The Voice Issue Seven

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It’s 2:25am. I always leave writing the editorial until the very last minute, but this must be a new record. Post-Jac Banquet exhaustion has hit, but The Voice deadlines wait for no one!

Graduation and Movember are the two obvious themes for this month, and it’s important to honour both.

To those finishing this year, hopefully you remember your time at Avondale fondly, but not so fondly that you’re one of those who can’t cope out in the real world!

You’ve each contributed in a different way, and Avondale wouldn’t be the same without you.

To those brave, fearless souls growing a Mo this month (or trying to, in my case), enjoy the banter amongst your mates, and cop the girls’ whinging on the chin. This highly anticipated month gives much-needed airtime to raising awareness about men’s health issues that are talked about all too infrequently.

It’s been a big year, now it’s almost over (phew). Some graduate and get jobs or

Finished Josh Dye

pursue further study, others will be back, and more new faces will arrive. It’s the cycle that never ends. That cycle includes new student leaders—led by incoming ASA president Mitchell Strahan.

And in 2014, loyal readers of The Voice are in for a treat. The extraordinarily talented Lara Campbell will be your new Editor, more-than-capably supported by Charlotte O’Neill (Assistant Editor) and Jorden Tually (Graphic Designer).

We hope you’ve enjoyed reading The Voice this year. A huge and special thanks to Danelle Morton for your tireless and very excellent work. At times it’s been hectic and sleep depriving, but overall very rewarding.

Savour this last issue, and look forward to even better next year!

Writers Editor

Josh Dye

Designer

Danelle Morton

Annalise Lindsay, Chelsea Mitchell, Jodie Barnes, Lara Campbell, Mark Tipple, Mitch Gates

Advertising

Luke Ferry

Special Thanks to Colin Chuang

Submissions: thevoice@avondale.edu.au Advertising: thevoice.advertising@avondale.edu.au

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The views and opinions expressed in The Voice are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of Avondale College of Higher Education.

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Contents

Your Voice Heard…

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Vox Pop

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Profile

“Jimy Dawson—The White Kenyan”

Photo Album President’s Address

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Feature

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Feature

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“Slugs, Science and Shaving” “The Legacy”

Culture Corner While You Were Sleeping...

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Your Voice Heard‌ The Voice received more than 130 responses to the recent survey.

The winners of the $50 Pauly’s Pizza vouchers are Ashley Raymond, Christian Brodie and Laura Hill.

72% of respondents read The Voice every month 58% said they usually read the advertisements 95% read The Voice in hard copy Thank you for your comments.

All your suggestions have been given to the 2014 editorial team!

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Survey Results

“If you could invent something that hasn’t been invented yet, what would it be?”

A shrinking device, but with the ability to enlarge when I wanted. For example, you could shrink a person to pocket size and enlarge them whenever you needed them.

Kaisha Harders A machine that does all the sleeping for me so I can accomplish everything quicker.

Junior Lagani Gairo A running app that cheers you on with positive affirmations when you’re going fast and boo’s you when you start going slow. I was thinking about it on my run; I might make a dollar or two.

Leah Stewart A double-decker family car. It would be hilarious driving around with passengers sitting above you in a regular car.

Blake Parkinson A dream-recording device. Mostly we forget our dreams or don’t even realise we had one, so this device would sense when you were about to have a dream, record the whole thing, and then you could play it back in full 1080p HD goodness!

Tim Richardson

Vox Pop

Vox Pop Time travel, because who wouldn’t love that.

Eily Sim A teleportation device so we can visit each other anytime without having to spend $300 on flights!

Kelly Rampton A fly-repellent moisturiser. With one quick application you could protect yourself from those slow, pesky flies that never seem to stay away.

Kate Goldstone A super strength gym suit that enables an athlete to train up to 5x stronger and faster than their natural abilities, so they can lift heavier weights and run longer distances. This suit would also help those who are physically weak, and those who want to look like Simon Gigliotti!

Sean Tavai Something which is able to tell when you’re being complacent (a ComplacentO-Meter?) and taking life for granted and gives you a subtle (or not-so-subtle) reminder to appreciate what you have.

