Yak Magazine October 2014

Dating 2.0

Lauren Gross shares some tips on Tinder loving care

It’s over, so what now?

Emily Steele explores post-study options

Everyday Amy Theodore gives us the lowdown on the Allday cult

ISSUE 27 / OCTOBER 2014 BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE U

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CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

Emily Steele - Managing Editor Owen Harvey - Deputy Managing Editor Amy Theodore - Deputy Editor, Features Jackson Langford - Deputy Editor, Features Lauren Gross - Deputy Editor, Features Madeline Link - Deputy Editor, Uni Content Emily Burley - Content Coordinator Liz Crichton - Lead Graphic Designer Katrina Reeves - Supporting Graphic Designer

CONTRIBUTORS

Isabella Batkovic - Contributing Writer Amanda Downie - Graphic Designer Kate Ellis - Contributing Writer Isabelle Freckelton - Graphic Designer Chelsea Groth - Contributing Writer Jemimah Irvin - Graphic Designer Lachie Leeming - Contributing Writer Jonathon Momsen - Contributing Writer Olivia Pain - Contributing Writer Micaela Phillips - Graphic Designer Sam Rayfield - Contributing Writer Amber Sewell-Green - Contributing Writer Chelsea Sutherland - Contributing Writer Alex Toscano - Contributing Writer Laura Unicomb - Graphic Designer Sarah Webb - Contributing Writer Lydia Willcox - Contributing Writer Melissa Wilson - Contributing Writer Breanna Yates - Graphic Designer

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A Day in the Life of PASS Leader, Stephanie Howard

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Join the Cult: An Interview with Allday

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Tinder Loving Care

The ‘F’ Word

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Let’s Love Little and Large

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So What Now?

SUBMISSIONS

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Pill-Popping Problems

THE USUAL STUFF

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Get Robbed in Style

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Heard it Through the Grapevine

04 Yak Online

09 Recipes

05 Five Tips + Sports

11 Rayfield’s Rants

06 Kate’s Conundrums

23 Mass Debate

07 Clubs & Societies

28 Watt Space

07 College

29 U Cinema + Unearthed

08 Health

30 What’s On

THANK YOU!

This will be the last issue of Yak for the year and we would like to thank you for your support. We will be back next year to tackle another semester with you guys.

Yak Magazine is published by UoN Services Limited at the University of Newcastle. The views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of UoN Services Limited or the University of Newcastle, unless explicitly stated. UoN Services Limited accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any of the opinions of information contained in this issue of Yak Magazine.

In addition, Yak Magazine may at times accept forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of affiliate compensation to subsidise the costs associated with producing the magazine. We recommend you do your own research and draw your own conclusions about any product claim, technical specifications, statistic, quote or other representation about a product, service, manufacturer, or provider.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR EMILY STEELE

This marks my 16th and final Yak issue and I finish the way in which I started; in awe.

I began my role with Yak in 2011, fresh out of my first year, terrified of everything and everyone and thoroughly not enjoying the infamous uni life so many others boasted about.

I was not in fact, having the time of my life.

I took a risk and applied for Yak. Despite my initial doubts and fears I interviewed and was successful. What I hadn’t been remotely ready for was to be told I would be the managing editor, in charge of a team of eight and that we would be starting in the next two weeks.

Overwhelmed? Check.

Scared? You bet ya.

A little bit sick to my stomach? 100% Despite how intimidating it was to begin this journey, it has turned out to be by far the best and most beneficial experience from my entire time at the University of Newcastle.

Not only was it more hands on, practical and résumé-building than any of my classes, I was finally emerged in the social life of uni. I had friends, huzzah! I realised that in order to get that fun and exciting lifestyle, I had to take control, I had to immerse myself here. Yak finally gave me that.

I have worked with some fantastic people over the last two years. All the students that have contributed and worked with Yak have dedicated their time and their mighty fine brains to make this magazine, my baby for so long now, into what it is.

We were handed the reins two years and I have been learning ever since.

So, in my final letter from the editor, I would like to say thankyou. To the newbies who will take over; love it as much as I have please. To the U who help make this magazine possible; you have always believed in me and have helped build my confidence and made so many other opportunities possible.

To the readers; we wouldn’t be here without you and it blows my mind everyday that people out there are reading something I helped create. And finally, to my Yakkers, past and present; you guys are all amazing, great people, great writers and now great friends.

That’s it from me, guys. I’ll be off somewhere doing something with my life (hopefully). Have fun kids.

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THIS MONTH’S BITING QUESTION: “If you could go back in time five years and tell yourself something superficial, what would it be?”

MANAGING EDITOR

EMILY STEELE

You can avoid some of the most embarrassing moments of your life by simply locking the door.

DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

OWEN HARVEY

No, you still don’t have a job, car or girlfriend.

FEATURES EDITOR

AMY THEODORE

That foundation does not match, you look orange!

FEATURES EDITOR

JACKSON LANGFORD

You will work at a student magazine with a bunch of absolute lunatics. Don’t worry though, they become less crazy over time. Except for Madeline Link. (from Yammer) FEATURES EDITOR

LAUREN GROSS

Stop straightening/bleaching/generally deep frying your hair! There is a point in the future where so much of it falls out that you are basically left with three long strands in a comb-over style, à la Homer Simpson.

UNI CONTENT EDITOR

MADELINE LINK

If eyes are the windows to the soul, eyebrows are the curtains. Take from this what you will.

LEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER

LIZ CRICHTON

Stop worrying about other people and enjoy yourself – life gets pretty sweet after high school.

SUPPORTING GRAPHIC DESIGNER

KATRINA REEVES

Prepare yourself for Toy Story 3, the lovely voice of Vance Joy and something called Snapchat.

They’ll blow your mind.

PROMOTIONS OFFICER

Madeleine Leeming

Send This To 50People In the next 143minutes and your crush will kiss you BUT you must press ALT+f4 And say your name 10times say your mums name 10times and on friday your crush will kiss you! This is so ScArY CONTENT COORDINATOR

EMILY BURLEY Wear less eyeliner.

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YAK: ONLINE

FIVE Tips:

by Isabella Batkovic

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for breaking the hard facts to a mate

Whether you need to utter the words “I spilled beer on your PS3 console” or “your butt does look big in those jeggings”, Isabella Batkovic gives you some tips to help break the hard facts.

1. Tell them in person or make a phone call. do not use facebook Tone is not something that can be conveyed in a cybermessage, no matter how many emoticons are used (trust me, I know). If you are about to tell your best friend that you just ran over the family’s beloved 12-year-old cat Mittens, simply sending an “I’m really sorry” message over Facebook won’t cut it. Always speak directly to your friend, no matter how awkward (even if there is a kitty death toll...)

2. In the immortal words of donald o’connor: “make ‘em laugh” No matter how immature, making others laugh really is the best way to smooth things over. Even if you can’t always have a whoopee cushion inflated and ready to blow every time you leave the house, throw in a good ol’ Simpsons quote or Billy Madison line and any tough news you deliver will be welcomed with a grin and maybe even a “D’OH!”

3. hold a game of thrones marathon “Keep calm and watch Game of Thrones”- a wiser phrase has never been spoken. For the times you need to look like a good

citizen and friend, put King Joffrey on the television. If you “accidentally” pashed your best mate’s ex on the weekend, watch Game of Thrones to remind your friend that at least you never decapitated anyone. You’ll come out on top.

4. Keep a vast array of sugary treats at your disposal Whether it’s ice-cream (licks lips tantalisingly), Skittles (heavy breathing) or Nutella (ooh baby) there is completely factual and statistical evidence that proves sugar solves everything*. *The terms ‘factual’, ‘statistical’ and ‘evidence’ are strictly left open to interpretation.

5. A killer soundtrack can defuse any situation

Recently I had a talk with my brother about the death of our cousin. Such a heavy subject needs to be dealt with sensitively and appropriately. After seeing Guardians of the Galaxy three times over the past month, I thought it was appropriate that we discuss this terrible loss while driving and listening to the film’s “Awesome Mix Vol. 1” soundtrack.

David Bowie, The Jackson 5, and Redbone can really make things seem okay again.

University of Newcastle Sports Awards The University honoured some of its finest sportspeople and administrators last month at the 2014 University Sports Awards.

On a night that brought together members of a proud history at the University, UoN students and alumni gathered to welcome the latest addition to the University’s prestigious list of award winners.

Headlining the night was the announcement of the esteemed Sports Person of the Year with the award going to B Nutrition & Dietetics student Sophie Stanwell. As the reigning Australian Heptathlon Champion and competitor at the 2013 World University Games and 2014 Commonwealth Games, Sophie claimed the George Haggarty Cup ahead of Newcastle Knights’ Robbie Rochow, Young Matilda Tara Andrews and Australian Country Hockey player Katie-Jayne Kelly.

Also recognised were two University Blues – awarded for sporting excellence while representing the University. Blues went to Katie-Jayne Kelly for hockey and Cameron Copeland for rugby league.

Joining them on the night were the recipients of the University of Newcastle Undergraduate and Friends of the University

Sport Scholarships, plus three current and former students who were awarded University Colours for their outstanding contribution to University Sport.

