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The Year Ahead..What lies in store for you.

O-WEEKWRAP UP!

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and most of the stuff you don’t.

HungappaTERM 1 - WEEK 2 - 2012

Made by studends, for studentsA Rivcoll SRC Publication ©2012

- Clubs Day Wrap Up

- WIN Money & Prizes

- A President Says,Goodbye..

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The big Rivcoll news for this week is that I am stepping down from President! That’s right, my reign of tyranny is finally over.

I am stepping down because my commitments outside of Rivcoll (Family and the overwhelming need to finally graduate) have reached a pinch point. This is also a very good thing and timing for Rivcoll… the board has three Executive positions and a few openings for casual direc-tors, perfect time for a renewal and a direction refresher and a great op-portunity for capable junior mem-bers to step up and take on a higher level of awesome (Rivcoll).

So this is my last Presidents Report EVER… (sadness)

I’m sure that you all will miss my weekly ranting’s, no doubt they were the only reason you picked up the Hungappa each week :P

Let’s visit my Favourite recent issues again for the last time.SAF, Buses and anything that costs too much for students to afford.

Yeah, a one sentence rant is long enough for this week… I need to give the next President plenty of space to fill a SUPER RANT for their first pres rep (high expecta-tions can’t be too bad). Ha! Just found my first report. The issue was increased drink prices at the Crow Bar. We dealt with that one… The board went for a tour from venue to venue in town buying drinks and comparing prices. Sigh - good times.

Reflection…. Time to move on.

Look forward to meeting our new President!

Watermelon,

Timothy Lee,

President, Rivcoll SRC (till Wednes-day) – Official thanks and resignation will be in meeting minutes and on website

president@rivcoll.com

Hi All!

Farewell, Mr. President

A sad day for Rivcoll. You always did the best you could as President of Rivcoll SRC and no one had their heart in it more than you my friend. I wish you all the best, see you around the pit. -ed

01 President’s Report

elcome to week two. I feel like this past week I could have stayed at home and just looked at my subject outline on interact and skipped all my classes, but week one is more than just about going over what you will learn this

term in class. It’s about settling in, hopefully by now most of the first years, many who are living away from home for the first time have found their place (slaves to the returners) or are beginning to. I assume it might be difficult for some to adjust to a new way of living, (not for me though I ran away from home at the age of 5 to join the circus, years later and I still can’t do a single trick) but it will soon become the norm, for those we can’t adapt will perish, survival of the fittest and all that..

It has been an overall quiet week with a big bang in the middle being TOGAAARRRHHH, which is always up there with the biggest nights of the year, and last Wednesday was no exception, which you will see yourself by all the photos. My personal favourite Toga theme was Sesame Street fol-lowed closely be the rainbow brigade. Live strong rainbow warriors, live strong.

* * * I have heard the Hungappa in previous years be referred to as the gappa, hungi and probably something else but I can’t remember, (if you know any other weird names please email and tell me), but I never liked those nick names, so this year I am going to be referring to it as “The Gap” and going to try and spread it round, and I encourage you to do the same. So if you see me running around at Friday unwind trying to get you to write something for the gap, you know now what I’m going on about.

wIn more Hungappa related news, this issue I am going to be kick starting some competitions for my dear readers, be-cause you guys are the best. I also hope this to be an on-going thing with some nice prizes, each and every week. Of course this all depends on you guys participating, complet-ing challenges or writing in.

This week we will be starting the challenge for a picture taken of someone reading a Hungappa in the weirdest place, the winner will receive a $20 cash prize and the pho-to on the front cover or back cover. We will also be running a competition for the best caption of the week for a photo provided. Also if you guess what the picture is above my editorial you will also win an awesome prize. Here is a hint for people who actually read this: It’s a CSU building.

This is a just a taste of what’s to come this year in the Hun-gappa. We are going to be added a load of new content side by side with competitions. Don’t forget you can also write in or draw in or paint in or anything in to the Hungappa and get paid $$$ to do so. Not only are you guys going to earn money for submitting work but now you can win stuff by just reading. It really doesn’t get much better than that.

Spread the word, tell your friends, pick up a Hungappa and participate. Also if you have any ideas for stuff you would like to see in the issue don’t hesitate to email in and let us know (Hungappa@Rivcoll.com). We are always open to new awesome ideas.

