WORDS FOR THOUGHTS

We’ve seen them at ‘finger food’, passerelle and main bar. They’re cooking for us at Foodcourt and in gene-ral working their ‘derrieres’ off. Know more about them through our extended exposeon. EHL, we bring you –

the NEW AP.p. 4LikeEat,

once again brings you their EHL tastings of the first trimester – sushi, the prescription of choice for the lonesome Asian com-munity far from home. This time LikeEat members consume their way through 4 sushi places to bring you their best choice, all for the love of sushi!

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Find out what

SSR and Intereligious committee have been up to lately. From trudging around Geneva to learning a new diet, our new committee page is just the thing for you.

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Want to know what to do after you’ve had too much EHL spirit Check out to guide you through

surviving a Friday morning and getting to your 8 o’clock class on time.

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Quand les BSC3 nous écrivent depuis leur stage, prêtons attention et apprenons des expériences de nos ainés. Tommaso Cavallari nous fait partager ses impressions de Tos-cane si éloignée de la vie citadine à laquelle l’EHL nous à habi-tué…

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Vous vous rappelez encore de nos introweeks, de nos jeudi soirs festifs, de nos pratiques presque obligatoires et de

la vie d’APque fut jadis la notre ? Ce temps semble révolu. Nos intrépides reporters se sont penchés sur la question en es-pérant clarifier la situation…

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Vous vous interrogez sur ces programmes que l’école propose mais qui ne sont pas les votres ? Penchez vous sur la rubrique

DHR & MHA pour partager l’expérience des étudiants que nous n’en-tendons pas assez.

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Actualites/ News P. 2Business/ Academics P. 8DHR & MBA P. 11 Lausanne life P. 12Committees P. 16Fun stuff P.26

A BRAND NEW YEAR FOR A BRAND NEW STUDENT VOICE

2 3Student Voice Student VoiceDear readers,It’s a time of change. Change is what brings humanity from good to better. This year, we’ve changed. We’ve made it to a brand new year, bringing you a brand new Student Voice.We’ve changed the format. Now we’re using more eco-friendly material but also increasing the content. This year we bring you new sections with more in-sights to your life as well as additional committees’ participation and involvement. We’ve increased the MHA and DHR section along with a larger news section. You’ll also find available, on our Facebook page, all the French articles translated to English making it more accessible to everyone.We started from scratch and brainstormed all summer to one objective – making your voice LOUDER. The essence of this journal is YOU. YOU are our main resource. YOU are our inspiration. YOU are our hands. We’re only an opportu-nity for YOU to speak up and express yourselves. So throughout this brainstorming summer, we came to this conclusion. We found a way to amplify your voice to the world. The Freelance concept is your chance to make a change. From now on, not only the committee members can write in the Student Voice, but you can too. Today, we’re asking you (anonymous if you feel like) to give us the best present we could hope for; your voice. We want you to tell us all those things you once thought of but never got the chance to say. Whenever you feel like it, just send us an article. It could range from your mother’s last haircut to the latest economic convention.The time of inhibition is over. The era of self-expression and creativity has come.Join us.Student Voice –Turning your thoughts to words since 2009

Chers Lecteurs,Nous vivons une ère de changement, un changement qui nous mène vers le meilleur. Cette année nous avons changé. Pour cette année pleine de nouveautés, il nous fallait Student Voice plein de nouveautés. Nous avons commencé avec le format, utilisant du papier plus respectueux de l’environnement mais aussi nous permettant d’accroître le contenu. Cette année nous vous offrons de nouvelles sections avec plus d’aperçus de vos vies ainsi qu’une participation des comités largement aug-mentée. Nous avons développé la section MHA & DHR

ainsi que la section “news”. Et vous trouverez aussi, sur notre page Facebook, tous les articles en français traduits en anglais pour les rendre accessibles à tous. Nous sommes donc partis de rien, brainstormant tout l’été avec un seul but en tête - rendre votre voix plus PUISSANTE. VOUS êtes l’essence de ce journal, VOUS êtes notre ressource principale, VOUS êtes notre source d’inspiration, VOUS êtes nos mains et nous ne sommes qu’une opportunité pour VOUS de vous exprimer.A la fin de cet été porté sur la reflexion, nous en sommes arrivés à cette conclusion essentielle qui semble poser les fondements de ce journal. Nous avons besoin d’un moyen d’amplifier votre voix. Le Freelance concept est votre chance de changer les choses. A partir de maintenant, les membres du comité ne seront plus les seuls à écrire dans le Student Voice, vous aussi le pourrez. Aujourd’hui, nous vous demandons de nous faire le plus beau cadeau que nous pourrions espérer; votre voix. Nous voulons que vous nous racontiez toutes ces petites choses auquelles vous avez une fois pensé mais jamais eu la chance d’ex-primer, que ce soit sur la dernière coupe de cheveux de votre mère ou sur la der-nière convention économique, envoyez-nous votre article quand vous le voulez. Le temps de l’inhibition est révolu. Faisons place à l’ère de l’expression et de la créativité. Join us. Student Voice –Turning your thoughts into words since 2009

The essence of this journal is

YOU

Actualites/ NewsThe annual JUNES General AssemblyOn Saturday the 29th of September, four members from the EHLMUN ventured to the University of Bern for the annual JUNES General Assembly. JUNES (Jugend UNO Netzwerk Schweiz) is the Youth Association of the United Nations, which consists of MUN clubs from universities in Switzerland. Members who attended the General Assembly include St. Gallen, EPFL, Fribourg, Geneva, Basel and many more. After our request for full membership into the JUNES, EHLMUN was unanimously accepted and is now eligible to attend all MUN events held in Switzerland. Our first event is DECADE (held on October 24), which commemorates the ten-year jubilee of Switzerland’s membership into the United Nations.

Maxim LubberstedtBorn on the 15th of No-vember 1988.Passed away on the 8th of October 2012 in Hong Kong SAR. Having lived in Hong Kong for the majority

of his life, he had his fair share of travel, such as Thailand and Switzerland to name a few. Many would be pleasantly surprised with his ridiculous knowledge for languages.However, the last 6 years of his life were here at EHL. It is safe to say that Maxim left a significant imprint, not only on the school but also into the many lives that scatter our halls on a daily basis.

A devoted member of the Football Committee and at times the Rugby Committee as well; many sportsmen/women will remember his unforgettable and vibrant energy. A rather quiet man to say the least, a lot of the time going unnoticed to many, what with cleaning the tables at food court and serving at fast food. Al-though, for those of you who did know him, you will remember how crazy he could be. If anyone knew how hard EHL life can be, it would be him. He worked harder than anyone could pos-sibly imagine, yet he managed to strive for his goals and keep them in check at the same time. A spectacularly original character, he was. With one of the kindest hearts, he would always give his friends a minimum 110% of himself des-

pite whatever hardships. He was a truly blessed soul that was often misunderstood. Even to those he didn’t know it was almost impossible to not be taken by his aura. His generosity was constantly glowing. Taken from this world at the premature age of 23, when he had such a bright future ahead of him, is heartbreaking. I believe that he is still looking over us now and wishes the best for us all. He wouldn’t want us to mourn his passing but rather celebrate his life, preferably with a drink in hand.Maxim you vibrant, original, messy, funny, honest and caring individual will be deeply and sorely missed. I hope that wherever you are now that the party is going strong and you better be taking full advantage of it! Rest in Peace.

Swim For Hope 2012How often do you see a 19-year-old student swimming across Lake Geneva with his own courage to help those in need? On 22nd September 2012, Jules de Campigneulles swam for 6 hours from Thonon in France to St. Prex in Switzerland. Cra-zy! From 3 different sponsors – Amundi, Sterling Cooper and Altigapharma – and hundreds of donations, he was able to raise 8’500 Euros, which correspond to approximately 10’500 Swiss Francs. The money raised from this challenge was donated to “L’association Étoiles de Neiges,” a French association that organizes camping trips for children to mountains and sea to promote sports recognition. This association was created by a world skiing vice-champion, Marianne Bréchu, who swam the last 3.5km with Jules on the day. This whole bizarre, unbelievable challenge started in Septem-ber 2011. Jules’ best friend, now his girlfriend, Claire, was and still is experiencing cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a disease genetically passed down the family causing thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and other areas of the body. People with such disease have a life expectancy of around 40 years. Although Claire was experiencing such trauma, she was always smiling and thinking positive, which caught Jules’s attention. He wanted to do something for her that was both challenging and meaningful, so after several days of searching and thinking, he decided to swim for those who were experiencing cystic fibrosis. His aim of swimming across Lake Geneva wasn’t as easy to achieve as he had expected. There was a lot of work to be done before and during his training programme: he needed to find

sponsors, donators, where he’d give the donations to, exactly where he was going to swim, exactly how he was going to train himself for the event, and lots more. After recommendations from and with the support of his family and friends, he was able to settle down and concentrate in pushing himself to be fully prepared men-tally and phy-sically for the upcoming chal-lenge. Even though his life as an AP student was pretty harsh due to the amount of practical he had to do, he swam at least twice per week and ran 3 times a week to keep his body fit at all times. He even got advice during his internship on keeping a nutritious diet. On the day, Jules was half nervous, half excited about his new challenge for his girlfriend. The weather was not the best for swimming due to the big waves, but he did it. At the finishing line, his family and friends were shouting, cheering and clap-ping, some people even had tears forming in their eyes because they knew the amount of effort he had put in for that day. One of the most memorable moments was when he swam with his mom for the last 2.5km. It must have been extremely tiring and challenging for her, but since they were together, they were able to make it to the finishing line. Now that he’s done with his extraordinary challenge, what’s next?Written by Ji Min Lee.

