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Indigenous medical scholarship offer..................................2
Med faculty plans to expand program.................................3
Illegal car parking clamp down.............................................4
Health food store to open on campus..................................5
Colts’ unusual training regime for pre-season ....................6
U18s claim unfairness despite BUSA efforts.......................7
BASIC instinct is friendship...................................................7
Bondie bachelor on four-girl date.........................................8
Cricket leaders go in to bat for club’s legacy......................9
Sports complex months ahead.............................................9
LGBTI take their Pride of place...........................................10
Lake swim risk of shark attack...........................................10
Towering ahead for study time ...........................................11
Workshops for novice debaters..........................................11
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One guy, one date, four girls. Click here to read Ashley Pillhofer and Amy Forrester’s report on how Bond’s
real-life version of the TV show The Bachelor came about.
Picture: Supplied

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BOND BRIEFS
By Clint Stephens
Bond is offering its first scholar-
ship for the medical program to
an Indigenous student.
The full-fee scholarship, worth
almost $350,000, will be awarded
to an Indigenous student for entry
in the May 2016 semester.
The scholarship is the first of
its kind for the private university,
with all tuition costs being cov-
ered, said Bond University Dis-
cipline Lead for Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Health, Dr
Shannon Springer.
“Some other universities of-
fer smaller scholarships around
textbooks, assistance with living
allowances etc., but nothing on
the magnitude of this,” said Dr
Springer.
The scholarship comes off the
back of a nationwide initiative to
increase the number of Indige-
nous doctors in Australia.
“There are currently 204 Ab-
original and Torres Strait Islander
doctors, and 310 Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander medical stu-
dents in Australia, so every med-
ical school around Australia is
trying to increase the number of
doctors … to help close the life
expectancy gap between Aborigi-
nal and Torres Strait Islander peo-
ple,” said Dr Springer.
“Bond really wants to fulfill
their social obligations, and be in-
volved in this as well.”
It’s also an important develop-
ment for the Gold Coast.
“There’s only three or four In-
digenous doctors on the Gold
Coast, and there’s an Aborigi-
nal Medical service on the Gold
Coast, so there is a need locally
for Bond to respond to the local
need of the Gold Coast.”
Manager of Bond’s Nyombil
Centre for Indigenous students
Jason Murray said the reception
to the scholarship has been pos-
itive.
“There’s obviously the mon-
etary value of the scholarship,
but it’s also another indication of
Bond’s commitment to Indige-
nous education,” said Mr Murray.
Bond’s smaller class sizes and
one-on-one teaching style have
helped Bond’s Indigenous student
body have a higher retention rate
than other universities, he said.
The new scholarship is the first
for the medical school, but not the
first Indigenous scholarship for
study at Bond, with 14 awarded
this year.
“We give out scholarships for
foundation programs and diplo-
mas, as well as undergrad de-
grees,” said Mr Murray.
“It’s about giving indigenous
people the full range of opportu-
nity.”
The winner of the scholarship
will be the first Indigenous student
to study Medicine at Bond.
Indigenous medical scholarship offer
Jason Murray of Bond’s Nyombil
Centre for Indigenous students says
the scholarship is a great move
forwarrd. Picture: Clint Stephens
$350,000 full-
fee to boost
number of
ATSI doctors
It’s another
indication of
Bond’s commitment
to Indigenous
education.
~Jason Murray, Nyombil
Centre manager

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BOND BRIEFS
By Cloe Read
Bond’s Health Sciences and Medicine Fac-
ulty is celebrating their building’s 10th
anni-
versary with plans for a two-storey exten-
sion.
Professor Helen Chenery, Executive
Dean of Bond’s Faculty of Health Scienc-
es and Medicine, said the extension could
occupy the large opening to the right of the
building.
Prof Chenery said it would broaden the
scope of the faculty to give students an
even better learning environment.
“With the increasing demands on the
Australian heath systems, we are looking at
new and innovative ways to deliver health
care wisely,” she said.
“By using the available space adjacent
to the building, our scope will expand the
footprint of the Health Sciences and Medi-
cine Faculty on the Bond campus.”
The proposed extension is in early stag-
es but would include a mixture of laborato-
ries and collaborative research spaces.
The faculty is looking into establishing
high impact partnerships through the ex-
tension, which will also be highly advanta-
geous for medical students.
“An extension will benefit students with
access to more state-of-the-art infrastruc-
ture and give students the opportunity to
work and learn with and from highly es-
teemed clinical researchers,” she said.
The current building already houses
many modern state-of-the-art features
such as a Virtual Clinic.
The clinic gives students the ability to
treat simulated patients that replicate re-
al-life medical conditions.
The use of technology in classes is one
of the biggest evolutions the faculty has
seen since it began in 2006.
Professor Chris Del Mar, former Dean
of Medicine who headed the faculty until
2009, said much had changed in regards to
technology-based teaching methods and
the increase in graduates.
“What’s evolved since then has been
using simulation techniques so there are
some exciting educational techniques
through simulation,” he said.
“The faculty has grown from what was
originally 72 graduates per year to 100.”
Med faculty plans to expand program
Executive Dean of Medicine Professor Helen Chenery and Professor Chris Del Mar beside the building’s opening plaque. Photo: Cloe Read
Two-storey extension proposal comes with building’s 10th
anniversary

