THE VOICE: Edition Three (17/04/14)

THE VOICE EDITION THREE

DRONES, REVOLUTION & VODKA | HOLI | LOST IN TRANSLATION | WATER POLO | GOING GREEN + GOSSIP GOAT

INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G

Reminiscing about International Night (11 April), we thought it fitting to explore some of the different ways of solving problems around the world ...

Source: Jérôme Vadon (via www.elitedaily.com)

COUNTRIES (top to bottom, from left): Germany, USA, Russia, China, UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Iceland, India, North Korea, South Africa, Greece, Australia, Brazil, Finland, Sweden, Jamaica

SAY WHAT ?

Many languages have 50, 000 words or more, but individual speakers normally know and use only a fraction of the total vocabulary — in everyday conversation people use the same few hundred words THE VOICE 3

◄ LEFT: International Night 2013 – Procession of the Flag Bearers representing each of the 40 or so countries that the residents of Menzies come from!

Pana po’o (hawaiian)

Scratching your head in order to remember something you’ve forgotten •

Badkruka (swedish)

Words With No English Equivalent Condensation and food-induced conversations have never sounded so poetic ...

Source Eurotalk (www.eurotalk.com)

the relationship between words and their meaning is fascinating, and there are so many feelings and ideas that we cannot even put words to — in English at least.

Here are some of the most wonderful, elusive, and ingenious words that have no single equivalent in the English language that could be considered a direct translation ...

Iktsuarpok (inuit)

Age-tori (japanese)

To look worse after a haircut •

Gulseong-gulseong (korean)

Eyes filled with tears, which are about to fall but have yet to run out of the eyes • The amount of water you can scoop up with just one hand •

Kabelsalat (german)

Calaccino (italian)

The mark left on a table by a cold glass THE VOICE 4

Chantepleurer (french)

Singing and crying at the same time •

Gurfa (arabic)

A tangled mess of cables; literally “cable-salad” •

Someone who is reluctant to get into the water when swimming outside •

WORDS ARE BUT SYMBOLS FOR THE RELATIONS OF THINGS TO ONE ANOTHER, AND TO US; NOWHERE DO THEY TOUCH UPON THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH —Friedrich Nietzsche

The feeling of anticipation that leads you to go outside to check if anyone is coming; indicates element of impatience •

Pochemuchka (russian)

Someone who asks a lot of questions — too many questions ...

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Sobremesa (spanish)

The period of time after a meal when you have food-induced conversations with people you have shared a meal with •

Pålegg (norwegian)

Anything that could be put on a slice of bread •

* होली

Holi 22 march

Photographer Roger Lee

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APRIL 4 ~ 18 ‘PEOPLE JUST SHOULDN'T WEAR BARE FEET’

‘Mapping Stereotypes’ by YANKO TSVETKOV

KATIE HOST,

doesn’t mean to sound arch, but would toe-tally prefer it if people weren’t so callus

‘If my hips were boobs they’d be big’ MATT EVERETT — unfortunately

(or fortunately), no context was given for this proclamation; interpret what you will ...

THE TIME WE THREW PAINT AT EACH OTHER

There are

50, 000 characters in the Chinese language – you need to know about 2, 000 to read a newspaper Source: http://www.edudemic.com/language-quiz/

‘I’ve given up smoking, but I just can’t give up candy’ ANTHONY BIRCH, slowly working his way toward a healthier lifestyle – remember, time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana

*En route to the Ranch* ‘If I don’t wake up in a gutter, I won’t be happy’ JOHN SPRATT, taking the motto ‘if in doubt, Ranch it out’ to heart [or liver]

Bonnie: ‘I don’t want to go to Mac [Centre], but I have to’ Alex Hill: ‘Why’s that..?’

‘I want to see how long I can go without watching any of the [accounting] lectures ...’

CHRIS MARLOW,

Accounting Tutor for 2014 — but can we (ac)count on him ..?

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Bonnie: ‘So I no longer have to use serviettes to wipe my bum’ BONNIE GROAT, someone get her some Quilton 3 Ply – stat.

INTER-COLLEGE

Water Polo & Swimming 30/03/14

Correspondant Molly Goudie (sports

We Came. We Floundered. We Polo’d.

Upper hand RMC showed off strong College spirit both on the sidelines and within the pool (a.k.a. arena-of-death) Big moment Joce Bartram’s super-human prowess in goals; also, Menzies Women’s & Men’s Relay Teams (coming 1st and 2nd, respectively) Could’ve changed when ...

The Julia Jelbart and Molly Gouldie attack combo pommelled the opposition’s goal with shots

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Things went swimmingly for ... Visually impaired players – namely, Roger and Aaron #DemAznGenetics – who played without glasses ... there was some concern that they’d mistake short, tubby opponents for the ball, however both soldiered on!

Not so swimmingly for Team structure, which, at times, verged on ‘Chaos Theory’ (10 points for effort, though!)

What does it all mean? This ordeal round of Inter-Coll Sports sees Menzies staying in the Top-3 of the ladder!

Whilst the Men didn’t fair too well against the Village, they managed to score one goal against DLC (credit to Timmy Pearson). The Women’s Team held their own, 2 – 3 to DLC, and, quite impressively, 7 – 0 to Menzies!! • –––––––––––––––––––– UP NEXT: NETBALL (SAT 3RD MAY, MQU GYM)

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Block Captains

Correspondant Bonnie Groat (Community Rep) Hot [alright, so somewhat lukewarm] off the press — your Block Captains for 2014 are:

RMCSA is on FACEBOOK! Would you like to to know what’s going on in College?

