it wants what’s best, feel it come from within you inside your chest Speaking soft songs of slumber and sleep, you feel your eyes close and your body grow weak. The journey is ended, you sit a spent husk as all around you turns to dusk Which softens the light of the world beyond, a world you no longer feel you belong. As you depart, take one last look back, retrace your steps, recover the track.

See time spread out through the grey of your eyes, eternity and nothingness are your prize.

Jennifer Haig

Ground Floor – Jessica Taggart

First Eyes – Jessica Taggart

The Astronomer and the Doubt (left) Observe (right) Chiara Stegert

By Nicholas Farrell

Martyr of Mice

Such a marvel; they scurry and screech, much like a Mother- who freaks once under feet.

A dash, a dart- you barely see, just a glimpse and you judge to be.

A pest ready to plunder; but we all have needs, while you are governed by greatness and greed.

Kill– A simple sin; a thing we’re told, a primate’s win.

Defend– a noble dilemma, but who deems fit- when dominant no one questions it.

A squeak, a squeak- a sorry plea, that we hear and still refuse to leave be.

Is our existence so at risk- so shallow, that humble house-mice must often meet the gallows.

Are you so smart- above the beast? The facts are there, think of these at least. Black plague! You repeat such extremes, but that was the gerbil and it’s them you give treats.

Such a small thing turns the house around; brooms and bats are quickly found, the kitchen now a battleground.

A curious child leaves his room; met by enthusiasm for its doom- what horror, as if a harmless thing was more than just a bother.

Cowering and cornered it cannot escape; but they caused this cruelty they call fate, the family accepts it- the two too small to debate.

Love– A simple plea, the boy bursts by and to his knees- begging and begging can’t it go free?

The Father falters; would rather not explain, all that effort and belief- a waste? To feel humor or shame- to dare dim the rule that reigns.

The mouse flees- for there is no valiant fight; how can it stand for what’s right, absent such godly might.

Thunder– his sibling strikes- so perfect a patron; ending a pest’s life, does what he’s told- so brave and bold.

Tears trickle by the boy’s face; brushed off as weakness, none meet his gazeinnocence to them but a phase.

He bites his lip; bad enough he bleedshow befitting, as the bitter taste he takes sitting.

By Dawn he hadn’t slept; in silence he had wept, for he would rather not belong- than follow in his brother’s wrong.

So how does ignorance come to influence another? His heart now asunder- could there be a bigger blunder?

School of Fish

Pounding lights match pounding headache Swimming incessantly

Metallic foil clings to skin Fleshy bodies- slippy and slimy, brush Conversation wet, lingering and dripping They’re smooching, smacking their lips They gurgle and bubble Wriggle and sway to hypotonic currents Gulp down bright liquid and munch on pills Soon they no longer swim in straight lines And yet They seem to know where they are going I swim against the current Eternally lost, I flounder Drowning in the masses I cannot breathe underwater I do not belong I am invisible.

Delila Bevan Zavadsky

Before Gate H

We were silent in the car. Nothing but the breathing of two bodies, one young and thin, the other old and frail, both lying under a tarpaulin. The sounds of the world around us echoed in the space between. Cars, nature, people. It’s scary how much noise you make when you’re trying to be silent. My Young One reached out her hand for mine but I stopped her from making a sound. As she retracted her hand I could see her face scrunching up, ready to sneeze. My hand shot out but it was too late.

“Achooo!”

It was quiet but it didn’t matter.

The car pulled over and I could hear the squeak of sneakers on the bitumen. I held my Young One’s hand and motioned for her to not say anything. The footsteps made their way to the boot and for a second I imagined that they were here to tell me to get out now, and take Young One now and run off now. But they didn’t. The footsteps sat on the edge of the car and lightly tapped the door.

By Ellie Taggart

“You can’t make any noises, not on the way there, not when we get to the gate and finally not until a long time after,” the footsteps said.

“What about sneezing, Mr Flynn? I can’t help that-.” I put my hand over Young One’s mouth.

“You can if you value your life,” the footsteps said. And with that the car lifted again and the footsteps squeaked away.

Young One nodded and wriggled back into a ball next to me.

“Sorry.”

“That’s okay,” I said. “Just no more noises.”

“Can’t we go when I’m better?”

“No, we can’t go another day. It must be today.”

Young One nodded.

The sounds of our breathing, the occasional twitch of a foot that went to sleep and the crinkle of the tarpaulin bounced around in circles trying to escape. Suddenly the car hit a bump. We went up, bouncing off the tarpaulin and the shelf above that.

Young One gasped. I scowled.

We both knew we were close now. The car sped up a bit before abruptly stopping. A commotion of voices moved towards the car.

“Where is this one heading?” an unfamiliar voice boomed.

“Gate H, sir,” Mr Flynn said.

“Why so nervous son? Got drugs in the boot or something?”

“No. Just army packs.”

“Jeez. Lighten up son.” The unfamiliar voice said. “Head on down to gate H.”

The car began its journey slowly down what I imagined was a narrow path. The wheels twisted and winced as we made our way to gate H. Mr Flynn stopped the car and we were met with more unfamiliar voices.

“So, this one’s heading beyond the border?” an older man barked.

“Yes. With your permission, Sir,” Mr Flynn said, his voice wavering.

“What’s it for?”

“Supplies. Army supplies. Pack’s mostly.” “Oh really?”

The sound of combat boots clacked closer to the car.

“You didn’t know about van 403, did you? Meant to be bringing our supplies. My men think they got lost somewhere.”

“I haven’t heard about that.”

“Okay well just to make sure you’re safe, you know ‘supplies-wise’, you wouldn’t mind if my men take a look, would you?”

“Go ahead,” Mr Flynn said.

The boot door opened. Young One stared at me with wide eyes. I closed mine. The men scrambled around, moving things but failing to come too close to our hiding spot. Theypicked up packs and shifted packs and threw packs, ignoring the ones above us.

We were silent in the car. Nothing but the breathing of two bodies: one young and thin, the other old and frail, both lying under a tarpaulin. The sounds of the world around us echoed in the space between. Cars, nature, people. It’s scary how much noise you make when you are trying to be silent. My Young One reached out her hand for mine but I stopped her from making a sound. As she retracted her hand I could see her face scrunching up, ready to sneeze. My hand shot out but it was too late.

“Achooo!”

It was quiet but it didn’t matter.

The moon sure is bright tonight. Katie stares up into the night sky as she lays on the damp grass. She blows her unkempt curly blonde hair out of her eyes to enhance her fading vision. She just had to say it didn’t she. Don’t walk home at night because the cars can’t see you.

Thanks for the jinx Mum.

Katie’s chuckles quickly turn to agony as her broken body shivers. The pain of dying is nothing compared to the pain of proving her mother right. I can’t feel my legs. Prom’s tomorrow, Hannah’s birthday is next week, and I can’t feel my fucking legs.

Katie attempts to move her long legs with little success, the limbs twisted in opposite directions. Poor Brandon. He was so sweet when he asked me to Prom and now he’s going to be known as the guy with the dead date. I hope it doesn’t hurt him too badly. I’ve always wanted a boyfriend and now that I have a date I die the day before. Thanks God!