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BOND BRIEFS
By Matthew Judkins
Harsher penalties for illegal
car parking – which include
monetary fines and towing
– have been approved to
combat the rising number
of outsiders taking up cam-
pus spaces.
Director of Commercial
Services Anthony Spegel
said the University Manage-
ment Committee adopted
the new policy this month
after a period of consulta-
tion and evaluation.
“It is necessary to high-
light that this will not im-
pact any bona fide user of
carparks who park legally in
the correctly designated ar-
eas, which is the majority of
users,” said Mr Spegel.
“The timing for imple-
mentation will be the start
of semester two 2016.”
Bond security officer Ty
Wilson said it was non-Bon-
dies who prompted the uni-
versity to take action.
“People from these busi-
ness centres are parking
their cars here, which then
makes it a problem for all
the gym users, residents,
and students,” said Mr Wil-
son.
“By the end of the se-
mester, you will see us
start to affiliate
with the towing
company.”
The uni-
versity policy
is based on
a three strike
warning sys-
tem, after which
cars will be im-
pounded and released for a
fee of $330.
The updated system will
administer fines of $55 via
the external company Pri-
Park – Private Parking Man-
agement.
Mr Wilson said the pen-
alties were there as a de-
terrent and were not reve-
nue-raising.
Blake Greenway, Pres-
ident of the Society and
Design Students Associa-
tion, said free parking was a
benefit of the university.
“We don’t want to pay
any more than we are at the
moment,” Blake said.
However, anyone who
speeds on campus would
be prosecuted by the po-
lice, said Mr Wilson.
More than 2500 warn-
ing notices were issued by
security in 2014 and 2015,
said Mr Spegel.
Law student Alice Gilmore appreciates that the new fines system will deter motorists who are not permitted to park on
campus grounds. Picture: Matthew Judkins
Illegal car parking clamp down
$55 fines
and cars to be
towed after three
offences.
~Anthony Spegel,
Director of Commercial
Services

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BOND BRIEFS
By Sarina Tassone
A new health food shop is planned to open
on campus at the end of the semester ahead
of a possible revamp of the Brasserie.
Food and Beverage manager Glen Hard-
ing said he understood students are looking
for alternative food choices and has been
listening to their suggestions.
“We are currently working with staff to
meet the students’ needs,” he said.
“With the health food shop students can
look forward to a very large menu with a
wide variety of healthy food options.”
The new health food store will be located
next to Bond Express.
The final sign off for the project is re-
quired by Vice-Chancellor Professor Tim
Brailsford.
Communication student Nicole Muto
said she eats most of her meals at the Bras-
siere but is looking forward to the new addi-
tion to campus.
“With the new health food shop I am hop-
ing that the menu contains a variety of salad
options for me to choose from,” she said.
Family studies student Jennie Baker
said she loves the food that Bond has but
had been hoping for a healthy addition.
“I am looking forward to a health food
shop because fitness and well being is im-
portant to me,” she said.
The Bond website describes the Brasse-
rie as the most popular spot on campus for
students to dine.
“In terms of the possible revamp, we are
working on trying to give the Brasserie a
new look and feel,” said Mr Harding.
The plans for the revamp are yet to be
finalised.
By Chloe Alexander
Bond’s ratings continue to be a
strong marketing point after it
received more five-stars than any
other Australian university for the
10th year in a row.
The Good Universities Guide
2016 awarded Bond five stars for
its student-staff ratio, teaching
quality, generic skills and stu-
dents’ overall satisfaction.
Deputy Director of the Office
of Learning and Teaching Dr
Sarah Long said the five-star
ratings show students how Bond
compares against competing
universities.
“It’s one thing for us to say
that we’re a wonderful university,
but something like the five-star
ratings, which are rigorously un-
dertaken and audited by external
bodies, provides a framework for
students to then make decisions
about which institution they
choose to come to,” she said.
Dr Long said Bond is commit-
ted to its standing as an inter-
national university and wanted
global recognition for the value
that comes from a Bond educa-
tion.
“We’re only a small univer-
sity, we aren’t as big as a lot of
universities out there, so what
makes us special is that we are
committed to student experi-
ence,” she said.
General Manager for Informa-
tion and Planning Kevin Maley
said the university’s five-star
ratings for student experience
categories are one of the stron-
gest selling points.
Mr Maley said that it helps
people to make a decision about
which university to choose.
“We might have some stu-
dents who aren’t familiar with
Australian universities, so they
hear about Bond and how good
it is and they get a bit more
comfortable with what they are
choosing,” he said.
He said the high student-staff
ratio rating is also important to
market to potential students.
“At other universities you get
put in classrooms where there
are hundreds of people, but when
you come to Bond you get a real,
personal experience,” he said.
“How people know about that
is the importance of these rat-
ings.”
It is imperative for the univer-
sity to continue to reinforce these
five-star ratings to Bond’s future
students to show them what to
expect when coming to Bond
University, said Dr Long.
Health food store to open on campus
Bond awarded five-star rating for tenth year in a row
Student Danieka Strathdee says Bond
deserves its rating and gives it her
own five stars.
Picture: Chloe Alexander

