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Vol.3 Issue 5 — January 2011

The Monthly Moose

Oslo for Japan p.7Student Electio n Recap p.13Couchsurf! p.18Learn Norwegian: Easter Edition p.26

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Dear Reader,

Tis semesterwent past ar tooquickly. I can’tbelieve cross-country season is

over. It seems that I heard those cow-bells on Holmenkollen only yesterday,and now Easter knocks on my door. And I wake up in terror thinking thatit’s May 17th tomorrow and I stillhaven’t ironed my non-existent bunad.

ime is con using, elusive, and unruly. Tis is especially so or aninternational student, eager to makethe most o their stay, to absorb thelocal customs, and to set oot in allthe most renowned places in Norwayand beyond. However, I hope that,despite the treachery o time, each o you got in touch with the proverbial“international” and “Norwegian” experience.

I also hope that the beauti ul monthso spring will not be completelydestroyed by the coming exams and term papers. ake your time. Go

on a cabin trip. Go see magnoliasblossom in the Botanical Gardens. Norway is thawing, and the numberso smiling Norwegians are increasing dramatically (or is it the sun?). ake your chance and get to know people.Spend time outside. ime is preciousin April.

And drink your morning cofee withTe Moose o Norway.

ELGskverdig hilsen, Marija

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6 Famous Norwegians: Siv Jensen 7 Oslo or Japan 8 Meet ed Essebaggers! 1 Survey: Facts on Norway11 Bluegrass Sprouting in Norway

11 alking about Weather 1 Poem1 Cooking all’Italiana

1 Student Election Recap 16 Moose Reviews18 Couchsur ing19 Scandinavian Club Music

Riga - a Little ParisRoam!

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tures in the tabloids and wondered who all those peo-ple are? If so, you're not alone! Join the Moose as we

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learn more about just what it takesto make the headlines in Norway.

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ext: Andrew BeckPictures: Marija Cabuskina

As spring soon approaches, thesnow begins to melt away andthe grass begins to peek through. Another type o grass is alsobeginning to emerge in the Osloarea; a grass o the bluer and moremusical variety.

So what exactly is bluegrass?It is a genre o music that wasdeveloped rom the music o rural Appalachia (a chain o mountainsin the Eastern United States). Italso contains elements o bluesand North American olk music. Although the term bluegrass hasonly been in use or 70 years, thistype o music has been playedsince the eighteenth century. At that time it was more o tenconsidered “mountain music”

because o the mountainous areasit was o ten connected to.

Te instruments are wide rangingbut traditionally are played onacoustic stringed instruments.Tese can include the ddle,banjo, guitar, mandolin, andstring bass. A band can includeany or all o these instruments,along with the addition o vocals.

A distinguishing characteristico this type o music is the vocalharmony eaturing two or moreparts singing in di erent stacksor octaves. Tis style is o tendescribed as a more lonesomesound.

Bluegrass has seen a resurgenceo “popularity” in recentdecades. Te most prominent

development would be the moviesoundtrack or the Coen brother’sO’ Brother Where Art Tou? alongwith several big name musiciansincluding Jack White o Te White

Stripes and Robert Plant o Led Zeppelin per orming bluegrassmusic. Tis has helped withthe introduction o this genreto Norwegian society. In 2002the creation o the NorwegianBluegrass Association, whichhelps promote bluegrass inNorway, and the Risør BluegrassFestival, a gathering place orbluegrass enthusiasts, urthersupported the assimilation o thismusic into Norway. Te estival isheld annually in mid-July and isattended by several internationalmusicians.

ucked away in Grunerløkkais a bar called Alexandria. Agroup o musicians gather andplay together here every otherWednesday. Anyone enteringthe bar is suddenly transported

rom the streets o Oslo to themountains o Kentucky, UnitedStates. It is an odd arrangemento sound that is not o ten heardin today’s world o music that’susually lled with a harder and

edgier sound. With the rightattitude and maybe a littlemoonshine this can be a greatplace to come to see musiciansplaying music and enjoying li e.

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here.”ext: Anita Iyer

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out into the milder weatherand longer days in droves.

