Edition 3, Week 3 Semester 1. 16 – 22 March 2009. www.usuonline.com MARDI GRAS PRIMARY SCHOOL FADS – RADICAL! EURO GANGSTA BOYZ, THEY MAKE–A THE REBEL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY VIKINGS – PROGRESSIVE? BULL E3_anj.indd 1 10/3/09 4:21:05 PM University of Sydne y Union Membership 09 000000001 2345 Randy Harpe r r Grab an access Card in 2009 and you’re entitled to loads of benefits plus two showbags and a chance to win a Piaggo Fly 125 Scooter! $99 no strings attached www.usuonline.com See website for full terms and conditions BULL E3_anj.indd 2 10/3/09 4:21:08 PM CREDITS CONTENTS Editors Robert Chiarella, Bridie Connellan, Sara Haghdoosti, Nick Kraegen, Diana Tjoeng [email protected] Page 4 The Bull chats with Project 52. Contributors Neroli Austin, Anita Connors, Alistair Stephenson, Mimi Lu, Rosa Campbell, Sass Hunt, Chris Martin, Dr Nasty Cover Photo Lucy Howard–Taylor, ‘le jardin perdu’, entry into the 2008 USU Photography, Art, Literature and Music (PALM) Awards. Design Carl Ahearn Anjali Belani Publications Manager Chris Beaumont Page 5 The Bull queries the very phatness of the Euro Gangsta. Page 7 The Bull asks who wants to be a Slumdog Millionaire? Page 8 The Bull goes back to primary school. Probably for the best. LETTERS TO THE EDITORS Dear All, Thank you for your… interesting first edition of the year. I have a few comments to make, and will continue to criticise throughout the year, though I might throw an article or two your way too. First– The Bull Cheat Sheet: Undoubtedly done tongue-in-cheek, I would like to point out that, as a tutor, I do appreciate it if I’m talking with a class, rather that a room of zombies who pretend to know about hydrogen fuel cells. Note taking and interaction are critical, and I’ve allocated part of the mark for “participation”, which you will only get if I can actually remember who you are. Given that there are 375 students I am tutoring, you will have to work hard to be remembered! Page 12 What’s on In terms of being “Lost” on campus… I don’t appreciate my faculty as being described as a dragon and the Liberal Party Headquarters. Might I point out that in the 2006 Union Elections, Danielle Tuazon carried more votes in Engineering than Tim Suttie? Look, the world of USYD loves to pay out Engineers, but we’re doing our best to turn the world around. We’re trying to increase our enrolment of Wom*n from 17%, and we’re working on the students to reduce sexism, racism, and queerphobia. Many of the other areas on the map don’t make sense – Manning is R18+? And why is an open and exposed area of the park described as a drugstore? Plus, as I work out the map which seems to be flawed in several places, I just realised that the childcare centre is labeled Liberal Party HQ… Page 14 Just the Regulars I appreciate the fact that you’re trying to provide a humorous introduction for first years, but can we remember that some degree of sanity is also appreciated? Page 9 The Bull looks at a changing Iceland Page 10 The Bull’s gets fabulous and feminist at Mardi Gras and International Women’s Day. www.usuonline.com The views in this publication are not necessarily the views of USU. John Nowakowski PhD Candidate, Engineering The information contained within this edition of The Bull was correct at the time of printing. This publication is brought to you by the University of Sydney Union and The University of Sydney. This publication is printed on environmentally friendly paper. CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS Do you know why Manning Bar had R18+ on it? Have you ever bought drugs in Victoria Park? You could be Bull material! Write for us! Send your articles, reviews, photos or whatever else you make to [email protected] – thanks! Get experience. Get paid. Get ahead. You can find a job that excites you, and get course-related experience working part time while you’re at Uni. You can work full time during the holidays to earn some extra cash. You can even change your mind and try a different job, so that when you graduate, you’ll have a head start on your career. With SydneyTalent. Talk to SydneyTalent today. To find out more, visit our website: www.sydneytalent.com.au or call us on (02) 8627 8000 BULL E3_anj.indd 3 10/3/09 4:21:09 PM The Bull has comedic craft-time with two thirds of Project 52. On a balmy Tuesday afternoon, Bridie Connellan sat down to talk stand-up with witty kids Carlo Ritchie and Michael Hing, the brains trust of Sydney University’s newest comedy tour de force. Please note, editors endeavoured to make language at least PG-Rated… Carlo Ritchie: So can I get all of my swearing and inappropriate things out now? Shitty-fuckdrinking-pineapple-juice-makes-semen-tastebetter. Did you know Eskimos use refrigerators to keep their food from freezing. Bridie Connellan: What if they want to freeze something? CR: They put it on a windowsill. Michael Hing: They don’t have houses, Carlo. BC: What if they made a pie and wanted to freeze it, would they still put in on the windowsill first to cool? CR: An Eskimo pie? (Moment of joke appreciation) BC: So why the name ‘Project 52’? MH: Well, the idea was that we would do [a show] w] once a week, every week for the whole year 52 weeks to be exact. We’re talking O-Week k to O-Week so initially there was a show called d e Starstruck on the Front Lawns. This week we’re doing a sketch show, next week we’re doing an n impro show, then stand-up and a sitcom. BC: Well still on the name game, why is yourr one of your sketch shows called ‘Make Way For Ducklings’? MH: Well, it’s actually the name of a kid’s book which we all really like. CR: And also it seemed to encompass the idea that essentially we were new, young, up-andcoming, but we had the authority to make people ‘Make Way’. MH: The last idea we had was an impro show we were going to call ‘The Theme From Jurassic Park’. CR: But it was going to be the actual song, so the title would be ‘Ner-ner-ner-ner-ner’ (demonstrates theme). Unfortunately the Marketing Communications department of Sydney Uni advised us against using that. BC: So who actually is Project 52? BC: So…what is Project 52? CR: Well basically as a production company, our aim is to foster the comedy culture on campus. Sydney has a really great feel for comedy and a lot of Australia’s comedy success stories have come out of Sydney University-related projects. MH: We have all these amazingly creative people but there are more people than there are good outlets, and they only get to perform once a year during a Revue. So with Project 52 every Wednesday night we have a brand new show to provide an avenue for this comedy. BC: Well what do you think Sydney Uni’s style of comedy is? MH: I think there’s a perfect medium between your bullshit TV sketch show and The Chaser. MH: Project 52 is a company started by myself and Ben Jenkins, and then we got Carlo Ritchie onboard here, who started off as our hilarious intern and you know, he’s worked his way up the ranks. CR: It’s an upside down isosceles triangle essentially. MH: We form a food pyramid where Ben and I are fruits and vegetables, and Carlo is fats and sugar. CR: Hing, you’re carbohydrates and grains. MH: Also I make you poo heaps. CR: He’s regular. MH: So the three