The Sports Club of the Year for 2013 was awarded to Women’s Hockey, for a stellar year including claiming Bronze Medals at both the Eastern and Australian University Games.

Do you want to nominate for a 2014 Sports Award? Know someone who is deserving? This year’s nominations are opening soon – contact unisport@theforum.org.au or visit www.theforum.org.au/sports-awards for more information!

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Here we are again, another ending. Some of us may be rejoicing in the gloriousness that will be several months of no struggling to find car spaces, late-night stress fests or lost library books. Others may be standing perilously close to the abyss between student life and full-time employment as a fully fledged adult, wondering whether the three or four years’ worth of procrastination watching How I Met Your Mother marathons will be of any assistance in job interviews.

“Next time I wave goodbye to the old and embrace the new, I might stop to think who might be able to benefit from what we are throwing away” I myself, fall into the latter category, wondering whether my journalism qualifications are completely redundant in this information age where everything is free and anything is news (thank you for that, Internet). We don’t really stop to think that just in our lifetimes, we have progressed from computers where the coolest feature was MS Paint, to literally having the whole world at our fingertips. This got me

to thinking that maybe the newest, lightest, high-tech model or piece of technology isn’t the must-have we have been conditioned to think it is (Windows 8, I’m looking at you).

I learnt this especially a couple of weeks ago on my way out of a job interview in Sydney, where I was stopped in the street by a man from Deaf Butterflies, a charity which supports various organisations benefiting deaf people by selling butterfly fridge magnets. But, thanks, in part, to our cashless, Paypass, online news society, as well as a conscious attempt on my part to stop myself spending my scarce cash on useless items (… okay, chocolate), I lacked the necessary spare change that may have helped make a world of difference to this man, but whose absence would have certainly been inconsequential to me.

I can’t deny the benefits and the ease with which we can purchase, download or play the latest and greatest. But, I think the next time I wave goodbye to the old and embrace the new, I might stop to think who might benefit from what we are throwing away: our small change, a polite nod in the street instead of looking at our mobile, or even a good oldfashioned newspaper.

College.

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Owen Harvey investigates the new residences at UON Unless you’ve been avoiding the Hunter side of Callaghan campus like it was infected with Ebola, you would have noticed a multi-storey building being erected. By next year, this construction will be complete and will be able to house 778 more residents, almost double what is currently available.

Wow that’s great, Owen. But what will these new residences offer?

I’m glad you asked, not-Owen. Firstly, these are brandspanking new rooms, meaning unused beds, facilities and appliances. In addition to having Wi-Fi (jealous, Edwards Hall?), the new residences will have amenities like common rooms, study areas, communal kitchens, barbecue areas and multi-purpose rooms including a music room and a movie room.

There are also a number of other options which can affect how you live, including single gender areas, academically focused areas for those doing Honours, Postgraduate or RHD, as well as Lifestyle Areas, for those who appreciate a quieter living environment with minimal alcohol.

Of course, all the regular perks of living on campus apply; the convenience of being close to classes, regular activities, first-class support, security, plus the opportunity to have fun

with and make friends with people from all around Australia and the world.

What room options are there at the new residences and how much do they cost per week?

There are a variety of room configurations, including the studio single ($281.25), and bedroom apartments with occupancies of one ($333.50), two ($247.50), five or six ($217.50). All prices include phone, internet and utilities. The new residences are self-catered, though meal packages can be purchased and accessible options are also available.

And what will the new residences be called? …we do not talk about that. They will undoubtedly be named by 2015.

How do I apply?

If you wish to live on campus next year, or find out more information, apply online now through UON Student Living.

There is no minimum home residence distance, and parttime students can also apply. www.newcastle.edu.au/accommodation

by Jonathon Momsen

In its 60th year of competition, the University of Newcastle Rugby Union Club is not only one of the oldest clubs on campus, but also one of the most promising for its competitors. Players that have trained and played for the Seahorses in the past have gone on to represent NSW Country, NSW Waratahs and even the Wallabies, which is an outstanding achievement for an outstanding club.

The celebrations of a wonderful club history took place in July, with over 250 people attending a ball recognising the great achievements of all players and clubmen over the last six decades. The Old Boys are proving just what the fabric of this club are like with new developments for 2015 being put together for the off-field aspects of the club. The current crop of players have a lot to learn from the past legends, including the inaugural captain from 1955 who attended the anniversary ball.

But moving into the future of the game is important for the club. The inaugural Laffan Cup, a tournament open to all Australian universities, was held in 2010 and is now an important tournament for all universities. The UoN side

managed to win the tournament proving the strength of the club at a university level.

Not only is the club open to non-students, the ladies can also get involved. The Hunter Women’s Rugby Union Competition is home to a University of Newcastle side. While the competition only has four teams at the moment, the University of Newcastle Rugby Union Club has proven the game really is for everyone.

The club also provides scholarships to players with four $5000 scholarships going to students each year. You’re also able to help with donations to the club that will help them compete each year in the Newcastle Hunter Rugby Union Premier Competition.

To find out more or to make a donation visit the club website at www.universityofnewcastlerufc.com.au or drop in to a game and see why The University of Newcastle Rugby Union Club is one of the longest running clubs here at UoN.

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Madeline Link shows you how you can feel fab and ditch the kale smoothie.

It’s that time of year again, summer is around the corner and it’s time to dust off the tights, whip out the kale smoothies and start mourning the loss of your precious McDonalds. That’s what I’d be saying if I was the fitness editor at Cosmo, but here at Yak we believe what’s more important than your pant size is how comfortable you feel about your body.

There’s no one-size-fits-all response to health. But there are ways to help give your body more energy, gain clearer skin and feel more confident shakin’ your thang. First things first, never go into battle without an appropriate game plan. Try writing your goals down, these could be feeling confident enough to wear a new dress, eating healthier foods or world domination.

Listen to your mama; while bread crusts won’t actually help you grow hairs on your chest, eating two fruits and five vegetables a day not only helps maintain a healthy weight, but can protect you against a number of diseases and give you that energy boost you need to get you through a two-hour lecture.

Try to incorporate at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity every day. This could be as simple as planting your favourite succulents, a brisk walk around the beach or an impromptu dance performance in the living room. There are plenty of ways to be active throughout the day that often go unnoticed, like walking up escalators, using the stairs as opposed to the lift and breaking the four-minute mile in an attempt to make it from Shortland to Hunter for your next class. This will reduce stress, achieve healthier blood pressure, lower the risk of chronic disease and make sleeping easier.

Most importantly, be kind to yourself. Rome wasn’t built in a day and it can take time to achieve your goals. Try to stop worrying about societal expectations of your body, remember that beauty companies need you to be insecure to make money. Stop comparing yourself to others and make a determined effort to cultivate body positivity. Take ten minutes each day to focus on things about your body that you like, compliment yourself, wear clothes that you love and know you look good in. Now get out there and be fabulous.

Designed by Liz Crichton

Scan for more recipes online

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Created by Amber Sewell-Green

Three ingredient cookies, what?!

12-16 cookie monsters.

2 cups of oats 2 large bananas 1/2 cup of desiccated coconut 2 tsp of mixed spice or cinnamon

• Preheat oven to 180°C and line a tray with baking paper or spray with non-stick oil.

• Place oats in a blender or food processor and blend until oats are the consistency of flour.

• In a large bowl combine the mashed banana with the coconut, spices and oats until smooth. Add ½ cup of your favourite add-ins, like cranberries or vanilla extract.

• Drop dough in large tablespoons onto a cookie sheet and flatten with a rolling pin.

• Bake for nine to 12 minutes or until cookies are set. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.

On Sesame Street to share with your favourite Muppets.

One Italian stallion.

Wholemeal or wholegrain pitta bread, preferably thick Olive oil, or the oil from sundried tomatoes Tomato paste

Basil and parsley 2 cloves of crushed garlic Grated cheese of choice, or crumbled silken tofu for vegans

• Cheeky Hawaiian: ham, tinned pineapple chunks, capsicum and fresh tomato.

• Pumpkin Patch: Butternut pumpkin (chopped into 1cm cubes), chilli, rocket, crumbled feta, red onion, drizzle with balsamic vinegar.

• Free Range: Chicken (chopped into small pieces), pesto, mushroom, baby spinach, capsicum, onion, extra garlic, sweet potato, parmesan.

• Chilli Prawn: 8-10 mini prawns or 6-8 large ones (cheapest from the deli section, grab them when they’re on special), baby spinach or rocket, cherry tomatoes (halved), fetta, sweet chilli sauce.

• Preheat oven to 200°C and spray a large baking tray with non-stick oil.

• Brush the underside of the pizza with oil and place on the tray.

• Coat the base with tomato paste, garlic and herbs.

• Sprinkle with a thin layer of grated cheese (or tofu) and add desired toppings.

• Cook in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes until cheese or tofu has melted.

With Mama’s famous Italiano sauce.

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Pass leader Stephanie Howard Chelsea Sutherland finds out from teaching student Stephanie Howard that PASS sessions are more than just passing time.

Sitting in Marmadukes, surrounded by the smell of coffee and the hiss of foaming milk, Stephanie Howard laughs as she attempts to describe her normal day.

