Great Episodes in Ormond History
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Great Episodes in Ormond History
Issue 2, 20th March 2011 Cool Rob: Twice the Advice! Tom Bell gets busy with Student Service O THE et nova, et cetera... RMONDIAN Abdul Reveals All! a publication of the OCSC EE T YOUR EDITOR S 2 M Hilary ‘Binks has long been a supporter of gay rights and in addition to her secretarial responsibilities at The Ormondian, she enjoys rallying ‘dA youff ’. Her hobbies include finger painting and she says her favourite television show is ‘The Care Bears’. Liv Chapman’s motto is ‘party like it’s 1988’. After an unfortunate golfing accident this crazy prawn thinks she’s genuinely living in the eighties. Medical authorities advise that this carefully constructed delusion is crucial to her ongoing functionability. The Ormondian appreciates your discretion. Sam Taylor is a total klepto (but we keep him round because he’s Captain Photography). Ladies and gents, hold on to your iPhones. Hana Maeorg has been described as ‘intense’…but we think she’s a sweetheart. When she’s not debriefing with her shrink about her intimacy issues or spending a cheeky hour or two sharpening her watercolour Derwents, she focuses on her photography and design. Steph ‘I Run This Shit’ Morley is an aspiring megalomaniac. Liable to introduce herself as ‘Queen of the Universe’, she has spearheaded various campaigns at Ormond with the aim of getting her own lift and having access to all admin passwords. Will Mosley describes himself as ‘dirt’s most vocal fan’. Tunneling his way into Ormond wasn’t easy (apparently there’s a bunch of dead cats/rats under the building) and there’s no denying he has his own particular fragrance… John Ryan is a descendant of Che Guevara. Still not impressed? He’s also considered a world authority on the etymology of the word ‘dragon’ and over the summer he placed first in the International Dungeons and Dragons Championships (from a competitive pool of five!) 3 Table of Contents Meet the Editors 2 From Hyderabad... with Love 4 The Comments Book 5 AskRob 6 Great Episodes in Ormond History 8 First Findings of a Fresher 9 Sandwich Bar 10 Achieving Greatness 12 Crunchtime 14 Alliance Menu 16 Stories of Service 17 The Fun Stuff 18 Editors’ Note This week The Ormondian brings you our Food Issue! Featuring delectably candid interviews, scrumptious advice columns and, our special, a fresh batch of Horoscopes - which some may describe as an acquired taste. For reservations, enquires and the chance to win a date with Cool Rob, please email: [email protected] Bon appétit! The Editors 4 wife, Nabina through a traditional arranged marriage in India 3 years ago. We have a two and a half year old son, Abdul Rahnan and last week we had our second child, a baby girl who we named Sumaya! Time I’ve lived in Australia: 3 years. d a b r e d y H m Fro e v o L h t i W . . . Name: Mohul Abdul Wahab Age: 27 Birthplace: Hyderbad, India Language spoken: Hindu, Urdu, English Everyone who passes through the Ormond dining hall on a regular basis is intimately familiar with Mohul Abdul Wahab’s smiling face and gentle presence. A warm “Hey, brother!” greets every diner as they swipe their meal card and venture into the Hogwartsian environs of the Hall. But who is this gentle giant of Ormond cuisine? Our reporter Liv Chapman investigates the life and times of this Ormond legend... I’ve worked at Ormond for: 1 year in May. My family: In a family of 13, I am the 8th child, which I loved growing up because it meant I had less responsibility! I have five brothers and five sisters who all still live in Hyderabad, except for three of my brothers who are in the Untied States and Saudi Arabia. I met my Other places I’ve lived: Dubai for 3 years and China for 6 months. My favourite food: Anything made by the mother. Favourite thing about my job: Customer service and helping people. Least favourite thing about my job: Wasting food. Formal dinner or regular dinner: Either, both are a busy place. My favourite movie: Titanic! Favourite Student: Everyone! Everyone is like a friend. Would I ever eat… Eel? No. Kangaroo? No. Camel? Yes (it is allowed to be eaten under the laws of Halal). If I were an animal I’d be… A fish. Why a fish? Just because. 5 The Comments Book At Ormond, the art of complaint reaches its fullest expression in the famed Alliance Comments Book, installed in its pedestal beneath the Menu. It’s more than just a good place to whinge, though - it’s a great read! The pages are filled poetic paens to pastas and parmagianas, elegant elocutions on eggplants, and the always charming and patient Alliance responses to the slings and arrows of mass catering. Reproduced on this page is a particularly excellent example of comment book conversation... 