of us are running this company now, and for each project we have a team. MH: I’d call it avant-garde. It’s fresh, it’s postmodern, it’s hiptacular. CR: We have umbrellas underneath us. We’re pouring the rain down. CR: It’s very experimental in that sense, because generally the people who are making the shows are very experimental themselves. A lot of the time our people have never done sketch shows, or have only ever written sketches by themselves. The whole process of Project 52 is in essence, an experiment. MH: Yeah, we’re peeing down on these people. No we’ve actually been really lucky and we had something like 300 people sign our mailing list at O-Week. and MH: The university is a really progressive place but we don’t feel that there is currently a place on campus where you could say: ‘Hey this is a funny sketch about Star Wars: The Musical, where Boba Fett sings a song about Cloud City and his helmet’. This stuff writes itself. CR: I mean everything you will see is going to be the work of people who are very passionate about what they’re doing and are that committed that they’re going to shell out comedy every week for their entire year. MH: What we’re doing is making a juggernaut. We’re creating a monster. Like Dr. Frankenstein, we’re sewing together the corpses of the Revues, of SUCS… BC: So who inspires you as comedians? MH: Well we all kind of got our start doing the Revues, and I think we look a lot more inward to what makes us laugh, and what makes our friends laugh. MH: Actually that show kind of lost its irony when Carlo decided to play ‘Racist John’ and rename him ‘Racist Carlo’ and then he dropped the ‘Racist’ and then it was just ‘Carlo and his Racist Johns’. CR: And then it was just ‘Carlo’s Johns’ and it was mainly me just being racist without excuse. MH: We spent a lot of money on Eureka Stockade flags. CR: I got a Southern Cross tattoo. MH: You started whipping me. BC: So… details? MH: Every Wednesday night is a show at Hermann’s Bar from 7:30pm. Sometimes we order Thai food. Sometimes we drink. BC: How do you judge whether a joke could be considered downright defamatory? CR: Other times we just get a big crusty loaf of bread and some cheese, sit around listening to a cappella music, and dance to Phil Collins. Ah, the love between people is always beautiful. MH: Well, I don’t think you should ever just try to push boundaries when it looks really forced and contrived. No-one actually finds being offended funny. [Being offensive] is the easiest thing to do, it’s so trite and done and it’s the safest thing you can do. PRESENTS LIVE COMEDY EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT CR: All I can say is support your Arts Revue season. CR: Like a climbing tree! MH: But in terms of not being offensive that’s just ‘Make Way For Ducklings’. We do have ‘The Racist Hour’. MH: Trees capable of being burnt in a windmill! CR: ‘Racist John and his Racist Johns’. PAGE 04 NELLAN NON CON BY SHAN BC: So you’re only allowed to have Carlo occasionally but you can’t have Hing after 8pm? ever-changing. CR: Contemporary Orgasmic. PHOTOS PROJECT 52 8:00pm - 11:00pm, Hermann's Bar Corner of City Road & Butlin Avenue The University of Sydney For more information contact: [email protected] THE BULL Edition 3, Week 3 Semester 1. 16–22 March 2009 The Euro Gangsta Boy NEROLI AUSTIN GETS EUROTRASHY AND DELVES A HAND INTO THE BAGGY POCKETS OF THE NEWEST BR33D OF THUG LYFE. Nothing in the land of Eurovision should shock me in terms of lack of class, but the phenomenon of the Euro Gangsta Boy remains a puzzle to me. Appropriately, Ben Folds once sang: ‘y’all don’t know what it’s like, being male, middle class and white’, which seems to be a pretty good summary of the attitude of the gangsta boys here. For a continent that is more or less renowned for what amounts to institutionalised racism in terms of immigration, especially from Africa - they have been surprisingly quick to embrace this part of black-American pop culture. The phenomenon of the EGB is best explored in the nifty threepronged model propounded by the Sydney Debates Society. 1. AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING KITSCH, I’M GONNA RHYME IN ENGLISH, BITCH! The thing that first struck me as strange about Italy was the amount of graffiti. The second was the content. Every now and then one of these boys, feeling that his baggy jeans (with ‘sexy’ written on the back pocket) can’t adequately express his level of subversion, will bust out some graffiti in English. And we all know how totally contrary to societal expectations it is to speak in English. I mean, this isn’t France. And I’m pretty sure the last time English was a language of rebellion from ‘The Man’ was in the War of Independence. I know that Italian is so aesthetically and phonetically pleasing that English swear words may have a bit more of a kick, but it’s not even as if these gangsta boys copy out the lyrics of 2pac or something similarly white trash. No, the extent of their rebellion is words like ‘blonde’ and ‘badass’, which they graffiti incessantly on subway trains. This is land of the Godfather. They can do better. THE BULL Edition 3, Week 3 Semester 1. 16–22 March 2009 2. I KNOW WE’VE GOT FREE HEALTH CARE AND FREE EDUCATION, BUT THE GOV’T DON’T PAY FOR MY FUCKING TRANSPORTATION! My time in Copenhagen was spent living in Bispebjerg which is a Scandinavian ‘ghetto’. This dodgy label is awarded because the place is full of discount German supermarkets and Australian exchange students. I even met one from Sydney Law. And thus, it was during this time in the ‘ghetto’ that I got more thoroughly acquainted with the Scandinavian gangsta. Life’s tough. Especially in socialist Scandinavian countries where an average tax rate of 49% ensures that basically everything is paid for by the government. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking in your Western tax-evading whinge, ‘but my life would be sorted if I didn’t have my HECS debt’. Well, stop. Money, opportunity, and theoretically being ranked as the happiest country in the world, will not make you blissfully cheery. Just ask the Danish. And I thought Ben Folds was kidding. But seriously, transport is quite expensive. 