The Voice Issue One

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Heard of Jason Russell? About a year ago, he was almost unknown. -However, in the space of a couple of days, a few things changed and he became quite well-known. Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 campaign became the most viral video of all time. 100 million views in six days. It was simply unprecedented. Their website went into meltdown, and days later so did Jason Russell. For years he had struggled to get his voice heard—nek minnit, his was the most sought after interview around. Crazy.

Where were you a year ago? I was a mere second-year student, single (sort of) and in the midst of planning a whirlwind trip to Mongolia, China and North Korea.

Something I find maddening is the old ‘what are you doing next year?’ question.

Because the old ‘I’m not sure’ answer never seems to cut it. But what if I don’t know, is that ok? All I can do is try to have faith, and to listen and follow the sound of His voice. Easy to do? Not for me.

Editor

Josh Dye

Designer Danelle Morton

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Your Year Josh Dye

So when you look back in a year’s time—assuming you do not have a video with 100 million views—what will you remember about 2013? A trip overseas or into Morisset? Breaking the rules, or breaking a leg? Will it be the late nights spent chatting in a friend’s room, or spent chatting up a special friend? Or maybe it will just be the hours wasted in the queue at student finance…

Whatever your dreams are for this year, make them happen. Chase them, pray about them, work towards them, and make them happen. Make this year memorable. Because you only live ones.

Writers Annalise Lindsay, Chelsea Mitchell, Lara Campbell, Mark Tipple, Mitchell Strahan

Editorial

Contents Feature

“Don’t be that College student”

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President’s Piece

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Opinion

“A Church for Christians?”

Calendar Feature

“The Honest Hour”

Culture Corner Feature

“Washing-ninja”

While You Were Sleeping...

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Ahh, the beginning of another year at Avondale. The first few weeks can be a daunting experience—but everyone’s been through it, and most have survived.

Many a social faux pas has been made during this time of year though*, so I want to lend a helping hand to the new students who are perhaps not yet making the lifelong friends promised by the marketing department. And, to even squeeze in a Bible quote, hopefully you will “grow in favour with man.”

Don’t be that…

• Couple who get caught at Lovers’ Ledge • Thief who steals clothes from the drying room • Fourth-year that dates a first year • Addict who does multiple degrees in a row, just to stay at Avondale • “Artist” who expects to get a job after studying an arts degree • Annoying mature-age student

Don’t be that College student...

Mark Tipple

• Gym junkie who hits the protein shakes as they walk into the caf after a workout.

• Social sook, suffering severe FOMO from one missed Maccas run • Anti-social who goes to bed before 12 • Tasmanian who sends their food tray through without cleaning off the scraps • Animal who poos in the shower • Cheap friend who borrows someone’s car and doesn’t put petrol in • Child who shoves people’s clothes on the floor in the drying room to make room • Fourth-year who graduates single And, most of all, don’t be that guy

dominating the lecture • Pest starting arguments on Facebook • Hermit who is always in their room or the library

* The writer himself may have committed some of these ‘crimes’, so no one is safe.

• Worship leader leading the charge to the clubs on Wednesday night •

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Social sook, suffering severe

Mark thought he’d never come to Avondale, and his study habits suggest he’s not in a hurry to leave. He likes authenticity and hates people trying to impress others.

Feature

You might be wondering, ‘What is ASA, and what does it do?’

Avondale Student Association exists so that you (the student body) can tell us

President’s Piece

(the ASA members) what you like, what

Jodie Barnes

you don’t like and what we can do to improve Avondale. We represent you.

The ASA team meets monthly to share your ideas and plan strategies for improving Avondale.

Why is this important to you?

We want to hear what YOU have to say about YOUR campus, so we can make it a better place. Contact me (jodieab@gmail. com), one of the ASA members, or make a comment via The Voice Facebook page.