Lachlan Roy

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Brenton ChelseaStacey Mitchell

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hite Kenyan [whyt-ken-yuhn] proper noun

1. He who runs, and keeps on running.

He kneels, five-year-old knees tucked up in the dust. Stacking sticks, shaping branches; creating a little shelter out of the trees. He sits inside, cracking rocks together, trying to make gunpowder.

Nothing. Disappointed, he keeps on cracking.

Meet James ‘Jimy’ Dawson—an explosion of passion, humility and last minute

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The White Kenyan Chelsea Mitchell

madness, with a side of Bear Grylls for inspiration. *** Calling Taree home, this “very magical place” saw Jimy through his first 18 years, where he played a “ridiculous” amount (5-6 days) of sport.

“My favourite thing to do is really getting to know people through sharing

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something you both love.”

Sport is one of those things, and it’s the challenge that can come from every moment in sport that Jimy adores— anything can happen. Graduating this year as a PE and History teacher, Avondale, like most things, was put on his heart at very short notice. “Only at the last minute – only way to do it!”

With Jimy’s passion for sport, PE was a given; he picked history because all his life he’s been interested in “where people come from, and how we’ve got from where we were to where we are now.”

“I want to use this to help teenagers out with what they might want to do with the difference they could make,” he says.

“I’m passionate about impacting young people’s lives, the same way I have been blessed as well.”

This passion was also fuelled by Jimy’s love for putting back into communities, including his involvement with youth back in his hometown. He helped run a youth group in a skate park that started with a few kids, and seemingly grew into a mosh pit of hundreds of kids off the street.

“Those kids inspired me. I get inspired by anything and everyone.”

Jimy inspires others with his innate knack of being relational. It’s not surprising his favourite thing about Avondale is the people; the accountability that comes with the community. “It’s so easily

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relatable with all the people and the culture that it creates. It’s all about the community, and I can’t get enough of it.”

He also can’t get enough of Bear Grylls.

“I just love the way he approaches life, and the enjoyment he gets from doing the same things that I love – just putting yourself in a wild situation and seeing how you react.”

Jimy loves to go where the wind goes, and if anything, his humble heart simply desires to leave a mark everywhere he goes, with anything he does. “Even if it’s on a small community, or one person.

Whether it’s in teaching, traveling, sport, movie making, or even in learning to be a pilot some day. I want to learn the things you can’t do every day—I’d love to keep learning forever.”

Jimy’s life creed is simple: “It’s all about making your mark through the people you meet; your relationships are the most important thing in your life.”

This Movember, look out for the guy who wishes he could actually grow a mo, instead of “just a gathering of skinny worms above my upper lip. I’m one of the cursed few who look like they’ve been charged with manslaughter.”

Chelsea is obsessed with frozen yoghurt, her face goes red on command, and her nose wiggles when she talks.

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Photo Album 1&2: The Chronicles (UK) dominate Avondale 3&4: Catho’s just isn’t the same 5: Smiles all round at the Jac Banquet 6: Chelsea Mitchell wins best overseas travel photo 1.

Monique Graf

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Monique Graf

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7: Josh Page captivates at Avondale’s Got Talent 8: The ladies’ choir fills the stage at College Church

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Monique Graf

Monique Graf

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Beth Reynolds

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Colin Chuang

Erin Entermann

David Nuske

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would like to formally congratulate Mitchell Strahan on his appointment to President of the Avondale Student Association for 2014. I trust he will do a great job in leading the student body, which has an important role on campus.

This year, the ASA has contributed to campus life in a number of ways, including: •

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Changing the policy and process of appointing the ASA president to be completely student-elected.

Widening the Ella Boyd car park.

Building a drying room in Ella.

Helping formulate Avondale’s social media policy.

Running an environmental awareness month.

Assisting in reassembling the Environmental and Sustainability committee.

Empowering student leaders to have a voice.

To this year’s ASA members: your commitment, reliability, ideas and suggestions have played a significant role in the functioning of this team. Thank you. I would also like to recognise Mark Tipple for the assistance, accountability and support he has provided as ASA Secretary. I would also like to congratulate and formally introduce the remaining members of the ASA for 2014.

