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UWA staff did it in Gangnam Style. The fifth annual Staff Sports and Fun Day opened with the parade of competitors stopped in its tracks by the Business School’s performance of the South Korean pop star’s dance – which fellow South Korean, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, has dubbed “a force for world peace.”

After a rousing call from the Vice- Chancellor (“In the spirit of Lance Armstrong, may the best laboratory win!”) and the lighting of the cauldron by Registrar Peter Curtis , the games began, with soccer, volleyball, table tennis, netball, bocce, tennis and a fitness challenge in the gym.

After lunch, the inaugural Dean’s Dash was run, with Deans, Head of Schools or their representatives having to jump through hoops, suck up the budget, walk the line and other challenges associated with leading a school or faculty.

Then it was on to promoting world peace again with a Gangnam Style warm-up before the novelty events.

The Engineers won the tug-of-war, there was a photo-finish for the under-35 men’s VC’s Dash and the traditional Indigenous game of Fly was once again a highlight.

Staff from UWA Sport and Recreation Association did a brilliant job organising, setting up and running the day, while Fiona Taylor and Loiuse Pollard (Registrar’s Office) ably presided over the organising committee, with help, on the day, from Fiona’s Labrador puppy Amber.

Thanks to Keith Rappa and Belinda Ireland for recording the day in photographs.

Published in UWA News , 26 November 2012