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BOND BRIEFS
By Tom McKee
The Bond Rugby Colts squad has been
searching for a competitive edge in the
2016 season with the use of demand-
ing, unorthodox training methods, in-
cluding pushing the team bus.
The under 19 side, many of whom
will play under the Bull Sharks banner
for the first time in 2016, has been in a
demanding preseason training sched-
ule for the past seven weeks.
The boys attended a camp at Lake
Ainsworth, Lennox Head, over the Feb-
ruary 13-14 weekend, where they com-
pleted physically punishing training.
Training exercises employed over
the weekend included the boys run-
ning along the beach with wooden
posts over their shoulders and pushing
the tour bus several kilometres back to
camp.
Colts Head Coach Brad Harris said
physical aggression and extreme dis-
cipline were his main focusses for the
side’s preseason training.
“Most of the teams that I’ve coached
respond to that sort of training as long
as there’s a clear understanding and
those players understand that their
hard work will be rewarded once they
get onto the field,” he said.
“The boys have worked really hard,
there’s a really good feeling amongst
the group.
“How far we can take the program
will be determined by how hard the
boys can commit and work over the
next couple of months.”
Morale was high across the
40-strong squad over the weekend,
and the boys will no doubt be looking
to keep their forward momentum going
as the season begins.
Back rower and Bond Law/Inter-
national Relations student Calum Ball
said energy was high in the side.
“There’s a really good vibe around
the boys, everyone’s just keen to kick
off the season and get some match ex-
perience,” he said.
“They’ve been training us
pretty hard so hopefully we
will see the results on the
scoreboard once the sea-
son begins.”
Bond’s 2016 rugby cam-
paign kicks off with a home
game against Easts on March
12.
Colts’ unusual
training regime
for pre-season
The boys have put in the hard work and are ready for the 2016 season.
Picture: Tom McKee
The boys have
worked really hard,
there’s a good feeling
amongst the group.
~Brad Harris,
Colts Head Coach

