IH Globe Issue 1 - 23 September 2013

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The first edition with our fantabulous new Globe Team!INDIAN NATIONAL NIGHT


State of the Union Address / page 4

Serious Shit You Missed This Week / page 5

Spotlight on India / page 6

ILO, ICAC and CIR Reports / page 8

DIY Room Improvements / page 9

What Grinds My Gears / page 10

Tantalising Trivia Times / page 11

Culture Vulture / page 11

Weekly Calendar: 23rd-29th September / page 12

Table of contents

IH GLOBEUnder new management

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Editor

Rosie Marsland

Sub-Editors

Caitlin Kaine

Gaby Lax

Emma Randles

Design

Miguel Lontoc

Photography

Alison Lim

Wei Ming Seah

Contributions

Olly Gadsden

Maggie Greenham

Alexandre Guérin

Larnie Hewat

Rahul Ingle

Riley Metcalfe

Zoe Moorman

Emma Randles

Inika Reinhardt

Amber Shearer

Tom Soh

INTRODUCING THE GLOBE TEAM

September 23, Issue 1 3

EDITORIAL

Amber Shearer

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HUMANS OF IH - JULIA VOGEL

SNAPCHAT OF THE WEEK

If you could give one piece of advice to a large group of people, what would it be?

“Enjoy every moment you ever live!”

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Hey y’all,

As I look out over the Dining Hall full of

beautiful (yet hungover) IH folks, I can’t

help but be filled with excitement to be

at the helm of the glorious vessel that

is Globe. Joined by my sexy new team,

we bring you this, our first issue, with

trembling hands as we figure out how

you “Globe”. Special kudos to the won-

derful Holly Tubb for our gorgeous new

title, and really huge thanks to everyo-

ne who joined me in revamping Globe

and taking on my over-enthusiastic list

of ideas. It’s not too late (really, it’s never

too late) if you want to be part of this

fabulous publication, just have a chat to

me (I’m usually found drinking tea on fif-

th floor Scheps or spending far too long

hanging around in the Dining Hall after

meals). On that note, we welcome any

kind of feedback, so please let us know

what ya think!

We introduce to you many new columns

this issue, my favourite of which would

have to be “Snapchat of the Week” – if

you didn’t know already, you can send

any snapchats that are too good to lose

after four seconds to the IH Globe snap-

chat accound (which is ihglobeyo if you

were wondering) and the Globe Team

will decide the best one to be honoured

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That’s all from me for now!

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ANNNNND, it’s time for our first PVP report by the man who sits on

the iron throne and his hand, the honorable Tom Soh. We’re very

excited that we get 300 words to write whatever we want, so here

we go: GREAT JOB old committee, you have done some wonderful

work and left some incredibly large shoes to fill. A great thank

you to all the effort you put in this past year to make IH what it

is; unfortunately the time has come for me to say this…. YOU’RE

FIRED. Now that that’s out of the way, we’d like to congratulate

the new committee; we look forward to working with you guys for

the next year.

We have a big list of things we want to accomplish (basketball

court, intercollegiate events, post grad integration, a chocolate

fountain in the courtyard) and we will be working hard from today

to get these things done (in addition to everything you guys have

already asked for). We, your committee, are busy creating action

plans for the next year. If you have any ideas or concerns, even if

they’re not as great as a chocolate fountain, please talk to us so we

can get to work making it happen.

As you may know, I (president) am very lazy. As such there will be

many opportunities over the next year for you all to take charge of

events and get a taste of the power I live with everyday. We hope

to get many IHers, with or without experience to have a go at

being a “boss” and getting involved in the community.

The first order of business for us is ROOM POINT FORMS. These

forms determine where you stay in IH next year. We will be dis-

cussing the room point form and specifically the ALLOCATION of

ROOM POINTS at our next GC meeting THURSDAY 9:30pm HI-

GHTABLE. You are all encouraged to attend. We will be waiting…

STAtE OF THE UNION ADDRESSALSO KNOWN AS THE P/VP REPORT - BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOUR BELOVED RAHUL INGLE AND TOM SOH (SEXY)

FUN FACTS:

Rahul keeps stashes of chocolate in his laundry basket so no one else can find it.