-Will Whiting

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- CLUBS DAY WRAP UP

- TOGA PHOTOS

- ECO ACTIVE EVENTS

- SAVE MONEY

- THE HUMAN MISUNDERSTANDING

- FACTS FOR WHATEVER

- PRESIDENT’S REPORT

- EDITORIAL

- CAPTION OF THE WEEK

- UNUSUAL COMPITITION!

- CREATIVE CORNER!

- BUMS UP, BUMS DOWN

- DEAR EDITOR...

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If you are interested in joining the Hungappa team in any of the above roles, or maybe you are just interested in writing for us, do not hesitate to come and see myself in the Rivcoll office or send me an email to hungappa@Rivcoll.com!

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The editor and Rivcoll SRC do not accept respon-sibility for any omission, errors, misconceptions

or the views and opinions contained in any article accepted for publication. The editor reserves the right to edit or reject any articles submitted for

publication.

WRITE TO THE HUNGAPPA TODAY!

The Hungappa is written BY STUDENTS, FOR STUDENTS! As a Rivcoll SRC Publication you can

get paid for your submissions.

$15 for an article of more than 500 words

$20 for a full page comic

$10 for a comic strip

$20 for a full page graphic design or creation

More than 1000 words and you may be eligible to have a FEATURE ARTICLE and be on the cover,

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See Rivcoll.com for the full details on what you could get, or send an email to the editor at

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Clubs Day Wrap Up05

-What went down on 2nd March 2012

Hello and welcome to another year of the Education Club at CSU Wagga Wagga.

It was great to see all those who came and visited us at clubs day last Friday. We are very excited and looking forward to a greatyear with over 100 members signing up on the day.

We also had a great fundraising effort on the day selling around 200 chicken kebabs (Thanks to Merv for his BBQ brilliance). If you had class or missed us at clubs day for some other reason then don’t fear as there are still ways of joining the club in 2012.

...and in case you missed it

We will have a signup table at this weeks Friday Unwind/Happy Hour (9th March) at the Crow Bar from 3pm. For those that can’t make it on Friday Official CSU Clubs membership forms will also be available this week which means you will also be able to signup anytime between 9.30am and 4pm through the CSU Ca-shiers.

We have some great events like a “Pub In”, Barefoot Lawn Bowls and a cocktail party planned for 2012 as well as some great merchandise ideas like T-Shirts, Hoodies and prac shirts. Mem-bership is just $5 and includes a free stubby holder as well as dis-counted event and merchandise prices.To keep up to date with all events, merchandise and every-thing else(including membership forms) check out our Facebook page.

-Cheers,Britto

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Ag Rugby Club ”Welcome to another year of Ag College Rugby, We would like to welcome all the new boys to the club as well as the returns. This year is shaping up to be another successful year for WAC.

Coming up on the 10th of March we have our annual “Meet & Greet” river float, which will be a great afternoon for members to catch up with everyone. We kick off the season on the 17th of March with a trial game against Bathurst CSU at Bathurst, then Crookwell on the 24th of March here at Beres Ellwood oval.

We look forward to the opening of the competition with WAC coming against Wagga City at Connelly Rugby Complex Wagga. Come down support CSU’s oldest rugby club as they start the competitive journey to the grand final.

For more information about up coming events:

-Campbell ‘Fibre’ Wilson

Email: wacrugby@hotmail.comFacebook: “WAC RAH RAH”

06Christian Fellowship Club ”

What a great start to the uni year! So many first years we have had the privilege to meet and start getting to know! It was great to meet you all, either at the Gar-dens, the Beach, the Uni Pool or at the Rec Hall last week!

As for the returners it was fun catching up during O-week; to get stuck into reading the Bible together and praying for the year ahead. A special highlight was the surprise visitor, a be-loved childhood hero for many and Playschool veteran Colin Buchanan! We thank him for his time and appreciate that he still has a great stage presence and will continue to hold a special place in our hearts :)

Here’s to the year ahead! If you haven’t come to Unichurch yet and are interested in checking out ‘what the heck Christians are on about anyway’ we meet each Sunday night 7pm at the Rec Hall (Past the Gym and Pool). Don’t miss the chance to meet together with us to get to know more about Jesus. -Grace

Email: simon_pain06@hotmail.comFacebook: “Christian Fellowship”

Equine Students Association ”

Welcome to all our new members! It’s great to see a variety of members joining our club this year.

We have some great events coming up in-cluding a Pizza and Punch Night on Thurs-day March 8th, “Town Tour” with ASA and VSA on Friday March 16th and a dinner for the first year Equine students and their parents on Saturday March 17th.

