Globe - Issue 21

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Annual General Meeting / page 3

IHSCC: Position Applications/ page 4

Panda Cup: Futsal / page 7

Births, Deaths & Marriages / page 7

A Week Of Elections / page 8

International House Play 2014 / page 10

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge / page 12

Culture Vulture: Italian Masterpieces / page 13

Travel Piece: Spain / page 14

The Rice Is Coming / page 15

Table of contents

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Editor

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Sub-Editor

Emma Randles

Design

Miguel Lontoc

Photography

Amanda Low

The Internet

Contributions

Adi Akimba

Matthew Bradford

Evangeline Dowling

Rahul Ingle

Sameer Jalees

Sohum Raut

Thomas Soh

Emily Vearing

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE GLOBE TEAM

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGHello everyone, we hope you had a fantastic weekend. Last

week was packed with event and this week is just as busy.

First up, the girl’s netball team was a classic reenactment of

the 300 Spartans that faced of a Persian army. They did their

best, everyone was impressed by their amazing performance,

but in the end, they fell to the might of the Kendal team. Next

is the boy’s Footy, can you believe we won! For the second

time in a row, we have taken the footy cup for ourselves! A

big congrats to everyone for pulling that off, and thank you to

everyone who showed up as well to support. I am writing all

this on a Friday so there may need to be some serious editing

of the last few sentences. Last but by no means least, the play.

Congrats to the team of actors, the executives and people

who brought the actors their non-fat soy lattes. They mana-

ged to create a masterpiece (by my standards) through hard

work and believing in the idea that if it’s for the president, it’s

worth putting 110% of your effort. I hope everyone managed

to go see the play, it was a night to remember.

FROM THE EDITOR XXIAs the new season starts and the warm weather thaws out the city, RMIT enters its mid-semester

break. While they enjoy their holidays, Uni Melb Students will be entering the turbo stage of

mid-semester assignments/exams. Expect to meet panicked, over-caffeinated students roaming

the halls of IH during the next few nights.

***A Brief Public Safety Announcement to RMIT Students***

Please do not brag to others about your week off. Stressed Students may be aggressive and armed

with pointy stationary

This week heralds the start of the Great Campaign – The epic political showdown for Student Club

Leadership. This weeks Globe brings you the highs and lows of IH politics, as each of the Student

Club candidates begin their battle for IH’s hearts and minds. In this edition the student candidates

will bring their A-game in an attempt to win YOUR vote. Also starting this week is Liptember, a

charity event aiming to raise money for women’s mental health. Make sure to support the lovely IH

ladies who are participating all this month.

In this edition we bring you the highlights of the crazy past week – which included electroshocks,

injections and lobotomies. That’s right, the cuckoo has officially flown away from the Guild thea-

tre nest after a brilliant 3 day show. Well done to all the exhausted cast and crew who made the

production so wonderful!

To all those looking forward to a week off – have a wonderful break!

To those who still have University – have a not too stressful week!

And – until next time – Enjoy!

Now we come to the present. There is much ahead, firstly,

AGM is approaching, get your nominations or apologies in

to Amanda Low quickly. During AGM, we will be voting in

all exec members as well as cultural coordinator. A reminder

that there will be a Q&A session on Thursday at 7.30 where

you can hear those people running for an Executive commit-

tee position answer a couple of questions and get an idea of

what they are like. Also coming up is German National Night.

It will be epic so everyone should try to find a way to get in-

volved, whether it be helping with deco, set up, performing,

or contributing to the bar funds at the after-party.

Finally, there are a whole bunch of old bikes behind New Buil-

ding that are up for grabs. Half of them are obsolete pieces

of junk, but some are not. If you want a bike for Uni purposes,

please see Gary, he will unlock the bikes and you can choose

whichever one you want. After that, please go to the front

office to get it registered as yours. We are giving these bikes

away for free, so it is your job to ensure the bike you pick up

works. Other than that, I hope you all have a great week.


IHSCC: POSITION APPLICATIONS a brief description of all candidateS

Monique Edwards (PRESIDENT / TREASURER)

The reason I want to be on Student Club Is to make a difference

for the student body, which is why I am running for President.

This year I really enjoyed planning ball and throwing a great

night: now I want to turn that into a great year.

I am also running for Treasurer as I like to manage mo-

ney (cheap ball tickets and under budget= more money for the

rest of the year!).

I want to be a part of the team bringing in the new era

of change, represent the student body fairly and mostly make

the next year great in as many ways possible!

A reason why I can do this: I can build relationships,

even take selfies with PC!

