the jaws16 release party on november 11th, 2008

It's time for a celebration. jaws16 will present itself in all its splendour on:

Tuesday, November 11th
at 6.30 pm
at the Propeller (Zinzendorfgasse 17)

Poetry readings, the new jaws buttons and the second jaws literature quiz where you can win a fabulous prize!!! Free vouchers for the Anglistik Café and the Office Pub!

See you there!
The JAWS Team

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The newest issue of jaws, number 14, hit its audience on October 30th at an as usual well-attended release party (taking place at the ‘Afro-Asiatisches Institut’).

The snail shell-like structure of the ‘communication room’ provided an agreeably intimate atmosphere as well as an ideal acoustic ambience for our young poets: Anna Klambauer, Matthias Reichinger, Jasmine Wieltsch, Jennifer Turk and Hanna Rückl all gave bravura performances, which elicited spontaneous applause and many appreciative nods.

After the poetry reading was over, people started buying jaws and donating money for ONKI before starting to feast on the buffet. Professors and students happily met and mingled, chatting the evening away.

All in all, this release party was yet again a huge success, both emotionally and financially. We hope to see on the next release party in March 2008!

Photos can be seen here!

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jaws13 release party on march 27th, 2007

The release party for our new issue, jaws13 (yes, it will be your lucky number ;-) took place on Tuesday, March 27th 2007, again in the 'Propeller' (Zinzendorfgasse 17), starting at 8 pm.

It featured a short 'tour' through what the new issue has to offer and another short poetry reading featuring authors who had contributed to jaws13.

Photos can be seen here!

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the winners of the lovely 'mistelzweig kussfoto competition'…

...are Vroni and René, both students of physics here at Karl-Franzens University. Congratulations! They won a lovely little "romantic basket" with goodies every happy couple needs.

Speaking of happy couples, we asked them how they got together and found out that they had met about a year ago and at first were "just friends" – well, really good friends, spending a lot of time together . Then, on the Sunday before the Anglistik/Amerikanistik-Fest, they finally got together – they said the whole story involved a declaration of love at a ball, then some confusion but soon the realization that they definitely were a lot more than just friends... And they actually were talked into participating in the Mistelzweig-competition by Vroni's sister – we think it definitely was a good idea to listen to her ;-)

You can see all the Mistelzweig-Kussfotos here!

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anglistik/amerikanistik party on dec. 12th, 2006

The first big Anglistik/Amerikanistik-Weihnachtsfest, organized by jaws and the student representatives of our departments, took place on December 12th in the main building of the Karl-Franzens University. Under the motto "Father Christmas vs. Santa Claus (featuring the Christkind)" students of all faculties partied the night away.

It was a huge success – you can see photos here, and the famous "Mistelzweig Kissing Contest" photos here! The net profit once again will be donated to the Steirische Kinderkrebshilfe!

jaws featured in november 2006 issue of the 'uni kleine zeitung'

Finally our lovely little magazine has attracted some of the local media's attention and found its way into the current issue of Kleine Zeitung's 'Uni Kleine'. You can read the (short) article here!

jaws12 release party on november 8th, 2006

The new issue of jaws, number 12, was presented at a release party on Wednesday, November 8th in the 'Propeller' (Zinzendorfgasse 17). After a short presentation of the current issue a short reading of poetry by authors represented in jaws12 followed, after that people stayed for drinks and a chat. It was huge fun and a great success!

Photos can be viewed here!

poetry reading on june 7th, 2006

'To the point' – this was the title for a reading of poetry and short prose in The Office Pub on June 7th. Organized by James Marson & students of his 'Creative Writing' class at the English Department, and supported by jaws, this was yet another insightful literary event in the cosy atmosphere of an English pub.

It included performances by: Nicole des Bouvrie, Kymber Jennings, Karin Kraus, James Marson, Matthias Reichinger, Natascha Safarik and Emily Sherwood.