Tom Soh enjoys playing Catan, but has a (very sad) win-lose ratio of 1 in of 150 games.


The time since the last Serious Shit You

Missed this Week has spanned two go-

vernments and two Globe editors, so I’ve

got a lot to fit into my next 450 words.

First, to no-one’s surprise, Tony Abbot

won the September 7 election, with a

large majority. Labor’s losses in Western

Sydney and Queensland were minimal,

but Coalition wins in Tasmania, Victoria

and in NSW got them over the line with

91 seats - somewhere between the results

in 1996 and 2004. There were surprises –

Michelle Rowland increased her margin

in Greenway to 3%, primarily because of

Jaymes Diaz, Sophie Mirabella lost in Indi

to independent Cathy McGowan (a result

only confirmed on Wednesday), and the

‘Australian Sports Party,’ now has a Sena-

te seat in Western Australia (a topic which

deserves a column of its own). At midnight

though, there was no big surprise – Tony

Abbot was Prime Minister-elect, and Kevin

Rudd had resigned as Opposition Leader.

Abbot took an unusually long period –

11 days, to get sworn into government.

In this time, he only made two major

announcements – that Steve Bracks

(former Victorian Labor Premier), was

no longer to be Ambassador to the UN,

and his Cabinet, which featured a one

woman (Julie Bishop). Much has been

said about Abbot’s cabinet and it’s gen-

der imbalance, a fact which is clearly

demonstrative of serious problems wi-

thin the Liberal Party, among them, the

inability to preselect women for safe

seats and Senate seats, and mentor

female talent within the party. It is an

international embarrassment to have a

19-member Cabinet with a sole woman,

and Tony Abbot must move quickly to

rectify this. Once sworn in, Abbot mo-

ved quickly to dismantle the legacy of

his predecessor, by reintroducing TPVs,

starting ‘Operation Sovereign Borders’

(which sounds like something out of a

James Bond film), and abolishing several

bodies related to climate change. Abbot is

doing what all newly elected governments

do – destroying their predecessor’s legacy

before building their own.

An event which hasn’t been gaining much

media attention is the current leadership

battle in the Labor Party, between the Ri-

ght’s Bill Shorten, and the Left’s Anthony

Albanese. Both candidates are attempting

to appeal to the Labor rank-and-file throu-

gh debates and traditional grass-roots

campaigning. At the moment, it appears

that Albanese is winning the popular vote,

and Shorten will win the caucus vote (due

to the strength of Labor factions). Naviga-

ting the complexities of a popular vote is

the first step to democratising the Labor

Party, although runs the risk of causing an

unworkable leader to be in charge, such as

what happened to the Democrats with Na-

tasha Stott-Despoja.

"SERIOUS SHIT YOU MISSED in the time since the last serious shit you missed this week"

WRITER: Riley Metcalfe


SPOTLIGHT ON INDIAWITH OUR RECENT INDIAN NATIONAL NIGHT, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AND LEARN MORE ABOUT INDIA THROUGH THE EYES OF SOME OF THE INDIAN RESIDENTS WE HAVE HERE AT IH

WRITER: Zoe Moorman


Here at IH, we have eight official ‘Indians’ in residence (though I’m not sure how good a judge Nexus is), and countless others who are ethnically or culturally connected to India, so it’s safe to say that India is a major contribu-tor to our cultural diversity. But why is India so fascinating to us foreigners, who visit in droves every year? What makes India special to the 1.2 billion people who live there, and the countless other Indians scattered across the globe? Speaking with Sohum Raut, an Australian with Indian citizenship, and Archit Kejariwal, who went to school in Bangalo-re and grew up in Nagpur, Maharashtra, I set out to find what makes India awesome.