Meet the team:

Jodie Barnes

Jess Laws

Josh Dye

Mark Tipple

Dayn McKay

Danelle Morton

Joel Slade

Kim Ellis

Mitch Strahan

Mitch Gates

President

Secretary

Miranda Leijser

Student Associated Ministries

Mike Ringrose

Student Activities Committee

ASA

Councillor

Councillor

Councillor

Councillor

The Voice Editor

The Voice Sub-editor

Residential Assistant

Residential Assistant

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Over the break, my best friend left Seventh-day Adventism. I guess I saw it coming eventually. He was never too impressed by his Adventist community, and always seemed discontent with the rigid way things were run. There was a

A Church for Christians?

Mitchell Strahan

lot of shallowness and petty infighting, the sort that happens when every other need is fulfilled and there’s nothing worth fighting about.

It’s important we consider other perspectives—and other denominations have a lot to teach us—but not at the

Last month, he married his fiancée, a

expense of our prophetically inherited

Pentecostal, and together they attend

truth.

her church. (I’ll eventually win him back

That said, the truth doesn’t keep us in

to the fold though. First, I’ll lace his

the church anymore than the eventual

food with nutmeat, and then I’ll hide a

destination makes us enjoy a road-trip.

tape recorder in his room, playing the 28 Fundamentals on a loop while he’s asleep.)

I think one of the big reasons why he’s stopped attending the Adventist church is that he’s become alienated from the

Although, after seeing his spiritual growth

culture. How do we express who we are

in the lead-up to the wedding, I’m not

as SDAs? Are we earnest or shallow,

sure ‘bringing him back’ would be a good

fellowshipping or conflicted? Do we focus

thing. The only thing I can say is that he’s

on giving food to the needy, or making

a better Christian for not being among

sure our own is vegetarian? Is our church

us. However, the question remains in my

service a healing fountain of life, or an

mind: What’s wrong? Why did he decide

old boys’ club for the well-connected?

to leave the church that has the ‘present

These are the questions I’d ask, the

truth’?

problems I’d address, before bringing my

Mitch enjoys the ‘high school social scene’ at Avondale and intends to complete his doctorate before turning 30.

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Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

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Forum 10am Ladies Chapel

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Loop the Lake Cycle Event See Kevin Judge

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Netball Comp Commences 7.15pm

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Basketball Comp Commences 7.15pm

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Forum 10am

‘Sam Clear: Walked Around the World’

Ladies Chapel

Helping Hands Mentoring Session 11:50am-12:45pm 13

Manifest 10am Ladies Chapel

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$10 discount on Basketball fees ends

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Last Day For Tuition Fees

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Basketball Payment Due

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Calendar

Thursday

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Friday

Saturday

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Basketball Rego Closes

Regen 9:30am Ed Hall

7.28 College Church

Jamie Jorge 6pm College Church Capture the Flag 8pm

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7.28 Audo

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Jazz Concert 7:30pm

Youth Rally 10am Audo

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Regen 9.30am Ed Hall Gabe Reynaud Awards 7.30pm

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Easter Holiday – No Classes

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Calendar

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Someone once said that 4am was the most raw and honest time of the day. You won’t hear me disputing that—whispered conversations over the rustle of sleeping bags make my heart smile.

“What gets said in this room stays in this

The Honest Hour Annalise Lindsay

room!”

One thing I’ve learnt in my relatively short life is that everyone yearns to be loved— for someone to be interested in the small details of their life, for someone to listen and care unconditionally.

I want to listen to your story—the twists and turns that made you the person you are today. Tell me what makes you tick.

There are many 4am moments to be experienced in 2013. Some with bleary eyes and head bent over a dim laptop screen preparing a last-minute presentation due in a few hours. Some spent crashed on the mattress, out cold.

And yet others will be spent in a hallway opposite a friend’s room, the hushed words spilling secrets and sharing souls.

To be honest, I’m not going to remember how the rain affected your busy Tuesday morning, or about how warm the weather was on Friday.

But I am interested in who bought you that lovely emerald scarf you wore to last night’s 7:28. I want to know who’s supporting you here at Avondale from home—if not financially then prayerfully, perhaps. Tell me about the hourglassshaped bruise you’re showcasing from that fast-paced basketball game last week. Tell me your best friend’s middle name.