3. THIS POINT SHOULD BE REALLY GOOD AND LONG, BUT FIRST AFF STOLE MY THIRD PRONG! Actually, I don’t know what my last point was going to be. However I can deftly slide into the conclusion of this article, which is that you shouldn’t embrace movements that you know nothing about. You just look silly. If you have nothing to bitch about, and what is worse, you can’t do it in an exciting way, then don’t bother. You’ll never make it on the mean streets of Mosman, let alone at Sydney Debate. I learnt this the hard way. PAGE 05 =`e[flk_`jj\Zi\kJ@>ELG]fipfliZ_XeZ\kf N@EXe`GXZbmXcl\[Xk(#,'' >fkfnnn%jZ_`Zb]i\\pflijb`e%Zfd%Xl Promotion closes at 5pm EST on 17/04/09. Total prize pool is valued at up to $4,500. The Promoter is Energizer Australia Pty Ltd of 1 Figtree Drive, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127. ABN 91 003 539 026. NSW Permit No. LTPS/08/12778 & ACT Permit No. TP08/05369. SCH1690 O Week SydUni BullMag 210x297 indd 1 BULL E3_anj.indd 6 25/2/09 4:35:12 PM 10/3/09 3:45:53 PM LEGACY OF A SHOWDOG OSCARS POVERTY COLONIALISM POLITICS Anita Connors explores the controversy surrounding the film you have all been talking about. Award season is over, and although WALL-E may have won the Oscar for Animated Feature Film, Waltz With Bashir received Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes and Man On Wire got a nod for being the Outstanding British Film at the BAFTAs, Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire was easily the winner on the circuit. Not bad for a film that almost went straight to DVD. However, this is not a story about the little movie that could Slumdog Millionaire has been one of the most contentious and talked-about films in recent times. The backlash has been enormous. Yet somehow this movie has managed to rise above it all. Scintillating in spectacular, frenetic fashion onscreen, Slumdog Millionaire tugged at the heartstrings as both a rags-to-riches tale and a love story. But with the curtain down, what exactly is the legacy of Slumdog? A chai-wallah rises from extreme poverty to win the coveted top prize on Kaun Banega Crorepati (Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?) and the love of his life. Here, Slumdog is pure fantasy. According to the golden fountain of knowledge (Wikipedia) only two people, excluding celebrities, have ever won Kaun Banega Crorepati. For a country with a population of 1.15 billion, this is not exactly inspiring. Particularly as the game show is shown as a plausible means out of poverty when roughly 30% of the Indian population live below the poverty line. Indeed, it is hard to believe that Kaun Banega Crorepati would even allow a chai-wallah from the slums with little formal education to be a contestant. Many Indians have voiced critical opinions about Slumdog Millionaire. Bollywood luminary and one time host of Kaun Banega Crorepati, Amitabh Bachchan, wasn’t ecstatic about it, neither was Salman Rushdie. A couple of months ago, several hundred people rioted through a cinema in the eastern state of Bihar protesting the use of ‘dog’ in the title. They found the term humiliating. Other criticisms of Slumdog include that it exploited India, reasserted hurtful stereotypes, vended THE BULL Edition 3, Week 3 Semester 1. 16–22 March 2009 ‘poverty porn’, encouraged ‘slum voyeurism’ and took advantage of the child actors. Some say that the film only focused on the negative side of slum dwelling, while others say it wasn’t a realistic depiction. And although to a certain extent these views were encouraged by other production companies to discredit the film prior to the award season, there is some validity in them. Slumdog Millionaire didn’t shy away from slum life, nor did it delve into it deeply. Showing on the one hand, the everyday nature of violence, begging and the mountains of rubbish neighbouring the slums, it also used the slums’ makeshift public toilets, crime and conning of tourists to comic effect. For many underprivileged Indians this was disrespectful and “Slumdog Millionaire doesn’t shy away from slum life, nor does it delve into it deeply.” mocking. Others object, embarrassed because Slumdog Millionaire depicted on the global stage the ugly face of poverty and crime, an India not frequently depicted by the Indian film industry. This is no Devdas, Kal Ho Naa Ho or Jodhaa Akbar, in which love stories between affluent individuals are played out against an exotic, musical and distant backdrop. And while Slumdog Millionaire was based on a bestselling Indian novel, filmed with an Indian cast and crew, shot and set in Mumbai and featured much dialogue in Hindi, it was not a Bollywood movie. It was not escapism for the masses. There is something naggingly colonial in the film’s running motif. Slumdog Millionaire ignored India’s wealth of cultures, languages and literary history - the final question Jamal faced on Kaun Banega was about the name of a character from a 165 year-old French work of fiction. Not to mention the fact that prior to this he was also asked about an American gunsmith, and which historical American figure appeared on the $100 note. He knew the answer to the latter question because as a child he was handed a $100 bill out of pity from an American tourist, who said - without irony - to him: “Now we'll show you the real America.” The Slumdog Millionaire production was plagued by further controversy in its conduct regarding coDirector Loveleen Tandan. I hadn’t even known the film had a co-director until I began researching this piece. Tandan apparently directed the first third of the film and the second film crew. She also imparted indispensable information in other areas of the production. Clearly, as she is listed as codirector and not assistant director on the movie’s credits, Boyle, producer Christian Colson and the rest of the team valued her input. And yet, none of them sought to have her recognised, not even with a nomination at one award ceremony. Curiously, Tandan herself felt she shouldn’t be nominated or considered. One can’t help but question why she would feel so, bearing in mind the fact that no woman has ever won Best Director at the Academy Awards and considering the cultural and career significance of an Indian woman being nominated. Call me a cynic, but it sounds like she was sidelined so that Slumdog Millionaire would avoid the difficulties faced by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller with Sin City (2005). Taking a leaf out of the Oscar-nominated and femaleco-director-dropping Fernando Meirelles’ book, Tandan was ignored and overlooked, and the gold was taken home. Not short of controversy, Slumdog Millionaire posed some critical questions about the film industry as well as class, race and gender. And love the film or hate it, it has been an historic event for an ‘Indian’ film to win an Oscar. No doubt Slumdog Millionaire will have a great ripple effect on the film industries both in the West and India. In the meantime, the movie will have to settle as being a pawn in an argument. Quite literally - the two major political parties in the lead-up to the upcoming Indian national election are fighting to align themselves with the movie and its theme song Jai Ho (‘Be Victorious’ or ‘Praise Be’). Jai ho indeed. PAGE 07 BANDWAGON WARS Alistair Stephenson compares old-(primary)-school against new-(primary)-school in the ultimate fad face-off. Back when we were twelve, no-one had physically developed enough to judge others based on how sexually attractive they were. So instead, we channelled our cruelty into deciding who was on the bandwagon and who wasn’t. In a three-round throwdown, see what it takes to be cool in primary school in 2009, and whether these fads match up to the glorious crazes of yesteryear. ROUND 1: TAMAGOTCHI V NINTENDO DS ROUND 2: ‘N SYNC V MILEY CYRUS ROUND 3: SCOOTERS V HEELYS Tamagotchi – Three buttons, an exciting assortment of greyscale dots and a keychain that doubled as both accessory and weapon. The latest in unnecessary Japanese export brought Tamagotchi to the mainstream, unknowingly training prepubescents in the subtle art of under-the-desk texting. It smiled with us, it ate with us - it filled our time and our hearts. Alas, the repetitive debates around comparisons in, um, size, combined