Katie runs her fingers through the grass as she smiles. Home. When I used to roll around on the grass with Hannah. Dad used to say we would get itchy, but we didn’t care. Katie tries to roll over now in the grass to no avail. One day Hannah is going to watch her own kids playing while I’m nothing but a framed photo in the hallway. Dead next to the fucking road we take on the school bus every day.

Katie’s eyes wander to her right arm, the radius bone having snapped and torn through the flesh. Bones. Mum always said osteology was a waste of time. Who wants to study bones for a living? You couldn’t just be happy that I was passionate about something, could you? So what if I don’t want to waste my life in this town like you?

Katie’s gaze moves to the road nearby. Thanks for stopping asshole. You could have at least put a blanket over me or something. It wouldn’t have taken too much effort considering you fucking killed me and everything.

Bright lights blind Katie as she squirms from the sudden interruption. Is this it? Heaven? Zac Efron won’t be there, so I guess it can’t really be heaven. I wonder if people normally think this much when they’re dying? The light leaves Katie just as quickly as it appeared, leaving only the sound of a car fading into the distance. Fuck. Sighing, Katie resigns herself to staring back up at the night sky. The moon sure is bright tonight.

By Ty Weinert

Greg or Ian?

There is nothing more vibrant than the graffiti on the back of toilet doors at the Woodford Folk Festival. This pseudo-intellectual scrawl, amongst the comprehensive coverage of the rest, particularly grabbed my gaze. It raises some questions, and I demand answers.

Does this anonymous festival-goer have an issue with our current internationally accepted calendar format, or the concept of time in general? Is it an interpersonal conflict with Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in the year of 1582? Are they equally vocal about the prospect of Queensland introducing Daylight Savings Time?

Time is an interesting commodity. We spend so much of it considering the amalgamation of past & future, looking forward towards things we’ll retrospectively regret. At 23, I think a lot about turning 50 years old, when I’ll most likely be wishing I was still 23 years old, all the way back when I was worrying about one day celebrating my 29th birthday.

Reject its relevance with all your might, but time still governs all land. And on that land, we have festivals. There’d be no point to have a festival without time. None. Unknowingly, you’d arrive three days early to have to wait to listen to a band that doesn’t even have the privilege of being able to write music with time signatures or Beats Per Minute. Utterly useless.

Luckily, Woodford has time. It’s a great time. I’ve spent every single New Year’s Eve of my life at Woodford, symbolically welcoming a brand new year into existence, yet to discover my successes and failures of the next chapter. When the sun rises over the Glasshouse Mountains at 4:58AM on the 1st January, it’s merely a countdown to next time.

My toilet door scrawling friend, consider this an open invite to elaborate on your reasoning for all patrons come Woodford 2019. Your move. Will you allow me to critique you further? Time will tell.

Politics Catchup

The Federal Liberal Spill could shape our next election, whenever that happens.

Last August saw another leadership spill, ending with Malcolm Turnbull booted from his position of Prime Minister, replaced by then Treasurer, Scott Morrison. The party’s conservative and socially progressive factions being at each other’s throats is not new, but with a federal election due before mid-year, this division doesn’t scream “strong government”. At the last federal election, some big players scraped through with tiny margins, including Peter Dutton. Now that Labor has brought in some new faces to contrast the stale white bread that is the Liberal National Party, the fate of the government seems grim.

Prime Minister sidelines the ‘January 26’ Debate Federal government has once again shat all over the January 26th debate with Prime Minister (then Treasurer) Scott Morrison pledging $50 million towards 250th Anniversary memorial space of the First Fleet’s landing – a day that represents genocide, division and sadness for many Australians. Mr Morrison said to The Weekend Australian the memorial commemorates “an understanding of two cultures.” Despite these comments, he fails to prove his understanding of said cultures when he told the ABC that “Australia Day is Australia Day … you can’t pretend your history isn’t your history.” It looks like this issue won’t be resolved any time soon.

Queensland Senator has his fingers in a racist Victorian pie Queensland senator Fraser Anning travelled to St Kilda this January to protest the alleged rise of Sudanese crime in Victoria. Mr Anning said the event was “official business” for his role as a Senator, though images of the day were scattered with men sporting the Nazi salute and Nazi memorabilia. While Mr Anning has said he would never “be a part of that”, fellow Senators and media outlets alike slammed his choice to use tax-payer dollars to travel to an event specifically held to divide the community.

Pill testing still not legal. Authorities still contradicting their arguments against it. In April 2018, pill testing was used in an Australian first at the Groovin the Moo music festival in Canberra. It unsurprisingly identified highly toxic chemicals in the party pills, including N-Ethylpentylone which is a known killer. While many have started warming up to these kinds of initiatives, federal and state governments have been ruthlessly turning their backs on calls from the public to legalise it. NSW Police issued a warning to festival-goers in January that “they can never be certain what the substances contain,” which almost suggests there should be some initiative in place for people to know their pills aren’t toxic before they take them… if only such an initiative existed.

With Liam Blair

Vinnie Batten

Meet the Executives

Howdy! My name is Vinnie, and I love QUT, and how university has helped me grow as a person. Since commencing study in Environmental Science in 2015, I have constantly looked for ways to contribute meaningfully to the university community. For this reason, I am unfathomably excited to be President of the Guild for 2019, as the whole team is working immeasurably hard to help make all students’ lives at QUT as valuable and meaningful as possible. On a personal level, I am looking forward to completing my degree so I can pursue post-graduate study in environmental conservation and playing lots of table tennis at the Botanic Bar! Please do come & say hi!

Hey, my name’s Olivia and I’m your Guild Secretary for 2019. I am a Law and Justice student in my third year and I’m passionate about equality, justice, the Rule of Law and my Golden Retriever pup Frankie. For the last two years I’ve been a bartender, so juggling 5am finishes and 8am lectures has become something of a talent of mine. As Secretary, I’ll dedicate my time to re-writing the regulations and consulting with students on election reform that will benefit you. I’m a bubbly person and I’m always up for a chat, especially if it means I have an excuse to procrastinate for a few minutes.

G’day, my name is Lewis, your Guild Treasurer. I’m here to help. I want you to have the best shot at the education and experience that you want from University. I want you to have that experience on your own terms. I want the Guild to help you do that. Thanks for your time. Talk is cheap, let’s get the year going.

Hey QUT! We are Lydia and Saskia, your 2019 Vice Presidents of Campus Culture. We both study in the Science and Engineering Faculty; Saskia studying Software Engineering, and Lydia with Chemical Process Engineering and Environmental Science. Both of us have been heavily involved in clubs and societies as a way of immersing ourselves in campus life, broadening our university opportunities, and meeting our best friends. Since joining a whole lot of clubs in first year (some would say too many!), we have spent time having executive positions with many clubs such as GEMS, WIT, EWB, PrESS and WIS. We are passionate about getting you involved on campus and in 2019, we’ll be working hard to ensure that every single one of you has the chance to find your place at QUT. We look forward to seeing you around!