6.3.2011 Anonymous: ABDUL GOOD JOB Alliance: Yep Peter: Dinner was awful today. No chicken left despite multiple tables being empty. I then had to have the vego option which was inedible. Therefore I left formal hall hungry and very dissatisfied with the food at Ormond. Alliance: Peter sorry to hear this. There is always portioned amounts per table. Ensure no one is eating two times portions of chicken. There was only one table empty on Sunday night. Hamish: don’t be so rude Peter, vego option was ok, not great but stop being such a whiny bitch. Peter: soz I was hungry and moany lol Lilly: the vego was terrible, please don’t make it again… Alliance: this was a gluten free option that we are testing out. Hamish: for a template of good advice, see my last comment, which was “great feedback” 3.3.2011 Hamish: Been lovely food recently. Nachos= amazing, falafels= amazing, banana bread= amazing, vegie meal at formal dinner= amazing, but LUNCH TODAY= pretty awful! Alliance: Great feedback, thank you! 6 AskRob Dear Cool Rob, I have a small confession- or a large one, depending on which way you look at it. Since I came to college I’ve noticed some changes in myself. At the beginning, I wasn’t quite sure what was different... But over time it became clearer and clearer. Young and innocent as I was, I had no idea of the horror that lurked at lunch, stalked through Servery, danced at dinner and brushed through Brunch. Now I see the truth. The Fresher Five stole into my life and onto my middle and I just don’t know what to do. I’m getting desperate for some of your salient advice, as you always seem so tanned, fit and thin. Please help, Serve Slave Dear Slave, The Fresher Five is a debilitating condition suffered by 99.9% of all Ormondians, spanning years, degrees and gender(s). In view of the serious nature of your question, I’ll get straight down to brass tacks. (Metaphorically speaking that is, because tacks would be completely useless. Unless I wanted to tack something on my wall... and even then I’m more of a BluTak Bloke.) Right. Straight down to it. This is going to save you from yourself, I kid you not. There is a way not only to avoid gaining another five kilos, but to lose those five(s) already gained (we’re three weeks in people, let’s not kid ourselves). It is my honour to pass on the knowledge of my former second and third years, now esteemed alumni, and help you rise above your pain. Are you ready? Here is the ultimate truth behind truths: STOP EATING THE CHOCOLATE RIPPLE CAKE. ...Just kidding, I love that stuff! I meant to say, ‘a prinny a day keeps the five away’. Best of luck! St ! l o o ay c Rob 7 Dear Cool Rob, I’m a muscly lad who may have made some questionable judgement calls at Turf last night, after downing too many pintas and santa marias. How do I come to terms with my shameful antics and face the jeering of my chums? Please help, Troubled at Turf Dear Troubled, In the midst of that heady mix of beats, sweat and alcohol, under those dim Turf lights and in front of the overly angry bouncers, hook-ups are known to happen. But with all eyes on you it can be difficult to focus on what’s important, and it certainly doesn’t help when your mates have to keep sending their congratulations your way. So ignore the jibes of your luckless peers! It’s your turn to have a good night (a good, GOOD night) and nothing should interfere. The idiots -your friendswouldn’t be cheering and dancing round you in a circle if they had something better to occupy their time... Furthermore, there is nothing shameful or questionable about a cheeky d-floor hook-up- unless you are her/his legal guardian, a sibling or about to move to South Australia and have a child with your father/daughter. And whilst you are outwardly embarrassed, you are obviously inwardly proud – that’s sort of why you wrote to The Ormondian in the first place. No one wants to be ‘that guy’ or ‘that girl’ who kisses and tells, but you do kind of like it when people know of your goings-on. So the real question is how better to achieve this dissemination of knowledge without apparent effort? I am here to help. As I always say, go kiss in the middle of the d-floor, appear to be angry when people mention the night’s exploits, and if you have some dirty laundry to air put it in writing - to me! Finally, Troubled, I know you well and unlike me, you were most definitely batting way out of your league. So man-up and take your friends compliments and jibes like a boss. ss! o L e& v o L n I b o R send your questions to: [email protected] 8 Great Episodes in Ormond History Tom Carmody While there is always repeated mention of the idea of tradition at the beginning of each college year, athese aspects can never be understood without a