One thing Sohum instantly points out is their “almost religious” dedication to cricket – so-mething I think Aussies would have expe-rienced a slice of if they’ve ever seen India on tour. India is cricket’s biggest global suppor-ter, hosting one of the best national squads in the world and home to the incredibly suc-cessful Indian Premier League (IPL), which draws players and supporters the world over.

Furthermore, I think that all Indians would agree that the food is awesome. Sohum also points out how incredibly beautiful the la-dies are! He thinks Indian girls are different because they dress “super conservative” in traditionally matrimonial clothes such as saris and dupathas, and it gives the beau-tiful ladies an extra vibe of marriageability. Let’s just hope someone found me marria-geable in my sari... Gentlemen. (Sorry la-dies, gay marriage is banned in India too!)

Archit told me a lot about India’s religious diversity, epitomised in the picture abo-ve. Though there has been much sectarian violence throughout India’s history, he em-phasises that India has a “truly secular spirit”, with Indians consistently tolerant and res-pectful of so many religious practices in spi-te of the unimaginable horrors of the past.

However, is India good for everyone? Certainly, Indians enjoy an incredibly rich culture that is ethnically, religiously and linguistically diverse, but Sohum brings up the fact that many Indians still live in extreme poverty, with the World Bank re-porting in 2010 that 68% of Indians lived on under US$2 a day. The general mes-sage is that life in India is great... if you can afford it. Right now, it is a country of extreme highs and extreme lows, but due to its fast economic development and cohesive political structures, India and her peoples have a very bright future.

Some Facts About India� New Delhi has been the capi-tal since its inauguration in 1931.

� Hindi and English are the offi-cial languages, though there are many other regionally recognised languages such as Bengali, Tamil, Tegulu, Marathi and Urdu.� Independence from Britain was claimed on August 15th, 1947.� It is home to over 1.2 billion people, making it the largest democra-cy in the world.� It is one of the world’s fastest growing economies, averaging nearly 6% annual GDP growth over the past 20 years and with a GDP of $4.5 trillion (PPP), makes it the 3rd biggest eco-nomy in the world.

A Muslim family with son dressed as Lord Krishna.

Ahmedabad, Gujurat.

A FEW CHOICE SATADAL QUOTES...Maya Raj: “I’m a terrible Indian!”

Rahul Ingle: “Milo.... It’s a personal favourite of mine.”Genevive Kroussoandsjkn: “You’re a personal favourite of mine.”

Keen for some culture, IH?!

There’s so much happening around

Melbourne in the next few weeks!

There’s the Melbourne Fringe

Festival that has a whole range of

music and artsy things happening,

The AFL grand final, Spring Racing

Carnival, Floating Yum Cha as

part of the Asian Food Festival,

The Italian Film Festival, and The

Festival of Ideas (with plenty of

events happening at UniMelb, just

look online for free tickets). There’s

also Melbourne Bike Tours, The

Kensington Arts and Craft Market

(happening at the Kensington

Primary School, the next suburb

across from Parkville), World

Animal day with a bunch of events

at Fed Square, Oktoberfest at the

Melbourne Hofbrauhaus and one

of Melbourne’s biggest markets,

The Finders Keepers Spring/

Summer Market, at the Royal

Exhibition Building (it’s not just for

tormenting us with exams!).

Next Saturday we’ll be having a

celebration for the AFL grand final

to kick off (punny!) the mid-sem

break. So grab some footy colours

and get ready to watch Australia’s

biggest sporting event be battled

out!

- Maggie Greenham

ORMOND DINNER SWAPS!

Okay, so when you think of

Ormond you think of Harry

Potter, yes?

Well a lucky few of us dined there

last Wednesday night, adorned

with our academic robes and

itching to pick up a few sticks to

pretend we had wands (do not

fret, we did not embarrass IH).

