Lot's Wife Edition 1 2016

CONTENTS
Lot’s Wife is entirely written,
illustrated, edited and
distributed by students, just
like yourself.
If you would like to be
involved, we are always
always always looking for
contributors and volunteers!
STUDENT
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Tips & Tricks for First Years
Top 8 Spaces: Clubs & Societies
How to plan your exchange
(Don’t)
MSA Restructure threatens life of
student union
Office Bearer Reports
SOCIETY
19 What the Flux?
21 Wot’s Life with Donald Trump
22 Let’s talk about education
24 Flüchtlingskrise
26 Malcolm Turnbull:
a leftie love affair
Say hi! Email us at
msa-lotswife@monash.edu,
or come and hang out in
our office:
1st Floor, Campus Centre,
turn right at the MSA desk.
About the cover artist
Ruby Kammoorra
Ruby is an emerging artist
based in the glamorous
slums of Collingwood.
Finally entering the final
year of her BA/BVA double
degree, Ruby has learnt to
apply successful methods of
procrastination to major life
decisions.
For more of Ruby’s work go
to www.rubyjkamm.wix.
com/rubykammoora
SCIENCE
CREATIVE
CULTURE
35 The big screen science of clones 45 The ‘Star Wars’ effect:
and dinosaurs
internet hype culture and
The Force Awakens
37 Beyond 140
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How fucking cool is chemistry?
Up all night: the science of
sleep deprivation
The skinny on gluten-free diets
Puzzles: Science Crossword
A deal with the devil:
a festival memoir
Photo Essay: Suburban Dreams
Old Bones
Amidst Apples & Thyme
JK Dress up
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Race to the end of the world:
Averting anti-Asian stereotypes
through Armageddon
Most anticipated albums
of 2016
Blackstar: David Bowie’s
last album
BONUS
29
Undying: Parasocial
relationships and the nature
of celebrity
Pull-out Calendar/Poster
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