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editor’s noteWelcome to the first edition of Insight for semester 123 - the HSA’s last full semester!

It’s Week 4 and your HSA has already been hard at work. The second-hand booksale is still going and books can still be purchased. If you have money to collect or unsold books to pick up, you have until the end of week seven to do so!

Apart from booksale, we are in the process of renovating the foyer leading in to the HSA office. This foyer is intended to be used for club meetings and a general chill-out zone. We also have a lot planned for you this semester, including a language festival, the ever-loved Bondy 500 and a not-to-be-missed social event.

As the Editor of Insight, I’m inspired by the diversity of material that I receive and the wide range of topics that you are passionate about. This issue reflects this diversity and touches on a wide range of topics. Emily McGregor tells us about how we can get involved in animal welfare (page 3), Lauren Robertson shares her vision on creating a unique shopping experience (page 8), Amy Reid recaps two competitions and Courtney Waugh shares her experiences in the deep south (page 20).

Happy reading!

Until next time,

Kristie xx

Editor | Kristie Megg Designer | Kristie Megg Cover Image | Pat Moss

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Words | Emily McGregorPictures | Emily McGregor

Are you passionate about the welfare of animals, keen to volunteer with RSPCA at fundraising events, or simply want to learn more about the plight of animals?

If this sounds like you, then you should definitely join the Bond Animal Welfare League (BAWL).

At BAWL, we campaign for the rights of animals to be respected on and off campus. We are connected with the RSPCA, Voiceless, BLEATS (Brisbane Lawyers Educating & Advocating for Tougher Sentences) and the wonderful Q.C. Michael Byrne. We run a gamut of events includ-ing Wednesday by the Water, Movie/Campaign Nights, Petitions, ‘Meet and Greets’ with our sponsors and affiliates, and of course, we connect students with volunteering opportunities with the RSPCA.

Our goal for this semester is to change the pork on campus to organic, free-range produce. We have been advocating for this change for two semesters and are seeking more passionate advocators for our campaign!

If you are interested in the campaign, come along to our Movie/Campaign Night next Wednesday (Week 5) at 6:30pm in the Cerum Theatre.

We will be screening an animal welfare documentary (low shock value) and feeding you some delicious vegan pizzas from Mandalas Organic Arts Café. In addition, Les Henrichs, our Campaign Director, will be there to speak to attendees about our campaign and get signatures.

If the ‘Live Export’ issue tickles your fancy, you can join us this Saturday from 12pm outside Parliament House, Brisbane, where we will be campaigning along with thousands of other Qld animal welfarists to ban live export trade. Please express your interest to BAWL President, Emily McGregor, at emily.mcgregor@student.bond.edu.au. (Transport provided).

If you want some more information please join us on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/200461826688178/

BondSync: https://orgsync.com/39181/chapter.

have you joined?bond animal welfare league EMILY MCGREGOR SHOWS YOU HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN ANIMAL WELFARE

“OUR GOAL FOR THIS SEMESTER IS TO CHANGE THE

PORK ON CAMPUS TO

ORGANIC, FREE-RANGE PRODUCE.”

Words | Ellen Scobie

looking beyond bond:homeless in the lucky country

It’s difficult to imagine that homelessness can exist in a place nicknamed the ‘Lucky Country’, renowned for its advanced welfare system. However, approximately 105,000 Australians are homeless, averaging 1 in every 200 people and disproportionately affecting Indigenous people. Most alarming is the fact that 23% of these people are children.

Homelessness continues to challenge our community. It isolates people, excludes them from social and recreational activities, reduces their ability to continue study and contributes to enduring unemployment and chronic health problems.

What does it mean to be homeless?

Homelessness takes many forms. It ranges frominvolve sleeping rough on the streets, to moving from one temporary accommodation to another, (such as couch surfing), or residing in accommodation well below community standards such as caravan parks and boarding houses.

Causes

The main causes of homelessness include mental illness, domestic violence, family breakdown, addiction, financial difficulties, gambling, social isolation and insufficient welfare to meet rising costs of living.

How you can be part of the solution

In April this year, the National Youth Homeless-ness Matters Day called on all Australians to ‘be part of the solution’. With Christmas only a few months away, it is time to reawaken the theme, and support the most vulnerable.