Hey there! I’m Sarah, your friendly Student Rights Vice President at the QUT Guild. After completing a Bachelor of Creative Industries, I made the decision to follow my gut and stay at QUT to study a Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry). I made this choice because I am super passionate about human rights and protecting people who cannot protect themselves. As your Student Rights VP, I am determined to make sure you have awareness of your rights and access to justice here at QUT. This year, you will see me actively campaign for policy reform, push for inclusivity on campus and expand our Student Assist Services such as Free Legal Services, the Academic Advocacy Service, Free Tax Help and the Student Food Bank.

Heya! We’re Harry & Stewart, your Sports Vice Presidents. We promise to bring stability to the Social Sporting program by focusing on how we can systematize the processes. In 2019 we are heavily investing our efforts towards working with our sporting communities to easethe registration period along with fixing past issues surrounding game cancellations. Our aim for Social Sports for QUT is to create a genuine sporting culture by being extremely active with our Sporting Clubs along with introducing inclusive fresh social and networking events hosted by the Guild.

Hello! We’re Jazzy & Max, your Gender & Sexuality Vice Presidents. At university, we like to keep it colourful. That’s why this year we’re so excited to be working in the equity domain, to be real advocates for the LGBTQIA+ community and for women with initiatives relating to sexual health, consent, safety on campus, and bringing the Be a Better Human campaign to QUT. If you spot us around campus, say hey!

Hi! We’re Victor and Persis, your International Student Officers for 2019. As the bridge between university and the student body, we seek to support our international friends by providing assistance and achieve greater student engagement through inter-club events. Victor‘s a fourth year Civil Engineering and IT student student who was on QUT’s basketball team. He plans on overseeing a mentorship program for career and language support. Persis is in her second year of her degree in Creative Industries, majoring in Creative Writing. She hopes to continue International Hangs’ weekly free dinners, an event for students to meet new people from various backgrounds.

No Disability Representation at QUT Guild

The QUT Student Guild council lacks any disability representation, despite it being an extremely common role in student unions across the country.

According to Times Higher Education, all 9 Australian universities in the global top 200 have an abilities officer, most also specifying their additional advocacy for students with mental health conditions.

During last year’s Guild elections, the current Reach administration advocated for the implementation of the role and a collective in the announcement of the policy on their Facebook page.

“Our plan is to introduce an Abilities Collective, guided by an elected Abilities Officer...given full autonomy

and independence, who are able to instruct us on the best ways the student union can be fighting for their rights,” the post said. The post also explained that their Presidential candidate Vinnie Batten and Creative Industries Officer Will Kroger both live with a disability, and said they have experienced how previous administrations have been “silent on issues surrounding disability.”

Batten, now the Guild President, is “currently workshopping a structure that gives the community long-term sustainability and autonomy so we, as the Guild, can be directed on how to support these students, not the other way around.”

Kroger, who was re-elected to the role of Creative

Liam Blair

Industries Officer last year, believes QUT is “far behind” other universities and that changes need to also happen at higher levels of government to improve social equality for everyone.

Previous student executive, EPIC, did not respond to requests for comment.

The University of Queensland, which is ranked 4th in Australia and 69th globally, has two Abilities Officers and an Abilities Collective, which runs events for the community and allows direct communication between students living with a disability and their representatives in their student union.

One of the two UQ Abilities Officers, Finnian Sonter, said he knows there are disabled students at QUT

who are frustrated with the absence of representation in their Guild and are feeling a lack of community at their own university.

“Having an Abilities Officer gives students a peer who can be their point of contact to find out more about what supports are available to them from the collective, university and external organisations,” he said.

“A collective, rather than just officers, gives disabled students the opportunity to build lasting relationships with peers who have similar lived experiences,” he continued.

Sonter also pointed out that abled staff in charge of disability advocacy “don’t realise how small, simple adjustments can increase accessibility [and that] it’s not their fault, it’s just something they’ve never had to think about as someone without disabilities.”

Outgoing 2018 University of Sydney Disabilities Officer

Robin Eames also believes it is important that disabled students and staff have representation at university.

In a post to their blog, Eames states that in their opinion, the labelling of disabled spaces as “abled” is misleading to

who the space is for, and that using wording such as “dis/ abled” or “disABLED” is more confusing for disabled people with reading difficulties.

The University of Sydney’s student magazine Honi Soit released a disability focused issue last September called Disabled Honi , edited and written by the university’s Disabilities Collective.

If you’re a QUT student living with a disability and you’ve got thoughts on this issue, please contact the QUT Guild either via Facebook, phone, email or visit our office on Level 2 of C Block at Kelvin Grove.

For immediate issues, please contact the QUT Disability Services or the Student Rights Hub student.disability@qut.edu.au GP: 3138 2699 KG: 3138 5601

Tampon Tantrum

Members of the ‘QUT Stalkerspace 2.0’ Facebook Group have left misogynistic and offensive comments on an image suggesting a free tampon initiative on campus.

QUT Physics student Zina Lindsay posted to the group used by almost 50 000 people in relation to the Victorian Government’s state-wide initiative to provide public schools with free tampons and pads.

Ms Lindsay’s post said that “we need something like this at universities too… Condoms are more readily available to females than basic sanitary items.”

Not everyone was on board with the proposal to provide women with free or inexpensive tampons and many students were quick to comment that they disagreed.

Women and men alike were defending the idea however, with one commenter writing that “all sanitary products should be available at all locations free of charge like toilet paper.”

“Kind of an unavoidable part of life that affects 50% of our population.”

A male commenter said it “sounds like a great idea. If I had blood come out of my dick once a month I would want some help with that.”

QUT Guild Vice President for Gender and Sexuality, Max Fox said “as far as we’re aware, women are going to continue to be women for a little while longer.”

“For that little while longer we’re going to continue to do everything we can to support our sisters,” said Mr Fox.

“We’re not going to force you to support women, but you’d be a pretty shitty human if you didn’t. Be a better human.”

In response to the debate, Ms Lindsay announced she had created the Facebook group ‘Women at QUT’ which she said is a safe space for those who identify as female to discuss similar issues.

The group now has close to 400 members and has hosted small events that Ms Lindsay said are so “young women can socialize and make friendships in a safe and supportive environment.”

Course Changed?

Gender & Sexuality

In 2017, the Australian Human Rights Council released its landmark report ‘Change the Course’; a national insight on sexual harassment and assault on university campuses. Approximately 1400 QUT students provided survey responses to the Council, where they reported instances of sexual harassment and assault slightly above the national average. In response to this, QUT has established the Student Sexual Harassment and Assault Working Party, chaired by the Equity Director and with both staff and students comprising its membership to develop an action plan to make our campus safer. The QUT Guild will be working closely with the Working Party as student members as well as independently to ensure the wellbeing of our peers. You’ll be seeing two campaigns on campus in 2019 – the ‘MATE Bystander’ campaign and ‘Be a Better Human’, courtesy of Flinders University Student Association.

QUT has developed and distributed a protocol to staff outlining the process of responding to a student disclosing sexual harassment and assault. This behaviour is not only a crime, but a breach of the Code of Conduct in section E/2.1.4 of QUT’s MOPP. Penalties for breaching the Code of Conduct are severe and can result in temporary exclusion from enrolment or expulsion, amongst a range of other penalties. The QUT Guild encourages students to report sexual assault and harassment to the university where possible.