solid grounding in the history of Ormond and its alumni. We are all, of course, well versed in the adventures of some of Ormond’s most notable alumni, including Mark Seymour and Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop, but there are a number of equally important moments that are integral to framing a college experience. One of the earliest of these is a conversation involving a previous chair, Jasper Barlowe, who was observing to a group of freshers in his main building study that the number attending ‘Turf ’ on a weekly basis had been slowly decreasing throughout the semester. What intrigued him most, he mused, was that it was the bigger and fitter boys that were still making it down, and it was these men who had the most mates. This also applied to those boys whose fathers had shown a similar trait in their time at Ormond. The topic was soon replaced by a discussion of the new game Jasper had recently created, called Billiards, but it had already struck a chord with one particular fresher, a young English exchange student. And so it was, shortly after returning home from his time at Ormond that the fresher, Charles Darwin, published this ‘Theory of Evolution’, replacing the more solid Ormond example with some observations of animals. Another episode usually overlooked involves another exchange student. Having finished his Sunday dinner early, and not wanting to leave the hall early, for fear of appearing rude, the young physics student, Albie, began to draw upon his Sodexho napkin (this was in the days before Alliance). Pleased with what he had produced, he later published his findings under his full name ‘Albert Einstein’, removing the Sodexho from his final paper to prevent a breach in copyright. Ormond also has an artistic background. Cate Blanchett, having strod the boards for many years at MLC, progressed on to Ormond for a year, where she starred alongside Tilda Swinton in the very first ‘Ormond Shorts’ production, and Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ was specifically written to be performed on Picken Lawn. In a similar vein, it was on the way from the Hawthorn to the Nash on Boat Race Bus that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to one of the rowers, an incident which she famously repeated a few years later in the U.S. And so Ormondians, I hope you now have a more complete picture of the history which has taken place in the halls in which you now whistle. Maybe you are walking beside a future world leader, or another Donald Bradman. I would like to leave you with this quote from Winston Churchill which seems to suit this piece. History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. A copy of Albie’s original napkin, which can be viewed on Tuesdays in the Library. Thoughts, musings, stories? Write to us: [email protected] 9 First Findings of a Fresher Many things have caught my eye in these few weeks, and I aim to inform you of the ramblings of a deranged fresher’s mind. Remember the days of blackboards? Long gone are the old Blackboard claptraps, spewing mountains of ground chalk into the lungs of students, however with the disappearance of these Asthma causing, clothing degrading teaching icons, a charm has been lost from classrooms everywhere. If it were up to me I would reinstate blackboards, not only as an incredibly cool fashion tip but also to strengthen the lungs of these high-tech new-age students. Who gets to name buildings? Thom Davey Now I love a building with a name, Embossed letters on a historical landmark? God yes! However whoever thought at The University of Melbourne it would be good to name 3 buildings, all brick, and then to name similar sounding names, is misguided, deranged or maybe has an office where they can see freshers running between all three. The Buildings I of course speak of is Richard Berry, Redmond Barry and Richard Priestly…or is that Redmond Berry? Excuse me if I am not present at my lecture out of protest of ridiculous names of buildings. Trams on time? Last week coming home from dinner in the city on a Melbourne University tram, I was surprised to find that the last stop was on Queensbury street…this appeared to be the case for the next three trams. It seems Yarra Trams were running Got something to plug? [email protected] behind schedule, so they were removing passengers from their trams, you’ve got to be on schedule if there is no one on your trams yes? The Seven Wonders? We all know them, but what is replacing the computer room? And moreover has anyone claimed to have been to all corners of the Ormond world and conquered all seven? I’d like to hear some feedback written in the Ormondian… Sandwich Bar 10 We are here to help you navigate the treacherous and dangerous land of the sandwich