Jules de Campigneulles swam for 6 hours from France to Switzerland

Student Voice inside scoop! The new Iphone 10 revealed [See page 23].

The Leading Hotels of the World introduces the VIP airport experience. Hotels nowadays are taking experience to a whole new level …up in the air. Hotels such as La Reserve offer in-flight catering for your private jet while the Royal Monceau, Paris takes care of its guest as soon as they get off the plane thus eliminating the need to queue at customs. And let’s not forget Costa Verde’s 727 Fusselage Suite also known as the airplane hotel.

4 5Student Voice Student VoiceChanges“Great leaders throughout the ages have won over the hearts and minds of people” – John KotterChange. Out of all the words in the English lan-guage, never has there been one which has the power to both scare and motivate people. Change, much like love, can bring about rebellions and revolutions. It can either be good or bad, or both. Most of all, change can make people feel uncomfortable. This academic year has brought about a lot of changes. Everything is new - new AP program, new schedules, new furniture, new plates. Who knew ‘new’ could get so old. Even the annual report of 65 pages mentions the word “new” a total of 88 times - that’s more than once per page! And as with every change, there are different reac-tions to it. Ours, in particular, range from dissatis-faction to utter dissatisfaction. But why are we so enraged with these changes? Is it because of our innate instinct to instantly dislike a sudden difference in our lives? Is it our delusio-nal desire to hold on to the familiar? Or is it simply because of the agonizing noise the new grey plates

make whenever we eat? (Seriously, it’s like nails on a blackboard!)Strategy 2020, as introduced to us last year, is cur-rently underway. We know about the changes and improvements. We’ve heard about it a million times - new route from Rue de Berne, an EHL hotel, more students and so on and so forth. The real question lies not in how much we know about it, but in how much of it we actually understand. As a school, do we need things such as an EHL bakery, home-made chocolate and our very own garden? No. As one of the oldest hotel schools in the world? Yes, why not. The bottom line is will it actually bring value to our degree in the long run? Like Pokemon, the school is undergoing a major evolution. No matter how much we like Charman-der, it’s time we make way for Charizard. (If you didn’t get it, you’re lacking some serious Gangnam style.) Most of you are hoping for answers in this article.

To be honest, this writer can offer you none (none that you haven’t heard before at least). For anyone who attended the last info session (which had some

pretty delicious cookies, by the way), we could clearly see the numbers. 8 tons of pasta. 300 pizzas a week. 250kg of salad a day.

20 centimes here. 60 centimes there. 2%. 7%. It’s almost like an Eminem song (and no, we do not love the way you lie).As the student body, we may have felt a little ignored. Much like the missing vegetarian option, we weren’t given much of a choice. It’s not that we hate the change (at least, not as much as we show); it’s because we weren’t prepared for it. But for now all that we can do is to wait. Wait for the school. Wait for it to become a great leader.Queeney Hernandez

“ become a great leader”

The new AP

Name: Anonymous**AP-E

Name: Jill KindAP-E

~In your opinion how were the Intro-weeks?

~Anything you would like to suggest for future intro weeks?

~Can you briefly describe your current feeling towards the New AP system?

~Has it met your expectations?If not, how could it be improved?

~Do you feel like you will survive the 1000 Hours of practicals?

~Highest and Lowest moment in AP so far?

Too planned, no time to get over your hangover. The intro-weeks were good, but to be honest the true partying started after we left the intro-weeks.

Start later in the mornings and finish earlier in evenings, make it two weeks. One week is too stuffed, you know what I mean?

Stressful; no time to eat, sleep or party.

No, should be more chilled, the schedule should be loosened

Hahaha nooo… but I guess we have to.

Lowest: chopping of pigeons’ heads while having a massive hangoverHighest: Convinced India and Gigi after 14hrs work to go out and got extremely sh-wasted.

Shorter seminars, so that we have energy to actually party after.

I really feel like I learned a lot in the past weeks. My only concern is that the hours are so demanding that all APs seem to be losing weight; we don’t have enough time to eat.

Yes and it kind of exceeded my expectations.

Hopefully

Highest is probably when I realized some of the supervisors treat as you equals. Lowest the realization that my legs can only stand so many hours of work; I’ve never stood so much in my life, seriously.

Nouveau AP Emilie Biollaz & Calvin SunMonsieur le Doyen Fresnel nous avait prévenus : le nouveau programme de l’année préparatoire sera plus intense, plus laborieux et plus stricte. Il ne nous avait pas menti !En effet, c’est fatigués que les nouveaux, entrant dans le fameux programme AP, ont commencé leur première semaine de cours à l’EHL. Fatigués, non pas à cause de ces deux semaines d’Intro Weeks dé-vergondées auxquelles nous avions eu droit jusqu’à présent, et où nous avions découvert ce qu’était le fameux EHL Spirit en le célébrant à la nuit tombée, et même pour certains dès le lever du jour, non non non ! Mais fatigués, à cause de cette unique petite semaine d’Intro Week qui s’est révélée plus fasti-dieuse que déjantée et où socialiser le soir venu est devenu éprouvant après ces longues journées de

Momentum puissance dix!Pour certains d’entre eux, c’est au Berceau Des Sens – après avoir dû passer leur premier week-end sur le territoire helvétique à étudier la provenance des vins et de quel lait était confectionné le fromage – qu’ils ont été lâchés le premier jour de la rentrée. Pour un court Flashback, dans notre cas, nous avions toujours une semaine avant la pratique pour savoir à quoi nous devions nous attendre et pour nous pré-parer psychologiquement à nous mettre « sérieu-sement » au travail pendant cette semaine liée à la pratique.Sacrée douche froide après avoir barboté tout l’été sur les plages de Marbella, St-Tropez ou Cancun. Le retour à la réalité est fracassant.Souvenons-nous religieusement de ces heures pas-sées à rêvasser, à jouer à « Qui veut prendre sa place » ou encore à lire le 20minutes en cours de

mathématiques. Remémorons-nous ces soirées de concepts à la Ferme et ces heures de repas ou nous pouvions déjeuner tranquillement (et ou les prix étaient encore abordables !).Que de lointains souvenirs… Tout ceci, les nou-veaux étudiants AP ne le connaîtront malheureuse-ment plus. En effet, les cours de mathématiques (ap-pelés également moments de sieste ou moments de récupération de la soirée de la veille) n’apparaissent plus dans la grille horaire des AP. Pire, Ô Sacrilège, la Ferme n’existe plus, et c’est à eux désormais de faire le service au Food Court.Il n’y a pas à dire : le changement est radical. Mais, après moult discussions avec plusieurs étudiants de ce nouveau programme, un point positif en est res-sorti. Non, ce n’est pas les six longs mois de stage. C’est l’abolition des cours de logique.

6 7Student Voice Student VoiceBreaking Dress CodeAmong the first things that we were instilled with at EHL was the maintenance and adherence to the strict EHL dress code. Our sense of style has given off numerous great first impressions. With all the Oohs and Ahhs, it is no wonder and almost understandable why the school would require us to maintain our level of professio-nalised dress sense. Since the last two years of EHL, I can’t help but no-tice a steady increase in the frequency and severity of dress code checks. Many of us have been stopped for having too short a skirt, pants (and may I empha-sise not jeans) that are too tight, or the most deser-ving of ridicule I’ve heard so far, was being stopped for supposedly having mismatched colours on her

chosen attire. I mean, blue and brown were once in vogue too weren’t they.However, the latest incidences circulating around EHL has been oriented around girls in particular, being asked to sit in a “proper ladylike position” es-pecially when we get all comfy in our plastic chairs during group discussions. Dress code is one thing, but etiquette checks in EHL too? The consequence of this has led to a group of us developing ways not everyone can comprehend - a sense of rebellion trying to break the tight reins of the EHL dress code (and etiquette) checks; looking for cracks within the system to bend the rules by; tweaking the dress code in our own little ways - all to give us that simple joy with the slightest rush of

adrenaline to fuel our day by. Others go by a sense of fashion rebellion, as they try to incorporate the most fashionable of styles that not very often abide by the code of EHL Some might say that at times the checkers do go a little too far in exercising their au-thoritarian rights, while others may chime that it is unnecessary for a university to go to such extremes. However, as dampening as it may sound, we all know that the rules have long been set with dark un-dertones that if you break it, bear the consequences. We can choose to go with the flow till the day we graduate, or decide to take the path less travelled. Whichever the choice, we remain the creators of our unique canvases of EHL experiences and memories. Are you able to look back at it and say “Well done”?

Huiqi lim

Now let’s continue to the part of life in a metamorphosing city…Arriving at the sheer product of globalization that is called EHL, I often feel slightly out of place. While it may seem upon first impression that one of the few acceptance criteria for EHL is to be of multiple nationalities and to have conquered the world by the age of 18, I grew up living in the same apartment for 15 years and changed school only twice - that being from elementary to high school. So every time I stand in front of a friend and listen to the story of how she moved from New York to Shanghai to Johannesburg and then back to London, I nod poli-tely like it’s the most average thing I’ve ever heard.However, if I look back at the transition Berlin – my city of 15 years – has gone through since the Ger-

man reunification on October 3rd, 1990, I come to the realization that I can tell a similar story. Between 1992 and 1994, the Berlin that I lived in was slowly getting used to being one entity, rather than being divided by an artistically touched-up stone wall. There were vast empty areas where to-day Berlin’s bustling city centre stands, with evident traces of Capitalist influences to the West and Com-munist ideas to the East. From 1995 to 1999, I witnessed the biggest construc-tion site within the city center of a European capital rise from nothing and metamorphose into today’s Potsdamer Platz. During this period, there were about three to four overwhelmingly huge holes in the ground, which transformed into a big shopping mall, two cinemas, four luxury five star hotels, of-

fices, and headquarters of major German and inter-national corporations.Between 2000 and 2006, Berlin kept moving the construction site from one place to another. The East Berlin districts Prenzlauer Berg and Frie-drichshain, known for their gorgeous “Altbau” buildings (symbolic and much sought after for their very tall ceilings and inner courtyards), became hubs for culinary experiences, galleries and small designer boutiques. Kreuzberg, the biggest Turkish city outside of Turkey, became increasingly popular for its nightlife and the midnight Döner-experience. As a contrast, the neighbourhoods in West Berlin revamped the largest department store in Europe, the KaDeWe, and made it, along withthe Kurfürs-tendamm next door, the posh shopping district in Berlin.