Some key services you should make yourself familiar with are the emergency help points, the SafeZone app, and the Night Shuttle. From 6pm to 11pm, you can hail a shuttle bus – at Gardens

Point, drop off locations include the major train stations and carparks around the CBD. At Kelvin Grove, the route covers the main carparks. (For details of this service, search ‘QUT Night Shuttle’)

Security is on campus 24/7 and responds to over 400 calls a day. At any time, you can call Security to request an escort between buildings on campus, for free, no judgment. The SafeZone app allows you to quickly report an emergency or medical incident, just register with your QUT Student email address. It also features a “check in” function which dispatches security if you fail to check out at your designated time. The Guild strongly recommends you download and register with the SafeZone app. Campus Security is also being trained in mental health crisis response, so you can feel confident that whatever you’re facing, you have highly trained staff here to help.

QUT offers free confidential counselling services, and operates a bulk-billing medical centre at both campuses. These services are LGBTQIA+ friendly, and as with other staff, are being trained to respectfully respond to instances of sexual assault and harassment.

You’ll be seeing regular updates from the Gender and Sexuality portfolio. If you need us to point you in the right direction or want to join a campaign, please get in contact with Max and Jazzy at genderandsexuality@qutguild.com.

Security: 3138 5585

Emergencies: 3138 8888

Ambulance: 000

Nikita Oliver & Alana Riley

Taking Care of Yourself

Exploring your core values

If you stay close to your values whilst working on your goals, it will provide a compass for life’s journey and you can adjust the choices you make accordingly. Examine your values to ensure that they are your end values and not means to an end.

Here’s an easy way to see what’s important to you: Imagine you are 100 years old and looking back at your life. Ask yourself: What did I do that made me happy? What did I do that defined me as a person? What did I spend too much time worrying about? What did I spend too little time doing? What would I do differently? Ask yourself whether your values are true, bone-deep beliefs, or if any are external shoulds. We often don’t recognise that conditioning sometimes leaves us with other people’s values.

Top tips from Dr John Barletta, Clinical Psychologist

Digital Detox

Time without devices, either a holiday away from home without any high-tech devices, or digital-free time every day or weekend is known as a data fast. This digital vacation means getting away from our screens and phones so we don’t have the constant flow of communication, information, alerts, and updates, even if it’s only for short periods of time.

When we don’t access our phones, tablets, computers, and televisions, we get to spend time doing other things like connecting faceto-face, better sleep, slow cooking, listening to music, reading and studying, spending time outside, exploring the community, exercising, all those things we used to enjoy before smartphones, tablets, and streaming TV services invaded our lives.

Take a digital break from the hyperconnectivity information and entertainment overload; your brain, body, and relationships will significantly benefit.

Positive Psychology

As a positive Psychologist I don’t smile 24/7 and I don’t believe others should either. That’d be creepy. Rather than trying to eliminate negative aspects of your life, positive psychology deliberately builds a flourishing life via P.E.R.M.A.H.

P - Positive Emotions: Generate productive emotions like gratitude, satisfaction, pleasure, fun, hope, and curiosity, and enjoy each moment.

E – Engagement: When you’re engaged with study, work or hobbies you are in flow. Time seems to stop; you lose a sense of self as you concentrate.

R – Relationships: As social animals, relationships are core to wellbeing. Quality connections have a significant impact on contentment.

M – Meaning: Purpose comes from serving a cause bigger than yourself. This may be helping other students, family, friends, or the community.

A – Accomplishment: Strive to better yourself by using your strengths, mastering skills and goals.

H – Health: Managing sleep, good nutrition, regular movement, and minimizing alcohol are critical.

Go ahead, develop the flourishing life you want!

Beat The Blues

Depression is a leading cause of ill-health along with cancer and cardiovascular disease. Serious psychological distress is at an all-time high, and it has a significant effect on quality of life and life expectancy.

Psychologists help people to change thinking patterns and improve coping skills to equip individuals to deal with stressors and conflicts. As well as supporting recovery, counselling helps one remain well by identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and building a quality balanced and satisfying life.

There are many effective psychological treatments for depression, as well as different delivery options. Most people prefer to work one on one with a Psychologist, while some prefer a group. Online programs and apps are also useful.

Research is clear; psychological counselling and lifestyle choices help reduce symptoms and improve wellbeing, and counselling’s effectiveness is at least equivalent to the average medical intervention.

Starting is always the hardest part, but the important thing to remember is that we all start somewhere. So, jump in, who knows where it will lead you in three years?

Georgia Robertson (QUT Running President)

We all start somewhere. I came to QUT having barely run in my life. I remember at my Year 12 sports day I didn’t even complete my 800m race because of how unfit I was. Fast-forward three years, I have trimmed 17 minutes off my 10km time, ran my first half marathon and I am the current president of QUT Running.

Starting is the hardest part. This is as true for assignments as it is for running, we all begin somewhere. There are so many resources that rationalise how to start running, but the three most important things are to have realistic standards, set goals and find a community.

But wait! Before you glaze over this article like your week three readings, give it a chance! Running can be an addiction, an escape, or a tool for fitness, but at the end of the day, it’s a habit. To keep a habit, it is important that you have a realistic view of running.

Injury is often synonymous with running; however, this is a mark of too much too soon. If your goal is to run a half marathon, you can’t wake up one day and try go for a 20km run. It is important to start off slow to avoid injury. There are so many workouts you can try. If you want to achieve distance, start off with intervals.

If you are looking for speed, maybe HIIT is more suitable. The internet is filled with great resources for beginners. If you set your expectations small and focus on working your way up, becoming

a beginner

How to Start Running as

an intermediate and advanced runner will be within your grasp! This leads into the next crucial point: goals

A goal is a useful tool for motivation. I have been running for years and still have days where finding motivation feels like an insurmountable struggle. Having a goal is invaluable and there are so many opportunities within Brisbane and QUT to achieve them. You may want to enter a race, such as QUT Classic or Bridge to Brisbane, or join QUT Running and simply aim to attend one session a week. Your goal can be even simpler. When I first started running, I had a 4km route around my neighbourhood and my goal was to run up each hill. Then it became to run the length of the school. Each time I achieved a goal on my route, I tried to set a new one. A goal will provide useful direction for your running journey. The final piece of the puzzle (and in my opinion the most crucial), is community.

One way to create a habit is to find your tribe. Community will allow you to push yourself, learn and socialise. Brisbane is full of communities. Why not start by joining your local Parkrun? Closer to home, QUT has so many opportunities for fitness, including QUT Running which is a wonderful way to amalgamate running and socialising.

Speaking from experience, joining a running club was one of my best decisions because running no longer becomes a chore, but an exciting opportunity to hang out with friends!

An (un)Comprehensive History of QUT Student Publications

Newspapers and magazines have long been an integral part of university life.

Whether it be serving as a channel for the student union to communicate the dramatic events of a particularly raucous council meeting, a place to find bizarre short stories, or simply a vehicle for drink vouchers and student deals.