bar. Lunch at the sandwich bar at Or-rmond is an experience in itself. It’s a stressful and oft harrowing time for many of you who are new to fast-paced calamitous world that hinges on vital on moral questions like, to grill or not to grill? If you want to reopen the wrap post grilling to add cold options aka lettuce and beetroot, which obviously you do, you should chose the thicker wrap option. Going with the thin will guarantee that the cheese sticks too closely to the bread and your sandwich contents are forever locked away. No lettuce for you! When it’s a choice between over-processed ham, unappetising chicken pieces, and a mysterious white luncheon meat that only Mosley can identify, you should try going vegetarian. Hey, you there, I see you, using the tongs for the beetroot in the shredded cheese. Don’t do that. Look you’ve dropped some beetroot juices in the cheese. Beetroot sucks. As a general rule don’t mix your tongs – or spoons. A note for the vegans. Vegans love hummus. Hummus is tasty. Well played vegans. But, vegans hate pesto (it has animal products in it). Bad. But still, when you plop the spoon from your pesto into the hummus, somewhere in the world, a vegan cries. 11 Let’s move on from rolls, we’ve given them quite the grilling. Salads at lunch. Such a mixed bag. Sometimes you get “amazingness” (Parr, 2011). Like fetta (yay fetta!) and roasted pump-kin, other days they copy dinner and claim that cabbage is similar to lettiuce. It’s really not. We’ll discuss the salad options in greater detail later – (Spoiler: sometimes taking ingredients from the salad can exponentially improve your sandwich combos) For those of you who always chose the hot option at lunch times, we must leave you out in the cold as we look to the superior option: the sandwich bar. Alice Goodman & Sophie Parr 12 Achieving Greatness Hello, The Ormondian. If I were to take, say, a small sample of Ormondians - and I need be vary careful not to generalise here - it would be fair to say that the majority of that sample come from backgrounds which are privileged. And I mean so not only in the relative sense of the University of Melbourne, but on a much grander scale. The fees at this college are, after all, more than twice the annual income of the ‘average’ person in the world. Yet along with such great prosperity comes, as it inevitably does, a surrounding attitude of privileged conceit - a denial of wealth, along with a permissive acceptance of one’s own advantage so strong that one barely notices it. Such an attitude invariably results in complacency. This is something I wish to challenge, with the greatest force I can possibly muster in this article. It is, after all, the loss of such sense of struggle which creates a lingering sense of enduring mediocrity. It creates ‘leaders’ that are propelled by their family’s own position and the strength of personal connections, rather than the momentum of their own ambition, foresight, and intelligence. For the moment one loses sight of the monumental luck in being here, right now, is when things start to collapse. We are all not only needs be blessed with the intel- Will Moisis lectual and emotional intelligence to be accepted here, but have the capacity (however tenuous) to pay what are among the most expensive college fees in the country. It is easy for one to lose the sense of struggle and merely fall into the comfortable cushion of college life. I suppose I should be clearer in what I mean. There are a great number of people who take advantage of the opportunities available here. Yet beyond the ‘college bubble’, it is often too difficult to leave a mark on the real world. Especially in first year, the events of the world are merely an afterthought to the struggles of daily life; the college smoko taking precedence in conversation over the death of thousands and impending nuclear disaster in Japan. Perhaps it is too much to ask for a through appreciation of world affairs, or even an appreciation of life beyond drunken frivolity, as a newly indoctrinated college kid. I myself would be hypocritical if I claimed I have acted otherwise. This is where, I think, there is a greater role for senior students to take a guiding role in directing the life of the college. For all its worth, the college administration’s academic and social programs are limited by their very formality, and can’t replace the organic creation of an intellectual, inclusive community from seniors down. This is where programs like Ghazi Ahamat and Bill Stephenson’s philosophy sessions are simply invaluable in permeating a mark 13 in college life in the way a formal, committee planned set of events never could. But in terms of creating a mark on the real world we need to go further. I’m reluctant to make