Feel free to join our Facebook group, Equine Students Association and keep posted for future events! There is another chance to join our club at our first event next week, Thursday march 8th down at the Equine Cen-tre. Hope to see you there!

-ESA Committee

Nutrition Fun Fact07

Did you know that alcohol depletes your zinc supply? This is because the body uses zinc to detoxify alcohol!

Symptoms in Zinc deficiency can include:

m Acnem Frequent colds or infectionsm Impotencem Frizzy hair or hair lossm PMSm Nail problemsm Poor sense of taste and smell

Good sources of zinc include:

m Oystersm Whole grain cerealsm Wheat germm Bran flakesm Pumpkin seedsm Rolled oatsm Chickpeasm Red meatm Peanut butter

08Well, 2012 is gearing up to be a pretty Eco Active-action packed year!

Congratulations to New Members you have joined the most unique and alternative club at CSU. Check out and write down the BIG 2012 EVENTS and the weekly activities we are run-

ning. Note: Non-members welcome to join in club events and activities (may require small donation

to participate)

Just in case you missed us at clubs day, Eco Active is:A bunch of people passionate about some or all of the following:

Environment, Community, Outdoors, Rock climbing, Hiking, Biking, Activism, Crafting, Garden-ing, Animals, Bike Polo and more...

Members and undecided non-members, please note: Annual General Meeting(AGM)

Next week: Date/time TBA

Are you a passionate and enthusiastic organiser or leader? Are you passionate about the envi-ronment, gardening or crafts? Are you good at creating promotional posters, logos or manag-

ing media?Then you may want to join the Eco Active Collective, in one of these roles:

-Events Coordinator-Media Coordinator

-Eco Garden Supervisor (Main Campus)-Veggie Garden South Supervisor

-Garden Volunteers-Crafternoon Coordinator

-Enviro Advocacy Coordinator-Bike Polo Coordinator

Plus there’s the usual President, Vice P., Treasurer and Secretary up for grabs. (Please note that we run as a collective to avoid hierarchical structure. Each member has

equal opportunity to speak their thoughts, discuss and if necessary vote on collective ideas and club activities.)

I hope you all enjoy the broad range of events and weekly activities we are hosting this year.

Gemma HawkinsEco Active Collective Member

Want to know more or to become a member? Email: ecoactivecsu@gmail.com

Eco Active Report ”

EASY WAYS

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SAVE MONEYBeing a student isn’t cheap! So it is easy to find ourselves short on cash. However, with a little planning, small steps can be ta-ken toward bettering our bank accounts. Here are some great tips to save money:

• If you have a job or other source of income that pays cash or with a pay check, depo-sit half of the money right after you receive it. I can’t stress this enough, but if you make money, and if you keep that money with you, you will spend it! You think you won’t, but you will. Speaking from experience, the best way to prevent blowing a pay check or cash in hand is to put some of it out of sight. The more, the better, but start with depositing half the amount you receive.

• See something you want but had not planned on buying it? Sleep on it! One of the biggest causes of debt for people is im-pulse buying. Sure, that piece of expensive jewellery seems won-derful now, but will you still want it in a day? A week? A month? Waiting to buy something reduces the chances of you wasting mon-ey on something you want in the moment, and helps you to gauge whether or not you really need to buy it.

• Make a shopping list to pre-vent impulse buying. If you are going shopping, and you know that you need a pair of new jeans and a jumper, write out a list just as you would if you were going to the grocery store, and actually stick to it. You won’t believe how much money you’ll save, because you won’t be buying items for the sake of it!

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• Keep a container or jar for all your loose change. Simple, yet brilliant. I have a biscuit tin in my bedroom, and every time I come home, I empty all the extra change I have into it. Then, once the tin is full, I take it to the bank to cash it in. This method is a good way to save for a trip or something else specific you may like. Just label the container, tin or jar with what you’re saving for to keep you mo-tivated. It really works!

• Go generic when possible. Ce-real, household cleaners, tissues, canned foods, and pretty much everything can be found in gene-ric form these days. Going gene-ric means you will usually save a dollar or more going cheaper. You will find too that the product quality is just as good as the ex-pensive ones, or better too. If you can stand the switch, I extremely recommend it.

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This Weeks Picture

CAPTION OF THE WEEK

This week we are introducing two new COMPITITIONS for you guys this week where you can earn some serious cash

& Prizes, with minimal effort.

This one is easy. Simply come up with a caption for the above picture and send it in to Hungappa@Rivcoll.com or

write it down at friday unwind when you do a bum.