To take full advantage of this particular kind of deal, you find yourself in a sticky carpeted establishment, far too early in the night, with a crackly PA and a glowing blue drink which is only allegedly alcoholic.

Many of the publications attached to the sandstone unis have continued to be printed for decades. Honi Soit has come out of Sydney University since 1929 and has published incredible alumni such as Germaine Greer (she was

relevant at the time) and Clive James. In anticipation of the newest QUT Student Guild magazine, Glass, I delved into the history of publications at QUT.

I started out with two found copies of Utopia , dozens of copies of Universe and the naïve expectation that our student magazines would have been archived somewhere.

The most comprehensive information that exists anywhere is a Wikipedia article about student publications in Australia, filled with dead links and even deader lines of inquiry.

Definite Article is the first publication listed, and try as I might, I know nothing about it. According to the skeletal Wikipedia entry, Utopia came next in the rich history of Guild magazines at QUT.

Utopia was a pretty standard, nonetheless interesting, student magazine. It had a street magazine feel to it. Think Time Off from yesteryear. It had loads of contributors and very early 2000s graphics.

It had ads for flip phones and pre-paid mobile plans. Adverts for bars that no longer exist in Brisbane and drink prices that now must violate RSA laws. $2.50 for a schooner? What a time to be alive.

The Guild election edition of Utopia from 2005 features the manifesto of Jessica Pugh; former presidential candidate, now state member for Mt Ommaney. Next, according to trusty Wikipedia, was Cirqutry. How Utopia became Cirqutry you ask? I don’t know.

The only traces of Cirqutry I could dig up were a mention in a blog post from 2006 and an

article on the Scarlett Alliance website. This article was written by someone who had previously written for Utopia , so I gather political disruption to the guild had limited effect on the publication.

It’s about brothels in Brisbane and the writer’s preconceptions about sex work. It’s well written and well researched. Sex worker rights have never really been in vogue but this article, although over 10-yearsold, does a pretty darn good job at reducing stigma.

Another reminder that students have always been one-step ahead of the national conversation.

Universe, as the most recent student mag, is the one I know the most about. With a team of journalism students as interns, this glossy magazine was full of photos from club and guild events.

Overheard On Campus and far-fetched horoscopes were popular recurring segments which sent up our often overdramatised struggles. But Universe once had a different look and feel. Universe was once a cross-institutional

magazine with contributions from QUT, UQ, Griffith University Gold Coast, Gold Coast TAFE and Alexandra Hills TAFE, hence Uni-verse These magazines are filled with profiles on influential figures, articles about issues that affect students like sexual health and drug awareness, and somewhat unfortunate fashion. However heinous white leggings paired with oversized, low-slung belts may seem in hindsight, these issues serve a critical insight into student life in the 2000s. A very young Yassmin Abdel-Magied even features on a cover.

At some point of which I’m not sure, Universe ceased to be a cross-institutional publication and fell solely in the hands of our Guild. Cirqutry and Universe must have coexisted at some point based on the very scarce information I could exhume.

What bothers me most is that these publications existed in my lifetime, in the era of technology. So why is it easier for me to get my hands on a copy of UQ’s Semper Floreat from 1953 than it is to find out what was important to students

only a few cohorts ahead of me. I have no idea whether there were magazines which were published during the existence of the various institutions that came before QUT.

Every edition of Griffith’s uni rag is archived online with extensive background. What’s not there is in the process of being digitised. In 1975 The Gryphon was published before it soon became Griffiti .

There is a lot of whinging about the campus and associated confusion, as well as complaints about faulty door knobs and lifts. But these articles are such good insights into a group of guinea pigs entering unchartered territory at a brand-new university.

I eagerly await the responses of previous editors and contributors to my desperate LinkedIn messages and I’m determined to piece together the somewhat confusing fragments of our magazine history. To be continued…

Lucy Czerwinski

Why we’re leaving plastic in 2018

If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that plastic is pretty shit.

By Alana Riley

Our national recycling scheme (ie. those pesky yellow bins on your curbside) doesn’t seem to be making the dent it used to.

Of course, we’ve known plastic was shit for a long time, but 2018 revealed some startling truths that have been left undiscussed for far too long.

The Australian National Waste Report, for example, revealed in November that of the 3 million tonnes of plastic produced in Australia each year, only 12% of it actually ended up in a recycling bin. That’s roughly 2.64 million tonnes of plastic left to landfill (or our oceans).

So, if the past year has taught us anything, it’s that encouraging recycling is not enough anymore. Recycling was, in hind sight, never enough.

Glass Magazine spoke to QUT Guild Environmental Officers

Ben English and Laura Harland

for their take on the plasticcrisis we’re currently facing.

“We attempted to ban plastic bags, but it just caused businesses like Coles to start charging 10c per bag,” Ben said.

“We’re giving money to the corporation and worsening the plastic crisis.”

Ben said that the recycling systems in Australia are insufficient, with the “just chuck it in the yellow bin” mentality not cutting it anymore.

He said the time spent using single use plastics, such as a straw or plastic lining of a coffee cup, is “disproportionate to the many thousands of years it will take for that plastic to break down.”

“It’s going to take a uni wide effort to stop selling single use plastic completely.”

So, what’s next?

In 2018, Queensland rolled out a plastic-bag ban statewide, steel straws entered the mainstream and CocaCola began talks to phase out plastic straws. Plastic-free living is on the horizon and progress is well under way.

But there’s more to living a plastic-conscious lifestyle than just skipping a straw when you get your bi-weekly juice.

For students, reducing plastic usage can seem daunting and can be misconceived as a big and expensive commitment.

But it’s really not. There are a lot of ways to easily and economically cut your plastic usage down.

Laura said it can be easier than you think to start using your own containers and utensils when you go out, though being

aware of the packaging your food comes in is important too.

“I try and buy naked foods where I can. Markets are a good place to find unwrapped cheap fruit and veg and by doing this, you’re probably going to be eating healthier too,” Laura said.

“If you need to buy something new, look into plastic free alternatives for those products, or even DIY recipes … a DIY product I’m most proud of is a deodorant I made using the recipe from Biome’s website. It works a treat for an afternoon bike ride, or a long day of protesting.”

Some easy ways to jumpstart your plastic-free living are; visiting the Biome website for a whole range of plastic free alternatives, shopping at whole food stores such as The Source in West End, or taking a tote down to your local farmers market for some cheap fruit and veg.

Lewis Holmes

Business – Economics

I use ceramic and reusable cups where I can because even the biodegradable cups are not degradable in normal conditions.

Nikita Oliver C.I.– PR & Journalism

I use naked shampoo and conditioner bars, which means they come without packaging. They last a lot longer than normal shampoo bottles and they work really well.

We asked, you answered How do you reduce your plastic usage?

Katy Bedford Media and Communication

I love shopping for groceries at places that encourage you to bring your own jars and containers. My favourite place to do this as of late is Source Bulk Foods! This way you can purchase as much or as little as you like - perfect for the broke uni student lifestyle.

Photo by Katy Bedford

Slow Fashion

An Alternative That Might Just Save The Planet (And

Our Wallets)

As a new dawn of sustainability rises, young workers and professionals are seeking a more eco-friendly and costeffective alternative to dressing.