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BOND BRIEFS
U18s claim unfairness
despite BUSA efforts
By Emily Selleck
Underage Bondies are claiming
discrimination from social events
despite the Bond University Stu-
dent Association’s (BUSA) ongoing
attempts to bridge the age gap.
The semester has kicked off with
a number of iconic parties, from
Tight and Bright and Palava to Any-
thing but Clothes and Physical, but
the estimated 50 underage Bondies
on campus were missing.
Vice-Chancellor’s Elite Scholar
Lacey Rowett said that after trav-
elling hundreds of kilometers from
her hometown for O-Week she was
disappointed by the exclusion.
“I didn’t expect the university
to condone underage drinking but
I did expect to be invited to the
events with some form of policing,
like a wristband to show the securi-
ty that I wasn’t allowed to be drink-
ing alcohol,” she said.
“Otherwise, all-age events
during O-Week would have made
those of us who began university
immediately after graduating from a
Queensland high school feel more
included in the Bond family.”
BUSA Social Director Henri
Sheridan said he is saddened that
students do not feel they are get-
ting the full Bond experience.
“This semester we have endeav-
oured to encourage social inclusion
but as you can imagine, there are
an incredible amount of licensing
issues that arise when mixing un-
derage and 18+ students in one
party.”
It follows last year’s BUSA-is-
sued statement that said alco-
hol-free events simply didn’t earn
enough money.
“We organise events that in-
crease revenue to put back into the
university and as alcohol-based
events raise the highest revenue,
we tend to target those,” the state-
ment said.
A Block resident Patrick Cross
said more thought and direc-
tion should be focused on Bond’s
17-year-olds.
“The fact is from 10pm onwards
I am excluded on the basis of my
age,” he said.
“It is such a shame I am not able
to meet new friends, share expe-
riences and make the most of my
time at Bond.”
Henri said BUSA is striving for a
fully integrated environment by re-
vising the underage social calendar.
“During O-Week we held a free
event at Bounce for all new stu-
dents and in week three we sought
to include underage students in the
Bound Magazine Launch Party by
allowing access but denying alco-
hol to those under 18.”
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholars Lacey Rowett and Jordan Eastway part ways as
17-year-olds are denied access to Don’s. Picture: Emily Selleck
BASIC instinct
is friendship
By Tariah Magri
Lock-out laws will have
little if any impact on one
of Bond’s longest-serving
clubs, the Beer Apprecia-
tion and Social Intercourse
Club (BASIC).
Despite new state legis-
lation that forces pubs and
clubs to call last drinks
at 2am in pubs and clubs
across the state, BASIC
executive Jack Hansen
said they would not affect
the club.
“We certainly aren’t
for the current stigma
surrounding drinking in
Australia,” he said.
Jack said socialising
shouldn’tturn into a binge,
and it should never turn
violent.
“So we stand by our
founders’ true intentions
as a club that aims to bring
together friends and beer,”
he said.
BUSA secretary Jac-
queline McGrath said BA-
SIC was founded in 1999.
“BASIC goes above and
beyond just partying and
drinking by also focusing
on the socialisation and
meeting new people,” she
said.
I did expect to be
invited to the events
with some sort of
policing.
~Under-aged student
Lacey Rowett

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BOND BRIEFS
Bondie bachelor on four-girl date
By Ashley Pillhofer & Amy Forrester
It could have been a scene from
the hit TV show The Bachelor
when Bondie Sidhant Maingi dat-
ed four girls at once on Valentine’s
Day.
In similar fashion to the televi-
sion show, the group date turned
heads at Longboard restaurant in
Surfers Paradise when Sid wined
and dined Sarah Haight, Kristina
McNamara, Samantha Spellman
and Nicole Assiman.
Sid’s playboy reputation was
set as word about the group date
hit the Bond rumour mill.
The gossip around campus
was that Sid invited each girl in-
dividually, only to have her arrive
and encounter the three other
girls.
The truth was the four girls,
who are all good friends, met Sid
in O-week at the ABC Party and
that’s where the group date idea
was hatched.
The ‘bachelorettes’ said the
night was not a ‘proper date’ but
more of a ‘squad date’.
“Sid paid for dinner and wine
and we got dessert,” Said Sarah.
Sid said he decided to take
the girls out because he relates to
them a lot and they always have a
lot to talk about.
“Valentine’s Day is overrated,”
he said.
“We’ve pretty much spent the
whole time together, we’ve all be-
come really attached so I thought
it was a nice thing to do.”
Samantha added: “It was just
nice to do something different,
because like, people get so down
if they don’t have a Valentine’s
Day date, but you have friends
and that’s like the same thing.”
The group agreed that their
date was the best Valentine’s
date they had ever been on and
laughed about the possibility of
their dates next year not measur-
ing up to Sid.
“We love Sid!” the girls said,
agreeing that no boy can ever re-
place him.
Regardless of the playboy per-
sona Sid said he was always a
gentleman.
And his advice to fellow bach-
elors: If you don’t respect women,
you don’t deserve them.
The group admitted that after
the wining and dining the evening
ended with stargazing from their
balcony in a makeshift cubby
house.
Sid also cheekily added that
you can’t expect to get lucky on
the first night.
Sidhant Maingi wines and dines Sarah Haight, Kristina McNamara, Samantha Spellman and Nicole Assiman. Picture: Supplied
We love
Sid!
~Bond bachelorettes
Sarah, Kristina,
Samantha and Nicole