Stephanie’s account of her average Tuesday seems to be typical of the quintessential (if unusually diligent) university student.

Nearing the end of her third year of a degree in early childhood education, Stephanie divides her time between her studies and two part time jobs. Her first job, in an early childhood centre, gives her the opportunity to apply and develop the skills she is learning. However, it is Stephanie’s second job as the PASS leader for EDUC1055 that makes her different to your gardenvariety student. Stephanie provides a group of first year education students the opportunity to improve their grades in a relaxed and friendly peer environment.

PASS, or peer assisted study sessions, are weekly group review sessions conducted by students who have previously completed the relevant course. To become a PASS leader, students must have achieved a distinction or higher in the subject they are leading, and have a high grade average across their degree.

On top of her own course load, Stephanie’s role as a PASS leader requires her to attend or watch the lectures for her PASS subject, review the readings and design a worksheet to guide the discussion in her classes. This preparation culminates in two one-hour review sessions per week.

PASS leaders use their skills and experiences to focus their sessions on the content that is critical to success in their course, especially considering leaders have completed and excelled in the course before. By going to PASS you are getting an hour of study in an environment where you can easily ask a fellow student a question. If you feel intimidated piping up in lectures or tutorials, PASS offers a relaxed and social learning environment where you can ask questions without feeling stupid.

PASS sessions are not just about reviewing course materials.

They provide skills that assist students throughout their degree.

Stephanie describes the process as “learning how to learn”.

While most of us have seen PASS promoted in our lectures, relatively few have attended a session. Stephanie admits that before becoming a leader she had very little experience of PASS. “I attended one or two sessions but didn’t really go much, but after seeing what they’re all about and being on the other side of it I wish I had gone,” she said.

A common misconception – perhaps enhanced by the acronym - is that PASS is focused on assisting those who are struggling to achieve a passing grade. However Stephanie believes this learning tool can improve the results of even the highest achievers. “The students who are doing well can teach the other students, and that affirms their knowledge…when you get together with other people and you are actually questioning the material you get a deeper understanding,” she said.

Stephanie’s dedication to her role as a PASS leader was recognised at the national PASS forum, which was held in Wollongong at the end of September. Stephanie was awarded ‘Most Outstanding New Pass Leader’ in front of a large audience.

She is genuinely humble about her achievement and views the accolade as an affirmation of the hard work and commitment of the entire PASS team. “Everyone puts in a lot of effort and it’s nice to get that recognition for Newcastle,” she said.

Stephanie hopes to apply the skills she has learned as a PASS leader in her career as an early childhood teacher. She aims to “try and bring this theory from the university setting into a primary classroom”.

But for the time being, Stephanie finds “warm fuzzies” in the gratitude of hearing how her PASS sessions have helped students.

So why not take Stephanie’s advice and “come along to a PASS session and try it. There’s no obligation, you don’t have to come back if it’s not for you”. As a bonus for those of us with shallow pockets, it’s completely FREE. For more information about PASS, check out www.newcastle.edu.au/uonpass

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With Sam Rayfield What is it to find yourself doing only the things you enjoyed doing as a child, 80-90% of your time-devolution or rediscovery? I shouldn’t even be asking questions like that, just let it be, but most of the other stuff I’d write about is likely too long or inappropriate. Instead, this is all innocent – reading, camping, sleeping, swearing, writing, eating, cycling, farting, laughing– and I can’t stop any of it. Many of the people I’ve been with have been doing too much of the same stuff to find any of these habits boring or disgusting (or a combination), and I tell you – there’s nothing quite like doing as many of these things in as short a time as possible; and whenever possible, all at once.

“Here I’m probably clawing a hole in my own idea of ‘being’ and, as I said, to ask these questions fractures my sleepy contentment”.

For example: reading while camping, eating lots of stuff, farting and laughing, farting again and swearing, falling asleep and probably farting my way through that (I left out dreaming, that’s pretty good too). But sometimes, I wonder, as I have

previously and subsequently, what the hell am I doing? There are a million ways to ‘travel’, I’ve been told, but I’m doing little that I see the other tourists doing, like grinding a day in The Louvre, marching to the top of the Bruges clock tower, or getting as drunk as I can, as often as I can, in as many European cities as I can cram into a week. Is that growing up?

I’ve done a little of all of those things and maybe those are the things that the people that do all of them actually want to do. But it all seems a little too extravagant for me. On a boat in Terneuzen, an English girl told me, “They say you return to the things you loved doing as a kid.” so if everyone’s having a great time, then they’re just doing what they liked doing when they were young, right? (Mostly, anyway.)

Here I’m probably clawing a hole in my own idea of ‘being’ and, as I said, to ask these questions fractures my sleepy contentment. Perhaps not all achievements require a mark out of 100 or a dopamine rush; perhaps, it can be as simple as existing the way you said you wanted to, for so many years since adolescence, even if only for a year, until it’s all haircuts and showers again. There we go.

Culture on the coast Celebrating diversity with free food, fun and entertainment

Thursday, 16 October - 10am to 3pm Central Coast Campus

For more details visit uonservices.org.au

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Lauren Gross asks if we are crying out for some Tiner loving care in our modern dating world.

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one are the days where a man would drive to your house, knock on the front door and shake hands with your father before presenting you with a flower and whisking you off to a romantic dinner date. Now, if you’re lucky, you might get a $4 drink purchased for you in Kingas before getting publically groped. Or if your date is a crazy romantic you may get picked up to ‘hang out’; a text message saying, “I’m outside” will signify their arrival.

There’s no doubt that dating has changed over the years. It seems that with our busy lives of study and work we want to find a date, relationship or sex with the same ease and convenience of online banking. Rather than using our precious time to build a relationship with someone face-to-face, we instead take a spare minute here to reject a Mark and a Henry and a minute there to accept Hamish. There seems to be a huge division in opinion about the modern age of dating. There are those who think it is liberating to be able to easily find someone to meet your specific needs, emotional or physical, when it is convenient for you. The other side of the debate declares hookup culture as killing genuine relationships and romance. It has me wondering; are we living in a world where romance is dead?

A huge part of current hook-up culture is Tinder, the smartphone dating app that is booming in popularity. Most popular amongst twenty to thirty-somethings, the app allows you to like people and begin chatting with them purely based on the mutually held belief that you are both not ugly. Tinder works by pulling information from your Facebook page, which takes away a lot of the fear of being catfished or ending up on a date with someone who drools. It pulls your first name, age, some profile pictures, liked interests and friends. Don’t worry, the app also promises to never post to your Facebook to spare you the embarrassment of all of your family and friends finding out about your late-night swiping habits.

Once you have selected your preferences for age and gender the app begins to show you the brief ‘profiles’ of people in your area. You can now start making snap judgments about people based on their face alone. If you see someone hot, you swipe right and if you’re not interested, you swipe left. To add to the shallowness of the whole thing, you even get a hugely satisfying NOPE stamped across their face as you reject them.

But the thing that makes Tinder so universally appealing is that your matches remain unaware of the soul-crushing truth that you think they have the sex appeal of a lamp. You also don’t have to worry about people you are not interested in harassing you; you are only able to chat with someone on Tinder if you have both ‘liked’ each other.

Carrie says this is the best thing about Tinder. “I hate it when guys contact me on Facebook trying to flirt with me and I’m just not interested. It’s awkward and I feel bad trying to let them down easy. With Tinder the only people who can talk to me are people I want to talk to. It takes the awkwardness out of it,” she said.

Luke also thinks that Tinder take rejection out of the equation. “Approaching a girl in a club or something can be kind of intimidating. I don’t know if she has a boyfriend or if she will just flat out reject me. With Tinder it’s a huge confidence boost when you see that they think I’m attractive and I know they are interested before I even start talking to them,” he said.

Online dating isn’t something new but its appeal to young people is. Internet dating has long had the stigma of being a last ditch attempt at romance for desperate divorcees and the socially awkward. Tinder is revolutionary in the online dating world for its success at getting so many young people (including a lot of females) to start swiping. However, this doesn’t mean that Tinder is entirely exempt from the embarrassment that has long been associated with online dating. Many people that I spoke to claimed they joined Tinder out of curiosity alone and viewed that app as a ‘bit of fun’ instead of a legitimate dating tool. One male I spoke to said that if he ever found a significant other

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on the app he would “never tell anyone I met my girlfriend on Tinder.” This appears to be reflected in Tinder’s own marketing with the creators labelling Tinder as more of a ‘social network’ instead of a way to find ‘the one’.

However, Tinder is being used by some young adults as a legitimate way to date. When I surveyed Tinder users I asked if they would ever consider using traditional dating sites and was met with a resounding no. So why are people happy to use Tinder, yet view eHarmony as embarrassing? One possible reason is how easy and convenient Tinder is. You don’t have to fill out pages of information, awkwardly describe yourself and your ideal partner, which is about as sexy as filling out a tax return. Tinder taps in to what makes you attracted to someone in a real life situation because, let’s face it, we first approach someone because we are into their face, not because they like long walks on the beach. Tinder takes the commitment out of online dating.