Robert Soh (AO / SECRETARY)

Hey guys! I’m running for Activities Officer and/or Secretary and

it would be a huge privilege to attain either of these roles. I

believe that these roles require good organisation and coordi-

nation – skills which I feel I can provide. Both of these roles espe-

cially require responsibility, which I know I can bring to the table.

Involvement at IH has been a high priority for me since my first

day here and a position on the student club committee would

help me show my commitment to the college. Hope you’ll con-

sider me for these positions, and see you all at AGM!

Chris Zhao (AO)

I’m running for Activities Officer to do everything I can to give

back to the community that welcomed me and everyone else so

warmly and readily with open arms, and to ensure that this lega-

cy of International House continues. Earlier this year, I participa-

ted in the National Australian Association of University Colleges

Leadership Forum. Through its academic and social activities, it

has no doubt equipped me with skills that will be invaluable for

the role of Activities Officer. From running committees effecti-

vely, risk assessment, liquor licensing and especially integration

of all cultures. Hopefully you’ve all seen me around and gotten

to know me and trust that I will make IH events the best that

they can be. Thank you for your consideration.

Cindy Nguyen (ILO)

Coming from an Aussie Melbournian culture with a Vietnamese

background, Cindy Nguyen is YOUR very own fun sized, multi-

cultural pocket rocket! I will be running for the position of ‘In-

ternational Liaison Officer’. With a great interest in getting to

know different worldly cultures, and having a passion for brin-

ging people from different cultures and countries together, I will

do all that I can to meet the needs of everyone here at IH. With

me: YOUR voices and ideas will be heard; YOUR wishes will be

Brett Stone (PRESIDENT)

I’m Brett Stone. A 2nd year Commerce & Chinese Language stu-

dent with a passion for learning and traveling. In my 3rd and

final year I want to give back to the IH community. This is my

main motivation behind running for IH Student Club President.

In 2011 I was lucky enough to receive a 3 year full-fee scholars-

hip at IH. After 2 years of eating ‘delicious’ CaterCare meals and

making lifelong friends, I think it is about time I stop selfishly

taking from IH and start giving. For this reason, I’m highly moti-

vated to be IH president. If I were president my main objectives

would be to

• Overcome the challenges that the new graduate building will

undoubtedly bring forward

• Create a more integrated and Fratenitas-like community wi-

thin IH.

Now, I’m interested in hearing from YOU about what you think

of IH and how you think IH could improve. If you do have ideas

or opinions concerning this don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m

always up for a chat. [email protected], 0449 725 301

Miguel Lontoc (PRESIDENT)

I don’t see President as something to make me feel powerful or

to add to my resume. I have been at IH for what is approaching

two years, and I have taken every possible opportunity to get

involved in college life; pushing my boundaries, dedicating my-

self and trying new things (except for sport - I’m just absolutely

hopeless). I know this college, and I love this college.

I wish to return to everyone equal or more than what I have

received from college in regards to both experience and enjoy-

ment. In the President role, I would be always present, suppor-

tive and attentive to all issues at IH, and I aim to help change

the efficiency of the IHSCC, which will hopefully lead to the

improvement in participation, integration and awareness at IH.

We only receive benefits from college life if we put in the effort

as individuals, so I hope that if I can dedicate my time next year

and inspire others to do so as well, you all will have an enjoya-

ble experience and obtain the most you can from your stay at

International House.


my TOP priority; and YOU will not be disappointed. I am here

for you, IH-ers! Always.

Morgan Nicholson (ILO / CIR)

Hi Everyone! If you don’t know me, I’m Morgan, and I’m loo-

king to run for the positions of the International Liason Officer

(ILO) and Community Involvement Representative (CIR). Since

it’s quite difficult to try and summarise in 100 words my ideas

are for each of these positions, instead I leave you with a joke:

Two cups of yogurt walk into a bar. The bartender says, “We

don’t serve your kind in here.” One cup of yogurt says, “Why

not? We’re cultured individuals.”

If I get voted in, I hope to give you all the opportunity to be

made into all different delicious flavours of yogurt next year!

(Cultured individuals, I mean).

Anushka Mudholkar (ILO / CC)

My name is Anushka Mudholkar and I am a Fresher! I am In-

dian but I have stayed my whole life in Dubai and I have done

the IB. I think that is enough about me! I have always loved

Internationalism. I think it is very exciting to meet people from

different backgrounds and get to know about some of the most

unusual and unique things about their culture! Everyone should

get to experience different cultures because I think it helps peo-

ple grow as individuals; understand, value and respect people

different from themselves and really just be aware of the fact

that people are different from you because they come from di-

fferent cultural backgrounds (not because they are weird). I am

running for ILO because I would love to initiate, organize and

be a part of activities that help spread the spirit of internatio-

nalism and instill the sense of pride in diversity. It is something

that I am really proud of and really passionate about because

I have grown a lot as a person because of it. I think becoming

ILO would really help me express my passion, bring together

people sharing the same kind of passion and spread the passion

amongst those unaware of how awesome it is. Alongside ILO I

will be running for cultural coordinator as well, since ILO and CC

are very similar in their goal!

