Lot's Wife Edition 6 2015

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Editors Bill Molloy Claire Rowe Jarrod Verity Design danielle Natividad Timothy Newport Politics Bree Guthrie Hareesh Makam Kirsti Weisz Tom Clelland Student Affairs Julia Pillai Kristin Robertson Rosie Boyle Science & Engineering Alisoun Townsend Kathy Zhang Arts & Culture Emily Neilsen Kelly Pigram Lisa Healy Photography Carina Florea © Lot’s Wife 2015, Monash University Clayton, Victoria 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 condemns and will not publish any material that is racist, sexist, queerphobic, ableist, or discriminatory in any nature. The views expressed herein are those of the attributed writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors or the MSA. All writing and artwork remains the property of the producers and must not be reproduced without their written consent. Contents 3 Editorial 4 oB Reports Politics 8 Bronwyn Bishop 9 ALP National Conference 10 Your Political Correctness is Problematic 12 500 Word Challenge 14 Animal Welfare Laws 15 The Story of ‘Boat Politics’ Student Affairs 18 Winter Blues 19 Electronic Cheating 20 Mental Illness at Uni 21 Fossil Free Monash 22 Protesters confront Christopher Pyne’s book launch 24 Some degree of Uncertainty 25 ‘Cheap Eats’ 24 Event Schedule Science & Engineering 28 Broken Hill Geological Field Camp 30 What’s Up doc? 31 Puzzles 32 Autonomous Weapons 34 Renewable Sources 35 Internships 36 Mysteries of the Human Body Arts & Culture 38 Education: Adam Goodes 39 Intersectionality & Feminism 40 Is it true love? 41 Cecil the Lion 42 Celebrities and Crime 44 Festival Guide 46 Gig Guide 47 Art Showcase
EdIToRIAL 3 Editorial Imagine the shock as you touch down at Tullamarine Airport - fresh from a month-long trek in Europe - to find that you owe the government $848.85 because you forgot to pay tax for one of your jobs. This was the awful news that awaited Claire as she returned from her decadent trip that she couldn’t really afford. A couple of weeks later, Claire sat in the Lot’s Wife office eating her quinoa and roast vegetable salad and mused over how she was going to be ever able to repay her debt when she has to buy daily essentials such as craft beers, pay for her six monthly repair of her Italian boots and of course, buy her ‘ancient grains’. What a classic fuck wit of an Arts student. She probably deserved that slap in the face from the ATo. Unfortunately Claire’s predicament was not a particularly unique one, it is a well known fact that university students enjoy the following; a) backpacking in Europe and b) not paying taxes. over the mid year break the vast majority of university students have their newsfeeds clogged up with pictures of friends in Europe and when classes resume, have those same friends penning martyred posts about how they have no money or job. However Bill and Jarrod were an exception to this as they were far more savvy with their funds. For instance, Bill’s mum managed all of his money and Jarrod had invested a large proportion of his savings in various solar energy companies across Australia. It was for this that, in light of the financial demise of their co-editor, Bill and Jarrod decided to lend a hand of assistance to Claire. Throughout the weeks that followed, the editors spent an extensive amount of time devising ways in which funds could be raised to repay the debt. After a notable politician had recently released a book of his ‘achievements’, a belief was ignited that anybody can write a autobiographical book these days. A proposal for a memoir on the 21 years lived by Claire - ‘My Story: a tale of hardship, intelligence and finding myself’ - was devised but rejected by all of the major Australian publishers. Someone had also come up with the idea of offering helicopter rides between campus and the synchrotron for weary blue permit holders at, what they thought, was a reasonable price. However, given the high price already paid for these permits, students were unwilling to shell out any more money and were obviously a little nervous about being shamed in the mainstream media in light of recent controversies regarding air travel. Such controversies were among many of the issues tackled in the editors’ sixth edition of Lot’s Wife. Josh Zuzek examined the domino effect caused by Bronwyn Bishop’s travel expenses, Kathy Zhang explored the dangers and ethics of autonomous weapons, Julia Pillai explained why your political correctness is problematic, and Timothy Newport recounted his field trip to the Australian outback. Plus the regular puzzles, Art Showcase, and event listings were included. Anyway, the purpose of this rather self indulgent editorial unnecessarily written in the third person, in past tense, was for the editors to inform their readers as to a slight change in the nature of Lot’s Wife. After various fund raising ideas were tossed around and then rejected, one final decision was ultimately reached. Faced with no other options, the editors made a decision that is universally dreaded by all editors. After a ferocious bidding war between multiple interested parties, Lot’s Wife was sold in a split buy between two major corporations. For $848.80. So grab a cool, refreshing, Coke, and enjoy a copy of Lot’s Wife. Independent. Always. Afterword The ‘events’ stipulated above is both a combination of fact and fiction. Lot’s Wife has not actually been sold and remains to be in the tight grip of the Monash Student Association. Mr Molloy, Ms Rowe and Mr Verity never took any action in order to raise funds of any kind for any particular purpose. Ms Rowe did however go to Europe and it is to the belief of this author that she does in fact owe the Australian Taxation Office $848.80 and will never forget to pay her taxes again.
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