Another positive of Tinder is that many of the females I spoke to believed it was levelling the dating playing field for both genders. “I’ve run into a few scumbags on Tinder who have sent me sexually explicit material and have said things I don’t like. If this happens I just unmatch them and they can’t contact me again. In real life I find it hard to get away from creeps in clubs who just won’t take no for an answer. On Tinder I call the shots just as much as the guy does,” Carrie said.

With an average of 10 million matches a day (according to cio. com), it is clear that people are getting down and dirty together, all across the world. There is some liberation bought about by this app, allowing people to feel safe and comfortable admitting they want casual sex (though one interviewee exclaimed in response, “But how are they supposed to find love by being so superficial?”) The truth of the matter is that not everyone is looking for love; why does this have to be a sign of moral degradation? Tinder can be used for hook-ups or a relationship and this app allows the individual user to determine and weed out people who don’t meet their needs. One guy sent me a message saying “I’m just here for sex, please unmatch me if you expect more,” while I went on a legitimate dinner date with another guy. In my opinion Tinder is just bringing attention to a hook-up culture that has always existed, even in Austen times.

Just be honest and upfront about what you are looking for to avoid causing any achy breaky hearts.

My time on Tinder taught me a lot about online dating. Here is what I learnt: Beware that not everyone on Tinder meets both the criteria of being single and ready to mingle. I encountered profiles of guys who I know are definitely in relationships.

Tinder may have you terrified that you are going to be recognised as ‘that girl on Tinder’.

This paranoia was only heightened when I recognised two Tinder strangers in some Argyle House photos. This made me never want to go outside again.

Seeing people you personally know on Tinder also makes you want to die of embarrassment – ex-boyfriends, guys you went to high school with, the guy who sits two rows in front of you in a lecture, a co-worker you have to face on Monday.

Every little detail you put on your Tinder profile counts because there is so little to go off. Your tagline is crucial so don’t be lame.

If you have many leather-bound books and an apartment that smells of rich mahogany or if you’re looking for your ‘Tinderella’ then you can guarantee that I, along with the rest of the female population, will not be right swiping you.

A photo of you snuggling up to what looks like your girlfriend is confusing, as are photos with young children. Not that there is anything wrong with being a parent, but most people on the app are swiping for a date, not a readymade family. Group photos are another no go. No one wants to flip through your photos and figure out the common denominator; they will just assume you are the most unfortunate looking one. You need at least one solo selfie to be successful on Tinder.

Tinder is so shallow that even someone’s name can be a deal breaker. Parents should realise that names like Ammmoning or Kreagg will severely damage their children’s Internet dating prospects.

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Lets love

little and large

Jackson Langford preaches that big is beautiful, but skinny is too.

You hop in your car after a long day of uni/work/procrastinating.

You turn on the radio for a pick-me-up and hear the bass line of Meghan Trainor’s pop smash ‘All About That Bass’. You pull a quizzical face when you catch yourself singing “I got that boom boom that all the boys chase.” You flip the station only to hear Nicki Minaj blatantly rap “fuck you if you’re skinny” before giving up and turning the radio off.

It seems peculiar, doesn’t it? When once popular culture and the media was heavily favouring that size 2, “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” mentality in young women, it now tends to push the curvy figure – big is beautiful. While on first glance this is revolutionary, if you look deeper, it would appear that society is unable to empower one group of people without diminishing the other. We are stuck in a perpetual cyclone of name-calling and body shaming, with everyone being too stubborn and proud to try and stop it.

With this shift in who is on the receiving end of body shaming, Australia’s actual bodies are changing too. 20 years ago, the average Aussie woman weighed 67 kilograms but now is more likely to stand at 70. While many women will say there’s nothing wrong with that, there will be an equal amount of people retorting with some lame fat joke. But on the other end of the scale, girls who are thin are copping “only dogs want bones” and other ridiculous taunts about their figure.

Student Melissa Wilson, 22, shared some grim insights on the matter, believing that we have become desensitised to body shaming of all sorts.

more food. Obesity, especially, is perpetuated by using eating as a coping mechanism for being harassed about that very issue, and that harassment needs to cease.

It comes down to the fact that obesity is a very complex disorder, and just like calling someone with anorexia nervosa fat is disgustingly insensitive, the same goes for the polar opposite. Unfortunately, these low blows aren’t uncommon in your everyday catty argument. It’s problematic, not only because attacking anyone verbally is a dick move, but you also don’t know exactly what you’re instilling in someone’s mind by insulting him or her about their body image.

Despite being prevalent among females, the issue is not exclusive to them. In a world of gym junkies, protein shakes and ‘bulking’, guys are feeling more and more pressure to look a certain way, in the same vain as women before them. Josh Gresham, 21, thinks the media is to blame and I think it’s safe to say we can all agree.

“Our generation in particular has had media ingrained in our lives from a young age and it creates lasting impressions.”

But these lasting impressions manifest into something that is generally unattainable. You can work out every single day and still not rock a 12 pack and just because you’re bigger doesn’t mean you aren’t athletic. If we go off the dreaded Body Mass Index (BMI) a lot of athletic or healthy people will still be deemed overweight, thus proving the theory that one size does not fit all. Regardless of your size, the responsibility lies on you to make sure that you love yourself.

“You define your The root of the issue is obvious; too own self-worth, and many people are making others feel you are responsible for bad about the way they look. Some are more direct than others and often loving yourself”. vessels of self-empowerment only come at

“I think it’s everywhere and it’s often done in quite a casual way. Unfortunately, I think it’s almost part of our daily discourse” she said.

“They don’t understand the implications.”

This is the crux of the matter. While you can call anyone fat, skinny or anything in between, it’s important to understand that your words can, and most likely will, hurt.

I’m not just talking about feelings either - attacking someone’s image can influence that person to spiral into a world of eating disorders, binge-eating, self-harm and even suicide. A study

by Yale University of 2,400 women showed that 79 per cent of those women dealt with the stigma around weight by eating

the expense of someone else. What’s important to recognise, however, is that regardless of any words people throw at you, you are beautiful. You define your own selfworth, and you are responsible for loving yourself. Chances are that the more you love yourself, the more others will love you too.

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Yak Magazine - October 2014

Amy Theodore chats to the guy breaking all the hip hop stereotypes.

Apparently my voice got so excited knowing I was going to be interviewing Melbourne rapper Tom Gaynor, or as you probably know him, Allday, it decided to run away from me a few days before. However, I have since discovered that not only are a lack of vocal communication skills perfect for disguising nervous voice quivers, it can also be the perfect icebreaker.

“Was it from partying? That happens to me all the time,” Allday said.

Though Allday won’t be making it to our part of the world during his ‘Startup Cult’ Tour, here’s to hoping his voice holds out when he takes over Bar on the Hill with his chilled hip hop, R&B vibes come November.

“I don’t know what the exact reason was that I didn’t get to Newcastle on this tour, but there was some reason my agent gave me. Then this show came up. Like, I don’t know why but I’ve got a lot of fans in Newcastle compared to other places, so I just wanna get back there as much as possible.”

In fact he’s no stranger to a student crowd.

“I’ve done a lot of O weeks and stuff like that, but not in Newcastle. I’ve done Armidale, is that near Newcastle? I’m getting confused with my NSW cities.”

Though his name may have only recently become the word on everyone’s lips, Allday has actually been kicking around since 2012. Listening back to his old work ‘Songs I Don’t Hate’ and ‘A Skateboard Soiree’, you can hear the experimentation, with a wide variety of sounds on each track, even if Gaynor himself is no longer a big fan.

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“I think there’s a lot of subgenres of hip hop music made here.

Because when it started there was just a few people rapping, it was easier to say ‘oh that’s Aussie hip hop’. But now there’s just so many people doing so many different things. You know in the States, there’s a Southern-kinda style, and trap style, and there’s so many different types of it.”

So where would he place his creations in the scheme of things?

“I would just say if you like, probably R&B, if like you 90s R&B or Drake and all that kind of stuff, then listen to me. When he [Drake] started singing and stuff, and putting in those R&B influences, that definitely influenced me to be singing on my music. But also I think cause I listen to a lot of rock ‘n’ roll as well, I think that influences my song writing a little bit. So I don’t know, it’s not very influenced by Australian rap.”

Getting a tad more serious, it’s no secret piracy is currently a major issue for all entertainment industries both locally and globally. Allday has previously stated that he was happy for people to torrent his album if they couldn’t afford it (words that fill broke University students’ hearts with joy). He understands the seriousness of the issue, but also understands money doesn’t grow on trees for everyone.

“It takes a lot of effort to make and a lot of money goes into it [making an album]. You know, my album probably cost 50 or 60,000 dollars to make. So, if you have money for it, then pay because it takes a lot of time. Like one or two years of someone’s time and 50,000 dollars, and then you have to pay back a label and stuff, so it’s important some people buy it. But personally, I’d rather someone just hear it and enjoy the music, that’s what music’s for. I would rather someone hear it then never hear it you know. I don’t really care, like I torrent music I don’t give a fuck, like I don’t have that much money. “

“I think back then, I didn’t have a lot of time to record and I didn’t really have anyone mentoring me on how to record, or just the whole process of making music. I was probably getting more popular, more people were listening to my music but I felt like I didn’t really know what I was doing yet. So that’s the reason some of it kind of makes me cringe. Even now, you know, I’ve been making music seriously for like two years, I’m still basically a beginner.”