Evie Dowling (ILO / SPORTS REP)

Give me a freddo frog and I’ll try and name them all for you.

Give me five freddo frgos and I’ll try and get five people to

name all the countries for you. This is what I want - a grea-

ter knowledge of everyones country and cultures. For example,

Dubai has a man-made Island in the shape of a Palm Tree, Sin-

gapore has changed its timezone six times since 1905 and Aus-

tralia has a little talked about mammal called a drop bear. I love

the interculturalness of IH (and making up my own words) and

want you all to love it even more then you already do! This will

happen with many cultural events in the city and all our cultural

day events too! Chuck us a vote! xie xie! Merci! Danke! Arigato!

Terima Kasih! Thanks!

Sport is love, love is life. I want to spread this love as the 2015

Female Sports Rep! You’ve probably already had a conversation

with me this year convincing you to come to a sport game Me

- “Come down! We’re playing so well!” You - “What time is it?”

Me - “That’s a tiny matter, you just need to come watch us play!”

You - “What time is it?” Me - “It’s the semi finals!” You - “What

time is it?” Me - “I’ll pay you in chocolate!” You - “What time is

it?” Me - “7:10am.” You -”Yeah, I’m out” While I can’t change

the time of sporting games, I intend to get much larger crowds

(mainly through bribery) and will endeavour to continue IH’s

golden age in sport with more brilliant teams and captains!

Chuck us a vote! ps. early morning volleyball this week!

Vesna Joshi (ACTIVITIES TREASURER)

Vesna here. I’m applying for the position of Activities Treasu-

rer. Apart from the obvious reason for contributing to IH, I also

would love to hold this position as, working with and managing

money is something I would love to do in the future and this

would be an excellent starting point. Also, since the activities

treasurer is responsible for handling all of our beloved Shop’s fi-

nances, you would want someone as smart as me to be respon-

sible for it. Hoping you all vote for me in the upcoming AGM.

Bridget Loughhead (ICAC REP)

Bridget here! I’m running for ICAC rep at the coming AGM.

Apart from being really really cool and popular, I’m super pas-

sionate about our wondrous college. A huge part of college life

here in Melbourne is the community we’ve built between all of

us on and off the crescent. I was lucky enough to be a part of the

ICAC musical last semester, and this really demonstrated to me

the groovy stuff that can occur when the powers of our colleges

combine. All the colleges have unique personalities, and there’s

nothing I like more than meeting people from all over. So with

all this in mind, I’d love to be a part of this ICAC magic and do

my bit in representing IH.

Zhi Xin Wang (ICAC REP / CIR)

I’m about 2 inches too tall to be classified as a dwarf. My Mini

O-Weeker still owes me instant noodles and I plan on running

for the ICAC Representative and Community Involvement Re-

presentative with all the enthusiasm I can muster! That’s a who-

pping 4 feet 11 inches, guys! Watch out!

Out of all the tantalizing Student Committee positions, I cho-

se ICAC because of the opportunities to interact with people

outside of our wonderful IH family. It’s a chance to rally others


and show them how awesome IH is! Ahem. I mean, to organize

events that aren’t just intercultural, but also intercollegiate. Af-

ter all, life at college is all about diversity, friendly rivalry and a

ton of fun! Well, maybe a little bit of IH pride too…

Of course, the Community Involvement Representative speaks

volumes about itself. This position appeals to me due to the na-

ture of the job – live and let live. I believe in volunteering. I be-

lieve in saving the environment. I believe in erasing social pre-

judice. I believe in getting involved. I believe in everyone. And

I definitely believe in fighting tooth and nail for this position!

Harley Brackley (GMGC)

Hey guys, Harley here, for those of you who don’t know me I

am a first year currently study Bachelor of Science and I’m from

North Queensland. I will be running for the position of General

member for the General committee (GMGC). I will be running

for this position because I feel as though I have a good rela-

tionship with the general community and as such would be ea-

sily approachable with any queries or concerns, as well as this I

will be dedicated to trying to fix all of your problems and most

importantly of all get better food!!!

Jack McClure (GMGC)

I’m all about making gains and as GMGC I want everybody at

IH to optimise their gains with me. The first step in this is the

gym. I have already helped make the gym more functional but

that was just the start, I have plans to make our gym the best

it can be.