Choose to DineSmart

In the 6 weeks leading up to Christmas, StreetSmart will partner with several restaurants, aiming to provide extra assistance to homeless Australians. Every table at a partner restaurant will be asked to donate just $2 or more to StreetSmart.

Local partners include:

• The Bavarian Bier Café (Broadbeach) • Groove Train (Robina and Surfers Paradise) • Oskars (Burleigh)

Donate to the Gold Coast Project for Home-less Youth

This Project provides immediate and medium term accommodation at Lawson House, Jessica Donne Lodge or Bannister House for homeless youth. Furthermore, it provides services to encourage independent living and ongoing mobile support to assist youth in this transition.

Volunteer or make a donation to Food Aid (Southport)

By fostering responsibility and dignity, Food Aid is one of my favourite charities. This well planned program harnesses excess by turning it into a resource. At no cost, Food Aid collects good quality day old bread from bakeries and ‘seconds’ fruit and vegies from grocery stores. Other foods are donated or funded by generous businesses and individuals.

Food Aid encourages responsibility and discourages an abuse of this privilege through a strict policy. Approximately 75 boxes are given out a week. Too ensure a sustainable service, a $7 donation is requested for each box. People are never turned away without food and may be given bread and soup if they cannot afford a donation. For the first month, a person is allowed to receive one box per week and after this, it is limited to once a week.

Useful Websites

• http://www.homelessyouth.com.au/• http://www.goldcoastyouthservice.com/ • http://www.streetsmartaustralia.org/findrestau-rant• http://www.homelessnessaustralia.org.au/site/issues.php •http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/housing/community-and-homelessness-programs/

BE PART OF THE SOLUTION:

SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY’S

MOST VULNERABLE

mulga & mallee at ngaanyat jarra lands: the aurora project

Words | Josephine ColahanPictures | Josephine Colahan

Ngaanyatjarra Lands cover a territory of 250,000 square kilometres. That’s one and a half times the size of Tasmania – and ample room for the 2000 Ngaanyatjarra people. They share their Lands with the Perentie and the Spinifex hopping mouse, and make glorious woven creatures from the desert grasses and feathers whilst sitting in the shade of the mulga and mallee.

After graduating in June I received word from the Aurora Project team that I had a placement with Ngaanyatjarra Council – Land and Culture to assist their Principal Anthropologist if necessary. The beginning of July saw me travelling the 1000 km from Alice Springs, NT to Warburton, WA with two vehicles in the company of the Principal Anthropologist and an historian travelling with her two young sons and two anthropologists returning to the Lands for Working on Country activities. After loading the swags and food, and picking up the spare wheel from the repair shop, we travelled south to Erldunda, west to Yulara for a short afternoon coffee break and on past Kata Tjuta to Docker River, across the WA border and on to Warakurna to stay overnight before continuing our journey to the Warburton Land and Culture quarters the next morning.

In all I spent three weeks on the Lands. The first week was an introduction to the anthropological team and getting to know some of the traditional owners whilst assisting on the photograph tagging in the database collection. This was a great way to learn about the history of the mission, the buildings, and the missionaries from the people who had direct experience of them during their childhood. During this first week I also had the privilege of visiting a significant site, a very interesting landscape of caves and potholes in the escarpment looking over a vast plain.

The following week enabled me to observe the process for mineral exploration clearances with a collaboration of anthropologists and elder traditional owners. I learned about the system of payments made for cultural heritage services; observed the use of GPS and GIS for mapping tenements, routes and sites; understood cultural protocols in travel to traditional lands; was given an introduction into the traditional use of fire for cleaning land – as well as the pleasure of setting a match to spinifex; and assisted in changing tyres spiked by mulga roots: all this in a process of visiting the valuable water sources in this desert landscape whilst hearing Dreaming stories.

JOSEPHINE COLAHAN SHARES HER EXPERIENCES IN THE NGAANYATJARRA LANDS

In contrast, at the end of the week, the very mundane act of preparing and freezing camel meat at headquarters for the third week’s activity became a joyful activity with the quiet humour of a younger set of Indigenous workers in Land and Culture.