By Shaneen Page

Contemporary fashion is fast, impersonal, and poorly made. In an age of mass marketed and mass-produced garments that hit the shelves sometimes as fast as seven days from design inception, many consumers are opting for the route known as slow fashion. Young workers and professionals are seeking a method of consumption that is friendly to their wallets and the planet, and slow fashion seems to be the solution. As defined in Textile Beat, slow

fashion is “the antithesis of fast fashion. It considers the ethics and sustainability of garments... while focusing on timeless style, comfort and connection.”

Well Made Clothes wrote recently that fast fashion is “driven, at its core, by low costs and corner-cutting tactics”. Slow fashion is at the opposite end of the scale. Instead of the focus being on the sheer speed and volume that brands like Zara and H&M can churn out garments, slow fashion seeks to encourage a more emotional and thoughtful approach to dressing. This can come in the form of investing in handmade garments, buying second-hand, or even just the act of reducing the amount of garments bought seasonally. This approach to dressing is rising in popularity, with a recent study by Unilever reporting that more than 1⁄3 of young consumers are aligning their buying habits with their social and environmental beliefs.

“It feels like you’ve found a diamond in the rough when you find something good, like you’ve cheated the system.”

-Kai Willebrand-Tarafdar

It makes sense that this movement is gaining traction among young workers and professionals, as it can very often be much more cost-effective than buying fast fashion garments. Kai Willebrand-Tarafdar is a student at Queensland University of Technology who sees the positive change that supporting slow fashion makes on his wallet. While not considering himself an actively conscious or sustainable shopper, Kai treats second-hand shopping like an adventure. “It’s kind of exciting going into a op shop,” he says, sporting a vintage Tommy Hilfiger bomber jacket.

As young students and workers, slow fashion is often favoured due to its affordability and a better cost-per-wear value. Liam Jessup is another QUT student who opts for secondhand goods. Liam remarked that it is “partly out of necessity... partly because I don’t really like trends or brand name items, I don’t really see the value in following that system.” Liam mentioned that even if he weren’t making the conscious decision to shop slow fashion, he still wouldn’t be purchasing brand-new garments very often as it’s not within his budget.

While Liam and Kai are aligning their buying habits with aspects of slow fashion for the affordability, Elly’s approach is to invest in something made with love as opposed to a machine. As a local artist and designer, Elly Malone’s approach to fashion and buying is guided by her views as an artist. Elly chooses to support other local designers because she knows the love and care that goes into the creation of an artwork or garment. Designs for her screen-printed T-shirts are started sometimes as long as three months before they’re ready to be released. It’s for this reason that Elly doesn’t feel the need to follow trends set by fast fashion and the media. When asked if she was a conscious

shopper, Elly mentioned reading the Ethical Fashion Report, a guide written by Baptist World Australia, which gives brands (Nike, Adidas and H&M, to name a few) a rating from A to F based on how they rank up against industry sustainability measures. “When I found out that certain brands had an F rating, they stuck in my mind as companies not to support, but it wasn’t much of a loss anyway. You never go into these fast fashion stores and fall in love with their stuff anyway... you’re more just shopping there out of convenience.”

As education about the fashion industry increases, so too will the support of the slow fashion movement. Clare Crowley believes that even if she wasn’t a Fashion student and wasn’t aware of the problems of the industry, she would still support slow fashion as a more cost-effective alternative. “You can see a massive difference in quality,” she says. “When you’re wearing those fast fashion pieces you can see after a few wears that they’re falling apart, a lot faster than the quality stuff. Looking at it from a financial perspective, I don’t want to waste my money on things that won’t last.”

Strike for Climate Change

Why you should strike for the climate on March 15 Declan Kerr

The climate is pretty fucked right now.

You don’t need a degree in environmental science to know that. It’s fair to say that if you’re not a politician, CEO or a media mogul, you realise that climate change is killing the planet. What has become even more clear is that we can’t rely on politicians to save us. We need radical change, and to get that we need radical action.

Every new scientific report details in increasingly depressing terms how dire the situation is. There’s going to be hotter summers, more bushfires, more extreme weather events, rising sea levels, dying crops, and terrifying super-viruses. Particularly frightening, the release of gas from melting permafrost could create a positive feedback system of warming, which some scientists fear could be eventually unstoppable. According to the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2018 report, we have 12 years to turn it all around or risk an intensified climate disaster of existential proportions.

The question of the environment is deeply intertwined with the rights of Indigenous

people. Projects like the Adani coal mine are part of the ongoing assault on Indigenous land rights that is more than 200 years old. Indigenous land is constantly being stolen and sold off to the highest bidders, often big polluters. The weak legal protections that exist for Indigenous land rights are frequently suspended when they get in the way of profit.

Who is to blame? The responsibility for this disaster lies squarely at the feet of politicians and big business.

Despite the crescendo of alarm from the world’s climate scientists, both the Labor and Liberal parties have continued full steam ahead with their fossil fuel addiction. The Adani mine, the re-expansion of coal fired power stations and fracking are all examples of this complete rejection of human need in the name of profit. There is no plan to support a transition away from fossil fuels. Instead, politicians are brandishing lumps of coal in parliament, demonstrating their commitment to maintaining the interests of the fossil fuel industry.

Politicians couldn’t fight climate change even if they wanted to, because under capitalism, things are done for profit, not human need. This puts them fundamentally against the interests of ordinary people who will be most

affected by climate change. We live in a system that produces enough to sustain the global population two-and-a-half times over. Yet capitalism has condemned half the population to poverty and wrecks the world with war and environmental destruction. At the end of the day, the role of politicians is to run the state in the interests of Australian capitalism and ensure profits for the fucking bosses. Mass mobilisation is required to hold politicians accountable and challenge the dominance of the rich.

This is why we need radical action.

History has shown that when the oppressed stand up and fight back, they can demand what is condemned as impossible. Mobilisations of the oppressed and working class have ended wars, toppled fascist dictatorships and won concessions that make life under capitalism more bearable. This can fuck up the system, hit the bottom line of the powerful and help draw thousands more into the movement.

The School Strike 4 Climate last year brought out thousands of school students and busted

the myth that young people don’t care. It was only politicians like Prime Minister and prominent scumbag Scott Morrison who dared direct rhetoric against the movement, telling students to shut up and leave it to the folks down in Canberra. Other noises of disdain were directed towards the slogans taken up by the protestors, which were condemned as being too angry and having too many swears. Okay, get fucked.

That strike was not a one off. The School Strike 4 Climate movement has set March 15 as their next national strike date, and this time the university students will be joining them, with the National Union of Students voting in December to get behind the national day of action. I encourage all QUT students and staff who are concerned about the future of our planet to not just attend the demonstration, but get involved in the movement, and help us put serious climate action on the agenda ahead of the coming federal election.

Shut up & Listen

In Year 12, I sat with around 200 other boys in a Brisbane GPS school chapel. A privileged environment, no doubt, but one filled with many decent young men.