suggestions, for a college as ‘good’ as Ormond is hard to come by. Perhaps, though, it is worth taking a leaf out of St Paul’s College in Sydney. While they support a broader culture of partying, they have achieved a level of success on an individual student level that Ormond should aspire to. They have had three Rhodes Scholarship winners in the last three years, where we have had none. Inside their walls they have recently established two successful philanthropic venturesAustralian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) (an incredibly successful indigenous mentoring program) and 180 Degrees Consulting (a student-run consulting firm for non-for profit organisations). This is by no means an out-and-out attack on Ormond. In fact, the college has struck me as a fantastically liberal, exciting, unique place. And indeed, Ormond has produced and continues to produce philanthropists, academics and entrepreneurs within our undergraduate community. The community service and school mentoring programs are obvious examples of such excellence. However, rather than rest on our laurels, it is necessary for us to set our sights higher. There is a world beyond the organisational bounds of college where we could be a real force for good. As an undergraduate body we need to ask not how we can use Ormond to our personal advantage, but rather how we can use our inherent advantages to contribute to the wider world. Stay cool. Is this a fair comment? What do you think? [email protected] 14 Crunch Time “You know, college is great and all, and I really love it, but its just feels like so much is going on and I don’t know why, but a part of me thinks I can’t keep up. I don’t want to move out next year, but a part of me feels I’ll have to. Is it wrong to say that?” It’s an incredible relief to know that we all, to some extent, feel overwhelmed by college. There’s nothing quite as intensely absorbing as our residential environment. In addition to university and complete social preoccupation with a whole year group of new friends, there’s subcommittees, turf every Monday, smokos, sport. For freshers, there hasn’t been a change of pace since O-Week and Seniors haven’t had a decent break since the summer holidays. There’s the sense that OCSC activities are only beginning, and with this comes the foreboding feeling that the demands on your health and time are increasing while your health and energy deteriorate. It seems like everyone is managing to get to more classes than you, make more friends, study more, train more, drink more, party more, hook up more, and then get up the next morning to do it all again. And part of you is dying for a break. Emotions begin to behave in strange ways, and it might just be the sleep deprivation or malnutri- 15 tion afforded from being given the option of coco pops over muesli at breakfast, but small issues become rather more dramatic because you don’t have the animation to address them. Meanwhile, you’re feelingguilty because everyone loves college, right? There’s absolutely nothing bad about college, right? The Ormondian believes that it’s important to remember that this pace leaves everyone a little exhausted at one point or another. Thriving at college means immersing yourself in everything you love about this place, whether that be planning smokos or even spending excessive lengths of time at meals because the chance to talk to everyone is just too good to pass up. The irrepressible feeling that you’re behind with everything isn’t helped by the fact that it seems everyone is so much more successful at the things you love than you. Ormond is a place for amazing people, and it can sometimes be alarming to realize that with anything you’re good at, chances are there’s someone here who can do it better. Don’t be daunted by that; be inspired by it! We’re so incredibly lucky to be surrounded by such talented, intelligent, stimulating and creative people on a daily basis. This is a unique period in our lives when we can be motivated by the individuality of each perspective at Ormond, and in turn prompt higher thoughts from others. Embrace the chance broaden your prospects. That being said, it remains equally important not to spread yourself too thin. Ultimately, we’re all here for our academic pursuits. It’s vital to prioritize this aspect of life when all else becomes overpowering. The plethora of opportunities offered within our OCSC are much better realized when you learn to organize your time and reduce procrastination (and if you ARE procrastinating, we recommend you go to the JCR and procrastinate as a group. Or write to the Ormondian. You know the drill.) Aim to get involved with as much as you can, but equally, become involved in the things you love, and most importantly of