During my last week on Ngaanyatjarra Lands, it was my good fortune to participate on the annual Health Walk out of Blackstone. Early on the Saturday morning we loaded the camel meat into the trailer with swags and bags essential for the walk. Just as the sun appeared on the horizon we pulled out of Warburton for the 170 km drive to Blackstone. The early morning sunlight lighted up the rocky hills as we neared Blackstone to fuel up for Will’s return jour-ney and soon I was walking to the south along the 80km track over which we were to walk during the week, circling back into Blackstone. There were perhaps 50 people on the walk – people of all ages. Men, women and children walked, swapped seats in vehicles, and disappeared off the track to hunt their goannas and witchetty grubs.

Dogs abounded, bounding between the spinifex and cassias, sniffing the new country and sniffing new acquaint-ances, and as each day ended they circled the fires of each camp as the children set the Aristida grasses ablaze to en-courage new growth in the future. A prize bush turkey became one lucky camp meal, and honey ants were vigorously dug from deep in the earth under the mulgas as everyone’s favourite treat. Camel meat disappeared from the trailer with potatoes and pumpkin to reappear in delectable camp oven meals at the multitude of fires circling the chosen site for the nightly camp.

We walked over vast mulga plains and red dunes covered with spinifex and mallee, discovering wild flowers and beautifully weathered granite boulders. We danced to the ancient songs and painted up for special occasions, and were told the stories such as the ousting of Perentie man by Porcupine woman. We learned about the devastation wrought to the water sources by introduced camels which had been set free after their usefulness as freight carriers in the desert had passed. We made new friends and unexpectedly met old friends in this multicultural and international mix of walkers.

All too soon my time at Ngaanyatjarra Lands has come to an end. Applications for the summer 2012/13 round of Aurora internships will be open from 6th to the 31st August on-line via their website at www.auroraproject.com.au.

“HONEY ANTS WERE VIGOROUSLY DUG FROM DEEP IN THE EARTH

UNDER THE MULGAS AS EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE TREAT.”

my little frock shop

INSIGHT CHATS WITH LAUREN ROBERTSON, OWNER OF GOLD COAST BASED E-BOUTIQUE MY LITTLE FROCK SHOP.

my little frock shop

the e-boutique evolutionmy little frock shop

Pictures | Lauren Robertson

New e-boutique owner Lauren Robertson is aiming to create a shopping experience like no other for her customers at My Little Frock Shop.

Lauren’s recently launched e-boutique is easy to use and constantly updated with new stock. Lauren has also set up a chic showroom in Benowa, allowing My Little Frock Shop to provide a truly personalised and unique shopping experience to its customers.

My Little Frock Shop’s primary purpose is to provide its fashion-savvy customers with the items they crave in their wardrobes without breaking the bank. My Little Frock Shop’s items are hand-picked by Lauren and are pretty and feminine with a touch of street style.

My Little Frock Shop offers the latest fashions. Much of My Little Frock Shop’s product is by Australian designers and is Australian made.

Visit My Little Frock Shop online at:mylittlefrockshop.com.au or via their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/mylittlefrockshop.

Contact My Little Frock Shop at sales@mylittlefrockshop.com.au.

gaf fes, government and the g.o.p: why the us election has been a disappointment so far

Words | Connor McBain

So we’ve hit October and there isn’t much of a campaign left. Obama has pulled ahead. Even Fox News is polling him at 49% approval. Arguably, we may as well call it now. As long as Ohio goes Obama’s way (as it’s likely to do) and he grabs another swing state or two, he’ll secure his second term comfortably.

You might ask - what’s the issue for a political junkie like me? Well - it’s been boring and predictable. As long as Obama bangs the foreign policy drum, avoids the economy like the plague and keeps Joe Biden away from a camera, Obama 2012 is a go.

Mitt Romney (or Mittens as I prefer to call him), has successfully managed to put his foot in it wherever he goes. In fact, Mittens and his gaffes have become one of the high points of a rather boring election. Whether its because you’re part of the 47% mollycoddled by Obama, or you simply love a good chuckle, Mittens’ campaign has been nothing short of calamitous.