“Weather?” you might ask,“Not sunlight?” As Norwegianslike to point out, they have alot o weather here, o ten inthe space o a ew hours. I it’ssunny now, you can count on itraining (or snowing) later. Teonly thing more in uriatingthan the Norwegians’ abilityto handle literally any typeo weather with zen-likeequanimity is the o t quotedScandinavian proverb, typical-ly stated in response to

oreigners expressing dismay atthe act that the weather went

rom sunny and +7C to -1C andsnow in the course o 24 hours(as it did a ew weeks ago). Teproverb, which is invariablyuttered when anyone makesa remotely negative commentabout Norwegian weather, is“Det fnnes ikke dårlig vær, baredårlige klær,“ which translatesas “Tere is no bad weather,only bad clothing.“ Or themore accurate translation,which most Norwegians

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Bruschette al pomodoro

Text & photo by Francesco Spinali

Hi again, Monthly Moose friends! I am Francescoand would like to teach you another Sicilian recipe.Don’t worry, this time my food suggestion is verycheap and simple to make, and you don’t have tocompletely cook the ingredients.

Sometimes Sicilians don’t like to be cooking for

a long time, especially during our hot and muggysummer, but they always like to eat tasty food.

Today my proposal is “Bruschette al pomodoro.”First, you need to buy the kind of bread that youprefer (brown, white, soya, rye, rice etc.), four or

ve red tomatoes, pure olive oil, garlic, fresh basil,oregano and salt.

Next, you have to slice the bread and bake it in theoven on both sides.Please note that if you want to obtain many slices,you would estimate the right quantity of bread andtomatoes for them.

Next, you wash the tomatoes carefully and cutthem into cubes. With a knife, spread a little garlic

on the bread. In this way, you can properly season itto taste. Remember above all, that many girls don’tlike garlic very much.

Now you divide all the tomato cubes between thebread slices, adding a little salt, oregano and freshbasil. Finally, you dress them with a drizzle of pureolive oil.

At this time, “Bruschette al pomodoro” is ready,and I suggest you eat it while drinking a glass of red wine (Sicilian, of course) and nally say to you:“Enjoy your food.”

Cooking all’italiana

STUDENT ELECTIONS RECAPTe polls for the Student Parliament (SP) electionsat the UiO closed at 1 pm on uesday, April 12th.Te elections started on April 5th and there weremany events and party presentations throughoutthe week. Wishing to increase the number of in-

ternational students casting votes, orkil Veder-hus on behalf of SP cooperated with Te Monthly Moosein order to make an English language elec-tion guide. He also visited the International Cof-fee Hour with a speech for international students.Due to the automatic registration of votes, it isimpossible to calculate the exact number of inter-national students voting in the election. However,the total amount of votes is 4 422 which is 16.35%of the whole number of students. Tis is 3% more

than last year.Next Student Parliament starts work in August2011.

RESULTS:

Thank you for voting!More details on www.studentparlamentet.uio.no

Percentage of votersper party 2011

ext & graphs: Marija Cabuskina

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Cabin Trip: From cold to warm,

meeting people outside your dorm

Waiting or the sun...and Amy

Walking makes you noticeweird things, like matchingboot colors.

Are we there yet? ...Does itlook like it?

When you start walking, you talk alot. A ter a while you shut up andsimply walk...

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Keep a fre burningwhile I’m gone...

A ter things got alittle steamy in thesauna, we realizedyou can be too hot

You know you’re Norwegianwhen...you fnd yoursel chop-ping wood or the sauna...in aonepiece

Looks cozy and warm?

A ter a long day, it was time to hit the bunk beds :)

Starting to warm up by the freplace

It sucked! Te guitar was broken.

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Cut Copy at Rockefeller

On the 8 th o March, me and a ellow exchange studentrom Berlin braved the icy sidewalks o downtown Oslo

as we heard that the Australian dance out t Cut Copywere in town. We were greeted at Rocke eller by theabsence o a supporting act. As a substitute, subduedtrance music was played to a dance oor which wasentirely bare except or a ew extremely eager sixteenyear old girls.We began worrying. We had come to dance and hope ullywe were not going to be the only ones busting a move. As soon as the band came on, we were proved wrong.