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meeting dr. stephan moser of the
'steirische kinderkrebshilfe'

On May 22nd Max from the jaws team and Maria from the student representatives of the English/American Department met with Dr. Stephan Moser, head of the Steirische Kinderkrebshilfe. Once again we are proud to donate the profits from the magazine sale and the 'Anglistik/Amerikanistik/jaws-Fest' (plus David Newby's 'People Who Tell the Truth' performance) – a record 1.900 Euros. Above all we would like to thank you, our contributors, readers and sponsors, for your continued support!
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winners of the jaws11-party guessing game

At the jaws11 release party we had a "How many Baked Beans are in that jar" guessing game – and we had two winners. Kerstin Stanzel (English/American Studies and Geography) and Julia Höfler (English/American Studies and Spanish) received the breakfast voucher for the 'Propeller'. Unfortunately the photo we took of them got lost in the slight chaos after the party – what we can offer is the voucher itself, which you can see if you click on the small image to the right.
Congratulations again!

jaws11 release party on march 29th, 2006

Quite simply: it was fabulous. We worked together with our departments' student representatives to really have a big 'Anglistik/Amerikanistik + jaws Fest', and we got exactly what we aimed for. And the Mozartgasse 3 foyers proved to be the perfect location.

But see for yourself – here are the photos.

poetry evening on december 11th, 2005

On December 11th 2005 jaws invited you to the second poetry evening bringing together the Catherine Circle from Maribor and student poets from Graz (Astrid Klima, Martina Winkler, Matthias Reichinger and Georg Zauner) – with special guest Walter Hölbling. It took place in The Office Pub.

It was a fun night – click here to see photos!

jaws10 release party on november 18th, 2005

On November 18th 2005 jaws invited everyone to welcome its new issue, number 10. The party was organised together with the Studienrichtungsvertretung Anglistik/Amerikanistik and took place in the Café Global of the Afro-Asian Institute. It was huge fun, and people chatted, drank and danced the night away till… well, the early morning hours, actually.

Click here to see photos from the party !

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"one coffee for one line of a story"…

On October 5th 2005 jaws had a very modest proposal for the students queuing up (in the main hall of the English Department) to register for courses: one free coffee for one line of an English 'Fortsetzungsgeschichte' which will be printed as the "stream of consciousness" in the next issue of the magazine. Many of the students who had been waiting since as early as 6 in the morning not only welcomed the well-earned dose of caffeine but gladly participated in the impromptu creative writing – soon a somewhat quirky story developed with each new line that was added.

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praise and farewell to valerie wurschitz and onki

On June 7th 2005 ONKI and the AAC organized a final get-together (featuring sketches and short stories by David Newby) in honour of Valerie Wurschitz, who with the end of this semester retires from her position at the English Department. The end of her work at university also marks the end of ONKI, the charity for children suffering from cancer she had founded in 1990.

Among many friends and colleagues thanking her and saying goodbye, the jaws-team proudly presented her with a final donation of 500 Euros for ONKI.

For the next full academic year we will continue to support the Steirische Kinderkrebshilfe directly, after that each year the students will together choose a different charity to support via jaws and other events organised within the department.

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free jaws brunch on june 1st, 2005

On June 1st 2005 the scent of hot coffee and fresh cupcakes lured many students to the first jaws brunch in the Common Room of the English department. It was not only one of the last chances to buy the current issue of our magazine but also a good opportunity to get to know your fellow students in a relaxed atmosphere.

Judging from its success it is very likely that we will repeat a jaws brunch in the near future (or for issue 10 at the latest).

poetry reading in maribor on may 25th, 2005

Open air poetry evening
'TONGUE OF SENSUALITY'
by the Catherine Circle

It's not quite a "Dead Poets Society" - they are alive and kicking! Rita, Martina and Max of the jaws team spent a wonderful day in Maribor with their newly-made friends and literary colleagues Kristina Kocan, Eva Ferlez, Lidija Petkovic, Tomislav Kis and Tadej Bracek.

The five members of the 'Catherine Circle', students of English at Maribor University, presented their (sensual, fun and philosophic) poetry in a reading on Zidovska square 12 in Maribor. They were accompanied by live music (2 violins, 1 guitar) and an exhibition of paintings by a friend.

The setting couldn't have been more idyllic - a beautiful little square next to the Media Nox Gallery, under the shade of a majestic tree and with a view over the river Drava. It was a warm, relaxed summer evening with about 50 people enjoying the performance held alternately in Slovene and English.

We are very much looking forward to yet another visit and welcoming the Catherine Circle again in Graz in autumn!