As the world opens up to Allday, and visions of international fame and packed stadium crowds fill the hopes and dreams of many, Gaynor has his goals set for even further in the future.

Seems the dream of being creative always flowed through Allday’s mind, expect for that one time he wanted to be a basketball player.

“I’ve definitely got a lot of thoughts going around. I’m kind of just waiting for the opportunity, like I really just want the music to be the driving force, like the actual beats. I think next time around I will be a bit more confident in sound. I think I’ll be a bit more ambitious with what sounds I let happen. I have a lot of songs I feel are sitting in a comfortable range of tempo and a lot of songs where I talk about the same sort of things, like stories with me and girls and stuff. And like, that’s very easy for me, but like I think I need to branch out. I really wanna be able to carve a sound that’s really different and totally original. It’s probably still a year away but I’m trying. I’m gonna try have another album out soon.”

“I was pretty good at that, but I am like 5”10 so that could have been a problem. Then I wanted to be an artist, like a visual artist.

And then, I was doing stand up comedy. So I’ve gone through a lot of things but they’re mostly creative things I guess.”

Much like the name of Yak itself, it seems Allday can’t exactly pinpoint the origin or meaning behind the name.

“I don’t really know, it’s kind of a weird one. I used to like graffti and I used to write ‘ages’ as like my word. And I think one time, I think I was just doing a piece and I was just thinking, I dunno, my word is ‘ages’, and then I wrote Allday on it and it just sorted came out of nowhere. But yeah, I don’t know if I love it but it just exists now.”

With Australian hip hop taking over the charts at the moment, many people may “officially” put Chubby Boy’s (another pseudonym) music into that category. But with the genre currently developing out into more complex and layered branches and sounds, placing Allday’s music may not be so simple.

“If I never play in a stadium but in like 40 years’ time on a classic radio station they play one of my songs cause it’s a classic, you know, I’d be really happy.”

So what’s next for Allday in the more immediate future?

If your keen as beans to see Allday do his stuff on November 5th, tickets are on sale now from Bar on the Hill, Godfrey Tanner Bar and OzTix. U Members $26 UoN Students $28.50 General Admission $32.50 Designed by Liz Crichton

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Feminism is the whispered word that slips between hushed lips of women. It is not celebrated, it is not honoured and it is rarely held behind the clenched teeth of the uninformed. Feminism is not a dirty word.

The problem does not lie within the idea of feminism.

The problem is what surrounds it.

The misconceptions surrounding feminism clouds the entire idea in misandry, inequality and hypersensitivity.

It is, in fact, the opposite of all of these things. Feminism, in essence, aims to create equality of the sexes. Yes, that does include men. A lot of people are now thinking, “Well, why don’t you just say you are pro-equality?”

Well, the short answer is, I would be lying.

Of course, I have written above that feminism is about equality of the sexes, and that’s the truth. So how could I be lying? Feminism is based in women’s rights.

If I were to say that I was a believer of equality instead of identifying as a feminist, I would actively be ignoring the oppression of a gender. I would be perpetuating the idea that women have not been excluded for centuries and I would be doing a great disservice to everyone who identifies as a woman.

The idea that feminism is a man-hating phenomenon holds about as much truth as someone saying that the How I Met Your Mother finale was good. Public figures, like Divergent actress Shailene Woodley and the mother monster herself Lady Gaga, have both stated that they have no love for feminism, since it would mean that they didn’t like men. The worst part about this is that the ideas of these women don’t just reach their close friends and family, but they imprint in the minds of thousands of women and men. All of a sudden, there is the idea that feminism means that you have to take away the power of men in order to liberate women.

We’re barely taught about feminism in schooland until I researched it, I had never even heard the expression in my own household. This is the problem. The lack of education is startling and it results in ignorant remarks and negative connotations, especially pertaining to men.

Feminism, despite popular opinion, is not a womenexclusive idea. It welcomes men. Feminism is not only a tool to free women from their oppressive confines, but it can do the same for men. As a society, men are told not to be vulnerable, not to engage in ‘girly things’ like wearing the colour pink, or playing with a doll.

Essentially, we teach them to be hard, to be tough.

Imagine if, in 50 years, men no longer have to prove their masculinity through superficial means? What if we begin to teach our children different values and there is no longer such a huge divide between what it means to be a man and what it means to be a woman?

Feminism may just be the answer.

Let’s talk about the queen for a second. Not the English one though; I’m obviously referring to Beyoncé. In her 2014 VMA performance of ***Flawless, she had a huge backdrop of the word ‘feminist’. Two years ago, nothing like this would have happened so publicly. Feminism has been hidden in the shadows for too long and now it is stepping out. Even if Beyoncé hasn’t turned the tide, she has gotten people to talk. The time of asking why someone is a feminist is gone; the real question is “why aren’t you?”

Why, indeed. Feminism is about fair pay. It is about having autonomy over our bodies, for sex and for reproduction. It is about lifting other women up, not stomping them down. It is about having the same rights that men have had since the dawn of time.

It is about no longer being oppressed. The new wave of feminism is here, more and more women are finding their voice and calling out the bullshit. Feminism was a whisper in the dark and now it is a shout.

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Yak Magazine - October 2014

Emily Steele faces her options at the end of an era of education.

38 days. At the time of printing, that’s how many days of uni I will have left. Something I have been counting down till. A moment I had thought about for three years, probably longer. This is the end of my education. After 16 years of schooling, of teachers, classes, assignments, word counts, early mornings and long nights, it will all be over.

Or will it?

I am now faced with a more daunting decision than that of deciding what to do at uni; what to do now I’m done?

Do I stay? Honours? Another degree? Subject myself to Law? I could travel. Work. Bludge. The options are endless.

So how to decide?

1. Further study/Honours Most expensive option. Would I like to further torture myself?

My degree would be greatly supplemented by an international relations or politics degree. Likewise, honours would do wonders in helping make me seem a more knowledgeable employee. It’s costly, however, throwing my further in debt as well as taking up another one or two years of my life.

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4. Unpaid Intern Least favourable option. Option 4 leads to a higher chance of option 3 happening. However, I feel I have already dedicated enough of my time to free work. A backup option nonetheless.

I am now faced with a more daunting decision than that of deciding what to do at uni; what to do now I’m done?

I’ve read a heap of things online. Create lists, attempt to visualise pathways, work out a ‘journey’. I’ve asked friends, family, professionals and strangers. They all offer advice however, finish with a resounding message that I must decide for myself.

Most favourable option. I do enjoy my travelling and I am a strong believer that it makes you wiser, more educated and an all round better person, thus making you more employable. However, option 3 is normally a prerequisite to be able to achieve option 2.

I’ve looked up different degrees. I’ve chatted with potential honours supervisors. I’ve Googled endless trips and could probably tell you how much a flight to anywhere in the world would cost. I’ve started applying for graduate positions (with no luck, at all). I’m even beginning to contemplate finding more freebie work to take on, just so I feel I’m not wasting my time (and self) away.

3. Work

Maybe I should try flipping a coin? Drawing it out of a hat?

Most logical, yet difficult option. In a tough and competitive work market, it can take some time to get a job and I would more than likely start right at the bottom, probably below the bottom.

There is also the issue that I may need to take on option 4 until option 3 becomes a reality.

If you find yourself in the same strife as me, head to Careers Services on campus, for help from résumé-checking, to interview preparation and career counselling.

2. Travel

To book an appointment head to www.newcastle.edu.au/ current-students/support/careers-jobs-and-your-future.

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Further Study: Emily B As someone who is still young, I think we should be exploring the world and getting to know what is around us, and I don’t think being cooped up in a cubicle or behind a desk every day is going to get you that. The decision to study a second undergraduate degree was one that I struggled with for almost 12 months. In the end, I had to weigh up the pros and cons relevant to my personal circumstances.

My first degree is a Bachelor of Communication with a major in journalism. While this is still a field I’m greatly interested in, being constantly reminded about the slim chances of scoring a paid journalism job began to shake my confidence. My long-term goal is to work as a journalist reporting on conflict and progressive and political issues, so it made sense for me to stay at uni and further study politics and human rights. Not only does this satisfy my personal interests, it also gives me a specialised knowledge to combine with journalism that will (hopefully) make me more employable.

Both my first and second undergraduate degrees include unspecified electives, meaning my second degree will only take a fraction of the time to complete. While the idea of living on a student income for another couple of years isn’t too pleasing, I don’t quite feel ready to leave uni and I’m happy to remain part of this community for a little longer. Staying at university also means not having to give up all those holidays just yet (yay!) and the opportunity to study human rights in immigration in Mexico at the end of next year.

Honours: Liz Considering that it’s getting dangerously close to some deadlines, I may not be in the best frame of mind to write a reflection on my honours year experience. Looking back however, it’s been pretty great. After finishing my undergraduate degree, I felt like I wasn’t quite ready to enter the ‘real world’ and wanted to know more about my chosen field of design. I’m not going to lie; there’s been lots of whinging along the way. The change from being told what you’re doing to self-directed learning has been a struggle to stay motivated, but doing my honours year has also given me amazing opportunities.