Te opening with Visions with a smooth transitionto Nobody Lost proved as good an introduction totheir live show as it did on their 2008 album In GhostColours. It took less than a minute or everyone to ockto the stage.Te tour may have been disguised as an attempt topromote their new album but it was clear that the boysonly had one mission that night: to whip Oslo into adance renzy. Crowd avourites such as So Haunted,Lights and Music and Hearts on Fire were their main

artillery. As they launched into Saturday, an o eringrom way back in 2004, a dance circle ormed in ronto the stage, giving the opportunity or some to reallycut loose.Te set was punctuated with songs rom the new releaseZonsoscope. unes such as Where I’m Going, ake MeOver and Need You Now proved catchy numbers thatwere met with the singing along amongst those whoknew the words and excited bobbing rom those whodidn’t.

Te delivered encore Out Tere on the Ice seemeda tting arewell as we spilled back out onto thesidewalks o Oslo, lled with the electrical excitemento a antastic show.

Text & picture: Aleesha Nathan

Moose reviews A Blå Sunday

I you’re looking todiscover a new sideo Oslo, look no ur-ther than the Sundaymarket at Blå. akethe a ternoon, a cam-era, a riend and havea stroll along the Ak-erselva while youmake your way downto Brenneriveien 9.Te walk to Blå will

be as interesting asthe market itsel .I you’re looking or alonger stroll, start atGrønland and walkalong Akers, away

rom the bus station (Possible hoards o pigeonsand ducks. Bird-phobics beware!). Another op-tion with shorter walk and less birds is to taketrikk 11, 12 or 13 and get o at Nybrua. Teriver will be behind you when you get o . Tisarea o Oslo can appear a bit shady, but take acloser look and you’ll notice it has a unky, rawvibe. On Sundays the crowd is everything romyoung amilies to riendly oreigners. As you round the last bend o Akers be orehitting Blå, have your camera ready. Artworklies in and around the water, covers the wallso buildings and even hangs in trees. An enor-mous chandelier even greets you at the marketsmeeting-point.Blå attracts a lot o hobby artists selling theirknits, jewelry, cards, paintings, bags and vin-tage clothes. Tere is always something newand interesting to discover, as the vendorschange every week. At the moment, a lot o au-thentic Norwegian knits cover the tables, pric-es ranging rom 100-250 kroner and higher (asteal compared to souvenir shops, and it comeswith a great story).I the idea o an original souvenir doesn’t ap-peal to you, then the smell o resh wafes andspicy oreign cuisine surely will.Te market is open every Sunday: 12-17.

Text & picture: Sarah Mauk

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Moose reviewsKrishnas Cuisine A vegetarian’s heaven

Are you really hungry and insist on not eatinganimals? Krishnas Cuisine might be the answer!One o Oslo’s very ew veggie places serves greatIndia inspired ood, huge portions and unbeatableprices. As the name suggests, the sta have acertain Krishna touch and are very riendly.Tere is always a changing menu o the day,consisting o a soup with crispy bread, a salad, anda main dish. With ingredients and compositionsdi ering every day, the color ul main dish usuallycontains at least the ollowing: rice, savory pastry,chutney and lots o vegetables and to u in sauce. Additionally, you can also get desserts and ruitylassis.Krishnas Cuisine is located inside the ColosseumCenter at Majorstuen (Sørkedals-veien 10b),near the Colosse-um cinema. Te interior o theshopping center is not very cosy and since therestaurant is opened to the corridor, it might not

be the best choiceto sit and eat there. A better option is

to take the oodwith you and eat athome. Teir take-away boxes are wellinsulated, so thatyour meal will stillbe warm or at leastone hour. A ter numerousvisits I have

always encounter-ed riendly sta and great ood atKrishnas Cuisine.

Text & picture: Rebecca Plath

Norwegian WoodWhen I rst watched the movie Norwegian Wood ,a Japanese drama based on Haruki Murakami’snovel o the same name, I was intrigued (and alittle con used) by the complexity o the plot, aswell as by the protagonist, oru Watanabe. May-be this movie did not ollow the typical Hollywood

ormula, but it sure did leave me pondering thepresent society that I am living in.