The most important part of making gains is diet. I pledge if elec-

ted to be GMGC that I will improve the food available to make

it healthy, nutritious and tasty so everybody can make all kinds

of gains, all kinds.

What do people do when they’re not making gains? They relax.

And whats a good place to relax, the games room. I’ll also make

the games room a chill, entertaining and fun place.

Katherine Dworjanyn (SHOP)

What does every IHer love? Food of course! Though CaterCare

fulfils us with high quality food three times a day seven days a

week, shop is just an extra opportunity for scrumptious snacks.

If you haven’t guess already I am interested in running shop

for 2015! As I am already part of the team that sells you your

“well-needed” or “ey why not” snacks I know what needs to be

done! Every suggestion would be taken into account with no

judgement so don’t be afraid to ask and I will also make sure

MIGI, the life support for some is always in stock!

Monica Bradford (SPORTS REP)

Hey everyone! For those who don’t know me I’m Monica. You

may recognise me as the person always coming into breakfast in

IH sports gear! I am interested in running for the Female Sports

Representative! My love of sports and organisational skills seem

to fit perfectly for the job. Currently I am involved in the play

and the current sport teams, you would have also heard my

Satadal’s announcements at dinner.

So far, I have been involved in the softball, netball, hockey, bad-

minton and squash teams. So I guess it’s pretty obvious that I

love the intercollegegent aspect of the role and am excited to

get even more involved in IH’s sport teams! Working with the

awesome set up this year’s Sports Reps have done, I wish to

further IH’s great attitude to sport. We now have the equipment

and uniforms to go with our abundance of talent! So vote me as

your rep and let the games begin!!

Francesca Alves (SPORTS REP)

I see sports rep as the perfect opportunity to share my passion

and love of sport with the whole of IH! I have thoroughly enjo-

yed coaching and playing in many different IH sports this year

including softball, netball, and athletics and rowing. As sports

rep I would ensure all had the opportunity to learn new skills

and make unforgettable memories doing so. I wish to continue

the success the girls have had in sport this semester and show

the other colleges what we’ve got! Next year will be the year of

the Panda!!!

Samuel Barnden (SPORTS REP)

Hi IH! I want to bring you my sporting experience, through lea-

dership and participation by not only competitors but all mem-

bers of our community! Secondary College captain, club captain

and racing at a national level, but my experience is not only

in competition but also on the committee - being a commit-

tee member of a local sports club. I’m also your go to man for

anything sports at Uni! Currently racing bikes as an Elite Athlete

Scholar for UniMelb, I can tell you all there is if you want to get

involved with anything at Uni. Come and have a chat to me!

Panda’s unite!

Zizi Averill (GLOBE)

This is Zizi, and I’m running for the Globe Editor position. I’ve

been in the interim position over the past 5(ish) weeks and I’ve

really loved working on each and every edition!

I have already been working on some changes to Globe, by pus-

hing for more integration of the printed and online editions –

even producing some online-only content (which you should

all check out at ihglobe.com!) I have plenty more ideas on the

running of the magazine, trying to get more people involved

and active, and lots of plans for future content.


PANDA CUP: FUTSALBy Sameer Jalees

Births:

Sanjana Aswani and Maggie Greenham are excited to

announce the birth of

Jeshan’s hair growth

28/08/2014

It is unknown whether Jeshan went to Shane Warne’s

hair growth salon or not.

Deaths:

Sophie Trescowthick and Charlie Glenn sadly announ-

ce the

Death of the International House Netball Team

27/08/2014

The team were killed in an epic battle against Queens

in the dying stages of the game, only one point down!

Marriages:

A group of people have concocted the arranged ma-

rriage of

Rowan Mueller and the Dining Hall

28/08/14

It is unknown whether Rowan approves of this marria-

ge, but the consensus is that the student body does

Births, Deaths & MarriagesBy Evie Dowling

In terms of the Panda Cup, Futsal (small-sided football played

on non-grassy terrain) has always been a very popular event

– both for those playing and watching alike. So on the 21st of

August 2014, it was no surprise the masses flocked down to

the new, yet-already-legendary, multi-purpose court. A.k.a.

MPC, a.k.a. ‘Da Concrete Jungle’, a.k.a trickshot haven, a.k.a.

bring your freedom fries, sound the eagle and roar into the

sky with fervor because it’s time for the US…the futsal court.