After a delicious dinner in the

delightfully Hogwarts-style dining

hall, we were lucky enough to

have a tour, check out their JCR

(which has milkshake machines

and a Ben and Jerry’s ice-cream

fridge! Gen, I think shop needs

some work) and have a look up

the VERY high tower. Fun fact,

you can see New Building from

up there! All in all it was a fun

night, but nothing is better than

IH!

- Inika Reinhardt

Hey all! Keen to start giving

back to our community? Want to

learn more about issues of social

injustice? Concerned about the lack

of sustainability here at our college?!

Great! There’s lots coming up and

plenty of ways to get involved. This

Wednesday is Light the Night, an

event which unites people to raise

awareness and support for those

living with leukemia, lymphoma and

myeloma, as well as to help find a

cure. Check the calendar for details!

For those of you still around during

the mid sem break there will be an

event held at Federation Square

on October 4th to celebrate World

Animal Day!

I also really want to get the

environments committee up and

running ASAP and so will hold the

first meeting on Thursday before

dinner. This will be just a casual get

together to start throwing some

ideas around and get an idea of what

everyone is interested in. So start

having a think about what you want

to see improved around college.

Signups will be posted on Nexus.

“Never doubt that a small group of

committed people can change the

world. Indeed, it is the only thing that

ever has.” - Margaret Mead

- Larnie Hewat

ILO REPORTICAC REPORT

CIR REPORT


DIY ROOM IMPROVEMENT: TIPS ON TURNING TURNING YOUR ROOM FROM DRAB TO FAB

PLANT SOMETHING � Drainage: make sure that it has drainage holes - you

can put them in the bottom for excess water to flow out.

� Water Dish: Get a dish to sit under your pot and stop

the excess water going everywhere.

Step 1: Get your object: do a little research into the plants

you’re interested in to see how much root space they will need.

Step 2: Create drainage pores: look at where the bottom of

your plant is relative to where the plant will go and somehow

make some cracks/holes. I dropped my mug and it shattered

so this was taken care of for me. I simply super-glued the pie-

ces back together, gluing the bottom pieces together ‘badly’

so that large cracks were still present.

Step 3: Creating the Drainage layer: Place your object with

the drainage pores facing down on your water catching dish.

Then add a small layer of large gravel to the inside of your

pot. This creates an airy space for water to escape easily and

plant roots to ‘breathe’ (Yes, plants need oxygen too – whoa

science!) In my teacup-pot I put straw down the bottom with

gravel on top.

Step 4: Adding the soil and plant: Add soil or potting mix and

plant out your plant as per the instructions. Ta-da! Done! You

now can grow your own teacup garden in a sunny spot.

I planted mint in my teacup, which I subsequently use in my

tea. (Even in death my teacup still serves)

Whether you’re just in it for the pretty flowers, a new fragrance

for your room or a bit of culinary cleverness, now is the perfect

time to plant out in your windowsill garden in preparation for

the spring bloom!

Where to buy plants:

The supermarkets in the city and along Sydney road are in the

process of shoving plants down our metaphorical throats in

the inevitable spring gardening rush, so that’s always an op-

tion.

However, if you’d prefer to go on a perilous adventure to the

dark and uncharted suburb of Coburg, the Bunnings Ware-

house on 64-96 Gaffney St has a large and cheap selection

of plants and accessories. While you’re in the neighbourhood

don’t forget to pay a visit to the Coburg Aquarium 2 streets

down (232-236 Bell St,) one of the best fish shops in all of

Melbourne.

What to plant them in:

At this stage you may be saying, “well this is all very well, but

I don’t have a pot.” Here’s the really great news… YOU DON’T

NEED ONE. Pots are ugly and boring anyway, so why not

make your own fashionable, and oh-so-slightly-hipster-esque

plant containers out of re-purposed objects?

All a plant needs to grow is a container of suitable size, with

adequate draining to hold the soil it grows in. Of course, if you

really, really want a pot you can go buy one, but alternatively

we have a plethora of ‘pot –ential’ containers available to us.