A ter reading the novel, I elt that Murakamicertainly lived up to his reputation as one o thecentury’s nest novelists. Te story un olds dur-ing the 1960s, an era o ree love, casual sex anduneasy riendship, which lead to the silent strug-gles that oru went through during his adolescentyears as a university student. As oru yearns orhis rst love, Naoko, he is also enchanted by Mi-dori, a spontaneous and ree spirited young ladywho opened up a whole new perspective to the

crazy world out there... Norwegian Wood is an evocative and beauti ullywritten story, peppered with an unconventionalsense o humour. Te characters in the novel wereportrayed more humanly, with striking person-

alities and

ind iv idua-lism. Writ-ten in the

rst person,the wordswere simple,yet care ullychosen toevoke cer-tain sen-t i m e n t sthroughoutthe novel.Each character had their own story to tell, andMurakami did a brilliant work conveying everycharacter’s sense o longing, love, anguish, andpain. Even the descriptions o the atmosphere andthe setting were vivid and meticulously painted tothe last detail.It was a pity that I watched be ore reading Nor-wegian Wood . Like most novel-turned- lms, the

literature is always the better option.

Text: Lim Shuyu

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Discovering new culture

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Do you want to travel the world and discovernew cultures? Do you want to share inspiring

experiences with international people? I thinkmost students who study at UiO, regardless o whether they are international or Norwegian,long to challenge themselves by seeking out newexperiences and meeting as many new peopleas possible. As students, we want to enlarge ourperspective o the world and wish to become amember o the global village.

In this article, I would like to introduce couchsur ng as a good chance to experience new cultureand inspiration. Couch Sur ng o ers one option

or stay on your travels and has ormed on theinternet as a community o travelers and localpeople rom all over the world. Te purpose o thisnetwork is to exchange culture and hospitality by“hosting” and “sur ng;” the traveler sur s, andthe local hosts. “Couch Sur ng” means that thetraveler gets a couch at a local host’s home duringtheir travels and has the chance to share theirculture with their host. It not only means reeaccommodation or the traveler but also can be agood chance to experience local li e and culture. Byallowing a stranger to stay with them, the host canshare hospitality and get inspired.

As an exchange student rom South Korea,traveling to as many European countries aspossible and meeting new people with di erentbackgrounds along the way topped my wish list.Enlarging my perspective requires acing variousand di erent challenges as I discover the world.

o accomplish my wish, I tried couch sur ng whenI visited new areas in Europe. Trough my couch

experiences, I have elt the pleasure that comeswith encountering un amiliar culture and thebelie s o local people.Participate in local lifeOne o my un orgettable memories rom couchsur ng was my visit to this old restaurant named‘BONBUCK’ in Montmartre, with my dear French

local hosts Nina and Egon. Tey had a 40% o voucher or a dish. When I met them in Paris, myFrench hosts had already reserved dinner or mein Montmartre, which is a wonder ul tourist city.It was really un and antastic to have dinner inthe oldest restaurant in the city, which was builtin the 19th century. I I had not been staying withlocal people, I wouldn’t have known how to use thediscount voucher or dinner or which restaurantwas the oldest.

In addition, Nina introduced me to her riendPamella, who is hal Korean, and we went to the

ancy street or local university students in France.Tanks to her, I visited one o the local art schoolsnamed ‘Beaux arts de Paris’ and saw the exhibitiono the sound o Silence by Al redo Jaar. It was sospecial to visit and discover new destinationsthat I could not even imagine be ore I visitedthem. And every night, we had time to talk aboutdi erent backgrounds and visions or the uture,

and I could experience their ood and values. Itwas real participation in their daily li e. Troughthese experiences and memories with local peopleI made thanks to couch sur ng, I am sure I got anexperience that went beyond simply traveling.Experience cultural exchange and friendshipthat transcends national borders.Couch sur ng is also nice because you get to knowothers and understand di erent cultures in a shortamount o time. For example, whenever I get a

couch during my travels, I cook Korean ood ormy thank ul host. My European hosts don’t knowvery much about Korean culture so it seemed likea great idea to introduce Korean culture through

ood. It was really success ul. I shared Korean oodwith all 3 hosts in France and my Norwegian host,and all o them really loved my special dish.