Even a bit of help from Bibi Netanyahu hasn’t helped Mittens claw back any of the ground lost on his gaffetastic holiday in Europe and the Middle East and his inability to stay on message. So where to from here? The answer is Presidential Debate Round One, Mittens vs. Obama.

Hopefully, Mittens hasn’t resorted to the same debate coach as John McCain did in 2008. Otherwise, the elec-tion will be due for another gaffe or two before polling closes on election day. There was a brilliant piece on the Foreign Policy Journal website this week about the Top 10 Best Moments from US Presidential Debates (look it up, it’s worth it). The highlight was Ronald Reagan destroying his opponent’s campaign in a sentence, or George W. Bush lose his cool when probed by John Ker-ry about American unilateralism.

Either way, it emphasises that leadership debates are often the highlight of the campaign trail, no matter what country you punch your ballot in.

Unfortunately, it is unlikely that we see a top 10 moment in this campaign as Obama will play it safe, keep calm and reinforce the idea that his job isn’t finished. On the other hand, Mittens will no doubt insult Russia, China, the entire American middle class and anyone willing to rely on some form of Government assistance. We can take consolation in the fact that in one month he will drop off the American political landscape forever.

A select dozen IR students from Bond were treated to an engaging discussion on US Politics by Professor Tom Schaller of the University of Maryland last week. Professor Schaller highlighted that two thirds of the time, the incumbent will be safe. Whilst Obamites might be dis-appointed that the change promised in 2008 hasn’t mate-rialised, there is another article on the BBC website arguing his qualifications as a Tory that I suggest you read. It’s hardly expected that Obama would turn up at this year’s Tory Conference. However, one begins to wonder whether Obama would look that out of place on a stage next to David Cameron at the launch of the next manifesto.

The polarised landscape of US politics has made voting Republican less about sensible conservatism, but more about tribalism, divisiveness and putting a stop to anything endorsed by the left or something ‘un-American’ as is often stated. Mittens and his disastrous campaign have stemmed from one central issue in the Republican base: the Tea Party. America’s answer to the British National Party, or the Front National of France, seems to have made centre politics a place of the past. Gone are the days where left and right could reason and compromise to better a country.

America, like any nation, is all the worse for it. Politics isn’t a blood sport, or at least it shouldn’t be. People will always disagree. With that said, however, the vitriol that now finds itself in modern politics is not only disgusting but frightening. I only hope that this is just a phase, and the radicals of either side of the political divide will once again be drowned out by reason and cooperation across the aisle.

Words | Amy ReidPictures | Amy Reid

instagram competition

OVER THE 122 SEMESTER BREAK, THE HSA RAN ITS VERY FIRST INSTAGRAM

COMPETITION. STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO

SUBMIT PHOTOS VIA INSTAGRAM THAT

REPRESENTED WHAT THEIR HSS DEGREE MEANT TO

THEM.

FIRST PLACE WAS AWARDED TO THE ENTRY BY INSTAGRAM USER @SALLYIHEART FOR HER

CREATIVE DEPICTION OF EVERYDAY STUDENT LIFE (COMPETITIONS COVER

IMAGE).

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM AND

SEARCH THE ‘@BONDHSA’

USERNAME TO VIEW ALL OF THE OTHER AMAZING ENTRIES.

the pitch competition

THE PITCH RAN IN 122 AND WAS MODELLED OFF THE

POPULAR GRUEN TRANSFER SEGMENT OF THE SAME NAME.

STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO ‘SELL THE UNSELLABLE’ AND

PRODUCE A CAMPAIGN SUPPORTING AUSTRALIA

BECOMING A DICTATORSHIP.

FIRST PRIZE WAS AWARDED TO ALASTAIR ANISIMOFF. HIS ENTRIES APPEALED TO THE LAZY VOTER WITHIN US ALL,

AS WELL AS LINKING DICTATORSHIPS

TO PERIODS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH.

THE COMPETITION TARGETED ADVERTISING AND

COMMUNICATIONS STUDENTS.THE COMPETITION WAS

JUDGED BY FACULTY STAFF SVEN BRODMERKEL AND

PETRA GOOR.

get ahead of your game:advertising seriesINSIGHT CHATS WITH SVEN BRODMERKEL ON WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT IN ADVERTISING

How did you end up in Advertising?