Post 2006, Berlin slowly developed into the tourist destination it is today – loved by the typical tourist for the numerous restored sights it has to offer and adored by the young traveller who can buy alcohol at any gas station or “Späti” (the late-night shops) whenever he wants; who can dance to the rays of the rising sun at the banks of the river Spree or the infa-mous Panorama Bar and who can eat breakfast at 5 am at the Schwarze Café. When I come to think of it, for the duration of the 15 years that I spent in the same city, I have seen Berlin transform from being a place that faced the challenge of reuniting after 29 years of division into one of Europe’s top travel destinations. I have been part of the true post-Berlin Wall experience and I will remember it like previous generations remem-ber what life was like while it was still standing.

Christina Babourkova

Ultimate favourites & Berlin’s musts… For coffee: Barcomi’s coffee roast or Barcomi’s Deli – amazing coffee, bagels and cheesecakes.

For brunch: Sowohl Als Auch – huge variety of big breakfast portions in a cosy setting.

For dinner: Papà Pane di Sorrento – amazing Pizza.

For shopping: The area around Hackischer Markt – great small boutiques of up and coming designers.

For a drink: Die Weinerei – Pay €2 to rent a glass and drink as much wine as you like. At the end, leave as much money as you thought it was worth in the tips jar.

For clubbing: Department – great location, cool people, funky music

For midnight snack: Mustafa’s Gemüsedöner – explosion of tastes in your mouth.

Did you knowthat...

~Berlin’s municipal area is nine times bigger than Paris, has more bridges than Ve-nice, includes 2 airports, 3 opera houses, 150 concert halls and theatres, and 170+ museums and exhibi-tions!

~There’s more recent construction in Berlin than any other European city (and second only to Shanghai worldwide)!

~The design for the New National Gallery was originally intended for the Bacardi Rum headquarters in Cuba, but because of the Cuban Re-volution in 1958, it ended up in Berlin!

~When JFK visited Berlin, he infa-mously said “Ich bin ein Berliner”, which also trans-lates to “I am a jelly donut”!

~As a result of its former division, Berlin has two zoos: the Tierpark in Friedrichsfelde, with its very attractive outdoor enclosures, and the Zoologische Garten near the station with the same name. This makes Berlin the city with the most zoo animals in the world!!!

8 9Student Voice Student VoiceHere we go again…Chers APs et APettes, bienvenue. Si vous lisez ces mots je vous félicite car vous avez déjà commencé honorablement votre carrière d’EHLiens en vous intéressant au journal de l’école, connu du monde entier, du fin fond des montagnes du Bhoutan jusqu’aux gratte-ciels de Brooklyn (incroyable mais véridique). Je vous écris de mon stage de BSC-2 qui vous parait extrême-ment loin dans le temps et qui, en effet, l’est. Oui car entre ce stage et vous maintenant, il y a encore envi-ron 1092 jours, ce qui comprend : une cinquantaine de jeudi soirs, 3 fêtes finales, des exams, des sports days, des gueules de bois, des fêtes universelles, et encore des gueules de bois, des collocs, des collocs ratées, des flirts, des amours, des ex, 25’000’000’000 de group meetings, des concept weeks, des portfolios, des vacances au Châlet et beaucoup beaucoup de fondue et de vin blanc. (Et optionnellement un stage d’AP aus-si).Cette parenthèse délirante a pour but de vous faire réaliser, et j’espère que ce n’est pas la première fois qu’un individu suspi-cieux vous le dit, que vous allez passer des moments merveil-leux et qu’il faut les vivre à fond et profiter de chaque expé-rience. Car au final, dans ce dernier stage, vous allez vous rendre compte que vos collocs et amis vous manquent, que ces gens qui vous accompagnent depuis trois ans vous manquent, que votre école vous manque, que la fondue même vous manque, que vos exs aussi vous manquent…non quand même pas.Pour en venir au but de cet article, ce stage représente, en théo-rie, votre dernière expérience relax avant de vous lancer dans la vie active comme un vrai bonhomme. C’est le stage pour trou-ver directement sa voie. C’est en théorie comme une répétion générale avec tous les musiciens avant d’effectuer un concert dans un stade olympique. Avant de commencer, vous êtes se-

Sorry, I can’t hear over your Stereotype Italians talk at 80 hand gestures per minute. Mexicans are slac-kers with a penchant for all things green. The Swiss Germans are too narrow-minded to see the world, and Americans, who, not unlike their globular physique, think they are the world. Across the English Channel, in a pink-out world of tea drinkers and royalty, exists a species of refined socialites with exceptio-nal manners and horrible dentistry. Meanwhile, the Parisians and Genevois are warring over “who’s-more-posh”, and the Australians are too busy surfing to care. Now don’t get sensitive on me. Of course they are gross over-generalizations, but I’m sure your far-from-virgin eyes and ears have stumbled across very similar remarks before. Maybe you’re even guilty of making them. Despite our heightened sen-sitivity to social discrimination, we are just as much subject to adopting stereotypes - like it or not. Our brains are designed to recognize, organize, and categorize patterns accordingly, be they for scientific or social purposes. In doing so, we relieve the brain of an overwhelming amount of cognitive functions, and in turn, alleviate stress. Stereotypes are a pre-programmed social short-cut: the process of getting to know people from scratch every time would cram the brain with an unnecessarily long step-by-steps which are more readily replaced by subconscious social categorizations. Yes, we all fall victim to judging others, from their nationality all the way down to the length of their not-so-appropriate pencil skirt. Given our unique international network at the school, I found it a perfect opportunity to explore the thoughts of EHLians in regards to this matter. The school is a microcosm composite of 120 nationalities from all over. Needless to say, the interviews I conducted generated a range of responses that critiqued the likes of all. Without surprise, the common recurring stereotype among interviewees targeted Americans. “Sorry Tanya, but Americans are obese, dumb, and unworldly.” Please, no apo-logies! With TV Shows such as “Jersey Shore” (thank god it’s over) and “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” shaping the world’s view of the mainstream American, I don’t blame them. Perhaps I give the media far too much credit; the statistics don’t exact-ly tip the scales in our favor either. My efforts to defend the “unworldly” type are just as fruitless. I speak 1.5 languages on a good day, and my American dentist back home always asks how my Swedish is improving in Switzerland. Which begs the question: are stereotypes accurate? In my interviews with students, I had them assess how accu-rate/exaggerated the stereotypes they listed were in reality. One student comments “Stereotypes sprout from a seed of truth, they’re no different from rumors. Everything has an ori-gin.” So in this game of broken telephone, the public has taken key characteristics (or patterns) and distorted them to an end product of epic proportions. Other students acknowledged the importance of the individual, and that people simply cannot be “put into boxes.” “Labels are for cans, not people,” toots one EHLer confidently. The dichotomy of the topic illustrates the schism created by instinct and higher thinking: stereotypes are

a byproduct of cognitive processes and the guilt of using them is born from awareness to social discrimination. This struggle to mediate between the two extremes was confirmed by most interviewees who confessed that while some hold true, stereo-types render people as nothing more than theme park carica-tures. They’re just as useful as fun house mirrors. The interview concluded by investigating whether EHL students felt that these popular stereotypes were confirmed or countered by their experience at the school. “The average EHL student does not come from the average population of their culture,” one Swiss student astutely points out. No, there is definitely some-thing to be said for that. EHL’s extensive selection process filters its pool of candidates to create a student body prided on high academic excellence and diverse cultural background. If they happen to fall into a category with a higher earning in-come bracket, it’s just by coincidence. When using general ste-reotypes as a yardstick against the average EHL student, these factors strongly come into play. “I think that the higher educated you are, the more open-minded and adaptive you are to other cultures,” a student observes as she refutes the notion that EHL students embody these labels. I dare you to ask the classmate closest to you where they are from. There’s a 90% chance you won’t get a one-word answer. It might sound something more to the effect of “Well, I was born in Russia, but I grew up in South Africa, and my dad is Middle Eastern.” The multi-culture over-dose that is EHL means that little to no social short-cuts can be used for our convenience. Moreover, these eclectic backgrounds and upbringings expose students to a more globalized image of their environment; word-of-mouth stereotypes stand no contest to experience. “I’ve met some rather intelligent Americans,” says one Aus-tralian student, no doubt with the intent of stroking my very bruised ego back to health. “The younger generations of Swiss Germans are becoming more globalized and tolerant,” attests another girl. As far as my own experiences are concerned at the school, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting a variety of characters from different places. Sure, some Russians are really made of vodka. Yes, many Germans live up to the reputation of dictating group work at an insane pace. However, I’ve met high caliber South Americans who demonstrate the same amount of rigor. And I know Asians who struggle more than I do in my Microe-conomics class (granted, I’m part Jewish). In the end, it varies from person to person.Stereotypes are a shadow of self: they’re convenient in gene-rating basic ideas, but they are of no real substance in the long run. The EHL students, submerged in an international business environment, have evolved to a level, which requires them to reserve these prejudices. No, the EHL student won’t judge you on your country. Your tie and purse however…well that’s an entirely different story.Tanya Shapiro/ BSC1E