In ours, my second French hosts, Elodie andDamien and I just had the international oodexchange. At rst, they introduced me to French

traditional home cooking named ‘Pot au Feu.’ Teyalso let me experience and try dessert and cocktailsin a real French style. It was a really per ect chanceto experience and discover local li e. In exchange,I made a Korean home cooking dish named

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‘Cheyuk bokkeum’ (stir- ried porkand mushroom with vegetables),and my hosts had the opportunity toexperience Korean ood culture. I wasreally glad to introduce my culture tothem during my short stay. Troughthis exchange, I grew closer to a newculture and to new riends.

From couch sur ng, I eel that I have

made close international riends, andeverywhere I visited became a secondhometown. Maybe it’s because o

the memories and the conversationswith great local hosts I had duringmy travels. Tere ore, I’m sure thatthis way o traveling is a good option

or both local people and travelerswho want to exchange culture andmake global riends. I you areworried about whether to truststaying with strangers during shorttravel, I would like to say just don’tworry about anything. Just try tobelieve everything and everyone youencounter in the world. Tis mindsetmight be a great change or you butwill help to enlarge your world viewand discover new inspiration.

Further in ormation can be ound at:www.couchsurfng.org

ext & Pictures : Sehee Park

From Norway to clubswith lots o beats!

By Pablo Reylar

It is in the clubs where people gather every weekend to orget thehustle o the week, have a beer, meet riends, irt, and o course,dance! Although there are many genres o music to which peoplecan dance, in this case, I will place special emphasis on dancemusic that has its roots in electronic music. It’s sometimesmixed with pop and hip-hop, and it’s the soul o the night.In the Norwegian music, there are a ew artists who have woninternational acclaim or their music. Tey have transcendedborders beyond the Scandinavian peninsula, and have given usan idea o the beats that move the eet o this country.Several international dance stars owe their success, in part, tothe music producersStargate , or Erik Hermansen and MikkelEriksen Storleer, who began their career in rondheim andare currently producing in New York. Among their hits areSoSick, Closer, Mis Independent byNe-yo , Irreplacable byBeyonce , Beauti ul LiarbyBeyonce andShakira ,Un aith ul,Don’t Stop the MusicbyRihanna , FireworkbyKaty Perry , and many others.Much less commercial and incredibly acclaimed, the romsøband Röyksopp has gained notoriety or its combination o electronic atmospheres, drum & bass, house and a ro-americansounds, as well as or their amboyant look at concerts. His debutalbum Melody AM(2001) includes the incredibly amousEple.His most recent recordingSenior(2010) contains more quiet andintrospective atmospheres since it only includes instrumentalsongs that contrast withJunior (2009), which contains vocals bythe Swedish artistRobyn .Within the genre known as “Hands up” or “Eurodance,” wecan ndNightcore , a band that combines con using, sad andhappy themes with a high tempo to create “Happy Hardcore.” You either hate it or love it. Another band to mention isReset ,which had its greatest success in the Nineties during the evero the genre. Recently, to the joy o their nostalgic ans, they’vepromised to tour and produce a new album.

Aqua deserves a passing mention, although it is based inDenmark and three o its members are Danish. Te only womanand vocalist is Norwegian (yes! the same who has such a high-pitched voice in Barbie Girl). Aqua is considered a native bandby the two countries. Teir success was unprecedented in 1997,and they have conquered 5 continents with music. Althoughthey separated in 2001, in 2008 they met to continue theirsuccess, and to the delight o all, the band has released their newsingle this last March, a dance track that has been ully adaptedto the new rhythms and sounds. It has emerged as a summer hit;How RU Doin?is already succes ully being played in Oslo clubs.

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I love Riga. I ell in love with every little streetinside the Old own and the quiet and isolation o apart o this never-sleeping city a long time ago.