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BOND BRIEFS
Cricket leaders
go in to bat for
club’s legacy
Sports complex
months ahead
By Kelsey A Gomes
Bond’s new sports complex is
months ahead of schedule and
may be open as soon as late
May.
Extensive meetings
over the past year between
Vice-Chancellor Tim Brailsford
and sports department allowed
the construction to be planned
in great detail.
The construction began in
late August.
The sports complex will be
twice the size of the old gym.
Executive Director of
Sport Garry Nucifora said the
complex would maintain the
flow during peak hours, while
opening their arms to the
community.
“The new gym will be two
floors, with new state of the
art equipment, three more
exercise classes and an open
floor plan for more space,” he
said.
The Bond Sport program
was built two years ago.
The old sports gym will be
filled with operation offices
and the new gym will become
the main hub for all students
alike to achieve their goals and
continue to grow Bond Sport.
Sam Davis (left) and James Wiseman get ready for the season.
Picture: William Taylor
By William Taylor
The new leaders of the Bond Uni-
versity Cricket Club are ready to
leave their legacy on Bond Sport,
says President Sam Davis.
The club finished fifth in Divi-
sion One at the Australian Univer-
sity Games last year and now Sam
said he wants to further promote
and encourage the growth of crick-
et at Bond through tsocial media.
“I really want to improve the
culture and get cricket really living
at Bond,” said Sam.
“Last year overall from three
club sign-on days we had 11 peo-
ple sign up.
“This year we used social media
(Facebook) before hand and had
37 people sign up this semester.”
Despite this success Sam said
the club needed substantial fund-
raising to compete at this year’s
competition.
“We are going to try and hold a
pub crawl,” he said.
“Anything we can do to get a
team there would be huge.”
Internal and External Affairs
manager James Wiseman said he
was looking forward to undertak-
ing his role.
“As the External Events man-
ager I’m making sure people on
the outside know what’s happen-
ing and make sure internally we
can organise some events,” said
James.
As a freshman immediately
placed in a leadership role James
said he was eager to find a bal-
ance between making the club
as competitive as possible while
keeping the fun and social aspect
of cricket.
“I’d really love to bring a com-
petitive aspect to the club,” said
James.
“Although we don’t want to
take away the social aspect that’s
for sure.
“It’s a bit of fun cricket getting
out there with mates.”
Sam also expressed interest in
arranging a competition between
Bond and Griffith and Southern
Cross universities.
“I know Griffith and SCU don’t
play any games apart from the
AUGs,” said Sam.
“A round-robin tournament with
three games between three unis a
day would be really cool.”
In the meantime, the cricket
club is preparing for their opening
One Day Games and T20 matches,
as well as organising a Fast Bowler
Competition and an Indoor Cricket
competition for later in the year.

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BOND BRIEFS
LGBTI take their Pride of place
BPA’s executive team at their weekly meeting (from left) Kane Murrant, Kate Della-Vedova, Matt
Knoetze, Matthew Naylor. Picture: Katia Pearsall
BY Katia Pearsall
Bond Pride Alliance has reformed in partial re-
sponse to negative criticism that Bond does
not provide enough opportunities for its LGB-
TI community.
The BPA executive team says it will strive
to promote equality, provide support and a
cohesive learning environment.
One of BPA’s short-term aims is securing
their own space.
“We are in the midst of urging Bond to al-
low BPA a designated room to be used as a
‘safe haven’ where members of BPA can re-
lax with one another and talk about anything
concerning or exciting happening within the
LGBTI community,” said the BPA’s exec team.
The BPA plan to organise group get-to-
gethers such as movie nights and other so-
cial events which will be posted weekly on the
Bond Pride Alliance Facebook.
Executive team member Kate Della-Vedo-
va said it was not just about the support but
also about the celebration of the LGBTI com-
munity.
Bond Pride comprises about 80 members.
President Matthew Knoetze said anyone
was welcome to join the group.
“We really encourage and welcome every-
one who shares our values and beliefs to join,
not just students who identify personally as
LGBTI,” he said.
A study of Australian universities by the
Australian LGBTI Uni Guide ranked Bond to-
ward the bottom of the list. The study looked
at how well universities cater to the needs of
lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or intersex (LGB-
TI) on the basis of inclusive policies, staff
training, resources and support services.
Former High Court judge Michael Kirby
berated numerous Australian universities last
year, saying that having few or no specific
support services for LGBTI is unacceptable.
“Universities as places of learning and in-
formation should be leaders but some of them
unfortunately are really dragging the chain,”
Justice Kirby told the StarObserver, an LGBTI
website.
The Australian Uni Guide uses a check
list to examine the measures each university
is taking to provide a learning environment it
deems safe and supportive.
Lake swim risk
of shark attack
By Jessica Sarno
International students wanting
an extra thrill by swimming in
the university lake risk shark
attack.
Attacks within local wa-
terways should be a topic of
discussion during Bond Uni-
versity’s orientation week, said
international students who
spoke to Bond Briefs.
Varsity Lakes resident
Yahya Qatramiz said when he
was a resident assistant on
campus some international
students expressed the desire
to jump in the Lake before they
returned home.
“Warning the students
about the bull sharks that live
in the murky lakes and con-
necting canals is something
that Bond University should
mention for the overall safety
of its students,” said Yahya.
“In 2002 and 2003 there
were two fatal shark attacks
within the Miami and Burleigh
lakes near Bond University and
I would hate for that to be a
Bond uni student who wanted
to check something off his/her
bucket list.”
Bond security guard Ken
Hodge said it was illegal for
students to swim in the uni-
versity lake.