President: Mitchell Strahan Secretary: Kate Goldstone The Voice Editor—Lara Campbell; Assistant Editor—Charlotte O’Neill;

President’s Address

President’s Address Jodie Barnes

Designer—Jorden Tually Female Residential Assistants: Alyse Hunter, Carielle Campbell, Holly Phillips, Kimberley Jones, Mikaela Campbell, Nadia Peterson, Shauna Ryan Male Residential Assistants: Nigel King; Brad Stanton, Callum Burns, Damien Hedges, Leathan Fitzpatrick and Mark Singh Student Activities Committee (SAC): Caitlin Leach Student Associated Ministries (SAM): Anna Beaden and Rachel Slade Councillors: TBC To the members of this new team: It is my hope that you prayerfully consider your decisions—that you listen, think, then act. In all situations, be willing to go the extra mile. Look for ways to unite everyone to make this campus the best it can be.

Lastly, in all things, remember how lucky we are to be serving in an educational institution that fosters Christian community and fellowship.

Wishing you all the best over the break.

Blessings, Jodie Barnes Outgoing ASA President

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HELP ONE MISSION

BY BUYING O’SHIRT From 10-23 November, $7 from each O’Shirt sold will go toward year-end projects in Brazil and the Philippines.

Visit www.oshirt.com to find out more. Tell your friends. Support One Mission.

Congratulations to Melanie Religa for her winning design.

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s I sit in my room trying to finish that last assignment before graduating, I look across to a poster of Tom Selleck and think, ‘Now that’s the type of man I want to be.’ Is it because of his accomplishments as an actor in Magnum, P.I.? No. I aspire to be like Tom Selleck because he has a moustache.

Not just any moustache, but The Moustache.

We find ourselves in the manly month of Movember, when men worldwide grow hair on their upper lip to raise awareness about men’s health issues.

I’ve participated in Movember many times, and can attest to the camaraderie felt when you walk down the street and see supporters of this great cause everywhere.

Here at Avondale, however, there seems to be a strange moustache phenomenon.

Every male desires to have one, but a majority of females desire a clean-shaven man! My only hypothesis is that the age of manliness characterised by the moustache is being buried by women who would rather a man who looks like he hasn’t hit puberty yet, than someone who wears his manliness on his face.

One young lady describes a moustache as: “A creepy slug on your upper lip.”

Another quotes some suspect case studies: “Moustaches make you creepier—this is science.”

Still another uses statistics: “It takes

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Slugs, Science and Shaving Mitch Gates

a particular kind of man to pull off a moustache with any degree of class.

Better to be safe than sorry. Shave.”

It seems my hypothesis is correct. But the great thing about Movember is that it’s not a month spent trying to please women, but accepting a call to a higher, more virtuous standard. By donating our faces as walking, talking billboards for men’s health, we create conversations and raise awareness about issues such as prostate cancer and depression.

So men, I beg of you: for this one month put the razor away and join the movement that’s changing the face of men’s health forever. And ladies: complement and support us gentleman as we strive to achieve this—even if we do look like this guy!

Mitch is an expert at fantasy basketball, hates drivers who can’t merge, and is terrible at painting girls’ nails.

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You are invited to our annual art and design exhibition.

Featuring the culmination of work by visual communication and fine art students.

Including sculpture, video, painting,installation art and graphic design.

Opening — 6.30pm Wednesday 13th November Located — lower auditorium, Jo Felk Gallery, Avondale College

Creative Collective

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hen your close friend of nine years says the words “I’m moving to a different country”, your brain tends to go a little numb. Then wild. Then, eventually, it becomes contemplative.

The Legacy

And then, you start thinking about legacy.

What will people say about you when you’re gone? What impression have you left? Whose lives have you changed? Why are you even here?

wanted to serve the Lord and other people in need around the world…I still want to raise fund for COSMOS”. What an inspiration!

Graduating students, I can’t begin to imagine what is going through your head right now. Equipped with tools, knowledge and authority, you are about to embark on the adventure of ‘real life’ outside the bubble of Avondale College.

When he died, aged 98, in a tragic accident on Freemans Drive, many people mourned the loss of Avondale’s lionhearted patriarch as a ray of sunshine dimmed. But he left a legacy of passion and youthful vigour.

