Easters 2002

Macquarie University makes Quarter Finals

OFFICIAL REPORT

by Melissa Saadat

Below is the "official" report on Easters 2002 from MUDS President, Melissa Saadat and an assortment of photos. For something more cryptic, see below for Dave's unofficial report.

Congratulations to our wonderful 35 member contingent that took part in the Australian Intervarsity Debating Championships hosted by the University of Adelaide over the Easter long weekend in 2002. The Macquarie University Debating Society was the third largest contingent overall at the tournament and the largest contingent represented from the state of NSW. Our achievements were far-ranging including that of success at the Octo-finals as well as representation at the traditional Regressive (Comedy) Debate at the Championship dinner.

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

· Two Macquarie Teams make “the break”.

Team 1 (ranked 7^th overall)

Shane Ewen

Abby Millerd

Dave Randle

Team 5 (ranked 13^th overall)

Felicity Wilson

Olivia Ross

Tamer Morris

· Macquarie Team 5 makes it all the way to the quarter finals. In a split decision, they were unlucky to go down to Adelaide 1.

· Shane Ewen named 2^nd overall best speaker of the tournament

· Eleven Macquarie Debaters make the overall top 100

2^nd – Shane Ewen

21^st – David Cramsie

30^th – Tamer Morris

48^th – Felicity Wilson

65^th – Dave Randle

69^th – Camilla di-Biase Dyson

69^th – Olivia Ross

85^th – Abby Millerd

85^th – Eamon Mooney

96^th – Sue Milthorpe

97^th – Sheerien Salindera

http://www.adelaideclubs.com.au/easters/speakers.xls

· David Cramsie competes in Regressive (Comedy Debate) at the Championship Dinner.

· Two Macquarie Adjudicators – Melissa Saadat & Christina Goudge – make the break as Adjudicators.

Once again, congratulations to the entire contingent for their outstanding performance at Easters. The feedback that I have received has been very positive and I look forward to the Australasians tournament where I hope we will once again see the antics of Macquarie’s multi-talented debaters! For those who aren’t too sure what I’m referring to, please go ahead and view the many photos that have now surfaced from the tournament... For any questions regarding Easters or other upcoming tournaments, please do not hesitate to contact me at melissasaadat@yahoo.com

UNOFFICIAL REPORT

Thanks to Dave Porter for this humorous (yet alarmingly accurate) take on Easters 2002.

INGREDIENTS

1 x Eamon's dad's car (add cruise control to taste)

2 x days driving (include two extra days if you want to get home)

1 x visit to Mildura op shop (good for dressing gowns to loaf around the accommodation in)

1 x kangaroo on road (prepare separately to car)

1 x Adelaide (so it doesn't matter if people find out where you live)

2 x days debating (add extra day if you make the break)

4 x days drinking (subtract one day if you make the break)

3 x days of broken religious obligations (it is called Easters, after all)

5 x days of facial hair growth

3 x wee hours of the morning in University of Queensland accommodation (they are very hospitable)

3 x cups of coffee

1x Mac debater hitting on another Mac debater's sister (it's a small world, isn't it?)

1 x party I know I was at but can't remember (must have been good)

1 x football metaphor to describe my chances with the opposite sex (thank you messrs phillips, cramsie, southcott)

1 x women's lunch (not attended by many women)

1 x mobile phone going off during Fel's speech (my bad...)

1 x shave (resulting in dead sexy goatee)

1 x hour spent fine tuning outfit before championship dinner

2 x constables noticing illegal traffic manoeuvre

1 x caution from said constables (no constable, we're not familiar with Adelaide...)

1 x piss funny speech at championship dinner (thank you mr d j cramsie)

5 x piss poor speeches at championship dinner (thank you other unis)

1 x author passed out on couch

3 x people who tried to wake him up 1.5 minutes spent conscious walking back to own room

1 x author passed out on floor

1 x laundry maid who left him there

1 x grand final

1 x nice guy from Canberra who got nervous and said 'fuckwit' in his speech

1 x guy from Sydney who got smug and quoted use of 'fuckwit' in his speech

1 x final party at gay club

2 x seriously camp djs at said club (the young one was singing all the words and doing the dances for the kylie megamix)

1 x seriously cool pub in Adelaide (they had 1950s massage machines!)

150 x dollars I could not have spent better

35 x people from Macquarie I would not have had fun with but for debating I

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Add ingredients to life.

2. Repeat every Easter.

Photos from Easters 2002

Seeking nourishment on our arrival in Adelaide...

Out and about in Adelaide.

Some Macquarie "Exec" Members forcing a smile.

Patiently waiting.

Some of the Club Mac contingent catch up on the gossip between rounds...

Another Club Mac "bonding" moment.

Time for a break.

Mel, Shane and Simon party in style...

Trying to look respectable...

After our debating responsibilities are over...

THE photo that sums up our Easters 2002 experience...

And a few more photos for those who haven't had enough yet.