Business/ Academics reins et sûrs de vous. En théorie oui, en réalité non. L’ingénieur son est en retard, le batteur a mal au bide, vous avez une corde cassée et il y a une panne de courant. Vous allez sor-tir de ce stage, dans la plupart de cas, en ne sachant pas dans quelle entreprise travailler à la fin de vos études, avec encore plus de questions que quand vous l’avez commencé. « Je veux faire quoi ? Pourquoi ? Où ? Comment ? Avec qui ? ».Et ceci est la plus grande uti-lité de ce stage. Nous avons la chance de pouvoir nous poser ces questions avant de rentrer dans la vie active et d’avoir pu profiter d’une expérience, bonne ou mauvaise, afin de sa-voir un peu plus où aller. Ainsi nous pourrons nous dire que nous ne referons plus jamais de l’hôtellerie de notre vie, où à l’inverse, nous ne mettrons plus jamais un pied dans une banque et que l’hôtellerie est magique. Ou encore nous rendre compte que c’est vachement perdu le Bhoutan quand même (bah tiens) et qu’on a besoin d’un peu de ville ou à l’inverse que l’on ne veut pas travailler dans une métropole mais dans un coin perdu dans la Toscane. Ainsi, maintenant on a bientôt fini, on va bientôt vous rejoindre faire la fête, et après ce stage on aura encore les idées confuses, on ne sait pas où on va aller et la seule certitude est que peu im-porte ce qu’on fera, l’EHL et tout ce qui va avec vont nous man-quer. Donc nous, on va profiter comme des morts de faim de cette dernière année et vous : essayez de profiter à fond de votre première année et allez manger pour nous une bonne fondue.Tommaso CavallariPerdu dans la Toscane avec une envie de métropole.

Les impacts financiersCher public, comme tout le monde, chacun d’entre vous a déjà entendu parler, redouté, ou appréhendé le fameux module de « Création de Valeur pour l’en-treprise » plus communément appelé: « Finance ». Eh bien, pour y être immergé, je peux affirmer qu’il existe un décalage substantiel entre le mode et le rapport quantité/qualité de travail que l’école nous demande durant notre scolarité et les efforts à four-nir pendant ce trimestre.En effet, pendant que la course au « c’est-moi-qui-travail-le-moins » fait rage dans les couloirs de l’école, on sait qu’on peut se permettre de laisser trainer, faire le travail à la dernière minute sans prendre trop de risques, et toujours finir par passer, pas avec 5.5 de GPA, certes, mais on passe.En soit, l’EHL n’a, jusqu’à ce moment, jamais été un réel obstacle à la réussite de ses élèves (les taux d’échec le prouvent, surtout comparés aux autres institutions d’éducation supérieure de la région lau-sannoise). Et, pour être honnête, même durant les cinq premières semaines du module, on n’étouffe pas sous le travail. Le choque existe, mais il pro-

vient principalement des quatre mois que nos cer-veaux ont passé à mariner vaguement dans nos crâne avec pour seule occupation d’assurer nos fonctions vitales. Alors bien que nous n’ayons pas encore assez de tra-vail pour verser les premières larmes d’adieu à nos vies sociales respectives, nous avons déjà, et je cite une certaine enseignante d’un certain cours ; « une vision ».Une vision, non pas d’un plan stratégique entrepreneurial qui vise, comme le veut la défini-tion originale que lui avait donné cette même ensei-gnante, à donner une vue d’ensemble de la situation générale telle que le veut notre plan, mais bien une perception flou d’un futur chaotique bercé par l’ab-sence de bonheur et de satisfaction.Ce prélude au fameux « IP » nous ouvre les yeux, nous fais réaliser qu’il n’est malheureusement pas possible de laisser trainer. Il faut être présent en cours, attentif, faire les devoirs, et être constam-ment à jour car quand finissent les nuits blanches du projet intégrateur, il ne restera qu’un maigre petit weekend pour préparer les six examens.

Bien entendu ces conseils et ces opinions de la situation sont miens, et, par définition, n’ont que la valeur que vous voulez bien leur accorder, surtout dans la mesure où je suis en cours de yield en ce moment même... Rappelez vous bien que vous aurez toujours celui qui est arrivé à l’examens en flirtant avec le coma éthylique, l’autre qui n’a jamais été à aucun cours mais qu’on voit tous les jours à l’école et enfin le royal qui n’a jamais travaillé de sa vie mais qui est là avec un GPA de 5+. Mais rappelez vous surtout qu’on a rien sans rien, que plus d’un quart des élèves sont en rattrapage pour ce module, et surtout que ceux qui arrivent à faire des bonnes notes, sans ja-mais travailler en cours, en n’allant qu’aux examens et ivres, ces derniers sont des génies et vous serez content de racontez à vos enfants que vous étiez en classe avec eux, mais au final, c’est comme au catch: n’imitez pas. Bossez beaucoup, bossez bien, faites vous violence parce que ce n’est que six semaines et que ca en vaut largement la peine.Michael Salom

Teacher’s advices“EHL is not a way of life. EHL is a way of changing life” Maggie Chen-Holleran

“It is important to work stea-dily throughout the trimester. Ten weeks is a short time, so don’t leave it all ‘til the last minute. Attend class regu-larly and don’t try to multi-task during class (Facebook, emails, etc.), otherwise you are wasting your time. Don’t

be afraid to ask questions!” Macy Marvel

“Balance the yin and the yang, carrot and stick, WORK and... WORK. Rise to the occasion in order to rise to the top, challenge your-selves, learn from your mis-takes and from your fellow (wo)men. Share and celebrate successes, but never rest on your laurels. Keep the eye of the tiger, and the fire of the dragon. Keep on nurturing your talent, and strive to im-prove. No guts, no glory.”Stephanie Pougnet

“Keep in touch with the industry through RSS feed, Google alerts, newsletters, blogs, etc. This a painless, easy, affordable method to understand the challenges of our industry and to detect trends and opportunities” Yves Racine

Ce bref message pour vous souhaiter le meilleur pour cette année académique. Faites de votre mieux pour avoir du plaisir, même lors des cours. Et oui, c’est possible en étant prêt pour chaque cours et cela avec le sourire afin d’encourager encore plus vos professeurs à vous fournir un enseignement de qualité. Ne vous laissez

pas immerger par le travail. Seul remède : Ne pas attendre le milieu du semestre pour le commencer.Reza Etemad-Sajadi

Enjoy the social side and have fun, certainly, however… to make the most out of your EHL experience, recognize that it is not about cramming for exams but about learning skills to become outstanding professionals. Be curious and look to the long term benefits of your time here! – Emanuelle Faure

“Labels are for cans, not people.”

«essayez de profiter à fond de votre première année»

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Natalie TELINPresident

“Hello everyone!It has now been a month and a half into the new academic year and it is safe to say that this year shows the promise of being a great one! I know from the Student Council’s perspective there are a lot of changes that have happened keeping us on our toes about what will happen next. Luckily for me I have the most amazing team to work with. I hope that you have all noticed it too. We were put in these positions by the students and we do our very best to make EHL a bet-ter place for us all. On behalf of the Council I wish you all a successful and an EHL spirited year.”

Amelie DENERVAUD CommitteeCoordinator

“I joined the Student council, because I wanted to get involved in the school life. I thought it was a really good chance for me to meet a lot of new people, to interact with them in order to maybe solve their problems, or at least to listen to them and then be the link with the management of the school. It was also for me the chance to be aware of what is happening and what will happen in the future of our school. So far I orga-nized the committee day, it was a great experience, and although it represented a lot of work, I had a lot of fun and hope the committees as well.”

Guliana LEVY Alumni Coordinator

«Being part of the Student Council and moreover being Alumni Coordinator is an amazing and unforgettable experience. You represent the Student body of the school and you keep the link between them and the Alum-ni. You actually take the most of the best strength at EHL: The Network!»

Kevin GABRIELLIEventsCoordinator

«I joined the Student Council to have an active part in the student life at EHL. My goal is to give 100% to increase our life here as students. As events coordinator I had the chance to experience the joy and the constraints of orga-nizing an event, but also had the opportunity to discuss with the student council team and management team of the school about issues brought by other students. I’m very happy to see the Student Council has a united team and trying more than its best to solve students’ problems.»

AndreasFELLERFinance Coordinator

“I joined Student Council because I wanted to be more implemented at EHL, having an experience in Finance as well as improving communi-cation at schoolMy experience: it’s quite a lot of work =), I enjoy being in touch with staff and students, I think I got an insight of EHL And last BUT not least, it is just amazing to work with such a reliable and adorable team!

Omar KHALIL Emba Representative

“I joined the Student Council for many reasons. However the main reason was to act as a representative for my fellow MBA classmates, and act as a collective voice to our concerns, issues and to acti-vely work with the Student Council to find amicable solutions. Also, being part of the EHL Student Body allows me to interact with many different students from the various years and work as one unit.»

DeborahFRIJA Events Coordinator

“Hi everyone,Some of you perhaps don’t know me because I’m usually pretty quiet but that doesn’t mean that I am not doing anything ... Most of the time I am running through the hal-lways of the school from one point to another … So if you just see a little brown hair girl stressed and running, just suppose that it’s me. :)What I am doing for you?From the beginning of the year I am working on the Au-tumn Culinary Challenge as well as the Fête Universelle which promise to be great I am ending my position in February and I am already sad about it because this experience has been so constructive and amazing. Student Council is like a big family you are always happy to see when you have had a bad day and that’s the thing I will miss the most.”