with its shithouse sweatshop batteries led to a speedy demise for this trendy fad. ‘N Sync – Let’s get this over with: they gave us Justin Timberlake, without which there would have been no Janet Jackson nipple slip, and we’d still be under the impression that she was a dude. But I digress. Not only did ‘N Sync prove itself to be a tween goldmine of addictive sing-a-long tunes, it finally gave us boys men a musical equivalent to the Spice Girls. ‘N Sync’s unsettling male friendships did all it could to undo the damage that Girl Power had wreaked several years prior. Scooters – I remember the day I got my first scooter - an orange Razor. On my first journey, I glided down the leafy streets of the North Shore, a glint in my eye and a smile on my face. Children ran onto their front lawns, gasping in awe. “Look Daddy!” one child yelled, his giant lollipop temporarily forgotten. The father chuckled. I then sank a foot into a pothole, flying over the handlebars and breaking my arm in three places. I later told my classmates that it had happened while I sped down the double-white line on River Road during peak hour. They believed me and I became hardcore. Nintendo DS – Countless buttons, screens, microphones, accelerometers, bimbams and humdingers. My eight year-old sister has one – it goes like this: “Isabelle? Hold on, I’ll call you back, you shouldn’t be calling me on my mobile.” “No Al, it’s free - I’m calling off my DS.” I pause for a moment to remind myself that my infant sibling is more technologically capable than I am and can probably build a car. “How?” “I have Skype.” “Your Gameboy has the interweb?” I can feel her eyes rolling from four suburbs away as the line goes dead. This round goes to the Nintendo DS – The aforementioned Skype, the ability to check Facebook on its in-built browser and the need to literally yell 'Lumos!' to advance in the Harry Potter game are all factors that wipe the floor with the sorry competition. PAGE 08 BULL E3_anj.indd 8 Miley Cyrus – The problem with Miley Cyrus is that you can’t trust anyone who is as unnervingly genuine as she. Why isn’t she at rehab like all the other foetal celebrities? Aside from the fact that she refers to herself in the third person, she hasn’t really placed a foot wrong – so something’s amiss. However, on the off-chance that she’s not a crackwhore, I guess she could be perceived as an outstanding demonstration of how Young Hollywood can positively influence the beliefs of their fans. Or something. The second round goes to ‘N Sync – roughly equal in both talent and sales, it comes down to who does the most harm over the longest period of time. Despite their present-day cringe factor, the worst ‘N Sync ever did was to alarm insecure parents desperately trying to figure out their son’s sexuality. Yet, one slip from the flawless Miley would prove that she really is too good to be true, crushing the hopes of countless girls around the world. A life of drug addiction and sluttiness would ensue. Heelys – If this sounds like an alien concept, go to Chatswood Westfield, pick a seat and wait quietly for five minutes. A blonde-haired tween will soon catch your attention – his feet in full contact with the floor, legs immobile, yet somehow in movement. Do not be alarmed. If you listen closely, you’ll be able to pick up on the screeching of his tiny hidden wheels (not to be confused with the screeching of Blink-182 coming from his iPod). Yes, you have spotted a pair of Wheelie Shoes in the wild. If you’re discerning enough, you may also pick up on the fact that anyone who wears them looks like a complete and utter douchebag. The final round goes to Scooters – … because people will laugh at you less. In a surprising [and completely unbiased] ending, this bandwagon war is won by the old–school 2-to-1. THE BULL Edition 3, Week 3 Semester 1. 16–22 March 2009 10/3/09 3:47:08 PM The Viking Women Mimi Lu takes a look at the new guardians of Iceland’s economy. he global economic crisis has been the harbinger of much devastation (fiddlesticks, there goes the house) as well as a sense of sadistic satisfaction (there goes the McMansion of that thieving investment banker - serves him right). But few have felt the reverberations of the collapsing economy more keenly than Icelanders, the descendants of the by-gone golden race of chest-thumping, ram testicle-masticating, horn– headed Vikings. T loan. The failed banks had actively encouraged risky loans and other assets until debts reached 10 times the national GDP. No one had questioned where this seemingly unlimited amount of money was coming from. Not the financial supervisory system, not the media, nor those enjoying lavish lifestyles with borrowed funds. There were a few floating speculations that Iceland was using ‘funny money’ from Russia, but that was the extent of the economic analysis. Icelandic men are being ruthlessly swept aside by the uprising of an Amazonian race of unprecedented strength. Disgruntled and infuriated by their men folk’s disastrous handling of the economy, previously docile and obliging Icelandic mothers, wives and daughters are taking matters into their own hands. Johanna Sigurdardottir, the 66 year– old Hippolyte of the recently elected left-leaning government, captains a cabinet over which half are female. Sigurdardottir has not exactly lopped off her left breast yet, but she has disposed of another unwanted accessory – her husband. She is now the world’s first openly lesbian Prime Minister. The currency, krona, has depreciated to such an extent that it can no longer be bought at Travelex. “Whatever you do, don’t bring any back!” threatened the woman at the counter. In 2009, it is forecast that there will be at least 3,000 further bankruptcies in a population of 300,000. Every single Icelander, including babes in their cribs, owes up to $250,000 to foreign creditors. Predictably, this has evoked mixed responses. One Icelandic blogger commented, “If you crash the economy, the lesbians take over.” Others are worried that their Prime Minister will be a persona non grata in some Fundamentalist Muslim states, where homosexuality is still punished with public flagellation and execution. But for now, the majority of Icelanders agree that salvaging the tattered economy takes precedence over courtesy calls to Saudi Arabia. Sigurdardottir is being hailed as ‘Saint Johanna’ by a desperate population (when they are not too busy catapulting eggs at Geir Haarde, the recently booted-out Prime Minister, and his limousine). It’s no wonder Icelanders are disgruntled - Iceland’s economic situation is probably one of the least rosy in the world. In a matter of days at the end of 2008, three of its largest banks had collapsed and were taken under the skimpy wing of its government administration. Eating humble pie, the government was forced to go to the International Monetary Fund, Oliver Twist style, and ask for an emergency Not only do Icelanders have to struggle with soaring prices (inflation at 19% and interest rates at 18%) and increasing unemployment rates (20,000) they have also had to live with the insult of having their banks classed by the UK with organisations that fund al-Qaeda. Gordon Brown recently used antiterror legislation