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Annalise is a first-year student whose genealogy made choosing to study at Avondale an easy choice. She has a definite sweet tooth, although she refuses to eat ice cream that’s more than 60% melted.

Feature

Culture Corner Mark Tipple

Music: ‘Flume’ by Flume Flume’s self-titled debut album was released in November 2012 and quickly made waves in the mainstream market. You’ll probably hear the album’s singles blasting from all three dorms, but that’s not a bad thing. Flume combines various genres and pulls them together with an electric twist—great for setting a mood and feeling good about life no matter the situation. So, legally download the album, get some good headphones and enjoy an awesome first entry from an up-and-coming Australian artist.

Food: Café Rejuve Rejuve is a treasure to its regular customers, but an untapped resource for most indoor students. The setting is laid-back and relaxing, not the idea some may have considering its location at the back of a church. Their emphasis on fair trade and support for various charities is a good representation of active, modern Christianity. Rejuve is a great place to sit and have a coffee, enjoy Wi-Fi that works and meet other people passing through Avondale on their life journey.

YouTube: Roman Collective YouTube channel This channel features a range of videos made by Avondale students over the past few years—an unofficial College channel, if you like.

Avondale’s recent attempt at a ‘Harlem Shake’ is now online, as well as the Watson Hall videos and other classics from 2012. Keep an eye out for more this year.

Culture Corner

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washing-ninja [wosh-ing nin-juh] noun 1. A ni-Vanuatu woman, highly trained in stealth, who takes, washes, dries and folds your clothes without you noticing.

Moitié was a scary washing-ninja. One

Washing-ninja Chelsea Mitchell

night, a group of us were talking outside when suddenly she blinded us with her torch, yelling “Aller!” (Go!). Another time when I went to hug her, she grabbed my arms and pinned them against my side.

But this night on Atchin Island was different. She sat on the grass with me, and asked about Australia. She asked

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Simply being with people, and being content to just be—that’s where this year’s at. The people of Atchin reminded us of this. Whether it was teaching a gorgeous ni-Vanuatu girl named Isabelle to say “adios amigos”, rolling around in the sand and then warrior-crawling into

conversation-under-the-stars friend.

the water with a tribe of kids, or getting

Another man—Deffy—shared some words

simply being with people is the most

of wisdom with us. Think of Rafiki from

beautiful thing of all.

to know a washing-ninja… Sometimes

The Lion King. He’s that owlish baboon, and Mufasa’s right-hand man, with a smile that just always exists. Deffy was our Rafiki of Vanuatu.

Feature

Chelsea went on a One Mission trip to Vanuatu in January. She puts beetroot on her toasties and has a scooter named Bernie.

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While you were sleeping...

Current events from outside the bubble Pop Culture The Voice sends birthday greetings to 19-year-old Justin Bieber.

May your voice grow ever deeper, the screams of your fans become more piercing and your songs continue to be maddeningly catchy.

World In a revolutionary move, 3G mobile Internet is now available in North Korea—but only for foreigners. While the World Wide Web still remains unavailable for locals, foreign tourists can now tweet, Instagram and surf the web (apparently uncensored) from within the reclusive communist capital. Check out at @dguttenfelder on Instagram for a peek inside the hermit kingdom.

Politics The fight for hearts, minds, and ultimately votes continues between Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard. The battleground: western Sydney, a traditional Labour stronghold. The winner of this battle could well win the war.

Sport

Hot: Western Sydney Wanderers, top of the A-League in their debut season.

Not: Ben Barba, whose fall from grace continues.

“The democratisation of information is both liberating and beautiful and also totally horrifying because it can be built on lies and there’s nothing you can do to stop them.” – Jason Russell, director of Invisible Children and of KONY2012 fame, reflects on the criticism and rumours that spread in wake of the YouTube sensation.

Lara loves English, claims no one looks good in orange, and that mint belongs in only two places: toothpaste and chewing gum.

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