My background is in political science and history. I did a PhD in political science in Germany. It is very difficult to forge an Academic career in Germany – on top of your PhD you also need to complete another thesis.

I then made the switch to Advertising. I had always been interested in communications and just decided to apply to an advertising agency through a job advertisement. The firm dealt with strategic planning and copyright across various media.

So how did you end up as an Advertising Professor at Bond/

My PhD thesis was on the Australian and German federal systems so I lived in Australia for a while. My partner and I had backpacked through Australia. As for advertising, I enjoy it because it you have to think strategically about your market. The main appeal is advertising’s interesting combination of analytical thinking and creative thinking.

Advertising is an independent, creative industry – it’s not a suit and tie industry. However, it’s not just about being creative – there’s just as much strategic thinking involved.

So what if you really want to channel your creative side?

Advertising is unique in that you can find your niche. If you are more creatively inclined, you can opt for a job that combines design with marketing. For analytical thinkers, media planning or account management might be more appropriate, where different ways of thinking come together.

What can students do to get themselves ahead?

Start early. Look at the different paths and functions that advertising provides and consider what you are most interested in. For example, if you are more of an analytical thinker, you may want to do marketing subjects in addition to your advertising major.

As well as this, advertising is a creative degree. We always encourage students to do internships and get engaged with the practical side of advertising. An internship isn’tan essential requirement. However, students should be aware of the fact that they may be competing with people who do not have a degree in advertising, but have gained experience by other ways and means. An internship would be a good way to gain practical experience.

Internships aren’t the only way to gain practical experience in the field. You can also gain advertising experience in other ways, such as running blogs to use in your final portfolio. All in all, you need to show your prospective employer that you can apply what you have learnt to practice.

How important are grades in forging a career in Advertising?

Advertising is really concerned with how well you have performed in a particular setting. Good grades show that you actually engaged with the subject and dedicated time and energy. It shows resolve and commitment. There is a saying that you are only as good as your last job. If you were outstanding two years ago, it doesn’t guarantee a position for your current project.

However, advertising also looks at different criteria – such as your personality, good fit with the company and whether you are a good communicator. You need to prove that you are a committed, interested person and can achieve this through a combination of grades and practical experience.

What should graduates expect?

Advertising is creative, analytical and interesting – but it also involves keeping clients happy, ensuring we achieve goals and having to deal with unrealistic expectations from our clients.

clemson & the usafive things you should knowWords | Courtney WaughPictures | Courtney Waugh

SMELL: Fresh and natural. Clemson college campus is situated in the tiny town of Clemson, full of wide open spaces and trees and gardens galore, with big stretches of lawn outside every building. And it seemed to be if I wasn’t relaxing on the lawns or by the lake I was breathing in the air around the beaches and mountains and ski lodges throughout the whole of the American continent.

BEST TASTE: I would love to say that the USA provided me with exotic and cultural cuisine that was tantalising on my palate. However, I was thrown into the deep South where everything was served either deep fried or drowned in ranch sauce. But the one thing I do still crave is an everything bagel… with cream cheese please. (That or 3 olives vodka. YUM.)

MUST SEE: An American college football game! These happen once a weekend, where thousands of university students dress in their colours, football fans or not, and spend the hours before the game partying in the car park (commonly called ‘tailgating’) before flooding into the stadium where the college bands are going crazy and the cheerleaders are dancing up a storm. However, the experience doesn’t stop with the full time siren as the celebrations of college life will continue way into the night… only to happen all over again in 7 days.

BEWARE OF: Rednecks (a more extreme form of an Australian bogan). They are easy to spot as they get around in massive pick-up trucks, are usually seen in camouflage wear and have a slow, distinct drawl that is pretty incompre-hensible to the average Aussie. Although lovely people, just beware the conversation will consist of huntin’, fishin’, Nascar and commonly how every true American should be carrying a gun around.

SUMMED UP IN ONE WORD: Sensational. Was the college experience of a lifetime.