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Second semester start
Welcome back everyone! We hope you all enjoyed TwO-Week and had a great mid-year holiday!
For those that are new to college, The Voice is a sort of newsletter/magazine/recap of the events that occur at college and is released every few weeks (usually in between our assignments!).
We’ve really enejoyed being back at college and going to all the events and hope you all have been too!
Getting back into the first few weeks of uni don’t forget to not fall behind on your study, whether this be watching lectures or doing readings - it’s always better to stay on top early in the semester!
As always, second semester began with TwO-Week activities including the biannual pub crawl and coffee crawl.
The coffee crawl was full of waffles, warm drinks and great company. The pub crawl, which is not pictured because no-one wants to see that, was also lots of fun with some gradual drinking which finished at Bungalo 8 where the real dancing began!
TwO-Week Pub Crawl and Coffee Crawl
The Amazing Race
On Friday the Amazing Race took place which led the groups on a route around the city where they experienced a number of different challenges in an attempt to be the first team to finish!
It was a beautiful day and lots of fun for all involved, with lots of time spent around the harbour.
The Fresher Fiesta kicked off the week with a series of games giving the new and returning residents a chance to get to know one another.
If you didn’t happen to make it to the event, here are some of the questions:
Entomology is the study of:
A: Words
B: Insects
C: Fish
D: Ents
What is the name of the British Intelligence Agency?
A: MI-5
B: MI-6
C: MI-7
D: MI-9
What’s the basic principle of the Miss Universe competition?
A: Beauty and brains
B: Beauty
C: Height
D: Beauty and fashion
Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?
A: Robert Menzies
B: Billy Hughes
C: Edmund Barton
D: Governor Macquarie
Which are the official languages of Switzerland?
A: Swiss
B: German, Czechoslovakian
C: French, German
D: German, French and Italian
What day is International Women’s Day?
A: March 8
B: September 5
C: October 28
D: April 13
Which philosopher said, “I think, therefore I am.”?
A: Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
B: Rene Descartes
C: John Locke
D: Plato
Block Wars
After the first week of classes, there was some friendly inter-block competition at Block Wars. Although C-Block came out on top again, all the teams brought some really great participation and team spirit was high. The events ranged from non-alcoholic beer pong, dodgeball and disarming bombs to the block cheers/chants.
AFL
On Sunday, DLC and RMC met at the university oval to learn and play some casual AFL to begin the semester with a friendly match. Although we began with very few players who knew how to play, the RMC team did really well and quickly picked up on the skills and rules of the game. In a mixed team the residents of RMC worked together really well to score multiple goals and also bring home a trophy!
There will be multiple other college sporting events during the semester so make sure to come out and have a go or come along and support the players!
Block Suppers
E-Block
A-Block
C-Block
SundayA-BlockChill session
As usual A-Block ended their first week of classes with their regular chill session where the residents were treated with cake and ice-cream!
With the majority of the conversation revolving around true crime TV shows, the residents relaxed and avoided the readings and lectures they still hadn’t completed...
D Block BBQ
Although this event happened last semester we didn’t have a chance to get it into our last issue so we couldn’t resist putting it in this issue just to give any new students an idea of some of the great events the Block RAs do during the semester!
This was one of the D block events run by the D Block RAs Helen and Long.
Make sure to go along to them because they’re always a great way to meet the people in your block, get some free food and have a whole heap of fun!
Self-Care A column by Meredith - our in-college counsellor
Have you ever heard of self-care? Do you know what it is and why it might be important for you? Perhaps you think it’s optional or self-indulgent. Think again.
Self-care is knowing what your physical, mental, spiritual, emotional and financial needs are and taking steps to meet them. It might start with a bit of reflection, to think about what those needs might look like at this stage of your life. For example:
Spiritual: exploring your beliefs and faith; prayer; belonging to a church community; helping others.
Mental: managing your stress including knowing how you best relax, taking breaks from study, College and friends; digital down time; developing good time management, goal setting and action planning skills; getting support from a counsellor or trusted friend when you feel stuck; getting help for academic concerns; finding out what you’re interested in like having a hobby; getting in touch with your creative side.