all, be realistic. Work out your commitments now and reassess as things change. It’s okay to say no and to feel like you can’t take on too much! We’re all much more effective when dealing with realistic workloads and no doubt we’ll all thank you for it. The Ormondian’ s advice is to choose to challenge yourself a little each day - not a lot! Create your goals to be achievable and Ormond will surely be your happy home for many years to come. Interested? Contact Sara Coughlan on 0429597184 16 WEEK 4 Breakfast Lunch Dinner: Option 1 Dinner: Option 2 Vegetarian MONDAY SUCK IT THE F*** UP TUESDAY Bacon Fat. Oh and bacon. WEDNESDAY Thursday breakfast exists? I was saaaah wasted at Smoko. THURSDAY MISSED IT. FRIDAY WE’RE NOT A MORNING COLLEGE. SATURDAY ‘Seriously, my A LITTLE SOMEsponsor child THING TO PUT wouldn’t eat this’. TOWARDS THE FRESHER FIVE SUNDAY Meat in a red sauce. SAMOSA LUCKY DIP (hint: there’s poo inside) Meat in a blue (blue?) sauce. POSSUM AU MORT THE USUAL Meat in a red sauce. JUST GO TO GRILL’D BRUNCH: Tryouts for Biggest Loser 2012: Colleges POO GNOCCI (we chopped regular poo into bite size chunks(we put the possums to work)) CHALLENGE: share 3 pieces of ‘I just want chicken between seconds. Please. ten. PLEASE NANCY.’ Meat in a grey sauce. CAPSICUM THREE CHEESE STUFFED WITH POO POO Meat in a red sauce. LYGON ANYONE? Powdered eggs? Really? Meat in a white sauce. ORMOND CAT ‘DIY sandwiches? My mum made my lunch when I AMBIGUOUS MEAT ‘I’m going to the JCR’ was at Melbourne Grammar’. Meat in a red sauce. POO IN EGGPLANT Meat surprise… ‘The food was so SURPRISE, IT’S much better at Geelong Grammar’ NOT MEAT. POO 17 Stories of Service by Tom Bell There are few institutions in the world that can claim to produce friendships and bonds quite like that at Ormond College. In the past, an integral part of the life of the college has been student service. This small article explores where student service has left the students of Ormond College after all these decades, and why it will always be central to the broad personal development experience at Ormond College. Take for example Jenny and Michael Robertson (OC 1995 & 1994 respectively). They first met whilst doing a pantry student service on one Sunday evening early in 1995. Consequently, the relationship they founded in the Ormond College pantry resulted in marriage and two children. Michael says of that particular student service at Ormond “We’ll never forget that day, we both reached for the same dish at the same time, apologised in sync, blushed, and the rest is history”. Jenny remembers it slightly differently, in which Michael apparently ‘propositioned her for a game of late night billiards’. Needless to say that without the service, they may never have met. Another prime example is John Mansell (brother of David Mansell, Chair of the OCSC in 1958) and his wife Elizabeth (Women’s Above: John & Elizabeth Mansell at their home in Brighton Right: Michael and Jenny Robertson College 1958). Mansell was carrying out his regular fortnightly gardening service outside of Allan House when a group of women from the college over the road (now UC) walked past him along royal parade. Taking a liking to what they saw, Elizabeth solely picked up the courage and asked John to the Women’s Dance at the St. Kilda Town Hall once month later. When asked about this crucial moment in their life John got back to me saying “All I remember was that it was an amazing night and Liz was a great partner. Plus she cooks an amazing breakfast”. Ernest Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop himself is quoted in his 1994 biog- raphy by Sue Ebury as saying that “my student service at Ormond College were some of the most memorable times of my life, the comradeship that we’d forged during a hall service was unparalleled in anything I’d ever experienced… except when I was a POW in World War Two”. I hope that these stories inspire you to go and fulfil your absolute potential at student service. You never know… it might get you laid. 18 Horoscopes by Gareth Phoenix The stars align as siblings of greats converge; beware the man attempting the trilogy. Watch for the new undies Ads. You’ll have a Dan good time if Hughes all get excited. Drew ‘as a Pardi, you should check it out! The Flint has provided the spark, now let’s watch it start to Bernie. Be Shaw to check for ID, it may remind you of your past. Keep Pickering and choosing those Cheeky macks. When the childcare and medical worlds collide, everyone is a winner. A glass or two of fine wine will help you find that shining doe. If you ask politely, a trio may be on the cards, providing everyone is Keane. Building a (Bain)bridge may help with keeping up with the Joneses. Put some shoes on the Shell and you may get