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CONTENTS 5. Letters 6. Editorials 8. National Affairs 18. International Affairs 20. Student Affairs 32. Science 36. Music 42. Film & TV 46. Performing Arts 52. Creative Space 56. Culture Thanks To all of those who have contributed to the creation of Lot’s Wife 2013, writers, sub-editors, photographers, artists - your work is the life-blood of this magazine. To our printers - Streamline - in particular Catherine and Jim (sorry for all the late night phone calls). To our friends and families for putting up with us dissappearing into the nebulous of ‘layout week’ once a month. To our friends in the MSA (you know who you are) for keeping sane in this chaos and to you, our readers, for giving the magazine a purpose. No Thanks To Christopher Pyne, for wanting to bring back VSU. To trail mix, for being so boring, but so addictive (the cranberries are good though). Apologies In the last edition of Lot’s Wife, an untitled poem was incorrectly attributed to Marcus Littlewood. The author was Aiden Parisi. Cover Art Jasmine Roney Section Editors National Affairs: Thomas Clelland and Elizabeth Boag International Affairs: Carlie O’Connell Student Affairs: Hannah Barker and Ioan Nascu Science: Caitlyn Burchell, Shalaka Parekh and Nicola McCaskill Music: Dina Amin, Augustus Hebblewhite, Leah Phillips and Steven M. Voser Film & TV: Ghian Tjandaputra and Patricia Tobin Performing Arts: Christine Lambrianidis and Thomas Alomes Creative Writing: Allison Chan, Michelle Li and Thomas Wilson Culture: Hannah Gordon and Christopher Pase Online News: Julia Greenhalf Web Design: Choon Yin-Yeap and Jake Spicer As you read this paper you are on Aboriginal land. We at Lot’s Wife recognise the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations as the historical and rightful owners and custodians of the lands and waters on which this newspaper is produced. The land was stolen and sovereignty was never ceded. Lot’s Wife Student Newspaper est. 1964. Monash University Clayton, VIC. Lot’s Wife does not condone the publishing of racist, sexist, militaristic or queerphobic material. The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors or the MSA. Submitted articles may be altered. All writing and artwork remains the property of the producers and may not be reproduced without their written consent. T: 03 9905 8174 W: lotswife.com.au @lotswifemag www.facebook/lotswifemagazine lotswife2013@gmail.com © 2013 Monash Student Association. All Rights Reserved. don’t look back. 4 LOT’S WIFE EDITION 8 • 2013
LETTERS To the weary Lot’s editors, I thank you for your excellent editorship of Lot’s Wife this year—as well as everyone else who has contributed. The space occupied by Lot’s may have shrunk along with the cutting of funding, interest in print media and infiltration of Host Scheme, but Lot’s Wife still punches above its weight, particularly at the likes of Tony Abbott. This year has seen Lot’s initiating a special edition that challenged University management’s iron fist as well as building action against cuts to Higher Education. With close to 10,000 views, Lot’s ‘Monash is my store?’ video now forever floats as an independent ship, rocking against a sea of bullshit corporate Monash PR videos on YouTube. With threats to student union funding on the horizon and an already limiting reliance on procuring advertising, it’ll be up to students to hopefully come out in force—as they have previously—and defend an independent newspaper that they like lots. - Anonymous. Dear Lot’s, Having been a regular fixture of the Monash student media landscape for quite some time, people often approach me with a wide variety of opinions on the state of student media affairs. Sadly, by far the most voiced opinion I receive is an expression of disdain over the content of Lot’s Wife. Some of the comments I’ve heard include “too much politics”, “boring and trivial”, “lefty rag”, and remarkably, even “dangerous”.With this in mind, and as a former editor of Lot’s Wife, I feel that there is a rather blunt and obvious point that I feel is my duty to make. The articles you want to read can only be published if they are written and submitted. You’ll notice that this letter is addressed, “Dear Lot’s”, but I am not writing this to the magazine and its editors. I am writing it to you, the reader, because you are the ultimate author of Lot’s Wife. Student media is a remarkably unique opportunity to push boundaries, whether they be personal, political, professional or, in the case of an overworked and under appreciated editor, physical. It is a blank canvas for creatives, and an opportunity for any student to opine and wax lyrical about current affairs. It can be fun. It can be serious. It is a forum for truly free speech, and a platform for those of us who are only just beginning to find our voice. Monash University has a proud history as a forward-thinking institution, and the student body is well recognised as a vanguard of progressive student politics in Australia. And despite being derived back in 1964, the Lot’s Wife’s motto, Don’t Look Back, is an ongoing testament to that legacy. Honi Soit, the student publication at the University of Sydney, drew massive public interest and controversy when it recently published a collage of vulvas on its front cover. In doing so, they raised significant questions about the status of female genitalia in society and censorship. Why is the labia somehow more taboo than its male counterpart? What constitutes supposed ‘good taste’ in a modern society? And why on earth do talkback radio hosts seem to care so much? Last year, a student reported on their experiences as an intern at the Herald Sun in Farrago, the student publication at the University of Melbourne. What was initially intended to be an anonymous reflection on a journalism intern’s experience, and how it clashed with their ideology and ideas of respect, became an astounding demonstration of media industry culture. Media outlets poured derision and vitriol over the student, which aside from bringing the intern’s opinion to a far greater audience, essentially illustrated the student’s core concern about respect through the very published responses and comments that formed their horrific public immolation. Whether you personally agree with the politics and motivations behind these articles and actions is irrelevant to the argument behind this letter. What, however, does remains true in all these scenarios is that they have raised issues that were vitally important to discuss. They have, in their own way, pushed the boundaries of journalism not only hard enough to pierce the fabric of the industry status quo, but also the sphere of public consciousness. “Progressive” isn’t simply a synonym for left-wing. It is not simply a political term. It is a word that by its definition demands momentum, yet it does not specify which direction or in which capacity that momentum is required to take. Experimentation with the journalistic form holds just as much merit as the strict and formulaic writing that is often taught in lecture theatres and tutorials. Push the boundaries, whatever you perceive them to be. Challenge the status quo. Challenge yourself. And don’t look back. - Bren Carruthers, Lot’s Wife Editor, 2012.
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CREATIVE SPACE Drifter Joshua Reind
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CULTURE BATTLE OF THE SEXES: 40 YEA
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THREE MATES AND A TRUCK Annabel Pir
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