Physical: working out how much sleep you need and getting it; regular exercise; having a balanced diet; cutting down on or eliminating unhealthy habits; seeing a GP to address health concerns.
Emotional: learning how to be kinder, less judgmental to yourself and to develop positive self talk; fostering healthy relationships including recognising boundaries; transitioning from home to independence; learning how to manage conflict; being able to identify what you are feeling, and recognising how your thoughts and feelings might be affecting your behaviours; finding ways to clarify and connect with who and what is important.
Financial: budgeting, setting financial goals to move towards financial independence.
It is really important to actively care for yourself. Start making your own unique list today!
This word search is “self-care” themed so here are the words to find: - facemask - sleep - friends - gym - chocolate - netflix - meditation - freshair
Seeing as it is semester 2, it’s now time to begin releasing our second round of Voice activities, so here is another word search for you guys! Good luck!
Humans of RMC
Human #15 Nicole Cairney
What do you study? And what is your favourite part of your degree?
Bachelor of Arts – Media with a Bachelor of Law. What I like best about my degree is that I learn something new every week. Whether it’s what’s going on in the world around me or a case from years ago that had interesting outcomes. I find I’m continuing learning and finding out new things.
What has been your favourite college event so far and why?
What’s an interesting fact about you?
I never seem to have a fact for this in tutorials, so the struggle is real right now. Every night I have to watch Gilmore Girls to go to sleep. So I’ve probably rewatched it 38484297 times but I cannot go to sleep without watching some part of an episode.
What is your favourite memory of RMC so far?
One of my favourite memories was definitely the night that we decided to block Basel’s room with boxes full of stress balls. Next thing we knew the whole corridor turned into a ball pit of stress balls. It was super lame and super random, but it ended up being one of the best nights.
Ball for sure! Open bar, chance to dress up, I’m there!
What is your favourite part of being a Residential Advisor?
Definitely the ability to make a difference for people within their college experience. It’s such a great opportunity to not only ensure that residents are surviving away from home, but also bringing small things for them to look forward to each week. Whether that be listening to their day or having free food on a Sunday. It’s really rewarding being able to help people in the smallest ways.
Where are you from? Does it differ greatly from Sydney?
I’m from Paterson, New South Wales.
Very much so. It’s a small country town where our closest shop is 20 minutes away!
Do you think RMC should have another pet? If so, what should it be?
Yes RMC should have another pet - I’d love another dog of course. You can never have too many dogs running around.
What did you do over the break?
I travelled to Greece and did a Contiki! It was amazing!
Humans of RMC
Human #16 Daniel Moxey
What is your favourite memory of RMC so far?
There’s a lot to choose from! But honestly my favourite memories are probably just the times hanging out with my friends in the middle A common room. There’s nothing quite like the little bits of friendly verbal abuse we throw at each other while playing Super Smash Bros.
What do you study? And what is your favourite part of your degree?
more fun than they sound.
What has been your favourite college event so far and why?
Last year, a group of us all went to Cremorne to see ‘The Room’ in a packed cinema. While I was skeptical of this event at first, sitting with some of my fellow RMC people, throwing spoons, and yelling at this awful movie in a cinema full of hundreds of people doing the same thing was like nothing else I’d ever experienced. I’ve been 6 times now and I’m still keen for more.
I study a Bachelor of Information Technology with a major in Cybersecurity. My favourite part is definitely the cybersecurity and networking subjects. They’re a lot
What’s an interesting fact about you?
I’ve studied music since the age of 5, I have perfect pitch, play
trombone, and I sing a bit for fun.
Where are you from? Does it differ greatly from Sydney?
I’m from the mighty town of Orange. It’s pretty different to Sydney in a lot of ways, especially with how cold it gets (down to -7 over the break). It’s quieter and the air smells nicer, but there’s also less to do. And it’s a horrible name for a town when your hair is the colour that mine is. The jokes never stop.
What did you do over the break?
I went to a couple of weddings, I cooked a lot of food, I entertained kids at a holiday camp for a week, and probably clocked up about 30 hours of time over the break where I was looking at memes.