Nikita SCHAUB ExternalCoordinator

“I joined the Student Council because I wanted to be a posi-tive ambassador of EHL and also contribute to the school’s student life while developing my personal interests and leadership skills. It is also a great opportunity to find innovative solutions with the management team in order to improve our time at school.”

Vanessa BINGGELI Student Coordinator

“I joined the SC and espe-cially chose the position of Student Coordinator because I didn’t only want to try so-mething new, but I wanted to make a difference in this school by trying my best to link the students, faculty and management team together. My experience so far has been challenging, but very rewarding. The students and staff that I have gotten to know already in the short couple of weeks that I have been in my position has been amazing. “

Kristina ANANIEVA CommunicationCoordinator

“I am your new Communi-cation Coordinator. I joined Student Council because I believe that it’s great to be involved in the student life. It is not just a lot of work but is also great fun. My experience so far has been very positive and I am looking forward to working with the Student Council team in the future. I hope you all have time to have a look at the Facebook page we have created for you and the blog. Please don’t for-get that we are always there for you whenever and where-ver you need us! :)”

The student council

DHR, au service de l’hôtellerie

Naissance

Contenu

Growing Up

Renaissance

Tout débute en 1893, Jacques Tschumi fonde l’école hôtelière de Lausanne directement au bord du lac Léman, jouissant d’un cadre idéal et proche du centre ville, mais ça c’était bien avant le drame… Le déménagement dans la cambrousse/campagne du Chalet-à-Gobet… Enfin bref là n’est pas le sujet, retournons à l’ouverture de L’EHL en 1893. Le tourisme Suisse est en plein essor et le besoin en personnel compétent est de plus en plus né-cessaire. C’est pour cette raison que Mr.Tschumi opte pour un programme court, d’une durée de deux ans, intense mais com-plet. C’est ainsi que naquit le programme Diplôme, programme initial de l’école hôtelière de Lausanne.

Le programme se découpe en 4 semestres, 2 théoriques et 2 pra-tiques. Le premier semestre s’axe sur la partie opérationnelle, avec 17 cours théoriques : Marketing, art de la table, gastrono-mie, ressources humaines, etc… et 9 cours pratiques : cuisine, service, housekeeping, etc.. Le second applique les compé-tences acquises via un stage en entreprise, le troisième nous apprend la gestion de projet et le management pur. La « concept week » est aussi une grande étape/aventure du programme di-plôme, elle nous permet d’appliquer toutes nos connaissances théoriques et pratiques en créant de toutes pièces un concept de restauration, gérant ainsi tous les aspects et départements d’une création d’entreprise. Création d’entreprise ? C’est la ligne directrice du programme Diplôme car chaque nouvel étudiant intégrant le programme se voit remettre un projet individuel à développer durant les trois premiers semestres.

Anciennement OPS, devenu DHR, le programme évolue chaque année, avec un nombre croissant d’étudiants intégrant le pro-gramme. Les classes théoriques comme pratiques s’améliorent et s’enrichissent grâce à l’évolution de l’EHL.Tant dans l’infrastructure que dans le contenu, le programme suit une ligne ascendante vers un cursus de plus en plus complet et attractif pour les jeunes professionnels.

Les débouchés de ce programme varient selon la motivation et l’ambition de chacun. On notera les fantastiques carrières de Mr. Franck Martin, directeur du bourg 7 à Lutry, de la start-up « Base 7 booking », de Jim Patrelle, qui, après être passé par tous les secteur d’activités imaginable, est maintenant manager de Sushi shop en Suisse et de Joël Steiner, copropriétaire d’une des plus grandes centrales d’achat en Suisse PHAR. Une par-tie des étudiants DHR se lancent aussi dans une passerelle vers le programme BSC, ce qui les faits sortir de l’école avec un diplôme et un Bachelor, ce qui peut être un véritable plus de nos jours sur le marché du travail.En résumé, le programme DHR est certes court et intense, mais c’est une magnifique expérience qui nous permet de repousser nos limites et de changer nos vies à jamais, au sein de la meil-leure école hôtelière du monde.Luca Arzenton, DHR3

DHR & MBA

Conseil d’un professeur aux

étudiants DHR

Cette année, le programme DHR

compte le plus grand nombre

d’étudiants depuis sa refonte qui

date de septembre 2008. Tout

est très relatif quand on parle de

grand nombre à l’EHL, car ce

programme reste un petit îlot ex-

clusif au sein de la communauté.

120 étudiants, principalement

des professionnels des métiers de

l’hôtellerie et de la restauration,

motivés à bloc, veulent entre-

prendre de grandes choses. Que

cette passion de service qui illu-

minait leurs visages en entrant à

l’Ecole ne fassent que grandir et

rayonne partout.Chers étudiants

DHR, profitez de toutes les occa-

sions pour montrer votre savoir-

faire, votre envie de faire progres-

ser ce merveilleux métier qui est

de faire plaisir aux gens.

Travaillez dur, faites-vous plaisir,

prenez soin de tous vos contacts

et développez-les.

Advice from a teacher to the

DHR students

This year, the DHR program

consists of the largest amount

of students since its revision in

September 2008. Everything is

relative when speaking about

large amounts at EHL as this

program is still a small exclu-

sive island within the commu-

nity. These 120 students, mostly

professionals in the hostelry and

catering fields, are motivated at

the most and want to undertake

sizeable projects. We wish that

the passion for hospitality, which

illuminated their faces when

entering the School, will grow

bigger shining all around.Dear

DHR students, take each opportu-

nity to show your savoir-faire and

your will to improve this marve-

lous profession which consists of

giving pleasure to others. Enjoy

yourselves, work hard, take care

of your network and develop it.

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Now the journey has begun, you will choose the path that you take…You have seen the videos. You have liked us on Facebook.

Now you need to reserve your table. Don’t miss out!The Silk Route Concept promises to take you on a journey, where you will use all of your five senses. From the moment that you enter La Ferme, it will be unrecognizable. We intend to fully immerse you in the culture of the four countries which we will be taking you to…All of your senses will be tantalized by our unique menus and entertainment. We will offer the exotic cuisine of Greece, Persia, India and China, and leave you to choose the journey upon which you embark, taking whichever direction you desire.

Gala night on Thursday 15th November will be a night not to be missed, with awe inspiring entertainment from all the countries, different each night, and an even more exotic menu.Let us take you on this journey …For reservations please contact us at thesilkroute@ehl.ch and don’t forget to like us on facebook – DHR3 English Concept Week

The Silk Route

– Where cultures combine English Concept Week –

La Ferme 12.11.12-16.11.2012

Lausanne life

News•Calling all chiptune fans! Your holy grail is upon us with Crystal Castles’ third album out November 5th titled Crystal Castles III (no surprise there)•On October 15th, Natasha Khan a.k.a. Bat For Lashes will release The Haunted Man, her follow-up to 2009’s Two Suns•Scottish DJ Calvin Harris comes out with his new album 18 Months on October 29th, complete with a collaborated club-anthem track Sweet Nothing vocalized by Ms. Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine•For your banjo fix: Freelance Whales delivers with Diluvia, October 9th

Reviews Tame Impala / LonerismOctober 5, 2012Tame Impala have always sounded like they were famous in the wrong era. The sophomore album pours vintage psych-rock into our headphones so comfortably, just like honey in your tea.Listen up: Feels Like We Only Go Backwards The xx / CoexistSeptember 5, 2012Gone are the days when the xx were the go-to artist as a back-ground tune for a night in with friends. The naked vocals com-bined with Jamie xx’s beats carefully reacquaints listeners to the achingly intimate power of the guitar. Like a whispered secret, the songs lyrically map the constellations of a broken relationship so that listeners are swept with their own faded memories of nostalgia.Listen up: Sunset, Tides Grizzly Bear / ShieldsSeptember 18, 2012Think Wild Beasts’ Hayden Thorpe’s solemn vocals meshed in with the Black Keys’ garage-ridden guitar and this album drips out first. Itchy like a heat rash, the final crescendos leave a wrig-gling under your skin.Listen up: Sleeping Ute

For a more urban kind of cray, Disclosure releases Latch ser-ving up a tantalizing medley of funk and watercolour complete with a British accent! Sick of hearing everyone sing One Day in and around campus? Start mouthing the chorus of Para-chute Youth’s Can’t Get Better Than This and I assure you, you will have followers. Lastly, this addictive Bastille song, Bad Blood sounds like the dude from Editors learned how to dance.

So let the winter come! Together with the snow, roll in these musical magicians coming to enchant Lausanne with lyrical fairy dust. Watch out for me because I’m the kid with camera at every gig, half lost in the music and half lost in the moment. See you there!

Keep it Disney,Camille Chungunco

•Tame Impala, October 27 @ Les Docks •Bloc Party, November 09 @ Salle Metropole •Spiritualized, November 13 @ Les Docks •Beach House, November17 @ Les Docks •Animal Collective, November 19 @ Les Docks •Bat for Lashes, November 30 @ Les Docks •The XX, December 1 @ Salle Metropole (while tickets last!!)

Track List1-Disclosure/ Latch ft. Sam Smith2-Ben Browning/Feels Like3-Cut Copy/Lights & Music4-The Weeknd/Birds Part.15-Parachute Youth/Can’t Get Better Than This6-Jens Lekman/I Know What Love Isn’t7-Tanlines/Yes Way8-On An On/Ghosts9-Nicolas Jaar/ A Time For Us10-Bastille/Bad Blood

THE SOUND OF MUSICThe hills are alive with the sound of… change. Usually it’s out with the old and in with the new, but this season forgotten artists make their comeback with highly anticipated albums to cozy up and keep warm to.