Despite the alarming history of injuries (sprained/twisted

ankles, a ripped open cheek, a split eyebrow, broken glasses,

a cracked toenail etc) there were no uhh…young cats, an-

ywhere to be seen. Instead, electricity sizzled in the air. Lips

were licked in anticipation, hands rubbed in glee. The chilly

weather was no deterrent to the boundless enthusiasm of the

unstoppable IHers as right from the first game, teams went

at it holding nothing back, all eyes on the prize. Crunching

tackles, like fresh Doritos from a packet. Shots, like Lil Jon was

screaming on the sidelines. Step overs, like that motionless

body you saw lying in a crumpled heap on the ground before

it suddenly reached up and called to you for help, on your

way home that one night at 3AM. Wait what? Moving on.

There were a total of 3 teams per group, with a total of 4

groups. Therefore, if my groundbreaking Mathematics is co-

rrect, there were a total of 12 teams in the competition, most-

ly made up of 5 players each (some had a sub or 2). (Where’s

my Nobel Prize guys?!) The competition was made such that

each team in a group would play each other once, with 3

points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. The winning

team from each group would then advance to the semi-fi-

nals, with the winner of those 2 games reaching the final.

Any deadlocks were decided on penalties; shots from the hal-

fway line into the goal denoted by the gap between both

basketball posts and underneath the lining running throu-

gh the fence. There would be no keeper for the task; easy

enough? Perhaps not, as one of the highlights of the night

was watching a couple of games go to penalties and players

having to retake them over and over to the onlookers’ bemu-

sement, eventually having to reduce the spot-kick distance

due to the high inaccuracy!

As it were, this year’s games were short-lived in their nature as

the competition finished in one sole night, as opposed to last

year which was held over the duration of many days. Games

flew by one by one, 10 minutes feeling like 10 seconds on the

court to the players.

Before you knew it, you were watching a tense final between

Hilda’s/Avenue (somehow allowed to combine together des-

pite the overwhelming imbalance resulting in a very strong

team) and New Building 1st/2nd floor. It went down to the

wire, and with about a minute to go an unfortunate keeper

error allowed Hilda’s/Avenue to swoop down, like a hawk

swooping down on an injured rat, wait do hawks even eat

rats, who cares let’s just go with my analogy ‘coz it’s aweso-

me, gifting the win to Hilda’s/Avenue who were rewarded

with le Panda teddy bear thingo. Twas a night to remember…

as Shakespeare sayeth *posh british accent required here*,

thou IH est mightiest goodeth at thine events, whereupon

thou haveth most funneth, I sayeth. Or, if you want it con-

temporary, your wish is mine my Lorde…

Let’s go down to the futsal court, and kick it up like yeaaahhh.


GUYS VOLLEY- BALLMore volleyball! Same time, same place as yesterday. Come along and support the volley-ball boys in their match against Kendall.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALLThe girls will also be playing a match against Ormond this morning (7:10am) at the Melbour-ne Uni courts.

THE CRUCIBLEQueens College presents their rendition of the play, The Crucible. Opening Night tonight, check the Facebook Event for more details and support the talent around the Cres-cent!

GUYS VOLLEY-BALLCome along and support the guys’ volleyball team today at 7:10am at the Melbourne Uni courts in their match against UC!

GIRLS VOLLEYBALLThe volleyball girls will also be playing Whitley today at 7:10am at the Melbourne Uni courts. Come watch both games and show your love and support!

THE CRUCIBLEQueens College presents their rendition of the play, The Crucible. Each year, Queens Colle-ge puts on an amazing production - something that you would not expect possible from amateur theatre! They have put a lot of time and effort (and money) into their show, so go and support our fellow colle-gians!

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A WEEK OFSPRINGA pinch and a punch for the first day of the mon-th! Winter is finally over!

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SATADAL FLOOR REPORTS DUEJust a reminder to those of you responsible for organi-sing Satadal floor reports, these are due today! Please send them to [email protected]

STUDENT CLUB APPLI-CATIONS DUEIf you are interested in run-ning for any of the student club positions, please note that ALL nominations are due by 11:59pm tonight. You will require a nominator and a seconder and their signa-tures on your nomination slip. Hand them to Amanda Low - late nominations will not be accepted!

AGM + STUDENT CLUB ELECTIONSMake sure to come to the dining hall today from 1:30pm-4:00pm. Just a reminder that attendan-ce is compulsory and you will be fined $50 if you are absent without apology.

ICAC SHOWCASEA night of high-class art, music and writing appreciation and creative networking. This event will take place at the Thousand Pound Bend: 361 Little Lonsdale St, cocktail attire! Please speak to Inika or Alex for more information!

GERMAN NATIONAL NIGHT DECORATIONSPlease speak to Sophie S-K to help out. Yay!

