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Strangers in the Light |
7th October, 2008 |
Theatre Arts students from Swinburne University are here again and ready to dazzle you like never before, as they perform a showcase of their physical theatre, visual theatre and circus talents.
Devised by the second year students, Strangers in the Light is a film noir inspired variety show that cleverly explores the unique and unpredictable, with sinister strangers who will have you intrigued. Who are they, where have they come from and what are they doing in this strange city?
This show has been made possible by Artistic Coordinator Dr John Butler who has collaborated with some of Melbourne’s best circus trainers and artists, including Andrea Ousley, Matt Daniels, Kym Kaos, Colin Bogaars, Qui Jin Cui, Lisa Primrose and Hayley Murphy.
Come on a whimsical journey with these strangers as they twist, contort, fly and manipulate their way through Strangers in the Light.
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Research: Low emotional intelligence increases depression risk |
6th October, 2008 |
A simple Emotional Intelligence (EI) test could be used to predict a person’s risk of developing depression, according to new research from Swinburne University of Technology.
The study, which demonstrates the relationship between low EI and depression, has been published in the European Journal of Psychiatry.
According to Professor Con Stough, from Swinburne’s Brain Sciences Institute, despite depression being a common mental illness, this is the first time research has focused on EI as a potential predictive factor.
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Even coaches need coaching |
3rd October, 2008 |
Swinburne’s sport and recreation students will be conducting a sport industry conference to provide AFL coaches with the opportunity to access quality coaching methods.
The conference has been designed for Australian football coaches to develop their coaching practices and provide quality programs for their players.
AFL Victoria has approved the conference as an official updating activity for AFL Coaching Accreditation and is being aimed at coaches from all levels of the Australian Rules football industry.
The conference will feature a line-up of guest speakers:
- Anthony Klarica (Sport Psychologist) from the Melbourne Football Club
- Adrian Hickmott (Development/Bendigo Bombers Coach) from the Essendon Football Club
- Peter Mulkearns (Strength & Conditioning Coach) from the St Kilda Football Club
- Danny Daly (Assistant/Opposition & Stoppage Coach) from the Kangaroos Football Club.
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Travellers on track for rail adventure |
2nd October, 2008 |
Commuters who are sick of spending time on Victorian public transport will no doubt be puzzled by the actions of group of university students – as they set off on a marathon train ride to consecutively visit every serviced train station in Victoria.
In an effort to test out the train network, Jordan Tinker, Michael Teychenne and Dan Salmon, all media students from Swinburne University will spend 96 hours traveling to all 293 Connex and V-Line train stations in the state.
They will be filming their experiences on the ‘Great Victorian Rail Adventure’ to form part of a documentary series about the history of rail in Victoria.
“It will be a critique of the network – looking at the highs and low of the train trip as commuters would see them,” said Tinker.
What began as a humble idea to visit the students’ home towns, gradually evolved into the rail adventure concept.
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Swinburne history on YouTube |
1st October, 2008 |
Rare footage of Swinburne’s Hawthorn campus life in the 1950s, 60s and 70s has been made available to all on the video sharing website YouTube.
Swinburne Library staff have uploaded digitised recordings from the last half century of the institution’s history at www.youtube.com/user/swinvideos where you can see:
- A young David Williamson spruiking the Swinburne faculties through myriad doors in a promotional film produced by the Film & TV students in 1972.
- Swinburne diploma students on an excursion in Mt Donna Buang in 1950.
- The 1960 ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the Ethel Swinburne Building that has now been demolished to make way for the state-of-the-art Advanced Technology building
- The grand parade along Burwood Rd to mark the City of Hawthorn’s centenary in 1960
- A young Malcolm Fraser opening the Library in 1972,
- The boys and girls and the seniors on their sports days at Glenferrie oval 1951.
The project came about when broadcaster SBS contacted the university to obtain archival footage of former Swinburne staff member, playwright David Williamson’s appearance in ‘The Right Door’ - a promotional film on Swinburne’s courses - for a series profiling famous Australians.
In the process of digitising the old film footage, Library staff unearthed other recordings and realised that by bringing old recordings into a modern format, they could be made available to a wider audience.
The Library became a YouTube member and is uploading more material as other old footage is digitised, including a compilation of video footage and audio recordings of Ethel Swinburne’s message to the future.
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