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BOND BRIEFS
By Emily Moodie
The Blocks have always had a rep-
utation for being the party central
of Bond while the Towers are where
students go for quieter study time.
Student Res Fellow for B Block
Ellen Mitten said that a lot of stu-
dents begin in the blocks to make
friends before moving to the Tow-
ers in their third or fourth semester.
“When you live at the Blocks it’s
just a big facilitate (sic) of meeting
new people and forming new friend-
ship groups, especially if you’re just
starting out at the Blocks because
sometimes who you live with turn
out to be really good friends,” she
said.
“The Blocks are 100% fantastic
in that way.”
To concentrate on their studies
Block students like Astrid McIntosh
are transferring to either the Accom-
modation Centre or the Towers.
“Living on the Blocks was great
for my first semester because I
met so many people, but half way
through my second semester living
in the Blocks I got so over it,” she
said.
“It was constantly noisy and a
lot of people were very inconsider-
ate especially in my corridor.
“Noise travels very easily in
the blocks and it was disturbing
my sleep and affecting my perfor-
mance during class and study.”
Block parties cause more than
half the Block students to transfer
to other residential areas, said El-
len.
“I’d say if you start at the Blocks
maybe 50% will cross to the towers
if they want to stay on campus oth-
erwise they’ll move off to the Re-
serve or something,” she said.
Former Student Res Fellow for
B block and current Res Fellow for
the North Tower Jacqui McGrath
said students who want more of a
study approach left the Blocks.
“It’s mainly students that are
more study-oriented and are after a
bit more quiet that transfer from the
Blocks,” she said.
The Towers and the Accommo-
dation Centre are also better regu-
lated then the Blocks, requiring stu-
dent ID cards to enter their building
at all times.
“Monitoring of the Blocks is defi-
nitely something we try and control
a bit better because obviously the
facilities are for people living on
campus,” she said.
“If we see someone unfamiliar
we generally kind of get them out
of there.”
While it can be easier to get dis-
tracted at the blocks Ellen said no
building gave an academic advan-
tage.
“You can make the choice to
study no matter which building
you’re from,” she said.
“Typically if you want to study
you can try in your rooms and nine
out of 10 you probably can but if
you really want to hit the books you
can always come to the library.”
Towering ahead for study time
Quiet study session on level three common room in the North Tower. From left to right: Isabella Phillips, Freya Parke,
Nick Johnson, Blake Greenway, Makaela Fehlhaber. Picture: Emily Moodie
Workshops for
novice debaters
By Livia Treanor
The Bond University De-
bating Union is back and
ready to embrace the year
ahead with a range of ac-
tivities and big plans.
Union secretary Isabel-
la Wherby said the group
wanted to establish a large
presence and to become
more active.
The union is offering
workshops to engage
students who are interest-
ed but too scared to jump
straight into debating. The
workshops begin with the
basics then develop over
the weeks.
The workshops occur
every second Wednesday,
in theatre two, building
six, level three, room 27 at
6pm.
“We’re really excited
for the year ahead and the
things we have planned,”
Isabella said.
For more information
or how to join keep an eye
out for the student Daily
Digest, the BUSA events
or join the Bond University
Debating Union group on
Facebook.

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