to freeze Icelandic assets in order to protect UK investors in Icesave, an internet branch of the failed bank Landsbanki. Now all that remains to be seen is how the femaledominated government of Iceland will combat the situation. Traditionally, the Viking men were aggressive risk-takers, while their wives were placid and sensible homemakers (even Hagar the Horrible’s vituperative wife did the dishes and wiped up spilt booze). But so far, the signs are positive. Chairman of the securities company Audur, Halla Tomasdottir, runs a predominantly female company, sporting a simple, golden rule: ‘We won’t invest in anything we don’t understand’. This philosophy is a welcome change. Similarly, Sigurdardottir’s government has observed that male-dominated governments often hide their mistakes and lack of understanding behind smoke, to avoid embarrassment and public censure. They forget, however, that there is Sigurdardottir has not exactly lopped off her left breast yet, but she has disposed of another unwanted accessory– her husband. She is now the world’s first openly lesbian Prime Minister. no smoke without a fire and thus would frequently incinerate themselves. Sigurdardottir is convinced that women are more cautious and candid. She is determined to make her government more accountable and demystify its workings. She has made a good start through her weekly press briefings. Most importantly, she is dedicated to a sensible and rational economic policy. Yet, one can’t help but feel a twinge of sympathy for the vilified and emasculated Icelandic men. At a protest to remove the head of Iceland’s central bank, David Oddsson, in December 2008, female protester Sirry Hjaltested vowed, “If I met a banker, I’d kick his arse so hard, my shoes would be stuck inside.” This eloquently surmises the attitude of most of the populace. But in this time of dire national predicament, an enormous change of tactics is needed, and these Icelandic women may just manage to save the day. 2009 International Exchange Fair Study overseas as part of your University of Sydney degree! A unique opportunity to meet representatives from our world-wide network of partner universities. Programs for undergraduate & postgraduate students are available at over 220 partner universities in 30 countries. Courses in English & other languages. Scholarships & loans available. Come find out how you can apply & prepare for the experience of a lifetime! For more information please contact: International Exchange Program Level 4, Jane Foss Russell Building (G02) University of Sydney, NSW 2006 Open: 9.00am–5.00pm (Monday to Friday) Tel: 02 8627 8322 Email: [email protected] “Definitely my best university experience by far – I could not imagine doing a three-year degree without it!” James Clifford (BCommerce/BLaws, Maastricht University The Netherlands) Thursday 19th March 2009, 11am - 3pm, MacLaurin Hall CRICOS provider code: 00026A BULL E3_anj.indd 9 10/3/09 3:47:17 PM A SNAP SHOT OF MARDI GRAS Sass Hunt gives us an inside look at the parade this year. WHERE THE FUCK ARE ALL THE CHICKS*? Rosa Campbell takes a hard look at International Women’s Day. I grew up on op-shop clothes, co-op peanut butter and women's liberation. Stories of the 1975 International Women’s Day rally, when ten thousand women marched the route from the Domain to Sydney Townhall, were recounted by my parents with heads tilted towards the sun, in voices thick with passion, buttery with nostalgia. I'd ask: “so then what happened?” They'd pause, wring their hands, and say: “I don't know.” As a late response to the unknowing of my parents I want to explore - what did happen? Why in 1989, 1999, 2009 are there less and less women marching on March 8? Feminism is an attempt to radically rethink, dismantle and escape the gendered binary opposition. Women are subordinated through this binary, rendered different to and lesser than men. It is the particularities of escape - what constitutes it, and the way it should be plotted that differs between feminists. Whilst there have always been differences, there is a greater plurality of feminisms, a greater amount of splintering and contradiction today, than in the seventies. In 1975 women demanded equality. The demands of the International Women's Day rally included: '... equal pay - one rate for the job, no discrimination in education, training or employment.' The notion of equality, informing the women's movement at the time can be traced to the theory of Simone De Beauvoir, who argues that in order for women to transcend their subordination in the gender binary, they must actively associate themselves with what has traditionally been thought of as the masculine domain. French feminists of the 1980s ask hard questions of de Beauvoir's analysis. Fundamentally, they question her escape route. Luce Irigaray and Helene Cixous speak of a female culture, a female language quashed by women's oppresson and further by feminism advocating for freedom through the embodiment of traditional forms of masculinity. They ask whether the feminism of de Beauvoir and the women's movement of the 1970s doesn't maintain the tyranny of the gender binary through arguing that women can get free only by resembling 'what a man already is'. PAGE 10 Bell Hooks, Judith Butler and Angela McRobbie all illuminate the way in which feminism maintains a rigid gender binary. They problematise the universal category of 'woman' that underpins the analysis of de Beauvoir, Cixous and Irigaray. These theorists argue that as patriarchal culture foregrounds the experience of men as the ideal human experience - feminism constructs the experience of white, straight, middle-class women as the only genuine womanhood. Today, to utter ‘woman’ is problematic. Whilst it remains an important utterance that suggests a subordinated position, it is also a definitive statement that powerfully excludes. Perhaps this can explain the dwindling numbers at International Women’s Day rallies. Who is abjected by banners and chants that assert womanhood? This particular event rhymes with the challenge for today's ‘Women's’ Movement. Whilst continuing to fight sexism, we must know the power, the articulation a 'woman' holds, we must look to our perceived borderlands to see who we are leaving behind, perhaps we will find parts of ourselves there. *reclaimed term The people who show up to watch Mardi Gras at 8pm don’t realise that it actually starts much earlier than that. With 10,000 people marching, assembly and preparation takes over the entire CBD for hours beforehand. This year, the cross-campus student float had chosen the theme ‘Students Sans Frontiers’ to go with the overarching Mardi Gras theme: ‘Nations United’. So I rocked up to Hyde Park at 4:30 in an outfit of the requested peacekeeper blue, and looked around for our designated meeting spot. It was only a moment before I spotted a sea of blue and realised that my fellow queer students had taken the colour scheme very seriously. For the next hour we waited in the park, swapping blue clothing, make-up, body paint, glitter, fairy wings, feathers and wrist bands, whilst looking at other amazing costumes as people drifted past on their way to the parade. By 6pm everyone planning on marching is