Here’s a short checklist you should fill out before converting an

object into your own pot:

� Enclosed container: make sure it’s not going to spill

dirt everywhere because it has to hold the soil in place.

� Non-reactive: make sure it won’t leach poisonous

chemicals into the soil or degrade when wet e.g. cardboard.

WRITER: Olly Gadsden


WHAT GRINDS MY GEARSThree words: Tony Abbott’s Cabinet.

Okay, so you all saw this coming and you’ve probably been hearing about it ever since last Monday. That doesn’t mean that it has become less an-noying. How can such a narrow hegemony reflect our diverse nation? First of all: women. In the last census, women made up 50.6% of the nation, yet there is ONE in our inner ministry and only four in the outer ministry. Ju-lie Bishop, a woman of great political expertise and standing, has been redu-ced to the “token” female fronting the government. I don’t think women should be appointed simply to make up numbers for plurality’s sake, but I do think that there are a number of female Liberal politicians who would have been as good of a choice – Bronwyn Bishop (who held two shadow portfolios under Howard) was sadly appointed Speaker. Perhaps it’s due to the facts that two of the port-folios she administered are no longer in place…. and because she is 70 years old. That’s right – multitudes of portfolios now cease to exist under Abbott. Some-how, climate change, energy, science, aged care, mental health and women’s is-sues are no longer of national importance. Did someone miss out on the fact that by 2070, our average annual temperature is expected to have increased by 2.2 degrees and that 3.2 million Australians suffer from a mental illness? These is-sues have been sucked into other portfolios, so they’re still going to be covered at one point or another, but one cannot deny that they need special attention. If Australia wants to fully address all of its issues and concerns, they should be gi-ven an official title instead of lumped together in a disorganised mismatch. See-ing as this is the first time since 1931 that Australia hasn’t had a Science Minister, I think it’s only reasonable to be alarmed. Adding to that this is the first time Austra-lia has had a designated Sport Minister… well, I don’t even have to say any more. Tony Abbott does have a mandate from the people to make decisions on our be-half – that’s what democracy is. We elect officials to represent us in Parliament. I accept that Abbott is who the people of Australia voted for. What I don’t accept, however, is neglecting serious issues simply because they don’t fit in with an ideo-logical standpoint. Science is something that is non-negotiable and makes up how our society progresses. Australia’s population is rapidly aging. To me it’s not about what policy is implemented, it’s about the fact that these issues are up for discus-sion in the public eye. We need a government who is willing to at least talk about policy areas that are of concern, rather than lump them into long laundry lists. My hope for having a political climate in which matters of national importance are discussed is fading. After all, why have a Cabinet that reflects the Australian people when you can have decisions on women’s issues being made by a man?

- Anonymous

Yume Ishibashi: “Foot massage!”

David Moore: “But your feet stink...”

Yume Ishibashi: “But you always kiss them!”

ME AT INN

Expectation:

Reality:

http://whenatih.tumblr.com/

CULTURE VULTURE: WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING

Yesterday, after grabbing a quick lunch, a few of us decided to go watch the ICAC play at The Open Stage. Let me tell you one thing: I was not expecting something this good! I had never heard of the play When The Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell and had no idea how dark and intense it would be. It follows a family over eighty years and two continents as they confront dark, disturbing secrets of their past. As the previous generations’ scandals surface, the individuals in this family search for meaning in the recurring patterns of abandonment and abuse, seeking resolution and “an end to the rain”.

The performance of the nine cast members (including our very own David Homewood) was absolutely amazing and left me speechless. The décor was very simple: a large table in the middle of an empty white room.

The characters walked in and out of the room, showing the movement between past and future as the storyline went back and forth in time. Even though it may have seemed a little confusing at first, everything began to make perfect sense towards the end of the play. The incredible work and competence of the actors created a very tense atmosphere throughout, reinforced by the sound of the rain endlessly pouring on stage.