Do you think RMC should have another pet? If so, what should it be?
RMC always needs more pets! Honestly it’d be mad if we had some birds of prey and could do some falconry, but because that’s apparently “unsafe” and “insane”, I’d be keen for another dog! Cats are cool, but Sable is already our supreme overlord, one is enough.
Don’t forget! If you want to be a Human of RMC all you have to do is contact one of the editors and we’ll happily send you the questions and feature you in our next issue!
Inter-Block Debating
THE Wiretap
For those that are new to the college, The Wiretap is the part of the Voice where people send in all the funny quotes they hear people saying around the college. These can be submitted by sending them to the Voice Facebook page or sending it to one of the Editors (Jen or Zoe).
Although the Wiretap is normally only two pages, this time it is three pages because we’ve been bombarded with quotes!
Please also keep in mind that these quotes are recorded without context and are not meant offensively.
Lucy: “There’s eight days in the week”
Mark: “Do you want some sack?”
Tyla: “I can’t do it, Daniel can you get it in?”
Jake: “Oh Hagrid, your beard’s so long”
Jen: “I’d date a dinosaur”
Jake: “Oh, is that your elder wand?”
Wang: “Rugby is the sport of men hugging each other”
Tyla: “It was a 3 hour sausage fest!”
Anisa: “I thought take out food was healthy...So butter chicken isn’t healthy?!
Jack H: “Sorbet trumps ice cream any day”
Cindy: “Ooh so you’re a sorbet bae”
Jack *talking about The Voice*: “The Voice is published every fortnight by Zoe and um, um...” *Facepalm*
Lachlan F: “How good are you at gay chicken?”
Tyla: “You’re going too sexual too quick”
*Amy T arguing with Jeremy*
Amy: “Just let me finish my game then I’m gonna google why white people are better than Asians”
Zoe W: “I can climb him like a tree”
Josh *moving out of college with his Mum*: “You gotta choose what’s more important cause you can only take your chair or your clothes mate!”
Em M: “You’re a strong independent man who don’t need no 20 year old rapper. Besides, you still have Fetty Wap!”
Sam D: “You’re between my legs”
Tyla: “It’s nice”
Jen: “Isn’t everyone optional content?”
Tyla: “That’s tissue paper, that’s not the kind of paper I like”
Lauren O: “I think the ceilings in N block are pretty solid”
Kate: “Yeah I’ve never heard anyone walking around above me”
*Kate lives on the top floor*
Tyla: “I gave you some of my balls last night”
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Mark: “Hannah you can be the queens OG beagle”
Zoe S: “I’m a dad in a twenty year old’s body”
Keely: “I’m a nut girl”
Dan: “Yesss back on top where I belong!” *laughter*
Dan: “Get your mind out of the gutter!”
Jen: “I hate b*tchy bingo ladies”
Sophia: “I’ve had carpet burn on my face before”
Hannah: “Your foot’s halfway up my ass, that’s not appropriate”
Annonymous: “I don’t have a life but I still haven’t done my readings”
Xanthe: “Stop fingering my holes!” Julian *talking about proxy wars*
Sarah H: “Oh...like computer battles” Jen: “Give up your morals!”
Tyla: “Very nice blue balls, Sam”
Sophia: “I thought they grow back” *talking about men’s nipples*
Amy J *is from Tasmania*: “Tasmania is a great country”
Annonymous: “I love the lord but I like to dress up like a vampire”
Share your voice!
Are you a creative soul and want to contribute to The Voice?
Send through your work as a message to our Facebook page or submit it annonymously to one of the editors! Any contributions are accepted - drawings, poems, stories, articles etc. And don’t forget any to send in any funny submissions to the Wiretap. If you want to be featured in the Humans of RMC section, let us know and we will interview you!
Or feel free to talk to one of the editors Zoe Walters (A207) or Jen Good (A203)
Don’t forget that if you want access to any of the pictures featured in the Voice just shoot a message to Zoe or send it to the RMC - The Voice Facebook Page.