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LausanneIf you love painting, what can be better than to visit the Hermitage Foundation? In this beautiful XIXth century house you will see the works of the greatest painters.At the moment, the exposi-tion is dedicated to the pri-vate collection of the BCV (Banque Cantonale Vau-doise), composed of 2000 contemporary pieces.

LausanneFor those who enjoy the dra-matic arts, you will not fail to be pleased with one of the numerous theatres of the city particularly Vidy, which is fa-mous for its varied and mul-tinational productions. Now playing Les Contes de Shake-speare (until the 11.11.2012), an audacious reflection on the writer's work and existence.

MartignyAlthough slightly further away, the Pierre Gianadda Foundation is famous for its artistic exposition of c o l -lections, public and private, from all over the world. Their latest exploit: the Merz-bacher collection un it ed under the name Van Gogh, Picasso, Kandinsky. This will take you on a journey across the complexity of the evolution of modern art in a firework of colors.

GenevaAnd what about music?Do not fret, we have not forgotten about those who like, from time to time, to forget Lady Gaga for an instant and enjoy the magic of the past.In this regard, the Grand Théâtre de Genève offers a variety of operas, ballets and recitals; sometimes old fashioned perfor-mances done ''as in the old days'', sometimes revolutionary and provocative, but always extraordinary. The following performances will be shown: Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns (7, 13, 16, 19, 21th of November) and Les Aventures du roi Pausole by Arthur Honegger (all through December).So if you would like to broaden your musical horizons and wonder in the theatre’s beautiful salons while sipping cham-pagne, do not miss this opportunity.

The Wonderful World of Art For the eternal lovers of beauty, longing for new experiences and sensations, here are some places that will not fail to charm you.Lost in the depths of Chalet-à-Gobet, it is of course more challenging for us to find time to enjoy the pleasures of art.However, you do not need to go far to find happiness. Right here, in Lausanne, are many places ''to be''.

Théâtre de VidyAvenue Emile-Henri-Jaques-Dalcroze 51007 LausanneTel:021 619 45 45www.vidy.ch

Fondation MartignyTel:027 722 39 78Open every day from 9:00 to 19:00www.gianadda.ch

Fondation HermitageOpened Tuesday to Sunday:10h -18hTel:021 320 50 01www.fondation-hermitage.ch

Grand Théâtre de GenèveBoulevard du Théâtre, 111211 Genève 11Tel:022 321 85 11www.geneveopera.com

by Sophia Skourikhine

Kai Zen – A la carte sushiInfo:Kai Zen RestaurantRue Pépinet 3 / 1003 Lausanne / SuisseTéléphone : +41 21 311 76 59email : info@kaizenrestaurant.comSite Web : www.kaizenrestaurant.com

Sushi Zen – Lausanne PalacePalace Sushi Zen welcomes you Tuesday to Thur-sday from 12h00 to 14h00 and from 19h00 to 22h00, on Friday from 12h00 to 14h00 and from 19h00 to 23h45, and on Saturday from 12h00 to 15h00 and from 19h00 to 23h45.

SUSHI EKAI8, rue du Grand PontTel: 021 312 44 00(Lun-Ven) 11h30-21h00(Sam-Dim) 11h00-21h00

Atmosphere: 6Service: 4.5Food: 5Location / Venue: 6Average price meal per head drinks not included: 48 Chf.

Atmosphere: 5Service: 6Food: 5Location / Venue: 6Average price meal per head drinks not included: 0-50chf for main course (essentially creating your own sushi dish)50-100chf if you take several courses (or one of the sushi plates, e.g. Moriwase-kisaragi)

Atmosphere: 3Service: 2Food: 2Location / Venue: 3Average price meal per head drinks not included: less than 30 Chf.

Kai Zen in Lausanne is set in a great location, between Flon and Place de St.Francois, the two most popular areas in Lausanne offers a selection of foods from beef, to sushi, to Italian cuisine.

The sushi specifically is quite tasty considering it does not spe-cialize only on Asian cuisine. The “A la carte sushi” offer is a fun and new concept targeted for a young crowd. This menu has a wide selection of all kinds of sushi. I highly recommend it as it is based on one set price and you can eat all the sushi you desire. In addition, the presentation is exceptional. Every dish has a different sense of originality; repetition is avoided. Other than the food, KaiZen also has a variety of international wines fitting the different food variations.The service is often quite delightful, however during fully boo-ked nights, the service staff can get stressed at times and fail to fully satisfy their customers.I would recommend this restaurant for young people with an average age of 20 to 35, even though it might be considered by some as expensive for “student budget”. It is very popular during the week, and at the same time very enjoyable during weekends. Consequently is a shame it’s closed on Sundays. Both reservations and walk-ins are accepted.

Sushi Zen at Lausanne Palace offers exceptional service set in a very intimate environment. The food is great in taste and pre-sentation, making the prices well worth it. I would definitely recommend this restaurant for a date, when celebrating an event amongst friends and family, or for having a light meal to wind down after a long day. But given the sophisticated atmosphere I would not recommend it for young people looking to have fun and be young. The restaurant is quite busy on the weekends, therefore a reservation is advised. However during the week it’s easier to just go down and get a good meal. Apart from the food the restaurant also has a varied wine and cocktail list chosen specially to go with the different dishes.

Ekai sushi is not a high standard restaurant. It is more a fast food than anything else. The restaurant offers the possibility to take away or to delivery to the Lausanne downtown area. If you’re planning a romantic date, this is not the place you are looking for but if you feel a need for sushi and are in a rush well this option is one that won’t destroy your savings account. The quality of the sushi is quite average, but again quality is not the main goal of this establishment. On the other hand the res-taurant offers a large choice of combinations/ bentos (including a bio bento) and also a bento of the month.When it comes to venue and atmosphere the restaurant is cen-tered and the design is not amazing but again you’re not going to spend hours there.To conclude we can say that the Ekai is what can be expec-ted from a fast food sushi: rather cheap, fast, convenient but no amazing food and a rather common venue.

Sushi tasting by LikeEat

16 17Student Voice Student VoiceMyo-sushi bar Esplanade de Montbenon 1Allée Ernest AnsermetCH - 1003 LausanneTel. 021 323 22 88Atmosphere: 5Service: 4Food: 5Location / Venue: 5Average price meal per head:50 Chf.

The Myo Sushi restaurant is considered to be one of the best addresses in town for Japanese food. The rather small esta-blishment is situated in the park Esplanade de Montbenon close to the Lausanne Palace and has an inviting, modern decor in decent colours and a great view of the Lake of Geneva. The fur-niture is trendy and the high, wooden chairs match the concept of a rather fast but fresh and fine dining. However, on a Monday night, business was rather slow and we enjoyed the quiet and relaxed atmosphere.The menu was well-designed and the different food offers were nicely presented, with explanations in French and English. Fur-thermore, there was a wide choice of hot and cold starters as well as main dishes and desserts. The sushi, freshly prepared in the open kitchen section of the restaurant, tasted delicious. The price however was quiet high considering the rather small por-tions served. We also recommend the Dim Sum and the Soba noodles which were excellent in flavour and taste.The service staff were friendly and equipped with the necessary knowledge about menu and different ingredients but unfortuna-tely too unobtrusive and indifferent. A little more enthusiasm would definitely add value to the overall dining experience.

Committees

Committee Day Random Questions Board:By Calvin Sun

Questions and Answers

Q: Who are you? A: Only God Knows…

Q: Who loves me? A: If your fit, I do!

Q: C 142, Who am I? A: I don’t know but going to find out tonight.

Q: Skillrex or Bieber? A: Skillrex A: Bieber A: Neither

Q: Andre Sequeira A: No Marco Rosso is better

Q: Is Nigel Hot? A: No A: No A: Maybe ;) A: Oui

Q: Would you Marry me? A: No A: Just Sex!

Q: Sex or Candy A: I don’t like candy! A: Sex!!

Q: Is Max Hot? A: Damn Hot! A: Why am I on this wall? A: Sexy biatch A: He looks drunk

Q: Passif ou actif? A: Actif! A: Yes please! A: Active baby!

Q: Why are you not in Class? A: Thug Life A: YOLO!

Q: Who loves me? A: Me <3! A: 077 496 2445, Call me maybe ;)

Q: Obama or Roomney? A: First of all its Romney, second of all republicans are brainless. OBAMA!

Q: If you could an animal which one would you be? A: A platypus

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The Word of The President:

Don’t Miss Out on the End of The World, We’re Preparing something

pretty crazy !

December 20th -> Save the Date !

“Come to enjoy a party that you won't remember, but that you will

never forget”

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Help needed! Charity event in Geneva - organized by the UN subdivision for least developed countries – held a fundraising event on Saturday, October 13, and was asking for volunteers. Ever eager to help, the SSR committee traveled to Calvin’s city, well equipped with home-made brownies and quiche, in order to help out at the various stands, tombola sales and activities organized by the Ethiopian Children’s Appeal. Unfortunately, we were not the only ones with the idea of ‘’helping’’. Once at the event, there were more helpers than actually visitors! Still motivated, the team aided where they could – setting up tables, selling jewelry to not-arrived guests, preparing food for not-present guests – until there was really nothing else left where our presence would have been needed. Since, it was still early and the whole desire to help did not turn out the way we expected, we decided to go for a walk through Geneva’s beautiful Vielle Ville. And after delicious crepes and vin chaud in a cozy, small creperie the motivation to go and help during the planned ‘’gala’’ dinner was back. Some volunteers decided to leave since we did not expect to see the event going too busy. In a rather relaxed and slow mood we returned, just in time to see the whole place packed. Guests were everywhere looking for a free table. A few volunteers were desperately trying to transform the stands from the afternoon

into tables. There was a live band performing some classics and in the middle of that, perplex SSR members. But professionalism and organizational talent (thanks to EHL) got us back on our tracks and quickly we were able to help where needed. In the end, the event turned out to be quite suc-cessful with a good amount of raised money for the new project in Ethiopia. Lesson of this story: we might have a desire to help, which sometimes is just not needed at this particular time and place. But on an unexpected occasion, this philanthropic move might actually be of great use. Interested in Charity? Keep your eyes open for 2x X-mas, a pro-ject organized by the SSR committee during the whole month December.