Each school you teach at, each company you do business with, each church community you minister to, or each patient you care for will be left with a snapshot of who you are, long after you’re gone.

How do you treat others? How do they view you? A quote I heard recently:

Charles Pointon, the old gentlemen whose portrait graces the entry of the Caf, lived simply, generously, and with a passion for others.

He was well known for being the COSMOS icon and a social justice advocate. Having studied for many years at Avondale, he became a published author at the ripe age of 97.

Annalise Lindsay

“When we honestly ask ourselves which persons in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who instead of giving much advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand.” —Henri Nouwen In the whirlwind of life, what kind of fragrance do you want to leave behind?

Annalise has camped in a tent for 72 days straight, wants to ride in an ambulance one day, and regrets not bringing a car to college.

At the launch, he stated: “I have always

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Culture Corner Mark Tipple

Life outside

Coconut Water

Pagan Christianity?

There’s a world outside of Avondale. Amazing hey? Some of us are about to be thrust permanently into that world as our time here draws to a close.

Others are having a fourmonth hiatus into the scary world outside the ‘bubble’, where fresh food exists, healthy sleep patterns are established, and the constant fear of “What I should be doing” is not haunting your mind. Enjoy it. Adventure the awesome planet we live on, catch up with the friends you (used to) have, make new friends that don’t know where Cooranbong is, cherish family, relish the dopamine that comes with quality cuisine, and stay safe. God bless.

The latest health craze, this been everywhere lately and follows on from foods such as Quinoa and Goji Berries that have recently filled similar places in the market.

To me, it tastes good and refreshing, even if some of its health claims have little ground to stand on. The rumours are true: in World War II, British soldiers used the fluid as a natural IV drip, due to a shortage of medical supplies—but that’s certainly not recommended! You either love or hate the taste, but if you’re a hater you’re not missing out as much in the health department as some keen marketers would have you believe.

This “paradigm shifting” book

by Frank Viola and George Barna puts almost everything we know about traditional church under an extensive theological microscope.

Depending on whom you talk to, many College students are often found talking about the irrelevance of church today. The authors of Pagan Christianity? believe it is because the church has gone away from the example of the first century church and has adopted many pagan principles along the way.

This is only one side of an interesting argument, but it’s an argument worth listening to if you’re a believer.

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Mark is terrible at time management, knows nothing about his upcoming exam, and his worst job was sorting dirty hospital linen.

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While You Were Sleeping...

Lara Campbell

“They are not used to seeing women driving here.”

May al-Sawyan, a 32-year-old Saudi Arabian economics researcher and mother of two, got behind the wheel and joined more than 60 other women in the country’s largest ever protest against Saudi Arabia’s licensing laws. While no law bans Saudi women from driving, they are simply not issued licenses, forcing them to rely on male relatives for transport.

Seoul’s latest batch of Tourist Police will be galloping out in Gangnam Style inspired uniforms. These troops are unarmed, so should you find your bag snatched, they will summon the regular officers to the scene of the crime. The recruits will busy themselves by “having pictures taken with tourists,” according to the president of the Korea Tourism Organization.

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While You Were Sleeping...

And tonight in sport… Dimitri Galitzine has set a new world record for the fastest 100m pumpkin paddle. The British athlete completed the record in exactly two minutes in a 270kg carved-out pumpkin he sourced from a local giant pumpkin show.

“What I learned is that virtually all of us are vulnerable to electronic eavesdropping and are easy hack targets” US journalist Adam Penenberg reflects on his experiment where he challenged a team of hackers to snoop into his life— without breaking the law—to see what they uncovered. The SpiderLab hacking

Same-sex marriage legal in ACT In late October, the ACT Labor Government voted the Marriage Equality bill into law. But the celebrations are still pending for some—the Federal Government has lodged an appeal with the High Court to abolish the law; the case is expected to be heard in early December.

team soon cracked all of his passwords and gained access to his family’s social security numbers, his income details, social media accounts and bank accounts.

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Lara knows all the dance moves to Jazzercise, collects international propaganda posters, and has a fear of cockroaches crawling into her ear while she is sleeping.

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