required to be in ‘lockdown’ inside the marshalling area. So the mass of blue students dutifully made its way through the barriers to find our float (read: funkily decorated ute, complete with P-plates), and start the real business of Mardi Gras - checking out all the other parade entries. We could only see the floats that had been marshalled into the same section as us, but there was more than enough to be entertained by here. Students Sans Frontiers was sandwiched between the Gay and Lesbian Counselling service, equipped with glittery headsets and huge foam telephones, and a float dedicated to saving the Tasmanian devil, which involved a choreographed dance by people in park ranger outfits to Kylie Minogue’s ‘Better the Devil You Know’. Other highlights from our section included the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby entry, this year entitled: ‘Mission Possible: 009 and the sequined service’, and the ever-adorable ‘Rainbow Babies and Kids’ float, where same-sex parents of small children bring their families to march in the parade. The babies always steal the show with their rainbow-decorated prams. At eight o-clock, after a good two hours pre-march excitement, it was time to head off down Oxford St. The student contingent danced, marched, frolicked, stomped, pranced and paraded their way to the end, in a haze of cheering onlookers and smuggledin alcohol. Special mention should go to Tash, USU’s 2009 female Queer Convenor, who managed the impressive feat of driving a ute surrounded by screaming students, without crashing or yelling at anybody. At the end of the parade the proud participants melted into the night, some to party into the small hours, and some of us home to enjoy a well-earned cup of tea. THE BULL Edition 3, Week 3 Semester 1. 16–22 March 2009 REVIEWS THE BIG O Triple J’s latest awesome application of your parents’ cash has been taking ‘The Big O’ tour to the O-Weeks on university campuses around Australia, which is why Cassette Kids, Bluejuice, Yves Klein Blue, Ben Lee, The Fratellis and The Music played a two stage, upstairs-downstairs derby at Manning on the Friday night of O-week. The dichotomy of the concert means you’re going to have to follow me up and down the stairs, because I couldn’t watch two stages at once. Also, if you remember stuff differently, it might be because Manning charges Access Card holders $3.50 for a beer. The first act I really got it together to watch was Yves Klein Blue, who were excellent. Frontman Michael Tomlinson takes the charisma of Alex Kapranos and serves it to the crowd with a sprinkling of cocaine. YKB rip through their rocking tracks like ‘Polka’ and ‘Silence is Distance’ with a kind of wide-eyed sincerity, and the result is a live experience that’s involving, danceable and leaves the crowd feeling that this talented young band aren’t too cool to give a shit if they’re having a good time. role in punctuating the changes in time signature and tempo that make The Fratellis’ music so engaging, but here they crashed raucously off all the hard surfaces in the boxy room, leaving me struggling to hear the tight, rhythmic guitar work that gives this band’s music such energy. There was also a sharp contrast between crowd-pleasing tracks off the first album, like ‘Henrietta’, ‘Chelsea Dagger’ and ‘Flathead’, which saw ecstatic spectators bouncing off one another like four year olds on a sugar binge, and filler which had them swaying, nodding, and patiently awaiting the next track. The Music played all the songs they were expected to, but to be honest from then on the whole thing becomes a bit of an alcoholic haze. And that’s as it should be. This mini festival united establishment bands and up-and-comers, but all were responsible for carrying on the party atmosphere of the night. All avoided the pensive or mournful, and made sure our orientation week came to a close in exactly the frantic, energetic and satisfying culmination you’d expect from a ‘Big O’. Nick Kraegen U2 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON acceptable to their audience. No Line certainly features more moments of surprise than Atomic Bomb, with ‘I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight’ featuring Bono’s most outrageous falsetto since he duetted with Sinatra on ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’. Even the great man himself was seemingly deceived by U2’s latest direction in sound. In the eighteen months leading up to the delayed release of this record, Bono spoke of a movement away from the mainstream rock of 2004’s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, and into the spheres of dance or electro. No Line’s first single, ‘Get On Your Boots’, though itself strong, only agitated fears that this might be a second failed attempt at making U2 dancefloorfriendly, after the forgettable Pop in 1997. From the opening moments of this album, though, we discover that the U2 of 2009 has combined its epic ambition of the 80s with the professional accomplishments of Achtung Baby (1991) and All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000). No Line’s title track exploits what the Irishmen do best, with ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ that could echo around international stadiums for years to come. ‘Magnificent’ flows on in the same spirit before ‘Moment Of Surrender’ strikes with hymnal emotion. All the while, though, U2 capitalises on their established pedigree and alters what is THE BULL Edition 3, Week 3 Semester 1. 16–22 March 2009 Cutting Edge Technology Clear Aligners Invisalign By the end of The Fratellis I felt that I had enough of Manning’s nectar inside me to spend five minutes assessing Ben Lee. His simpering, ‘love everyone especially me’, eminently punchable stage presence was everything I’d heard it to be, and more. He has, however, had sex with Claire Danes, so the joke’s on me. Two-thirds of the way through YKB I headed downstairs to get a spot for The Fratellis. As they kicked off, the first thing that really hit me was not their music, but the quality of the sound on the downstairs stage. The drums play a huge It is always pleasing when Bono directs his ever-heard vocal chords entirely towards the production of a new U2 album, if only to give us a rest from his well-intentioned but predictable talk of poverty and peace. But the only thing predictable about U2’s music, is that each new album will be unpredictable from the last. The Australian Centre for Adult Orthodontics and Orthopaedics Lingual Braces Self Ligating Low Friction Braces Orthodontic Implant Anchorage Adult Functional Appliances radiance TM . . . is confidence . . . Dr. Gareth Ho Specialist Orthodontist It is the watertight combination of U2’s rhythm section, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr, which holds many of No Line’s tracks together against the destabilising influence of ambitious song structuring. Without the pair, ‘Get On Your Boots’ would flounder in mediocrity and the album would miss the funky foundation for the catchy ‘Stand Up Comedy’. Nevertheless, Bono and The Edge would never be outshone on a U2 album, and the talents of both are evident as always. All up, No Line is a success on most fronts. Even the unavoidable ego of producer Brian Eno cannot taint this album as he threatened to do on Coldplay’s Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. Eno’s songwriting credits on No Line are baffling – George Martin never intruded on Lennon/McCartney’s plaudits – but passable. Likewise, it is always tempting to despise Bono’s pretension. On ‘Magnificent’ he proclaims, “I was born to sing for you” – but it is hard to criticise when he proves it true. Coldplay may have the fans, and Kings of Leon the recent hits, but No Line On The Horizon proves that the title of ‘Biggest Band in the World’ continues to reside comfortably in U2’s Dublin. Chris Martin B.D.S.