MUSIC NIGHT SIGN-UPSSign-up sheet at the back of the dining hall, plea-se have a look if you are interested performing!

ICAC BATTLE OF THE BANDSIf you’re keen to play and represent IH, talk to either Alex or Inika about it! Battle of the Bands is a night as big, if not be-tter, than Fresher Dance Off! Get keeeeeeeeeeen!

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It pleases me then to report that IH is capable of smashing

serious drama and tough character performances out of the

park! Perhaps this is encapsulated most by Jordi’s exceptio-

nal portrayal of a passive-agressive, overbearing Nurse Rat-

ched. For anyone who saw Jordi’s brilliantly cute portrayal of

a lion last year, her Nurse Ratched was a stark, yet pleasing

juxtaposition. Note must also be made of Zac’s Zakifying of

Randle McMurphy and the cast’s ablility to play off his im-

provisations with aplomb. Thursday night’s crowd may not

have gotten all of the in-jokes but we in the peanut gallery

were certainly in stitches! Special mentions also to Chris’s

brilliant doubling up of characters. His practice of “dragging

ass” away from Caitlin and her hat stealing ways have come

in handy. For us in the peanut gallery it was the highlight of

the night. In saying that though, Mr Jonathon Evans’ classy

performance as Dale Harding cannot be overstated. Should

Andrew Scott ever give up the role of Moriarty in Sherlock,

Jon would own the role like no other.

Without wanting to make this a curtain call of praise, credit

should also be given to Jeshantaran who, like Big Chief, really

grew into his role and delivered a performance worthy of

that wonderful hair. Shout out to Cindy also who was on her

death bed Wednesday night but pulled through to deliver a

performance with the energy and excitement we’ve come to

expect from her! Oh and how can we forget Ollie’s inspired

turn as Martini and Darcy’s unleashing of his inner child as

Cheswick.

International house play 2014:one flew over the cuckoo’s nest

By matthew bradford

After last year’s brilliant laidback fun Arabian Nights last year, I was excited to see what the talent of IH had to offer me in a more

challenging and thought provoking content.


That’s not forgetting Khaya’s incredibly innocent foray into acting as Billy Babbit or Saliesh’s creepy plot to blow the theatre

from here to Timbuktu or Yume and Vesna bringing the party to the stage in fabulous performances as Zak’s ladies of choice.

Finally special mention to Morgan, Monica and Gino for brining innocence, aggression and reluctance respectively to the

stage with their performances. In particular it should be warned that one should not approach a banana wielding Monica

in a dark alley without gun.

Special thanks to the entire production team for their efforts, in particular Emma for getting this off the ground, Sanjana

and her assistant Bri for their direction and Alex for organising all the behind the scenes work. Anyone that I may have

missed along the way of this report I’m sorry but your efforts are much appreciated for the show would not have reached

such heights without you.

The IH Play may be over for another year but if the past four days have shown us anything it is that the talent in IH is capable

and ready to rise to the challenge. Next year’s should be even bigger and better and I certainly look forward to it.

Once again IH has proven itself to be full of hidden gems!


ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGEby Zhi Xin Wang

Facebook. Instagram. Twitter.

All around the Globe – pun intended – videos of the ALS ice

bucket challenge have gone absolutely viral. Nominations tar-

geted at friends and family across oceans and continents, a bri-

lliant cascade of ice and water, a myriad of human expressions

– colourful language and shameless squealing being especially

popular. This three-step process is the essence of the ice bucket

challenge.

I may not have Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and I may

never understand the physical and mental stress the victims face

every day, but I do know this. As I stood there, eager and happy

and excited to be part of a global social phenomenon, I didn’t

know.

I didn’t know the feeling of being so numb I couldn’t feel my

own limbs, of barely being able to breathe. I didn’t know the fear

of not being in full control of my own body. It might have been

seven degrees outside in the cold, crisp night of Melbourne and

I might have been sopping wet and shivering, but the only thing

on my mind was empathy.

Imagine slowly losing control of your physical self. No longer

able to do the things you once loved - be it footy, riding, gym-

nastics, etc… Imagine losing your own free will, trapped like a

prisoner within your own body and forced into submission.

Imagine living with the knowledge that one day – tomorrow,

next week or maybe ten years away – your voluntary decision to

breathe could be stripped away. In the words of a typical college

student, “it’s pretty freaky.”

People might complain that the challenge is ‘stupid’ and ‘point-

less’, but that’s the furthest from the truth. No matter who you

ask, people will always react at the mention of cancer. People

will always grimace at the mention of AIDS. However, until re-

cently, the terrifying ALS disease was kept well insulated from

the general public. But now? Now the tables have turned. Awa-

reness and funds have been raised to combat this terror.