It’s meant that I also got to work for YAK, do some casual teaching and I scored my first paid design job. I’m sure that there’s a breakdown or three to come, but I now feel so much more confident about where my career is headed. With the end of my honours fast approaching, I’m bursting to get out there and put my skills to use and I have a shiny new portfolio full of designs to take with me.

Fulltime Work: Amy I recently entered into the world of freelance journalism and photography because I’m not someone who could handle a nine-to-five job. Sitting in the same office space every day and not getting to go out and see the world just doesn’t work for me. While freelancing may not put as big a pay check, the freedom and experiences you gain are more the money can buy. My job lets me go out into our awesome city and really explore it. I also really create my own hours. It can require a bit of extra organisation and motivation on my part, but as long as quality work is done and handed in on time, when and how I do it is all up to me.

Finding and applying for the position was really no different from any other job, it was about going and searching for what was available. I think the whole application process is a lot better. Firstly there are no scary face-to-face job interviews and no sitting there trying to talk yourself up about why you’re the best for the job, at least not in my case. My whole application really focused on my work, what skills I had to offer, and letting that be the judge of whether I was the right candidate. After sending through a few examples of my work and writing up a few trial pieces, a few weeks later I was lucky enough to land myself the gig.

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Sarah Webb explains why popping a pill may not be the answer to your procrastination problems.

It’s exam time and you’re cramming for the ‘big test’. While you’re trying all the usual tricks – drinking water, exercising, napping, taking vitamins or stocking up on energy drinks for all-nighters - many Australian students, particularly those undergoing tertiary studies, are turning to ‘study drugs’.

In fact, the first Australian study into academic doping has found their use appears to be more widespread here than in the United States or Europe.

‘Study drugs’ are prescription pills students take to try and improve their academic performance.

One such drug is the amphetamine Ritalin, a psychostimulant normally used by people with ADHD to increase alertness and attention. Stuart Shortland, a pharmacist from the Callaghan Campus Pharmacy says for a person without diagnosable attention problems, can achieve the opposite desires.

"After about four hours... i started to feel overwhelmed and shaky, and my brain felt scattered."

“The amphetamines usually scramble people’s minds and lead them to have a poor performance in exams. It keeps them alert, but doesn’t necessarily guarantee good marks,” he said.

People also use “Modafinil, marketed for people that fall asleep, for narcolepsy,” Stuart said.

When you’re using drugs you don’t necessarily need, it can have serious long-term effects.

“I’d be very careful of ‘study drugs’ because they may have unintended consequences that may not actually help you study, but may stuff up your study preparations and do more damage than what’s intended,” Stuart said.

A student from UoN, who has experimented with such drugs before said, “they can affect everyone differently. A friend of mine took the same supplement I did [Ampitropin] and didn’t experience any negative side effects, but I felt quite unwell afterwards. After about four hours, I started to feel overwhelmed and shaky and my brain felt scattered”.

Any long-term drug use can cause you to develop a tolerance, meaning you’ll eventually need to take more and more to get the results you want. Ultimately, you may become addicted and feel a need to take the drug in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms such as fatigue, hunger, and depression.

It should also be remembered it is a crime to possess this kind of medicine without a prescription.

When questioned about if students from the university ask for drugs to boost their alertness, Stuart said most ask for caffeine and herbs.

“We do have a few herbal ones that are good to stimulate people’s alertness. There’s Ginkgo, so they come in asking for that and they come asking for No-Doz. Sometimes other people, not actually students, come in asking for Modafinil,” he said.

It’s understandable if you’re paying thousands of dollars in HECS fees, you want to do well. Undergraduate students, in particular, often balance their education with casual, parttime or full-time work, with studies showing this could place them in a position where they experience more pressure than a full-time worker.

Under this kind of stress, students can develop academic performance anxiety, a serious health issue that can cause people to feel the need to turn to these drugs to do well.

Belinda Muldoon from The University of Newcastle’s Counselling Department, said their role involves providing student’s alternative coping strategies and attending to underlying issues behind ‘study drug’ use.

“We would treat this in the same way as any other substance use issue, by demonstrating respect to the individual and their rights, while being mindful of our responsibility to ensure students are safe; that their drug use doesn’t put them at risk of harm,” she said.

“We would also provide information about drug and alcohol treatment services, legal obligations and university policies and procedures.” There are alternative coping strategies you can use to help keep you focused on your work and avoid the risks associated with ‘study drug’ use.

• Plan you semester study plan in advance to ensure you have enough time to prepare for each subject • Get the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep a night to recharge your body and brain naturally • Eat a balanced and healthy diet • Exercise regularly • Keep motivated with positive thoughts and self-talk For more information or assistance, visit your local doctor or contact the University Health Service on 4921 6000 or Alcohol and Drug Information Line on 1800 422 599.

You can also head to the University Medical Clinic at www.newcastle.edu.au/current-students/campusenvironment/medical-services/medical-centres.

Visit the Callaghan Campus Pharmacy at ccpharmacy. com.au or call 02 4968 8070.

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Should abortion be legalised for all women?

Alex Toscano

Pro Choice

Olivia Pain

Pro Life

A woman’s right to make decisions about her own body is fundamental to this perspective. If a woman has an unwanted pregnancy, a pregnancy which could lead to a serious medical decision, or if she has been sexually assaulted, they should be able to terminate the pregnancy if they feel it is personally the right choice for them to make. A recent case in Ireland has seen dramatic consequences for a rape victim who was forced to give birth by caesarean. Hundreds gathered in Dublin to protest a change of abortion laws, which currently do not allow women to terminate their pregnancies. According to the Irish Family Planning Association, “Abortion is against the law in Ireland unless the pregnancy endangers the life of the woman. If you decide to terminate your pregnancy, you will have to travel to another country to access safe and legal abortion services”.

Although intricate, the fundamentals of embryology are well known. Once fertilisation occurs, a genetically distinct zygote is formed. From then until birth, two separate entities are present; a mother and fetus coexisting through an incredibly complex process. In no sense is the growing baby simply an extension of the woman’s body.

“It confuses me that such a personal decision, which should be made by the woman carrying the child, is in fact made by a law which varies in many states and countries around the world”.

Hence, a key issue concerning abortion is this: whether the right of a woman not to be pregnant outweighs the right of the unborn child to live. This is not so much a decision of which right is true, but whether one supersedes the other.

So why is it that women aren’t allowed to make a choice for themselves? Why is it that, until as recently as December 2013, women in Tasmania, could have been jailed for up to 21 years for the termination of an unwanted pregnancy?

It confuses me that such a personal decision, which should be made by the woman carrying the child, is in fact made by a law which varies in many states and countries around the world.

I understand many other people are against abortion. They see that as soon as the sperm and egg are formed into a fetus, and the little sack is human and that should be respected and supported. This is not without its wisdom.

However, if the child isn’t wanted, for any number of reasons, why would you put a woman through that? Why would you put the child through that?

Just think, please, if your daughter, sister, friend, mother or yourself were in that situation, what would you do? Honestly, mentally put yourself in that situation.

Women should have a choice to decide what happens to their bodies and not be judged by others. No one ever knows exactly what someone else’s situation is.

But what defines personhood? And upon what basis are we included in ‘humanity’?

This is the basis from which the challenge to ‘pro-choice’ is issued. It is not questioning the right of a woman to have a say over her own body. However, from the moment of conception, something fundamentally new has begun. The fetus inside her is not her body, despite being nurtured there for a time.

Many will argue that performing abortion is not killing a person per se, but is merely the termination of a potential person.

But what defines personhood? And upon what basis are we included in ‘humanity’?

The fact that children deserve our protection and care is indisputable. An unborn fetus is just as much an unique human being as a newborn infant, for an uninterrupted chain of events leads from conception to birth, infancy and childhood.

Is there a threshold at which humans become people?

As a Christian, I believe that we are each given innate value by God, our creator. This value does not rely on our independence, our contribution to society or our level of development. I also agree that women have the right to make life choices, but doesn’t an even more vital right belong to unborn children, the most vulnerable and dependent of our fellow human beings?

Indeed, perhaps even framing this issue as a contest of rights already shows the failure of our moral vision. In turning pregnancy into an economy of entitlements we have lost sight of our humanity; the beauty of foregoing what we ‘deserve’ in order to welcome another human being with open arms.

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omewhere between the hours of 8pm and 3am as I drank copious amounts of alcohol and watched on as my friend unleashed Armageddon in the form of a regurgitated beef kebab on our hotel bathroom, I was robbed. If it wasn’t an act that subsequently destroyed my life, I’m sure I could find humour in what occurred at the ironically named ‘Nice,’ a beautiful coastal city located on the southeast coast of France and approximately six soulsucking hours from Paris by train, as I would soon find out.

Once the cosmic black hole of reality descends upon you in situations such as these, you have two choices. One, face the challenge with as much grace and flair as Alexandra Owens displays in Flashdance, or two, allow yourself to be dragged into a pit of depression so deep not even Harry Houdini could get out.