The best one will win a prize.

This Weeks Picture

“CAPTION HERE”

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TOGA!

TOGA!

UNUSUAL PLACE OF THE WEEK

This one requires a little more creativity and thought, but the concept is just as easy. Simply take a picture of someone reading the ‘Hungappa’ (Must be a 2012 Edition & Show the front cover) in the most unusual/

extreme place you could ever think of, and send it in.

Send your photo/s in to Hungappa@Rivcoll.com

The best one will recieve $10

To get those brain juices flowing here are a few ideas to get you started:

BIG Eco Active Events of 2012

Summer Harvest Party – Friday March 16

Earth Hour Party! Sat March 31

Green Film Night @ gardens – April

Hike the Rock (maybe Rock climb) – May

Students of Sustainability Conference (Bendigo) – JulyWeekly Events:Gardening Day@ E.C.O Gardens:

Tuesdays 4.30-5.30pm Learn a little about how to plant, compost and eat! Join in regular workshops: make

your own jam or ginger beer, etc. – tea and cake providedCrafternoons

Thursdays 4-5.30pm

Knit, sew, weave, ‘bitch & stitch’ your crafty hearts out. Materials provided.

Friday Unwind 3pm-Bike Polo – “the ultimate anti-sport”

Sundays 4-6pm On the old uni basketball courts, BYO bike if you can. Mallets, balls and goals provided.

For more info about any of these events contact: ecoactivecsu@gmail.com or 0439099706

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The HumanMisunderstanding

Hello, and welcome once again to the haphazardly scheduled but (hopefully) all-illuminating and widely enter-taining column that is The Human Misunderstanding. Whoops! Totally forgot to include my by-line in the last piece; I shall henceforth be known as... Chris. No pseudonyms; I stand by what I write (take that, ahem, ‘Jervis Tetch’; now there’s no question about the authorship for my readership, if indeed I have any).

Onto the meat of this week’s column. I’ll come right out and say it; dear readers, I am atheist. I am also agno-stic. Often these are used as mutually exclusive terms, but they aren’t really, are they? For me, it is simply this: Firstly, there is no way of knowing whether or not god(s) exist; this is the agnostic part. Secondly, as so far (in my experience) there’s nothing that can be explained by the existence of one that can’t already be explained without one, it’s simpler to say one doesn’t exist; this is the atheism part. I guess you could say I’m a de facto atheist.

We atheists have something of a rep, notwithstanding the old claims of infanticide, cannibalism and various other horrors. No matter what you believe in, there’s someone out there who doesn’t like it; yet in the public domain, I find us called a great many things I’m sure most atheists aren’t. It’s why I feel the need to bring it up in my column; to educate and promote a wider understanding of who we are.

Atheism is often associated with skepticism, which asks us to express doubt and search for evidence when we are presented with a claim or idea. It goes beyond questioning a group’s religious truth-claims; there are all sorts of situations in which a healthy sense of doubt is beneficial, like questioning the nutrition claims on something you buy at the supermarket, or the vet’s claims when you take your dog/cat/ferret/rabbit in for a check-up and they want to do some expensive blood tests. I personally believe I should do everything I can to ensure the things I believe are reasoned and supported; this is especially important considering I’m a Pharmacy student, operating in a field where providing as correct information as possible is needed to help empower cu-stomers to make their own health choices. I’m also in a field where there are many examples of misinformation and unsupported health claims; from anti-vaccination activists to homeopathy.

There are in fact a whole bunch of writers out there who apply skepticism to their own particular interests; from feminism (looking at gender roles that, being so prevalent, have often been accepted without challenge), GLBTI issues, racism, ableism; medicine, popular culture, the media, politics, society; and so on and so forth. In effect, atheism is but one part of the whole; it occupies one corner block in the ever-growing and busy nei-ghbourhood of skepticism.

I had wanted to write a bit about the relationship between atheism and secularism (they aren’t synonymous), but it’ll have to wait until next time. In the meantime, you can always find me at thehumanmisunderstanding.blogspot.com.au.

Yours always, dear readers,Chris SharpThe Human Misunderstanding

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FACTSFORWHATEVERI quite like the idea of an ‘open letter’. Whether it’s politically or personally motivated, it feels like a great way of getting your opinion to the masses. They can publicly show that you support a particular group or cause ef-fectively while being more personal than an essay. They are open to criticism from the public. They can invoke a response in an audience other than the recipient, which makes the effort that you put into your letter feel worthwhile, especially if the intended recipient doesn’t respond. Finally, they can help me get off my arse and actually write and send letters to people I’ve always wanted to, for political and personal reasons.So today I type an open letter with a very specific thought in my mind. Radiohead.