The special guest for the day was a woman around 30 years old. She was a long-suffering victim of domestic violence, to the extent that when she finally left her partner, she changed her young daughter’s name so that he may never find her.

This man told her what to wear and wanted to know where she had been. He beat her, strangled her and attacked his pregnant partner’s belly with a coat hanger.

Why didn’t she just leave? Well, she answered that before anyone asked the question.

If she ran away, he would find her and kill her, and their daughter too. Violence would follow. A choice between staying in a dangerous household or fleeing to a life of fear is not something any woman should have to make.

Our guest spoke eloquently and emotionally. Nothing was left on the table as she poured her heart out to this group of impressionable young men, soon to assume the great responsibility that male adulthood entails.

She urged us to take the high road. To not rape. To not use violence as a tool to release anger. To

talk to the women in our lives and actually listen to what they had to say about what it’s like being a woman today.

However, I still heard several guys chatting afterwards who seemed to have taken none of her words on board:

“Why didn’t she just leave?”

“Why does she think we’re all going to be rapists?”

“Of course I wouldn’t hit women, why was she telling us this?”

These words cut very deep at the heart of the matter of casual sexism, the domestic violence crisis and that Gillette ad everyone has a take on.

Yes, it’s an ad designed to generate profit. Yes, none of what it says is stuff we haven’t heard before. And yes, its depictions of men are not flattering. Cry me a river.

It’s also a piece of film that manages to condense several key messages into less than two minutes. Not every part of it will be directly relevant to every man watching, but its overall message absolutely is.

Whilst it has been amusing to see several men online throwing their razors in the bin because Gillette merely encouraged men to be better, it indicates a greater overall problem: an inability to listen.

Women have forever joked that men are bad listeners – and with good reason. But refusing to take on an urge to act better towards women is rather more serious than forgetting a shopping list.

If 17-year-old boys won’t listen to an actual victim of misogyny about how to be better, no two-minute ad from a large corporation will be more effective.

So why don’t we listen? I can’t answer with absolute certainty, but the idea of being ‘accused’ of something we haven’t done, like hitting a woman or sharing nudes without consent, is part of it for sure.

Any message that ‘men’ (yes, #NotAllMen, I know) have to improve their behaviour is interpreted as a direct instruction rather than a simple request for self-assessment.

I guarantee that none of the 200 boys in that chapel ever thought they would hit a woman. Sadly, I can also guarantee that at least one probably will.

Boys don’t grow up thinking they want to hit, rape or kill women. Those things are done by evil, villainous men they see in movies and TV.

But a portion of boys become those very men. Adolescents have an opportunity to listen to what women are saying now to avoid doing damage when they grow up.

To men of all ages: suck it up and actually engage in some self-assessment.

You can start by talking to your female friends, partners and relatives. Learn about the fear of walking to a car at night. Learn why ‘stealthing’ (removing a condom during sex without a partner’s consent) isn’t cool. Learn why cat-calling, victim-blaming and mansplaining aren’t OK.

If you knew all of that, congratulations. That doesn’t mean you’re a hero or even a good person.

It means you’re actually getting an understanding of why women around Australia are afraid they might be next. Murder is the brutal reality of fully-realised misogyny staring them in the face.

Usher in a new dawn for women’s safety by encouraging your mates to be better. It doesn’t take much.

Deflecting direct responsibility for a woman’s death is missing the point. If we all show a shred of empathy for the very different circumstances in which women live their lives, there will be no need for Gillette to encourage better behaviour because we’ll be doing it ourselves.

Liam Clarkson

Humble

By Lewis Holmes

“The Humble Meme Merchant” (THMM) is a side-scrolling adventure classic, drawing from the gameplay of Super Mario Bros 1998 and the graphics style common to some of classic naughties platforms Kongregate and Newgrounds. The only incentive to complete the 10 Stage Story Mode, is unlocking “High Score Mode”, which I believe is poorly named because it does not actually track your high score in any meaningful way, nor is there a leaderboard of others (solidifying that I really might be the only person to have ever finished the game).

The decision to have separate appendages from the body of the Clive Palmer sprite creates very unpredictable interactions with the enemies in-game, creating very frustrating moments where you “Definitely didn’t hit cockroach Bill Shorten”.

THMM is not a good game. I am embarrassed to admit that the first few levels were engaging, the art style was creative and, in the same vein as my favourite game of all time (Portal), each level appeared to introduce a new type of challenge. Moving blocks, SeeSaw like platforms, interactive but non-fatal enemies are introduced in

Adelaide – I really thought this game had potential. Any ingenuity is totally absent by the fourth or fifth stage (out of ten!)– and I can’t blame the developers, I really think they wanted to make something fun but knew that the first few levels are all the sane public would be likely to engage in.

If this game was meant to be a platform to present election commitments, which you get at the end of every level – it does it poorly. Levels are hard and unforgiving which disincentivises the easy spread of the election commitments and (sometimes) regional criticism based on the level and the area it relates to. If that’s what this game was meant to do, I give it 2 Tim Tams.

Gameplay: 0 Tim Tams.

If this game were, heaven forbid, just a propaganda machine to create some chatter and downloading of a silly app then I obviously give it the maximum score of 18 Tim Tams, a whole family pack. This game has got people talking. Whether it’s about data safety concerns, the unflattering and genuinely rude public figures, or just how it’s a bad game – it has people talking. But Clive, the game’s about you, sit down be humble.

The Favourite

Yorgos Lanthimos (director of The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer ) is perhaps one of the most unique voices in cinema working today and even with a script not penned by himself; his fingerprints and trademark style are all over The Favourite. This co-operation and union of visions allows him to deliver a more all-around accessible film without losing his absurdist flair. Set in England during the early 18th century, the story is a tragicomedy centring around Baroness Abigail Masham (Rachel Weisz) and Duchess Abigail Churchill (Emma Stone) both competing over who will be the one to win Queen Anne’s (Olivia Coleman) affection. The strongest aspect that is able to help bring this tale to life is the presentation. A majority of the film is set inside the confines of the palace, yet it never appears claustrophobic nor do the visuals get tiresome. There’s a beautiful look to the film as well with a lot of cues taken from Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon in how it mimics the colours of many renaissance paintings. Characters shall talk but (more often than not) be isolated from one another in each shot to show the great divide between them, thus allowing the frame to breathe.

All of the performances are a joy to watch and each of the three main actresses are given so much to work with. They peel away the layers of their roles as the film progresses until we can see them fully realised and stripped to their true shades by the end. Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz convey the contempt their characters share for one another wonderfully all while disguising

it under the friendly facade they present to the Queen. It is Olivia Coleman as Queen Anne herself though that is easily the best of the three, having come a long way from her early days of sketch comedy and Peep Show. She’s so sympathetic and brings a great vulnerability to the role. No matter how demanding or unstable Queen Anne is throughout, Coleman never makes her seem unlikable and instead, you just feel empathy for her.

One important thing to consider while watching The Favourite is your sense of humour. It can be really funny at parts though I wouldn’t label it a comedy, per se. There are no specific instances of typical setup-punchline but it’s the small details that make it comedic such as bizarre dialogue, the awkward nature of certain scenes, and the occasional vignettes into what passes for entertainment around the palace. It’s all incredibly deadpan but it’s able to give the film a mood that is wholly unique from any other period piece.