As my friend and I stood hand-in-hand outside the police station, a solitary tear carved its way down my cheek and it was then that I made the decision that I did not have time to cry. Crying is for babies, and despite the incontinence diapers, I am not a baby. I brushed away the forming babytear and my face hardened. This was not the time to mess with me. As we entered the police station we were met by a policeman who wore an impassive expression and thick-rimmed sunglasses despite the lack of harmful UVrays inside the building. We began to type out our woeful autobiography on the computer that whispered sweetnothings to us in fluent French. ‘S’il vous plaît remplir tous

les champs obligatoires,’ or ‘please fill in all required fields.’ They say time flies when you’re having fun, so it was no surprise that the four hours we spent at the police station felt somewhat like an eternity.

As we stumbled back onto the street, armed with our police reports and feeling a mixture of hangover sickness and resolution, it was time to complete step two of our elaborate plan. We purchased our one-way tickets to Paris, packed our bags, called the insurance company, booked the accommodation that was soon to become our headquarters and fled out the back door. After six hours and some hysterical laughter later we arrived in Paris. With its impolite citizens and delicious cheeses, it was my favourite city in the world. It was here that the lucky discovery of a photo booth was made and the photo that would certainly be splashed across the news if I was ever involved in a large-scale massacre was taken.

If an emergency passport didn’t make it difficult enough to cross borders, the identification image that looked as though my soul had just left my body certainly helped.

The next morning we made our way to the embassy.

While I wouldn’t usually call myself a patriotic person, upon spotting our humble national emblem I shouted ‘Crikey!’ at the top of my lungs, chucked some shrimps on the barbie, jumped on a kangaroo and hopped into the building. After filling out mountains of paper work, turning up the tears and begging Mansuela the Gatekeeper to please, please do whatever she could to get my passport completed by the next day, we left. The next morning we lay in anticipation for the news that would decide our fate.

Mansuela, the legend, had pulled through. We were going to be alright.

So, my advice if you find yourself in a situation as unfortunate as this is simple; keep calm and carry on, mon ami.

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Lachie Leeming lectures us on his time in the vineyards – and how lucky we are to have it on our doorstep If you’re oblivious to the fact that the Hunter Valley is arguably the greatest wine-producing region in all of Australia, put down your mug of goon and swiftly give yourself an uppercut.

I’ve always considered doing time in the vineyards as a rite of passage for any adopted or home-grown Novocastrian. In the summer of 2011, your author was a fresh-faced 19-yearold looking to make a quick buck. This included a few 4:30am starts to drive out to a lush patch of earth, west of Cessnock and tending to the budding little grapes, in the hope that one day they would be crushed and fermented into the glorious liquid that you now swig from the bottle (or the sack).

However, the importance of the vineyards to the Hunter region as a whole extends far beyond employing a few battling uni students.

“It’s hard not to feel that you may have attained some level of sophistication when you’re halfway through your bachelor degree and sipping merlot at midday in the gorgeous Hunter Valley (it’s a step up from tripping down the stairs at King Street, anyway).”

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their competitors. If a crisp Semillon is not enough to quench your taste buds, try a visit to a cheese factory or a chocolate company. Worried about the calories going straight to your rump? One company offers bicycles as their mode of transport.

If the thought of travelling via bike makes you instantly break out in a sweat, other travel options include limousine, horse and cart and even a helicopter tour.

When it comes to organising a tour, Rebekka emphasises the importance of first doing the appropriate research. This includes knowing what you want to get out of your tour, whether that be visiting the larger, more commercial wineries or the boutique wineries. You should also know the amount of time you wish to spend there and whether you would like a lunch to accompany the endless wine samples swilling around your stomach.

I like (love) stumbling around the dance floor of The Argyle as much as the next self-depreciating university student, but perhaps next time you’re planning a 21st or any other raucous shindig, cast your minds to the luscious green fields outside of the Newcastle CBD. It’s hard not to feel that you may have attained some level of sophistication when you’re halfway through your bachelor degree and sipping merlot at midday in the gorgeous Hunter Valley (it’s a step up from tripping down the stairs at King Street, anyway). If anything, hopefully this gives you a more refined appreciation of the Fruity Lexia that has so far fuelled your tertiary years and also an appreciation of the Hunter Valley as one of the top tourism hot spots in Australia.

Rebekka says the peak time for tourism in the Hunter Valley is between spring and summer, when the Hunter Valley event calendar is jam-packed, making now a perfect time to look into a trip. I know I’ve done my time in the vineyards – have you?

The Hunter Valley is a thriving hub of tourism in NSW, with more wineries and restaurants than you can point a corkscrew at.

And it’s pretty easy to forget that it’s right in our backyard.

Rebekka Hodges, the Marketing Executive at Hunter Valley Wine & Tourism Association, said there are a variety of reasons the Valley is such a dreamy destination.

“As a visitor destination, the Hunter Valley is Australia’s oldest and most visited wine region with the advantage of being geographically close to the two largest urban populations of NSW - Sydney and Newcastle,” Rebekka said.

This has led to the region harvesting “a well-developed visitor economy” with its roots in a large daytrip market and a growing reputation for hosting sophisticated but leisurely events.

With over 30 tour companies operating in the region, businesses will often take unique steps to distinguish themselves from For more information on accommodation, tours and everything else in the Hunter Valley, visit www.winecountry.com.au Designed by Jemimah Irvin

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One year older and one year wiser, the University of Newcastle’s student art gallery, Wattspace, celebrates its 25th anniversary. The champagne was popped and we danced the night away as we celebrated another big birthday.

Wattspace is the longest running student art gallery in Australia and is a contemporary art space that celebrates the talent of University of Newcastle students. The gallery hosted a curated exhibition of works by artists who helped found the humble beginnings at the gallery, some of whom have established national and international reputations. The gallery was introduced by students in 1989 who called for a space where they could exhibit their work and assist in gallery management and has since seen more than 30 000 students take advantage of the opportunity.

Among those who were exhibited by the gallery for the 25th anniversary show, was the New York based artists Ian Burns, who constructed his work in the Pit. Follow the QR code to read Kim Saberton’s review of the spectacular showcase of past and present work of the students of UoN.

Watt Space October Exhibitions 1 – 12 OCTOBER

Artist in Residence Program | Featuring performative works by artists Emilie Jeine Amaryllis, Jessica Kellar, Kim Saberton, Lalam Bharath Satya Tejasri and musicians The Tone Collective.

Encase, Enclose, Insulate | Fibre textiles works by Emilie Jeine Amaryllis, Sharon Crumblin, Fiona Farquhar, Carissa Godeschalk, Diannae Gray, Valerie Horton, Julie Ingle, Sophie Parker, Jessica Sinclair, Michaela Swan and Suannah Wellham.

New York based artist Ian Burn’s work created as part of his residency will continue to show in the Pit.

15 OCTOBER – 2 NOVEMBER

Shadowlands | Penny Dunstan explores ways of seeing a hidden area of our ecological footprint – the coal lands of the upper Hunter.

Honey Drips so memory slips | Josie Dwyer and Rachel Fortune explore notions of memory, nostalgia and a sense of place using a variety of mediums.

I’m not dead yet | Courtney Chate’s images are a documentation of the dying overhead projector The Town Bike | A collaboration of works in a variety of media by Suannah and Michelle Wellham Botanica | Alysha Fewster and Hugh Grant explore natural forms and materials through eco dye and bonsai works.

Opening nights 6.30pm Thursday 2 October and 16 October Email: wattspace@newcastle.edu.au Website: www.uonservices.org.au/culture-arts/watt-space Phone: (02) 4921 8733 | Office: (02) 4921 5188 Facebook: facebook.com/WattSpaceGallery Watt Space Gallery, University House, Auckland St Newcastle. Open 11am -5 pm.

Watt Space, the University of Newcastle’s student art gallery, is brought to you by the U.

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"There's enough teen angst to give you a surprise breakout and some heavy-handed eyeliner, which is probably why it's been such a hit with the world's 16-year-olds."

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Based on Stephen Chbosky’s popular book of the same name, The Perks of Being a Wallflower follows the misadventures of Charlie (Logan Lerman), a troubled young freshman who manages to befriend a bunch of seemingly cool, older misfits and falls for the attractive yet elusive Sam (Emma Watson).

One could be forgiven for believing the film is set in the present, as the early 90s aesthetic and retro soundtrack (featuring The Smiths and David Bowie) could easily be found at your local house party or down at the Lass. However, I can assure you, the characters’ constant exchanges of records and mix tapes is not, as I first believed, because they are all massive hipsters, but because they actually inhabit a world before MP3s.

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While the film has several notable and amusing quips, particularly from Patrick, it has a significantly darker tone than most teen romance films. In other words, if you’re looking for the next High School Musical, you will be in for a shock. There’s enough teen angst to give you a surprise breakout and some heavy-handed eyeliner, which is probably why it’s been such a hit with the world’s 16-year-olds.

This film is ideal for anyone who wants to eat copious amounts of chocolate while reminiscing on the ghosts of adolescence past and maybe have a cry on your friend’s shoulder about the fact that Emma Watson is infinitely more attractive than any of us actually were in high school.