Unlike so many Australians, I actually succeeded in getting tickets to one of their shows announced last Mon-day. The tickets were snapped up very quickly indeed. This resulted in a situation that was debated heavily on Triple J’s ‘Hack’ program – ‘Ticket Scalping’. For those unfamiliar, ticket scalping is where a person will buy tick-ets to an event for the sole purpose of up-selling to other people, usually through e-bay or other online means. Radiohead tickets, which cost $130 each, were recorded as being sold for upwards of $400 each. It is a serious problem. So today I send a letter discussing scalping not to Radiohead, but Chugg Entertainment – the tour promotion company behind the show. Here it is, I hope you enjoy!

Dear Michael Chugg of Chugg Entertainment,My name is Jervis Tetch, and I would like to say that I am a massive fan of Radiohead. I have been waiting 8 years for the band to announce a tour of Australia. I absolutely HAD to get tickets, for without them the world would surely end. I contemplated my ticket situation on Monday the 27th, thinking about the worst case sce-nario – “Would I need to buy a ticket off a scalper?” I surely hoped not, but things did not look good as I missed the W.A.S.T.E. presale and I knew I had to work at 9 am on Thursday morning. Ouch.However, this is where you came in. I discovered that you were offering a presale of tickets on Tuesday the 28th at noon, a time that was convenient to me. Against what I thought would be a rampaging horde, I saddled up with my 256k internet speed and succeeded in buying 4 tickets to one of the Melbourne shows! Hallelujah! Thank you Chugg Entertainment!

Now, recently I have been reading and hearing (on Triple J’s ‘Hack’ program) a lot about ‘ticket scalping’, and complaints being made about it. If my two cents are worth anything, I would like to say the way you have organised this ticket sale is just about the best anyone could ever do. Paperless tickets with credit cards and names on tickets incur a lot of additional cost and work, meaning the average Joe fan experiences more dif-ficulty in securing tickets, and scalpers will always find a way around. Having multiple sales, pre and final, and a limit of 4 per customer is very effective and simple, and keeps the majority of your fans happy.The only problem is, most of the happy fans stay silent (but boy, you hear the complaints!), and you do not get the praise you deserve. If my letter is worth anything, hopefully it makes you and your company realise you are making a wonderful difference to the lives of many Australians like myself. I most certainly would not have got-ten tickets without the presale going ahead as you orchestrated it. Thank you very much. I can now say I am a massive fan of Radiohead, and Chugg Entertainment! Now begins the slightly harder problem of choosing 3 mates to take...Stay Awesome Michael and Co!

In the next Hungappa – An open letter to Emma Watson, pleading for her hand in marriage. -Jervis Tetch

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CREATIVE17So many greatsubmissions this week to the corner. The Creative Corner is something I hope to have in every week, as I love art and creations made by you guys, it’s time it got appreci-ated and time you got paid for your efforts! So submit in any creations you may have laying around the place.

Also every week we are going to be running a theme on top of your every day creations in which the winner will recieve BONUS MONEY for their submission and have it as a half or even full page.

The Creative Corner is all about great creations made by you guys! Be it, comic, drawing, poem, picutre, anything that you use to express yourself we love. Email, fax, scan, copy, hand in, whatever it takes to get to me, don’t hesitate, just do it.

This Weeks Theme: The FloodNext Weeks Theme: Wednesday Nights

CORNER! 18Trapped in lies

Flooding Corporatisation invading my everywhere,Blinding my view of the choices I could make beyond its fog,Lying to me of the freedom it provides,Teasing me with false promises of more,Giving me nothing exceptThe Neolibralistic restriction it enforces, The greed it feeds off to build pointless monopolies,Killing small creative independents,Killing inspiration,Creating monotonous boredom.This is my world,Our world.Stuck in an endless sea of advertisement and practiced emotions,I cannot change this.So I wait.The world will wake up and change itself,Maybe.