April Webster (A) Adelaide Waller (B) Evie Mehinick (C) David Cant (D) Hannah Stevens (N) Matthew Everett (S)

Want to find out about events and (sexual) services beforehand?

Do you enjoy looking through photos from Formal Dinners, sporting events, social shindigs and general College shenanigans?

If this sounds like you, simply search ‘Robert Menzies College Student Association’ and LIKE our Facebook Page to stay in the loop!

RMC CHANT!!!

The competition to submit a RMC Chant to be used at sporting and other events is still open! Not only will the writer of the best chant win a free movie ticket, but will also have their name go down in Menzies’ History as the creator, nay, genius behind the Chant ... What are you waiting for?

Submit to Bonnie (N317) by the end of Semester One THE VOICE 8

Groves on the Grass dlc courtyard / ubar friday 2 may

Our first Inter-College Social Event, featuring your fellow Collegians serenading, remixing, and rocking-out to your favourites!

Kick-on and pick-up the pace at uBar Afters to enjoy some #PhatBeats with ’ya mates (brah.)

Please contact the Social Committee (Megan, Liz, Mac, Max) if you’d like to perform

UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES North Ryde Fun Run 4 of our lovely Members are already involved this Rotary Club Event (happening 19 October 2014) as Organisers – keep your ears open for volunteering and participation opportunities closer to the date!

MENZIES GOES GREEN!

www.northryderotary.com/SitePage/north-ryde-fun-run-project/ welcome

Ivanhoe Study Shed

• Writer Alex Hill

RMC’S GREEN INITIATIVES Although the 10 Ways to Save Energy campaign may have ended last month, it doesn’t mean your energy-saving efforts should too – after all, isn’t this a great habit to maintain?

TOP-DOWN: Ivana washes her clothes in cold water and dries them in the cold – 10 points to Gryffindor! // Leon can teach you not only how to Dougie, but also how to turn off your plugs at the mains // Livia – SVF Rep 2014 – chilling with her new enviro-friendly clothes drier

Congratulations to all our Member’s who participated in our campaign throughout March by turning off unnecessary power outlets and/or lights, and becoming more energy conscious.

Here are but some of our favourite RMC contributions to the MQ Sustainability Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/macquariesustainability) ...

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The next of RMC’s Green Initiaitves is ‘Keeping it R-Rated’ ...

(Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, that is) — stay tuned! •

A rewarding opportunity to help children and young adults in your local community – by guiding them through their school work, and serving as a positive role model Interested? Please send Expressions of Interest to Alex Hill (B116)

Bushcare@MQ Launched in October 2008, this Group is for those who’d like to help preserve the biodiversity of MQ’s beautiful campus – you too can join in each month and find your inner green-thumb, spend some time outdoors, and meet like-minded individuals http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/ strategy_and_initiatives/sustainability/areas_of_focus/biodiversity/ bushcaremq/ THE VOICE 9

{ XOXO }

gossip goat introducing menzies’ newest guru:

here to answer your questions about College, Uni, and life’s other conundrums

THE FIRST LAD(D)Y Ever since I laid eyes on her at Awkward Lunch, I’ve been bessoted with our Leading Lady Taylor Anderton. I would gladly be the sound block to her Presidential Gavel, but how do I let her know my true feelings?

Infatuated Fresher, N-Block Ahhh, a classic case of the Fresher Pheremones... To match her standing within College, I would recommend emulating the strategies of prominent world leaders: —in this case, Gladimir Putin’s Three-Point Plan to Success: 1. Go outdoors and show her your adventurous side. Some goat-to options include feeding baby elk, swimming with dolphins, and wading through Siberian Lakes 2. Declare your love in a Manifesto – it’s been tried-and-tested by Engels and Mao, it’ll work for you! I’ve sourced a template for your reference: TODAY, WE WRITE A MANIFESTO TODAY, OUR SECOND SENTENCE STARTS WITH THE FIRST WORD OF THE FIRST SENTENCE. WE WRITE A SHORT SENTENCE.

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THEN A SHORTER ONE. THEN A REALLY LONG ONE THAT MAYBE DOESN’T MAKE SENSE BUT IS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY ONE. WORD. SENTENCES. THEN WE MAKE OUR POINT EVEN CLEARER.

BY USING FRAGMENTED PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES.

BY REPEATING THAT FIRST PREPOSITION.

BY DOING IT A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER REALLY LONG SENTENCE THAT BUILDS UP EXCITEMENT FOR OUR OVERARCHING CONCEPT THAT IS SUMMED UP IN A WORD THAT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE: KUMQUAT.

3. Invade a small neighbouring-territory and claim it in her honour (I hear the Freshers in A-Block have been pairing up faster than chromosomes, and may need your help in ‘restoring order’) Should things fall through, there’s always Sadimir’s Contingency Plan: 4. Retreat, and listen to Yegor Timberlake’s smash hit: Crimea River whilst your recover ~ xoxo G g —————————————— Dear Gossip Goat ... Email your question (max. 80 words) to: thermcvoice@gmail.com and we’ll forward it on to Gossip Goat

EWE-GINA GEORGE’S DIARY: AN EXTRACT Let me tell you something about A-Block. We were best of Blocks last year. I know, right? It’s soooo embarrassing. I don’t even – whatever.

So then this year, like, if we would blow them off to hang out with the other blocks, they’d be like, “Why don’t we get invited to hang out?” and then we’re like, “A-block we can't invite you, because you’re all together” I mean I couldn't have 20 couples showing PDA at my party! There were gonna be needy singles there – I mean, right?

So then their RT called my RT and started yelling, it was so retarded. Now nobody sees A-block. Only at dinner where they all sit together – totally weird I know. So now I guess they’re all in ‘love’ or something...

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