Happy viewing, wallflowers.

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Nova and the Experience

Nova and the Experience are a four piece band from Newcastle.

Their latest release Where We Go was produced by ARIA nominated Lachlan Mitchell who has worked with other Aussie acts such as The Vines and The Jezabels.

The band has something I always find myself loving the sound of – two lead singers. Siblings Anna and James have strong vocal ability individually, but layered together create that almost choral sound that can’t help but invoke a feeling of happiness - which brings me to their lead single titled ‘Jennifer Lawrence’. Yes, it is called that and is an honest tune that strikes a blissful balance between a relaxed and chilled sound that you can still feel like you can have a dance to. In fact, I did the first time I heard it… in my kitchen… wearing my pyjamas (hey, the song is telling me to be honest!).

Where We Go does what any good body of work should; it takes you on a journey. The happy and energetic moments are contrasted with the slower more soulful ones, namely with the song ‘Paper Mache Planes’. This track winds it all back and really shows off each band member’s ability. In its beautiful simplicity, ‘Paper Mache Planes’ still captures a true sense of emotion. This song is my pick to really capture the crowd during a live performance.

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emotive harmonies, and I predict big things for Nova and the Experience in the near future.

“Siblings Anna and James have strong vocal ability individually, but layered together create that almost choral sound that can’t help but invoke a feeling of happiness” P.S. Anyone who has seen them live will tell you that they are an act not to be missed. Paper hats, bubbles, silly string, giving instruments to the crowd and a cover of the Arthur theme song are just a few things you can expect when going to see these locals perform.

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This Is Not Art Festival Across Newcastle

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This Is Not Art Festival Across Newcastle

Watt Space Opening Night 6.30pm, Watt Space Gallery

Friday Arvos 3pm, Bar on the Hill

Coastal Journeys 10am - 4pm, Nobbys Lighthouse

Coastal Journeys 10am - 4pm, Nobbys Lighthouse

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Pool Comp 3pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar

Games with Godfrey 3pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar

Trivia 1pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar

The Owls 8.30pm, Cambridge Hotel

Tanner Tuesday 90s Themed Trivia 6pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar

Student Sessions @ Bar on the Hill ft.

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Ourimbah Movies by Moonlight Silver Linings Playbook (M) 7.30pm, Central Coast Campus

Oktoberfest 11.30am - 4pm, Bar on the Hill

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Trivia 1pm, Bar on the Hill

U Advice: Free Legal Advice 11am - 1.30pm, Central Coast Campus

First Aid St John 8.30am - 4.30pm, The Clubhouse

The Cat Empire 7pm - 11.50pm, Newcastle Panthers

Trivia 1pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar

Newcastle City Farmers Markets 8am - 1pm, Newcastle Showground

Trivia 1pm, Bar on the Hill

Tanner Tuesday Club Panel Discussion 6pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar Live Entertainment TAFE/Uni Lunchbox with The Four Busketeers and Damian Hoar 12pm - 1pm, Derkenne Courtyard

University Mental Health & Wellbeing Day 10am - 2.30pm, Brennan Room and Car Park 14

Self Defence Workshop 12pm - 12.40pm, Central Coast Campus Pool Comp 3pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar Student Sessions @ Bar on the Hill 7pm, Bar on the Hill

Culture on the Coast 10am - 3pm, Central Coast Campus

Friday Arvos 3pm, Bar on the Hill

Watt Space Opening Night 6.30pm, Watt Space Gallery

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Tanner Tuesday Akmal Saleh presents Pharaoh vs the Egyptians 6pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar

Pool Comp 3pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar

Bluejuice Bar on the Hill Doors open 7:30pm Tix on sale now!

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Newcastle City Farmers Markets 8am - 1pm, Newcastle Showground

Student Sessions @ Bar on the Hill 7pm, Bar on the Hill

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Tanner Tuesday Comedy Debate 6pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar

Pool Comp 3pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar

Games with Godfrey 3pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar

Trivia 1pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar

Tom Ballard 7pm, The Depot on Beaumont

Friday Arvos 3pm - 6pm, Bar on the Hill

Stress Less Week 3 to 7 November, Car Park 14 (behind Bar on the Hill)

Live Entertainment Con Students Vocal Showcase 12pm - 1pm, Derkenne Courtyard

Student Sessions @ Bar on the Hill 7pm, Bar on the Hill Live Entertainment One Up Two Down 12pm - 1pm, Derkenne Courtyard

Live Entertainment The Tree House Children 12pm - 1pm, Bar on the Hill lawn stage

U Event Halloween Party Bar on the Hill Doors open 7pm

Tickets on sale now!

U Members: $5 UON Students: $10 Guests: $20

Stress Less Student Sessions @ Bar on the Hill ft. Allday Wednesday, 5 November 7pm, Bar on the Hill Semester 2 concludes Friday, 7 November The End Party Wednesday, 26 November 7pm, Bar on the Hill End of Year examinations: 10 to 28 November

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REGULAR activities THURSDAYS

MONDAYS Monday Movies by Moonlight at U Cinema

Laze on the lawn under the stars and catch a flick for free.

7.30pm, Mondays Derkenne Courtyard

Games with Godfrey

Settle down in the bar and roll the dice for a social board game or two.

From 3pm, Thursdays Godfrey Tanner Bar

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TUESDAYS Trivia

Test out your trivia skills each week at Bar on the Hill or Godfrey Tanner Bar. Bar on the Hill: 1pm - 2pm, Tuesdays

Tanner Tuesday

Sample something a little bit different each week, from open mic to debates, Q&As and more!

6pm, Tuesdays Godfrey Tanner Bar

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Trivia

Test out your trivia skills each week at Bar on the Hill or Godfrey Tanner Bar. Godfrey Tanner Bar: 1pm - 2pm, Fridays

Friday Arvos

Chill out and enjoy $9 jugs, $6.50 Schnitzel + chips and free lawn games!

From 3pm, Fridays Bar on the Hill

ALL WEEK Happy Hour

Pool Comp

Pool sharks of Callaghan unite! Free to enter and there are prizes for the winner.

3pm - 5.30pm, Wednesdays Godfrey Tanner Bar

Student Sessions @ Bar on the Hill

Your student night starts here with $4 drinks, DJs, free pool and buses into town.

Sign up to be a U Member and enjoy delicious cheap drinks - priced especially for U Members.

Godfrey Tanner Bar: 4pm - 5pm, each weekday of semester Bar on the Hill: 5pm - 6pm, each weekday of semester

From 7pm, Wednesdays Bar on the Hill

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Thursday, 23 October Bar on the Hill Doors open 7.30PM

Tix on sale now!

U Member: $27 • UoN student: $29.50 • General admission: $32.50 Tix on sale at Bar on the Hill, Godfrey Tanner Bar & bigtix.com.au

18+. Proof of age required. Conditions of entry apply.

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REGIONAL CAMPUSES Silver Linings Playbook (M) @ Ourimbah Movies by Moonlight Thursday, 9 October 7.30pm, Central Coast Campus

Self Defence Workshop

Learn some essentials in street self-defence in a fun and safe environment under the expert guidance of the Central Coast’s only Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, Prof Tiago Ferreira. Visit uonservices.org.au to register.

Wednesday, 15 October Noon - 12.40pm, Central Coast Campus

Free Legal Advice at Ourimbah

Need legal advice? Book a session at the U Advice Bar and get free and professional legal advice from the University of Newcastle Legal Centre. Head to uonservices.org.au to book a session.

Thursday, 16 October 11am - 1.30pm, Central Coast Campus

CLUBS & SOCIETIES Cancer Council and Students’ Alliance: Trivia Night Wednesday, 8 October 6.30pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar

Philosophy Society: Philosophy @ the Pub Thursday, 9 October 5pm - 7pm, The Clubhouse

FEAST: FEAST of Stories Thursday, 9 October 6pm, Derkenne Courtyard

Philosophy Society: Fusion Conference Wednesday, 15 October All day, Brennan Room

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Thursday, 23 October 7.30pm, Bar on the Hill Bluejuice are returning to Newcastle for a hotly anticipated show at Bar on the Hill.

After announcing earlier this year they’re calling it quits, the band has embarked on a national farewell tour. Don’t miss one of your last chances to catch Bluejuice peforming classics including ‘Vitriol’ and new hits like ‘I’ll go Crazy’.

Tickets are available from Bar on the Hill, Godfrey Tanner Bar and online via Big Tix. U Member: $27.00 UoN Student: $29.50 General Admission: $32.50

NUDES: AGM

Friday, 17 October 6pm, Godfrey Tanner Bar

Cancer Council and Students’ Alliance: Pink Ribbon Day in conjunction with Monday Movies by Moonlight Monday, 20 October 7.30pm, Derkenne Courtyard

Philosophy Society: Philosophy @ the Pub Thursday, 23 October 5pm - 7pm, The Clubhouse

Cancer Council and Students’ Alliance: AGM Thursday, 30 October 6pm, The Clubhouse

Exchange Student Network (UNESN): Party Thursday, 30 October 7pm, Bar on the Hill