19 Bums Up Bums DOWN

Bums UP to 3rd year Proddies

Bums Sideways to Jaffys

Bums UP to being back at Happy Hour

Bums way DOWN to rain on Toga x1000

Bums UP to DCLs

Bums UP to Happy Hour Minerals

Bums UP to sweet house mates

Bums UP to the lads who dressed up as Jackson 5 at Toga

Bums UP to being on the front page of Hungappa (Shaking the lettuce)

Bums DOWN to designers not having a club

Bums UP to footy season

Bums UP to walk of shame

Bums DOWN to walk of shame without sex.(LONGEST WALK EVER)

Bums DOWN to food babies

Bums UP to Snooker in Student Space

Bums UP to me! It’s my 21st Bums DOWN to boring as bat shit

Bums UP to no early morning lectures on Thursday

Bums UP to cupping Jed’s Room enjoy the fine

Bums DOWN to the jerks who cupped my room

Bums DOWN to turning off COD mid level

Bums UP to family Fridays

Bums DOWN to Ex’s with Friends that think it’s their duty to fight me

Bums DOWN to awkward Predrinks

Bums DOWN to crazy EX girlfriends

Bums UP to Cat Ladies ME-OW!!

Bums UP to the Loop!!! Awesome bunch of kids

Bums UP to sober Elle for dealing with Drunk Elle’s shit – what a legend

Bums DOWN to drunk Elle for breaking my toe Bums DOWN to talking muffins

Bums UP to RA Ray in Green Block for being more supportive than he will ever know

Bums UP to Sponge Bob! YAY

Bums DOWN to not enough Jugs at Happy Hour

Bums DOWN to Mondays

Bums UP to Free Slushies

Bums DOWN to 9 am Thursday classes and Lecturer not turning up

Bums UP to no class on tuesday

57% 43%Down 21% from last week

Up 21% from last week

20FUNGAPPA-The most fun you can have, without an internet connection

Use the Sky Shoes to get to the north pole! - Whoo.

THE 4TH YEAR TIPEvery week we ask the most experienced person at this university to give us not so experienced

a pro tip they could only wish they had in their previous years. We call it, “The 4th Year Tip”

THIS WEEKS TIP:“Bring your own jugs to Friday Unwinds to ensure you don’t miss

out on cheap jugs”

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Thank you for your concern. Publishing the article on page 21 was a tough decision to make, but after a convincing argument by the author who made some very strong points into why an article of this type should be published, I decided to go ahead and make it a weekly segment. I was promised even more white content every week and that was an offer I just couldn’t refuse. We have had an enormous amount of positive comments and support from the public praising the bravery of publishing an article of this nature. The article has opened many eyes last week and prompted several lives changing moments for a select few.

When I took the job as editor I promised myself I would do my best to please everyone, although some say that is impossible after reading your letter I feel there is something I can do, but the decision could not be a hasty one.

After much review and deliberation by the editorial board, the article on page 21 of last week’s issue (27.02.2012) has been pulled as a recurring segment and you will never have to worry about something that may be unappealing to only a select few. I care about my readers and will do my best to make each and every-one of them happy. –ed.

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A Response;To the article on Page 21 The Hungappa Term 1 – Week 1 – 2012

I am left utterly speechless as to the hollowness and lack of argument and substance of this article. It beggars belief that such wind blown, snow driven facts should be allowed to be pre-sented in an article within The Hungappa. Such emptyheaded uninspiring tomage, although seeing as they preport to the most brilliant white, only leave to the imagination what the edi-tors and staff of the Hungappa were thinking when placing this article.

If the colours that had of been added to the arguments of the piece, and the speed at which these had been spun together decreased, then some measurable tone may have been gained. Instead what we are given is a lightning flash of attitude coupled with a bare slate to let the imagination fly into the realms of outer space in regards to the issues at hand.

I would also call your attention to those afflicted with medical issues that were not even raised by the article, but seemed to be intent on increasing their pain and suffering. I have already received a strongly worded letter from Agoraphobia Australia about this article. Com-pletely denouncing its lack of content. I have also received a number of phone calls from The Society for the Prevention and Awareness of Leukophobia. This society at its margins has the highest representation of colourful Australians from all walks of life. The hollowness with which the article left many of them was considered tasteless by the whole society.

Finally I would like to bring your attention to the many sufferers of vacansopapurosophobia. These poor suffering souls that live their lives mostly in obscurity. Much like the facelessness of you article they are not often seen in modern society, or even noticed. I would therefore request that some form of retraction of the white faced blatent emptiness of such an article be addressed as soon as possible.

DEAR EDITOR,

BIKE POLO“The Ultimate Anti-Sport”

Launch/Intro Day

This Friday Unwind

3pmCome down and muck around.

Try out the bike, stick, ball combo.Learn rules and watch some vids.