a chance to walk through the Seward. The Fritzel Factor The Fritzel Factor The Fritzl Factor Hilary Seb Wood Jasmine Tremblay Herb Moore OO7 Binks 2% 2% The Indecision 1% Professor Nick Taylor Poppy 1% 1% 2% Mowgli 1% 3% Jobs Jack Maxwell McBain 1% Callum Buddy Gordon Bridie Mini 2% 1% Sanecat 2% Walsh 2% 1% 1% Farnsy Mitch Smith Ladies 2% 2% 4% 4% 3% Auto Georgie Cameron 1% 1% Aus;n VG Hallmark Dan Candy Gandalf 5% 5% 3% 3% Will Scott Andy Columbus Shiraz Akbarally Michaelson Emperor 4% 4% 2% 2% Jess Denison Mrs Doub=ire 2% 2% Pip Daniel Tub 3% 3% Goose Nick 9% Yencken 9% Wallace Billy Thomas 6% 6% 22 Will ScoQ 7% 7% Richard Wetherell Scratch 3% 3% Blake Connell Chook 7% 7% Buster Shaw Charles 8% 8% The Stranger Bill Stephenson 17% 17% AKtude Liv Crane 5% 5% Phoenix Phoenix 1% 1% Freshers in the exam were asked; ‘of the O-week leaders, who would be most likely to lock someone in their basement, a-la Joseph Fritzl?’ The results are in, and whilst it appears the freshers were accurate judges of Bill Stephenson, the biggest surprise was the lack of votes for Charles Shaw, a shock for many pundits and poll-watchers. Will Mosley did not poll a vote. 19 Forest Trivia 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points 1. Which is bigger, England or Britain? 2. Capital of India is...? 3. Name the new Kath and Kim film. 4. Which US fast food chain has the second-most stores worldwide? 5. MMORPG stands for...? 6. Kevin Rudd was recently asked about a leadership challenge, and, echoing the famous comment by Julia Gillard about being full forward for the Western Bulldogs, said that he had more chance of captaining which team than he did of being PM again? 7. In a Spanish house, where would you find the washing machine and dryer? 8. Which party will win the NSW state election? 9. Who of the royal family is about to make a visit to Australia and New Zealand? 10. Which city is known as the capital of global “mining houses”? 1. Ausgrid Stadium is in which Australian city? 2. ‘Game over, man, game over’ is a quote from which film? 3. What is the name of the US private alleged to have leaked over 200,000 classified US diplomatic cables to Wikileaks? 4. Who played the characters of Ilsa and Rick in the classic film Casablanca? 5. What do Ricky Ponting, Matthew Richardson and Mary Donaldson have in common? 6. Which two countries have the longest shared land border? 7. Who is the Prime Minister of New Zealand? 8. Which current AFL coach has been in their coaching role for the longest time? 9. Most believe that the monk Exiguus, who backdated history to the year 1 AD, miscalculated the date of Jesus of Nazareth’s birth. What do historians commonly suggest as the actual year of Jesus’ birth? 10. Which is the only Australian state capital not named after a person? 1. The Victoria Cross is forged from the brass of cannons captured by the British in which war? 2. How many Police Academy films were eventually made? 3. The Australian Red Nose Day charity was first created to investigate what? 4. Samson and Delilah, winner of the Camera d’Or for best first feature film, was the directorial debut for whom? 5. Hylophobia is the fear of what? 6 points: I was born Mathangi Arulpragasam in Hounslow, London in 18 July 1975. 5 Points: After studying design, I created the cover for an Elastica single, and was encourage by the group to make music. 4 Points: My first two hiphop singles “Galang” and “Sunshowers” became an underground sensation. 3 Points: I contributed songs to Slumdog Millionaire and I was nominated for an Academy Award and a Grammy in the same year. 2 Points: ‘Kala’, my third album, featured Paper Planes, which was a global hit. 1 Point: My name is a play on a common military abbreviation, although the ‘A’ in my name stands for Acton, a suburb of London. Garfield WIthout Garfield ANSWERS: 1 Point: 1.Britain 2.New Delhi 3. The Kath and Kim Filum 4. McDonalds (Subway 1st) 5. Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game 6. Brisbane Broncos 7. In the kitchen 8. Liberal 9. Prince William 10. London 2 Points: 1. Newcastle 2. Aliens 3. Bradley Manning 4. Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart 5. They are all Tasmanians 6. US and Canada 7. John Key 8. Mick Malthouse (since 2000) 9. Six BC 10. Perth 3 Points: 1. The Crimean War 2. seven 3. SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) 4. Warwick Thornton 5. Forests Who am I?: MIA Who am I? Tally your scores to find out what you were smart enough to have created: 40-51 points: UPP 30-40 points: Saturn V 20-30 points: Richo playing on the wing 10-20 points: McCaughey Court 0-10 points: Direct Action on Climate Change Policy Contact the Ormondian at [email protected] © 2011 OCSC
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