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What do you believe in?This is what some EHL students say…"I believe that religion is a social construct that brings together people sharing the same faith, tradi-tions and practices, and should not be simply identi-fied by its doctrine or beliefs."Money, Fame, Influence, Balance, Happiness, Looks. Everybody bets his life on something, it might be intentionally or not. I bet my life on belie-ving that Jesus was who he said he was.”“Saint Augustine said that faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” Did you know…? “Buddhist cuisine”What can you serve Buddhist monks when they come into your restaurant?As they are vegetarians, you should only serve them non-meat- and soy-pro-ducts. Despite these limitations, chefs have been able to create a large variety of dishes for this cus-tomer-base – they even have “mock-meat” made of tofu, which tastes really good!

Why do Buddhists not eat meat? Buddhists believe that one should not kill other living beings including animals, as an important aspect of their faith is about reincarnation (rebirth of humans as animals). Some believers even avoid eating root vegetables, as in their eyes that means killing organisms in the soil. How often do Buddhist monks eat?Buddhist monks are taught to practice self-control in all aspects of their lives including consumption of food. In general, they only eat once or twice a day, usually fasting in the afternoon. This controlled diet should help them “free their mind” for meditation and to focus on the more important things in life.So, what do you actually believe in? Maybe this short article has gotten you to think about this question or have you found these facts on Buddhist cuisine interesting and would like to get a better understanding of what Buddhism and other religions are all about? Then you might want to visit

the Buddhist Monastery and the Jewish Synagogue with us, or join us for an evening on Islam – keep an eye out for upcoming events by the Interreligious Committee! We want to provide a learning space where both students and staff can be exposed to dif-ferent religions and their impact on the hospitality industry – it impacts everyone, even you!Feel free to contact Isabella Aonan Liu (Aonan.Liu@ehl.ch) for more information on the activities of the Interreligious Committee.

Drinks, Drinks, DrinksSchool has finally (or regretfully!) started again and it’s time to party it up to begin the year right! And you all know just what you need to get the party going: ALCOHOL… because no great night ever started with someone eating a salad. So here are some amazing yet simple cocktails you can make for pre-drinks that will spice up your night and create everlasting memories.

Cosmopolitan:AKA Cosmo, is a classic American drink that gained its popu-larity thanks to the “Sex and the City” TV series. It’s quite simple and takes only 5 minutes to make. Here are the ingre-dients for 1 drink:

Cointreau Orange liqueur 2/10

Lemon or lime juice 1/10

Cranberryjuice 2/10

Vodka 5/10Preparation: place a Martini glass in the freezer. Add all the ingredients into a shaker and add 2 ice cubes, shake it up, and filter the drink inside the freezing glass. You may decorate it with a slice of lemon!

Whiskey SourThis drink is typically garnished with half a slice of orange and a maraschino cherry. It’s quite simple and extremely refreshing. The ingredients for 1 drink are:3 parts of

Bourbon Wiskey 2 parts of fresh

lemon juice1 part of

Gomme syrupOptionally, you may also add a dash of egg white.Preparation: Put all the ingredients together and shaker with ice. The drink can then be served either straight or over ice in an “on the rocks” style.

CaipirinhaThis is a cocktail of Brazilian origins, named after the Portu-guese word “caipira” which means simple and humble. To make this drink you need a pestle and a tall glass. The ingredients necessary are:½ lime cut into little pieces2-3 teaspoons of

brown sugar50 ml of

CachacaCrushed

icePreparation: place the lime and sugar in the pestle and crush them. Then add them to the glass, add the ice, and finally ad the Cachaca. Mix with a spoon, and add a few straws before serving!

Fun stuff

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“How to Survive a Friday Morning?”We are 1’809 students in this school and we are all different from one another. Many things such as nationality, religion, sports, sex and even F&B accounts all differentiate who we are from our classmates. Nevertheless, there is one crucial and inevitable event which reunites us all: the legendary Thursday nights. We all know that Thursday night is our night. Why? Simply because most of us live them as if there’s no tomorrow! My point exactly. They say the business law portfolio is a challenge, they also say the 10am coffee is a challenge. I say, the survival of the Friday morning is a true and defying challenge nonetheless. There are of course those who simply wake up and wing it (those are the wise who decided NOT to go out). There are those who can’t open a single eye (the professional snoozing artists). And there are those who wake up in such a mood that they would wish to see an entire air force crash into a firework factory and go back to sleep (this concerns about 70% of all women).But worry no further dear compatriots; a time of victory is upon us. Your day of glory has arrived. Below, are a few of the most effective tips, tricks and secrets one can and must adopt to help you survive a hangover Friday. So for all of those in need out there, let this guide become your invisibility cloak:

“The Bear Grylls”Take your courage in one hand and your balls in the other. Enter the shower and make sure it is cold enough to radically wake up your entire nervous system. This process shall be painful, but you will feel brand new as you step out. Just don’t forget to brush your teeth before you walk back on the wet floor with your socks on (worst feeling in world when its 7:20am).

“The Musical Roommate”As your annoying alarm clock rings, your first move is to turn on the stereo and pump up the vo-lume. This will allow you and your roommate(s) to wake up instantaneously. Bare in mind that that the harder the song, the more efficient the wakeup (I personally advise Skrillex – “Bangarang”. It’s brutal but it works). Just make sure that this kind of phenomenon is clearly stated and revised in your roommate agreement.

“The Thirsty”As you are probably and completely dehydrated from whatever you did and went through last night, drink. You can go the soft way, which is to drink one glass of orange juice (vita-min C) before going to bed and liters of water with two advils in the morning. You can go the harder way, which is to opt for your personal dose of cof-fee and/or Red Bull. And last but not least, you can choose the extreme way, which is simply alcohol (just limit it to a fresh beer at 11:30). After all, you must bite what has bitten you.

“The Barney Stinson”Just wake up, suit up and be awesome.

“The Hungry”Most of you know, from the repeating of your mo-ther, that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Well unfortunately, she is 100% correct. Having a nice full breakfast before going to class will save you at least until lunch. Nevertheless, aside from early birds, who really has the time to make their own breakfast in the morning right? So make sure you stop by the Passerelle Bar to have at least an apple, as it’s 25 times more efficient in waking you up than a single cup of coffee.

“The Stiffmeister”For those out there with those special skills, give a shot at the friendly “meet & mate” motto with the charming AP’s. Sleeping on campus, as some of you know, will give you at least an extra 30-45min of sleep in the morning. Just make sure to call back the kind lady and/or gentlemen, which welcomed you to its pad. After all, we are in a hospitality school people.

“The Mike Horn”This is uniquely based on the sheer power of will. Nothing more, nothing less.

So there you have it folks. Hoping that this survival toolkit will come in handy, I sincerely wish you good luck to pull it off for the rest of the year (I know I’ll need it). After all, its part of the game. Nicola Molaschi

StudentsIn all, there are 1809 students in EHL this year, split equally between French and English section. 1610 of us are BSC students, 169 DHR and 30 MBA. Half of us are Swiss, and there are almost 3 girls for each boy.

PhD ProgramIf you thought that the DHR, or even MBA students were made “invisible” by the mass of BSC students, at least you knew they existed. Yet there is another pro-gram going on in EHL, even though you probably didn’t hear about it before. Ladies and Gentlemen, the PhD program!

FoodThe Food Court has 260 seats and the Finger Food 120. In total, there are the-refore 380 seats for 1809 students to eat lunch. In other words, we’re lucky not to have lunch all at the same time because we would be 5 people for one chair.

Ladies, you’ve probably no-ticed that since we came back this September, the length of your skirt is controlled around school. Here’s a trick to make sure it’s long enough: the authorized height above your knees is 8cm, which is exactly the length of your Student Card (or any other standard card, credit card, ID, driver’s license…).

In need of a diary for your new academic year? Just pop by the Students Relations Of-fice (behind M Bar) and pick one up, you can get the HES-SO diary for free!

Still hungry after your meal at Le Foodcourt? You can actually go back with your empty plate to ask for a free refill!

9GAG being one of the students’ favorite website, some people decided to create EHL’s own. It’s called EHL Comics and you can find it on Facebook.

Tired of waiting forever for your computer to send your document to the printer? Here is the quicker way: put it on a USB stick and connect it di-rectly to the printer! Then go to the main menu and select “Access stored Files” to get to your documents.

You need to go on internship next year, but you don’t really know where? Behind M Bar, one door after the career cen-ter, under the stairs, some computers are hiding. They have a list of all internships students have been on so far, by location, company and position, with student ratings and comments.

Looking for a summer job, internship or a post-gra-duation job? Find all infor-mation about the current job offers of the hospitality industry on the career cen-ter’s new job platform: jobs.ehl.ch.

EHL LIFE HACKS

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The Cheshire Cat Presents: Hallow Through the Ages

Halloween is coming; the time for Horror films is at its full moon. This issue, The Cheshire Cat will review and present to you some of the best Horror films ever made in the history of Cinema. The Cheshire Cat will be looking at not only the plot of the film, but also its cultural significance and attempt to pre-sent a film analysis in a short and understandable way. So grab a fiend (pun intended), get under your blankets, watch the films and be prepared to be scared!