It’s a joy to see Yorgos Lanthimos get proper recognition in the industry with The Favourite and hopefully his newfound success (boasting no less than 10 Academy Award nominations including best picture, best actress, bestsupporting actress, and best screenplay) will inspire others to check out the rest of his delightfully odd filmography. For all those wanting some loose history with a pinch of melancholy and farce tossed in; The Favourite is sure be a treat. 4 out of 5 Stars

And other words that Clive Palmer doesn’t seem to understand

Luka Katic

Where to Eat at Uni

Advice from One Student to Another

By James Edgerton (QUT Gluttony Society) & Liam Blair (QUT Veg)

$10 feed at Carraway Pier – Kelvin Grove

First up, it’s Carraway Pier - our local fish and chip joint. Not only do Carraway have the best chips at either campus, but their seafood basket is one of the better ones I’ve ever had. Usually they will have student deals on for most of the week, so for the exceptionally affordable price of ~$10 you can get your hands on a really good seafood basket, burger and chips, or whatever else they have on the sandwich board. They also do an amazing Vietnamese rice noodle salad, with either lemongrass beef, pork sausage or homemade spring rolls, or, if you’re a true glutton, all three!

Kelvin Lee Bakery - Kelvin Grove

When I first started at QUT in 2012, Kelvin Lee bakery got me through my roughest and poorest weeks. From the outside they might look like a regular western bakery, but upon walking through their doors, you will find that KLB is a very reasonably priced Vietnamese bakery with a God-like bahn mi at just over $4. Highly recommend!

C-Block Food Court – Kelvin Grove

If you cannot be bothered to travel down the hill, C-Block is a God-sent. For speedy sushi or karage chicken bowls, head directly to Sushi Mura. I’m pretty sure I ordered and received a bowl of deep-fried chicken in under a minute at peak lunch period once. Best day ever. In this space you will also find Archies American Diner if you want pizza or burgs, the cheapest Boost Juice in Australia, a coffee spot and really affordable Japanese curry at Teppan.

Dannyboys – Kelvin Grove

Half way up the hill you will find this gem serving up the best subs in Brisbane. Their delicious bread is baked on site and if you’re kicking around bright and early on a cold winter’s morning, they also serve some beautiful soups.

Cold Beverages @ Grove Bar – Kelvin Grove

Finally, above C-Block is my home. My love. My favourite place to do last-minute assignments -the Grove Bar. This small, intimate bar might seem a little quiet, but sometimes that’s exactly what you need when that mid semester stress hits and you need those cold drinks to get you through.

Daily Deals at The Botanic Bar - Gardens Point I’ll be honest I don’t know GP nearly as well as KG but I think it’s fair to start at the bar. The Botanic Bar, ‘Bot Bar’ or “Botang” as some like to refer to it, is huge. Unlike The Grove, the Botang is a good place to go if you’re into big energy. It has plenty of space, arguably better pool tables and daily drinks deals.

P-Block Food Court – Gardens Point GP also has an impressive food court, with a Guzman Y Gomez, sushi, a salad bar and a kebab shop to serve you up a tasty HSP if the mood takes you. There’s a vast array of coffee shops both on and around the campus. GP also has great access to the city and all the food that is available there if you’re okay with bit of a hike.

While this list isn’t comprehensive, my advice would be to explore your food options at your own pace. Of all the universities in Brisbane we are exceptionally lucky with our access to different foods.

Bonus Round - Vegan Options

On both campuses there’s some seriously good options for the plant-based crowd.

At KG, with the wide range of Asian cuisines, finding options is easy, whether it’s ramen and sushi in C block, or some of that $4 banh mi down the hill. Something a little out of the way is a Zambrero on Carraway street. It’s right next to The Menagerie which is a gorgeous little coffee shop if you’re in need of a coffee break.

At Zambrero, there’s vegan cheese AND fried cauliflower. Hell yes. All that’s missing is some good options at Dannyboys (please, please)

It’s a similar case at GP, with the obvious hot spots like kebabs and sushi. If you’re a fan of Zambrero then GYG is where it’s at. Unfortunately, none of the coffee shops at GP can match Menagerie. As mentioned above, you can always walk into the city for a bigger range of options.

For more information on what’s good in or around QUT, hit up QUT Gluttony Society and QUT Veg on Facebook! We wish you all good luck in your culinary experiences.

Anecdotes by Anonymous

Tinderella

Once upon a time a final year business student fell for the glitter and entice of Tinder. Maybe it would be there that she would find her Prince Charming. Let’s call this girl Tinderella.

Every Monday morning she staggers into her workplace with a new story about a new man, a micro-fling for the weekend. This week: the 6’9ft prison guard who can’t 69. When Justin’s bio said he was tall I was down.

I have a thing for tall guys and instantly thought I’d found ‘the one’. It was a school night and he’d impressed me by paying for my gyoza, so naturally I dragged him up to my apartment. I was going to scale that mountain. Hot tip: Shoe size does not correlate to dick size.

It might be hot but it won’t be big. He’d met his match, apparently, because every sucker before me was too short to do simultaneous mouth stuff. Girl, the teeth on that man. Like someone get this boy to a dentist because those incisors were like fangs on this peach.

I feel like I’ve had a bit of a rough trot in the pumpkin home. First, it’s not a carriage being pulled by a horse but an Uber being driven by some guy with 4.4 stars.

Second, I’ve learnt some people are trash, myself included. But through the bad dates and the lower than average sexcapades (seriously) I’ve learnt a thing or two about love, sex and life for the modern millennial woman.

McDon’t Touch My Cup Without a New Set of Gloves

Nothing delights me more then finding a fellow sufferer of the fast food work. It all begins like any other shift, I’m hating my life but at least my job is easy. The car in drive thru beeps. “Hi please place your order!” I say as chirpily as I can muster into the headset. She places her order. “No problem, anything else?”

“I need EVERYTHING to be fresh.” The voice crones. I suppress a sigh. One of those assholes who demands fresh service despite using the drive thru. “I need everyone who is preparing the food to wash their hands thoroughly, change their gloves, benches to be wiped clean, a fresh straw from inside a fresh packet and a fresh cup from a fresh unopened packet.”

I’m panicking as I rush to the back room to prepare a fresh cup and straw for the customer and change my gloves, spilling everything as I

go. The car rolls up to the window, ignoring the fact that I’m in the midst of taking another order through the speaker.

I try to multitask as I take the coins and notes she dangles in her hand and enter it into the register. I reach to hand her the drink with a fresh cup, lid and straw but just as I do she screeches. “UH NO!,” she spits. “You’ve been handling money!! You can’t just give that to me like that! Change your gloves. Just bring it with the food, I’ll park.”

I pulled in my coin-dirtied hands from the window. The hands dirtied by the money that she herself gave me. From when she handled the coins… the hypocrisy astounds me. This story doesn’t even have an ending. I just wanted to tell you all about one it.

Sweet Dreams

You know when you wake up half asleep, turn your phone on and fall asleep again with your phone in your hand? Yeah. My hand magically

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