(H.K.), M.D.Sc.Orthod.(Syd), M.D.Sc.(Melb) F.R.A.C.D.S., M.R.A.C.D.S.(Orth), M.R.A.C.D.S.(Paed) Are you looking for an experienced orthodontist to continue your existing orthodontic treatment in Sydney? Do you want to straighten your teeth before your graduation photo session? SPECIAL OFFER TO USYD STUDENTS Free Invisalign Assessment 15% Off for International Students!* 10% Off First Consultation No Referral is Required. Booking is Essential Suite 38, Level 3, 650 George Street, Sydney 2000 (World Square Complex) *Conditions apply w w w .a c a o o .c o m .a u WHAT’S ON MONDAY 16 to SATURDAY 21 MARCH www.usuonline.com MONDAY 16 March Science Honours Organised Community IGM 1–2pm Holme Common Room Help start the Science Honours Organised Community (SHOC)! The Society will provide a social outlet for honours students, as well as organising information sessions about honours. SUTEKH Does Retro: Roger Ramjet and Inspector Gadget 1–3pm Hermann’s Bar Join SUTEKH for a special trip down TV memory lane. This week, see the best of 60s and 80s cartoon super heroes with the pill-popping Roger Ramjet and the mad cap Inspector Gadget. TUESDAY 17 March Games@Manning FREE 1–3pm Manning Bar University of Sydney Union 2009 USU Election of Board Directors (Board Term 2009-2011) Two hours of awesome console gaming courtesy of SUTEKH and USU. The first hour (1–2pm) is a free for all on a first-come, first-served basis, with different games every week. The second hour (2–3pm) is a gaming competition with teams competing against each other to see who is the greatest player of them all. Public Speaking Society IGM 4–5pm Isabel Fidler Room, Manning House Nominations will be received at The ACCESS Centre, Manning House from 9am Wednesday 25 February until 5pm Wednesday 8 April 2009. If you want to be involved in running the University’s first Public Speaking Society, come to our IGM. Rock Ya Balls Bingo FREE 5–6pm Only official printed nomination forms will be accepted by the Returning Officer. Forms are available from The ACCESS Centre, Manning House. Manning Balcony Legs 11! Two Fat Ladies! 13 - Unlucky For Some! Jugs and movie money to be won! Hermann’s Poker FREE 5pm - 7pm Only eligible USU members may nominate for Election. USU Membership can be applied for at The ACCESS Centre, Manning House. If more than six nominations are received an election will be held on Wednesday 13 May 2009. Interested in making a difference? Come to our information session on Tuesday 24 March at 5pm Isabel Fidler Room, Level 2, Manning House. PAGE 12 BULL E3_anj.indd 12 Hermann’s Bar Come and enjoy a game of poker in the relaxed casual surrounds of Hermann’s Bar every Tuesday during Semester. French Soc Film Festival– My Friends, My Loves 5.45–8.30pm Palace Norton, 99 Norton St, Leichhardt Come see French Soc’s final selection from the French Film Festival – My Friends, My Loves. Tickets through French Soc – discounts for members and Access Card holders. THE BULL Edition 3, Week 3 Semester 1. 16–22 March 2009 10/3/09 4:21:42 PM WEDNESDAY 18 March THURSDAY 19 March Hermann’s Trivia FREE Theatresports® FREE 1pm – 2pm 1–2pm Hermann’s Bar Manning Bar Get a team together and mosey on into Hermann’s for all the fun and stimulation of Hermann’s Trivia! It’s a battle of wits with jug vouchers and movie money up for grabs! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It is the very best in student improvised comedy! Engineers Without Borders Election Meeting THE BULL RECOMMENDS SUTEKH Does Retro: Roger Ramjet and Inspector Gadget 1–3pm Monday 16 March Hermann’s Bar Multicultural Musings 2.30–3.40 Sunset Jazz – Free Wentworth Terrace 5–8pm PNR Drawing Office 2 Co-hosted by the Greek Society and Multicultural Convenors. Enjoy some Greek delicacies and food for thought. Your best chance to get involved with EWB Programme teams. EDSOC Annual General Meeting Theatresports® – Free 3–4pm 1–2pm 9 March Thursday 19 1pm – 2pm Lunchtime Acoustic Sessions Education LT 424 1pm- 2pm Come and have a say in the running of your Education and Social Work Faculty Society! Margaret Telfer Room, Manning House Sit back and relax with friends in the Margaret Telfer Room, next to Manning Bar, while Sydney Uni’s best singers, songwriters and musicians strum away your lunchtime. Photography Society - Fortnightly Meet and Greet Manning Balcony Relax on the Manning Balcony to the sweet tunes offered up by our ace student DJs. SU Volunteers’ Association AGM 4.30–5.30pm Free lunch! A great chance to meet other members and discuss all things photography! Isabel Fidler Room, Manning House Fisher Library This is your chance to do your bit for the environment in 2009! The Captain Planet Appreciation Society and USU’s Environmental Conveners team up to organise an effort to help out the parks surrounding the University. Gloves and bags provided, plus there will be a bar tab for participants at the end! Sunset Jazz FREE 5pm – 8pm Hermann’s Bar Live jazz brought to you by the very talented musicians from the Sydney Uni Jazz Society. Happy Hour from 5–7pm. Manning Trivia FREE 5pm – 6pm Manning Bar Show off your immense mental bank of random facts at Manning Trivia. Finally, knowing Latvia’s main exports can be useful! (It’s wood by the way, wood.) Manning Bar 4–6pm The Square 3pm – 6pm Hermann’s Bar Manning the Decks FREE 1pm – 2pm Clean Up Australia Day @ USYD Wednesday 18 March Annual General Meeting for SU Volunteers’ Association 2009. Get involved, elect your executives and come and meet new friends! FRIDAY 20 March EDSOC presents Drylight 5–6pm Weekend Warm-Up FREE Naked Lady Courtyard, Old Teachers College 4pm – 6pm The Education & Social Work Society is publishing an annual Faculty journal, Drylight! Manning Balcony Italian Society AGM Thank God it’s Friday! Grab a drink and take in the sweet tunes offered up by our ace student DJs on the Manning Balcony. 5pm Holme Reading Room Filmsoc Weekly Free Screening Join us at our Annual General Meeting to help shape how the Italian Society will operate in 2009. 5pm – 8pm Sydney University Wind Orchestra Rehearsal This week we’re screening Kurosawa’s masterpiece Ikiru, followed by a film discussion with Filmsoc members. Everyone is welcome! RC Mills Lecture Theatre 5.30–9pm Old Darlington School, Maze Crescent, Darlington Campus All woodwind, brass and percussion players are invited to join SUWO! No auditions - just come along to rehearsal! SATURDAY 21 March IDENTITY THE BULL Edition 3, Week 3 Semester 1. 