Psycho Director: Alfred Hitchcock Original Release Date: June 16, 1960Studio: Shamley Productions, Paramount Pictures | Running Time: 109 Minutes Staring: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles and John Gavin

The Short: Classical horror film that piloted the genre; suspense through ‘less-is-more’, unusual plotlines, disturbing characters and the most mind-boggling soundtracks of all time. This film is to be watch by those who love the suspense genre, want to explore the roots of horror, and those in for an unconventional scare.

The review: This classic suspense/ horror film was directed by The Master of Suspense back in the days of black and white films. Set in the 1960s, the film begins with a breakthrough and controversial bedroom scene for the era, what seems to be a somewhat non-threatening opening soon sets the film in a mo-mentum that shook the entire industry.

The main character Marion Crane, is unhappy with her work, and decides to steal money from work and run away from Phoe-nix, USA. On her journey she stops by the run down Bates Mo-tel for a break after tiredness and paranoia. Here, she is greeted by the eerie owner Norman Bates. His unsettling and unnerving behaviorisms create a visual unease, whilst his ominous retel-ling and references of his Mother is discomforting. Without di-vulging the details of the plot, much of the film’s drama occurs here, including the famous shower scene, multiple deaths and the ultimate character reveal in the film.

The film breaks many cinematic rules from its handling of lead characters to on-screen shower carnage and presentation of psychologically disturbed characters to achieve the suspense and horror. On the surface this film is truly what defined hor-ror, enticing the audience with precise, superb editing paired with one of the most iconic soundtracks (especially during the climax). However Psycho represented much more on a deeper level. The film questioned the subversion of romance and pi-loted psychoanalysis for its characters, and the importance of self-awareness and reflection. It is filled with numerous sym-bols that foreshadowed the story, upon re-watching one may notice these, and conclude that in fact, the devastating plot was bound to happen.

Halloween Director: John Carpenter Original Release Date: October 25, 1978 Studio/Distribution: Compass Pictures| Running Time: 91 Mi-nutes Staring: Jamie lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence and P.J Soles

The Short: All American Horror. The name says it all; it’s in fact the slasher film that started it all. This culturally significant film challenged what was allowed on the silver screen. Moreo-ver, the main character is a student making it highly relatable to you. Do you think you can survive this Halloween?

Halloween is set on October 31st, and with a release date to match, the audiences had a reason to be truly frightened. The film begins in a home setting with teenagers, deceiving the au-dience into thinking this was just another teenage flick. Soon it is revealed that is in fact the past, and a brutal onscreen murder is shown, foreshadowing something is going to happen, crea-ting a foreboding aura of suspense.

The film then moves to modern day 1978, following up on the murderer in a sanitarium, one can already sense the film is not as simple as it seems. It then proceeds with various acts that build up to the lead character Laurie Strode babysitting a boy. The story continues where Laurie soon cross paths with the

murderer and so begins the gore with an epic chase, the ex-ploration of the raw human instincts of fight or flight, and the limits of the human body and mind.

Looking back, the plotline was highly effective and creative and conveyed the slasher/horror genre extremely well. The fact that it created the slasher genre on its own is a testament of its feat. There are many more modern films that you may have heard of including Friday the 13th and a Nightmare on Elm Street, all of which involve violence largely due the existence of Halloween. Secondly, the film also depicted the society of the 1970’s in America, the duality of innocent and pure character(who sur-vives) vs. the sexually promiscuous characters (who dies).

Finally, it may be an interesting note that Halloween has many links with Psycho. The knife as a weapon, and the slashing of a female character is a reference to the ‘A certain murder scene’ in Psycho. The lead actress Jamie Lee Curtis is the daughter of Janet Leigh (actress who played Marion Crane) from Psycho. Furthermore, the psychiatrist character in Halloween, Samuel Loomis shares a name with the Marion Crane’s boyfriend in Psycho.

Ring Director: Hideo NakataOriginal Release Date: January 31, 1998Studio/Distribution: Toho Company Ltd.| Running Time: 96 Minutes Staring: Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada and Rikiya Otaka

The Short: Compelling Japanese horror film that sparked imi-tations and adaptations. The film explores horror on a techno-logical level, and even contemplates the very idea of fate. This artistic film will be new for those unfamiliar with J-horror, and leave you with breath of fresh air or not breathing at all.

The review: The film begins with two teenagers gossiping about the rumors surrounding an infamous video tape that cursed the viewer. The curse is made clear to the audience that after wat-ching the tape, the viewer will receive a phone call and will die in a week. This very event occurs to one of the teenagers in the beginning. The idea of fate is immediately explored, and the audience is given the knowledge that death may be the end result. What is however unnerving and demoralizing is one will

die and whether or not one can escape fate.

The story continues with the videotape being watched by a Reika Asakawa a reporter, who is the aunt of the one of victim, where she investigates the tape, the historical events surroun-ding it and attempts to find a way of surviving past her 7th day. Throughout the film, more and more elements of the video are revealed, and the significance of miniscule details is upsized. This includes the famous scene where television becomes rea-lity when the video literally becomes 3 dimensional.

Ring is creative in the sense that, despite already seemingly knowing the ending, the essence of the human need for survival dictates that one can still attempt to change fate and survive death. The simple rule of the consequences of watching the tape is never made clearer, and as a film, this is one that differenti-ates itself from traditional supernatural and or horror films, by showing to the audience that newer technology maybe haunting too.

The film was a creative triumph as well as a cinematic accom-plishment. Its haunting and spooky atmosphere is as difficult to write in words as it is to imitate in another film. One notable adaption was the American one, titled The Ring, it was not a horrible film, but in The Cheshire Cat’s opinion, it failed to em-ulate the mysteriousness that lingered in the Japanese original.

On a final note, one may wonder why it was called the Ring. A physical ring is not what it the title is referring to, but it is the ill-omened ring from the phone call and a ring of light a certain ‘character’ sees. As well as the cycle of fate and death you will discover if you watch the film.

Augustine Kwong [The Cheshire Cat]

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Laziness vs. ProcrastinationWhen people see that I am done with my homework before the due date, they always go: “You’re so hard working!”. Even though I keep repeating that I’m just being lazy, people won’t believe me. So I thought I’d just make it clear that yes, I am lazy.First of all, you need to understand the major difference between laziness and procrastination. To help you with that, here are some Wikipedia quotes:“Procrastination refers to the act of replacing high-priority ac-tions with tasks of lower priority, or doing something from which one derives enjoyment, and thus putting off important tasks to a later time.”“Laziness (also called indo-lence) is a disinclination to acti-vity or exertion despite having the ability to do so.”So, the main difference is that procrastination is about delaying your work as much as pos-sible, while laziness is about working as little as possible. You might think that the two concepts go hand in hand, but they are actually quite opposite. Let’s take an example for you to bet-ter understand it.Say you have some readings to do for today’s lesson. During the lesson, the teacher gives you some homework about those rea-dings, due next week. Let’s assume everybody did the readings for the first lesson.I would say that from there on there are three types of students: the expert procrastinators, the lazy procrastinators, and the lazy students. I’m not including here the people who don’t do their homework at all, because since they don’t study anything, they don’t fit in the “students” category to begin with.So, if you’re an expert procrastinator, what would you do? You would get out of the class, decide that next class is in a very long time and go on 9GAG (or any other very interesting website for that matter). You spend almost the entire week not doing your homework but thinking that you should be doing it (and maybe even feeling bad about it). Then, the day before the class, you realize you can’t go to the lesson without having done anything so you do some kind of work. What is too bad is that since a whole week has passed, you don’t remember what the readings

were about and you have to go over them again. In the lesson, either you get picked to show your results (and you look stupid because you did only half of it), or you realize that you didn’t get it right. Unfortunately for you, 90% of the class did the exact same thing. So the teacher isn’t pleased and she asks you to do it again for next lesson. Another week passes, you have to go

over the readings again and do a bit of work. In the end, you probably haven’t got great results and you needed to go over the readings three times and do the work twice.Now, say you’re a lazy procrastinator. You basically agree with your colleagues expert procrastinators that you wouldn’t do your homework one week in advance, so you do it just the day before class. But, unlike your colleagues, you don’t want to have to do the homework twice, so you actually go over the readings again (of course you forgot what they were about!) and you actually do the homework. So you had to read twice, but at least your homework is done.Finally, say that you’re a really lazy person. You want to spend as little time on your homework as possible. So you get out of class, and while you still know what the readings are about, you go ahead and finish the homework. You can then spend your next two weeks relaxing and laughing at the 99% of the class who’s still struggling with the homework. I know the biggest impact this article will probably have is making you feel bad about the homework you should be doing right now. But I still wanted to give you this piece of advice, because being lazy really makes your life easier.

Marie Cornuz

“I will always find a lazy person to do a difficult job… Because, he will find an easy way to do it”Bill Gates

CreditsEditors-in-chief: Queeney Hernandez & Micheal Salom

A special thank you to -All the writers - Calvin Sun, Christina Babourkova, JiMin Lee, Emilie Biollaz, Huiqi Lim, Tommaso Cavallari, Tanya Shapiro, Luca Arzenton, Camille Chungunco, Sophia Skou-

rikhine, Augustine Kwong, Nico Molaschi, Guilia Orlando & Marie Cornuz

All the contributing committees – LikeEat, Fete Finale, SSR, Interreligious Committee and Student Council.

Our proofreaders – Marianna Possari-Goncalves, YingXuan Cheng, Caroline Aymon & Joyce Benaich

And those who took part in our first committee photo of the year –

(cover photo: left to right) Nicola Molaschi, YingXuan Cheng, Giulia Schuck, Camille Chungunco, Huiqi Lim, Jimin Lee,

Emilie Biollaz, Gabrielle Guo and Michael Salom.

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