I enjoyed every single minute of this two-hour play, and would like to congratulate the ICAC drama committee for their fabulous work. Special mention to the director, Jenni Rowbottom from Ormond College, as well as the production crew, the band, and the cast!

Good job everyone! Looking forward to next year’s musical!

The Answers are available at the back

of the Globe. How many can you get

right?

Q1. True or false: former Prime Minis-

ter Bob Hawke (1983-1991) used to hold

a Guinness World Record for the fastest

drinking of a yard of beer (1.4L).

Q2. What was the first item ever sold

on Ebay?

Q3. What is the only letter in the Engli-

sh alphabet not used in the periodic ta-

ble of the elements?

Q4. What is Barbie’s full name?

Q5. “I’d never given much thought to

how I would die – though I’d have rea-

son enough in the last few months – but

even if I had, I would not have imagined

it like this.” This is the first line of what

book?

Q6. What is the name of the skeleton

in the Peter Waylen room?

Q7. What land animal is thought to be

the closest living relative of whales?

Q8. In Disney’s Peter Pan, what is the

way to Neverland?

Q9. True of false: The modern day

scientific blender used microbiology

and molecular science was originally in-

vented for the sole purpose of making

the smoothest margarita and cocktails

known to mankind.

Q10. How many underagers are there at

IH currently?

TAntalising trivia times

WRITERS: Olly Gadsden & Emma Randles


MONDAY

23TUESDAY

IH CULTURAL FEST!Random filler photo because there’s nothing important happening on Tuesday. So just enjoy the cuteness

24WEDNESDAY

25THURSDAY

26TREAD WEEKIncludes Secret Santa,a Juke Box for dinner mu-sic, TREAD T-Shirt Sale and more!

MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVALA wide variety of music and artsy things to do around Melbourne from now until October. Look it up, check it all out!

www.melbournefringe.com.au

COMMUNITY DINNERMake sure to come down to dinner BEFORE 6:45pm

TREAD WEEK EVENTThai Massage (open to interpretation).

LIGHT THE NIGHTA Leukaemia Foundation event to raise awareness and support for those living with leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Talk to Larnie for more details.

www.lightthenight.org.au

SPORTS DINNERHigh table celebrating our fantastic IH Sportspeo-ple! Again, be seated at dinner BEFORE 6:45pm

ROOM POINT GCHeated room point deba-tes at 9:30pm

A WEEK OF TISHA (AKA -ISHA WEEK)


FRIDAY

27SATURDAY

28 29CHERISHA!

:DTREAD WEEKEVENTMovie Night with Pop-corn and a Bake Sale!

KENSINGTONARTS AND CRAFT MARKETA monthly market at the Kensington Primary School to show off local talent. Art, food and per-formances galore! From 10am - 3pm.

FLOATING YUM CHA CRUISEYum cha on the high seas! An event part of the Asian Food Festival. $48 per person, from 11:30am-2:30pm at Doc-klands.

SPORTS DINNER

SUNDAY

AFL GRANDFINALHawthorn vs. Freemantle

IH AFL GRAND FI-NAL CELEBRATIONSA fun way to start off the mid-semester break. Stay tuned for more de-tails from Maggie.

AND CHERISHA

WE LOVE CHERISHAWe’ve dedicated a new day to Cherisha in the IH Globe. She is now our Queen.


Saskia Wield: “Are you drunk?”

Khaya Mpehle: “No I’m on an acid high,

but not the acid you’re thinking, it’s

the carbonic acid in the atmosphere”

The Back-End of the GlobeALL THAT’S BACK HERE ARE THE ANSWERS TO TRIVIA!

Q1. True

Q2. A broken laser pointer

Q3. J

Q4. Barbara Millicent Roberts.

Q5. Twilight – Stephanie Meyer.

Q6. George.

Q7. Hippopotamus

Q8. “Second star to the right and

straight on til morning!”

Q9. True

Q10. 4

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