So no. The Ice Bucket Challenge isn’t ‘dumb’ and ‘annoying’. It’s

everything to these patients. Rather than stopping, we should

continue to show our support in the only way we can. Take the

challenge and donate. Spread the word. Pass the parcel. Call it

what you will.

And if you’re still unacquainted with the sensation of a freezing

hell, I hereby nominate you to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

The global craze may have died down, but ALS hasn’t. So get

around it, guys!

#ALSIceBucketChallenge


This weekend marked the close of this year’s winter blockbuster

exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. Italian Masterpie-

ces was comprised of seventy-two paintings and thirty-three

drawings from the Museo del Prado in Spain. Italian paintings,

from a Spanish museum you ask? Whaaa?

Don’t worry it totally makes sense when you look at the con-

text for the exhibition.

Back in the 17th and 18th century Spain was an absolute

powerhouse in Europe. Northern Europe and England were

having some qualms about whether they wanted to still be

affiliated with the Catholic Church or not. Historically, this was

known as the Reformation. France wasn’t super sure where it

stood. Italy was still mostly a group of different provinces, ruled

by different families and governments but its artistic scenes in

the likes of Rome, Venice, Bologna, Florence and Milan were

still going strong after the Renaissance (the so-called re-birth

of painting and sculpture after the medieval period. This when

artists like Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael,

aka the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, were doing really im-

pressive stuff). Massive chunks of Italy, like Naples and Sicily

were owned by Spain, as was France at one stage.

The Church in Rome was pretty nervous about all of the coun-

tries that didn’t want to be Catholic anymore so they wanted

to Spain on their team. Spain liked the Church, Italy’s culture

and ties to Ancient Rome so boom! Massive art trade!

Some of the works in this exhibition were commissioned as

gifts to the Spanish royal family, some were commissioned by

the royal family and others had been made for other people

but were later acquired for the royal court, it’s palace, cathe-

drals, convents and monasteries. Not all of them were acquired

in a particularly legal way but that’s history for you.

Some of these artworks classify as Renaissance (around the

14th-16th centuries) and some are Rococo (later 18th century)

CULTURE VULTURE: ITALIAN MASTERPIECES

AT THE NGVBy Emily Vearing

but most of the artworks in the exhibition are Baroque (17th

and 18th centuries). Baroque art was given a really bad rap

from the 19th century up until the mid-twentieth century. I can

understand this, to an extent.

A lot of baroque painting is decadent and melodramatic, the

scenes often crowded and the figures aren’t always as idealis-

tic as those of the Renaissance but these are also reasons to

like these works. There’s a lot to take in but it’s not necessarily

overwhelming. It definitely helps if you already know stories

from the Bible, or about the lives of saints but you don’t have

to be religious to look at a painting and have an opinion. Other

subjects covered by works in the exhibition include portraits,

still-lifes and, my personal favourite, scenes that depicted Ro-

man mythologies or Ancient Roman life. The painting with the

elephants is pretty darn cool.


Travel piece: SPAINBy Adi Agimba

If your heart is so inclined to explore the cultural boarders of

Europe, Spain should be your very first stop. The only Spanish

I know is courtesy of the High School Musical number ‘Bop to

the Top’, so I imagine the best place to expand ones Spanish

vocabulary would be in the homeland itself. Reino de España

(Kingdom of Spain) is a sovereign state located on the Iberian

Peninsula in south-western Europe.

During the 16th century, Spain was one of the most powerful

empires in the world and because of this the colourful country is

rich in cosmic history and hosts an absolutely charming culture,

making it such a delightful place to visit. If one were to voyage

to this exotic nation I propose that your escapades should take

you to the three largest cities: Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia.

Of course Salamanca too, so Pablo can take you out to party!

For those who are lovers of the arts; adore lazing by scenic bea-

ches; relish in immersing totally in a vibrant culture or even enjo-

ying a flavoursome cup of coffee and simply watching the world

passing by at an outside cafe, the Spanish Monarchy is a perfect

fit. Spain has the highest number of bars found in the EU, need

I say more? Spain’s capital Madrid is famous for its legendary ni-

ghtlife. Madrilenos like to party all night long and only find their

way home when dawn breaks. So when in Madrid either put on

your dancing shoes and join in, or have a more relaxed evening

in the Puerta del Sol over some late-night tapas and sangria.