16–22 March 2009 BULL E3_anj.indd 13 6–8pm Satyricon 18+ Queerspace (downstairs in the Holme Building) 8pm Run one night a week for six weeks, where students who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, questioning their sexuality, or otherwise queer can come and meet others who feel the same! Have the opportunity to chat about things like coming out, relationships, safer sex, the scene (mainly referring to clubs and pubs) and any other issues that interest you, in a safe and confidential environment. Manning Bar Norway’s Satyricon are a rare exception to the Black Metal norm – they never cared for trends in how one is supposed to present oneself and abhorred the tried and tested genre stereotypes. $45 + bf Access $49.50 + bf General PAGE 13 10/3/09 4:21:43 PM JUST THE REGULARS… C O N T R A R Y D A I R Y: A M E R I C A N I S M S DR NASTY This Bull kicks against the grain. Or some other stretched metaphor. This week, we argue for the Americanisation of English. Got a problem? Need the kind of frank advice your mother wishes she could give you but can’t because it would involve admitting what she’s been up to (with one or more of the Bull editors)? Email drnasty.bull@ gmail.com for help. “Here in Australia, we use British English,” scolded the sociology lecturer. Now, someone in her profession should have been more aware of the social creation of language, its ability to change, and the fact that Scottish people speak their own very special kind of English, a wee bit different, y’ ken. Dear Dr. Nasty, Yet, in the fact of a desire to take a cheap shot at the Yankee assholes, none of this mattered. In Australia we use British English, dammit. Schools try to stamp it out early – remember being constantly told to avoid the spell-checker in Microsoft Word, because it defaulted to American spelling, and we couldn’t have that now, could we? I Want To Fuck Malcolm Turnbull At no point is it ever explained why American English is so bad. Occasionally opposition to it is cloaked in the rhetoric of anti-imperialism, although why we should reject contemporary neo-imperialism in favour of old-style conquest-subjugation-and-pillage imperialism is beyond us. Just ask the Kenyans. The whole fuss is simply Performance Theater. Ironically, American English is a more ‘pure’ form of English than that spoken in Britain, having ossified somewhat earlier. Words like ‘fall’ for autumn were in common use when the first English settlers/conquerors went over to Britain, and like the Italian nonna in Sydney who still goes to church - even though her cousins back home long since abandoned the idea in favour of game shows and soft-core porn, they stuck. So let’s get rhotic and add some color to our neighborhood. We couldn’t care less if the Queen doesn’t like it. She can rattle her saber. By the way: your Mom’s fanny. I enjoy getting off to news footage of Malcolm Turnbull. I fantasise about him and the things I want to do to him all the time. It’s distracting me from uni, my friends and my work with the Young Liberals. What should I do? Dear I Want To Fuck, Dahlink, this is SUCH a coincidence! I was just on a naughty dirty weekend away to Vaucluse with Malcolm last month. He needed a little cheering up as he was all stressed about the stimulus package, so I stimulated HIS package - there were cash handouts spurting everywhere. I gave masses of much needed aid to both his lower and middle income tax brackets. It was enough to prevent his (rather large and broad) economy sinking into recession for an entire Saturday night. My child, Malcolm needs all the cheering up he can get at the moment, so I will give you some tips on how to woo him into your feverish stalkerlike embrace - advice that I have gleaned from many hours of staring at his (fully-restored, gilt Rococo-inspired) ceiling as he drills away at my internal affairs policies. First, you should nail a dead cat to his door. This will show him that you really care. Then, lure him to you by laying a trail of hedge fund contracts and Rolexes from his massive, multi-million dollar Vaucluse mansion to your bed, where you should be waiting, naked, brandishing a red flag. Mr. Turnbull’s favourite sex game is to pretend that he is the toro, and you are the toreador. Happy bucking! Yours wealthily, Dr. Nasty SCAVENGER HUNT PERSONALS Class starting to drag? People starting to annoy you? For all its happy shiny wonderfulness, uni is full of annoying people. Why not make some fun of them? Just get out your camera, snap the following, and show us before March 19. We’re not sure what exactly you get in return – hey, times are tough, alright, but maybe you can get yourself in The Bull, which is worth way more than a $900 handout, m’kay? You can only have one photo in each category. Send ‘em in, folks. Seriously, we need to make up for our own loneliness by living vicariously through you. • Academic in sports coat 1 point • Male with Polo Shirt, collar done up 1 point • Female with Polo Shirt, collar done up 2 points • Person wearing sweatband around head outside of exercise-related context 2 points • Person wearing high school jersey (2008) 2 points Final year commerce/law student seeks moral salvation. Think of me as the corporate equivalent of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman; you can be Richard Gere. Priest seeks touching confessions. Promises to deal with them affectionately. I am a distinguished senior academic in my field. You are a budding honours student in need of supervision and guidance. Also blonde and busty. Liberal Party seeks shadow treasurer. Must be willing to run for leadership, if required. • Person wearing USyd merchandise 3 points First year from out of town with no school friends at uni seeks company. Any. Seriously, I’ve started talking to the Socialist Alternative I’m that desperate. • Person wearing Oxford, Cambridge, or Ivy League merchandise 4 points M 20 yo. Christian (Pentecostal) seeks F 20 yo. approx. Christian (Pentecostal) for prayer and Bible study only. • Student wearing a shirt and tie to uni 4 points M 20 yo. Christian (Pentecostal) seeks M 20 yo. approx. Catholic for mutual guilt inducing sin. • Person wearing high school jersey (pre-2008) 3 points • ... other than a Young Liberal 5 points • Pocket protector 5 points • Pre-2009 student political campaign T-Shirt (excluding Socialist Alternative – too easy) 5 points F 21 Central European exchange student seeks stable long-distance relationship with deep and meaningful Aussie guy. Everybody seeks casual sex. • Student in thongs and a heavy fur coat 5 points • Naked person on campus 6 points PAGE 14 BULL E3_anj.indd 14 THE BULL Edition 3, Week 3 Semester 1. 16–22 March 2009 10/3/09 4:21:44 PM 8PM SAT 21 MARCH SATYRICON (NORWAY) 18+ $45 + bf USU Members* $49.50 + bf Regular from ACCESS & Moshtix & Ticketek & custommade.com.au 7PM SAT BURY YOUR DEAD (USA) + CONFESSION + SHINTO KATANA + RELENTLESS + HAND OF MERCY 28 MARCH LIC/AA $25 + bf USU Members* $30 + bf Regular from ACCESS & Moshtix & www.stomp.com.au 7PM SAT A SOUND MIND 4 APRIL + THE JULIUS SET + ROCHEFORT + THE SPACE PROJECT LIC/AA $14 + bf USU Members* $16 + bf Regular from ACCESS & Moshtix 8PM THUR MARKY RAMONE’S BLITZKREIG 9 APRIL 18+ $48 + bf USU Members* $55 + bf Regular from ACCESS & Moshtix & Ticketek COMING UP... 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