‘The Gate of the Sun’, the capital’s most famous square, is loca-

ted in the very heart of Madrid. It was once a gate to the olden

city, and as the gate faced east it was adorned with an image

of the sun, hence the square’s name. During the daylight hours,

you may choose to check out the Prado Museum, one of the

world’s greatest art galleries; head to the Gran Via for a bit of re-

tail therapy; cheer on the mighty galacticos of Real Madrid at the

Estadio Santa Bernabeu stadium, or catch some of Spain’s best

flamenco dancing at the Casa Patas. Why not release some stress

with a good old food fight? Thousands of people get splattered

at the La Tomatina food fight each year in Bunol near Valencia.

The fight which is held on the last Wednesday in August involves

goers light-heartedly chucking over-ripe tomatoes at each other.

It is potentially one of the biggest food fights in the world!

The highlights of Valencia’s city center include the whitewashed

Roman buildings of the Barrio del Carmen, a lavish baroque ca-

thedral, the Moorish relics of the city’s Ottoman past, and the

futuristic Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias complex. Metropo-

litan Valencia holds the heritage of ancient monuments accor-

dingly making it one of the country’s top tourist destinations.

The architect Antonio Gaudi has indelibly enriched Barcelona’s

appeal, as he stamped the cityscape with his visionary crea-

tions. Gaudi’s most famous creation is the unfinished cathedral

La Sagrada Familia. His other masterworks are dotted around

the city with famous landmarks which include the Park Güe-

ll and the Casa Milà – all are must-sees. Other highlights for

guests of Barcelona include: La Boqueria, a huge and colourful

indoor food market; the Picasso Museum; and the legendary

Fiesta De San Juan, a city-wide celebration where partiers from

all over gather to party-rock all-night at the summer solstice

beach party.

I say add España to your bucket list of travels, I know I have!


THE RICE IS COMINGCreative Pieceby Sohum Raut

It was the third night he’d had the dream.

In it, rice pours from the ceiling, the clouds, the sky - everything

is rice, like rain, falling from the heavens, drowning the Earth and

purging it, making it pure. It’s always the same. It starts with him

sitting on the side of a cliff, building a boat for a long voyage.

He’s searching for animals to take with him. To save. And then

the first drops start. The first grains fall onto his forehead and he

knows he’s too late. It’s started.

Then he wakes up in a cold sweat. Goes to his lectures. Spends

the day normally. Hangs out on South Lawn. Grabs an overpri-

ced Boost smoothie. Sits in the Law Building, watching the rain.

He gets a call from his parents and they get angry whenever he

hasn’t spoken to them in a while. “I’m sorry mum, I’m sorry,” he

whispers to himself.

He ran away from dinner that night and lay curled in his room.

They were serving chicken with rice. Lunch was rice. Dinner was

rice. Everything was rice. PC would call and ask why he didn’t go

to his tutorials. He couldn’t explain. No one would understand.

On the fourth night, a voice spoke to him in the dream. It told

him to prepare. And that the end was coming. That he would be

the saviour. It was his responsibility to save life as we know it. To

get all forms of life and take them to salvation. To take two of

every animal and whisk them away. He’d need a ship. A vessel to

sail upon the rice rivers. A boat. An ark.

The alarm starts ringing on his iPhone. It’s time for lectures. All

day he can’t stop thinking about the dreams. He didn’t even

know where the rice came from, just that it scared him and

wouldn’t leave him alone. It haunted his dreams, his meals,

every part of him just wanted to scream for help. He just wanted

bread once in a while. Or spaghetti. Anything but rice.

The dreams were getting worse. On the sixth night the same

voice came and told him the rice wouldn’t stop. It couldn’t stop.

That humanity was unworthy and the rice was coming to clean-

se them of their sins. Maybe it was the lord calling out to him.

Or maybe CaterCare was just serving too much rice. Who knows.

No one ever will.

His friends thought he was losing it. They were a small group

of Asians that switched languages at dinner times and went to

Alumbra every Friday night. They thought it was the stress from

exams. Or his parents pressuring putting marriage pressures. The

IH play. Nobody knew. He didn’t even go to the gym anymore.

All his lifting buddies thought he couldn’t handle it. But he lived

in fifth floor Scheps. He was lifting more than any of them.

On the eighth night, a voice came in one of his dreams. It

showed him glimpses of a time before. Before people. There

were only animals. Herds of wilder beasts sweeping majestically

on the planes of what would become Manhattan. He woke, with

tears in his eyes. How beautiful it all seemed. In his lecture that

day, he visited the art department, searching for supplies. Wood,

tape, cloth. Anything that could be used as a sail.

On the tenth night, he decided to act. He would do what the

dreams were telling him. He’d build an ark and find two of every

animal.

His name was Noappanukangan. But everyone called him....

Noah.


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