As I am a local and total insider o Riga, and because itactually happens to be my hometown, I can admit thatI am proud to be born and raised there. Nevertheless,I never knew that so many international students inNorway choose Riga as their city o destination ortravelling.

For a while, I guess I took it or granted and hadno idea why people took their time to travel to seeit when they can go to Paris or Rome instead, butthen it hit me- it is not or the cheap alcohol, it isnot or the shops, and it is not or the ”let’s just gosomewhere we’ve never been” statement. People goto Riga to gain the experience o a small city beingso big. Te history o Riga goes back to 1201, whenit was ounded, and so it contains a lot o history o

Latvia and Latvians. It has been there throughWorld War I and World War II. It has seen thestruggle o the Latvians, and between Old

own and the new part o Riga graciouslystands the Monument o Freedom,with threestars in the hands o the sculpture o a womancalled Milda.

What you will get i you travel to the capitalo Latvia are amazing city parks, greatarchitecture, di erent kinds o museums or

every taste, lots o galleries or art lovers andactive nightli e or party people. It may seemthat Riga is so small, but there surely are a loto things to see and places to be. Te Old own

itsel is worth seeing because some streetsare more than 800 years old. You can alwaystake the elevator in St. Peters Church to havean amazing view o the Riga skyline. Havea walk along theEsplanade Park, Kronvalda

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Park and Vermanes Garden; or Alberta Street or magni cent and the most remarkable

Art Nouveau buildings. I you happen to beinterested in museums, it is possible to ndSun Museum, Te Museum o the Occupationo Latvia, Riga Motormuseum, Latvian War Museum, and the National History Museum o Latvia, (which is known asRiga Castle), aswell as many more.

I you have had quite enough o sightseeing,museums, and history, you can always have

the best cup o co ee you can possibly ndin com ortable premises o the co ee housecalledCo ee Inn which is placed right in theOld own. Some people say that co ee you’lltaste there is even better than the amousStarbucks itsel . I you are tired and just wantto sit and eel the buzz around you, play somegames such as Scrabble, cards or trivia games,it is de nitely the best place to go. When itcomes to Latvian ood the best place to go isa restaurant calledLido. Latvian atmosphereand amazingly tasty ood is what you’ll getthere.

When it comes to night li e it has to be notedthat Latvians absolutely love to party andthat probably is the reason why Riga containsso many clubs and bars. Te best thing isthat all o them are placed not ar away romeach other. I you are somebody who likes amore alternative scene I would recommendyou go to “Pulkvedim Neviens Neraksta”, “ShotCa e”, “Vieta” or to “Piens”, i you pre er moreluxurious places then “ Mad House” or “Kefrs ”is the place or you. Nevertheless, I have tonote that since Latvians love to party till theearly mornings, they usually approach theclubs and bars around midnight.So i you are ready or a small adventure bygoing to a country which still has its owncurrency , and are longing or a charmingview and crazy nightli e, then Riga is the right

choice because it truly has it all.

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Norway is a country lled with breathtakingnatural scenery. Te striking beauty o the fords,the stunning glaciers and the whimsical mountainstreams attract the attention o visitors romaround the world. Te reedom to roam andexperience the environment is an important wayo li e or Norwegians, and the citizens o Norway

eel so strongly about the public right o accessthat legislature has been put in place to protect it.Te Outdoor Recreation Act, or Frilu tsloven, hassecured that right, making Norway an example

or the rest o the world when it comes to outdoorrecreation, conservation, and access.

Historically, Norway has been a country thatrelies heavily on natural resources, evident bythe nation’s rich past in shing and arming. Tisreliance on the land has created a society that isconnected with nature, and many Norwegiansturn to the outdoors as a source o recreationand leisure. In act, the Norwegian rekking Association (DN ), an organization that promotestrekking and improves recreation conditions bymaintaining trails and huts around the country,has more than 220,000 members. Tat means thatone out o every ve men, women and children inthe country is a member! Tere is no doubt thatenjoying nature is important to the Norwegianpopulation as a whole. You only need to spend onesunny a ternoon at Sognsvann to see that!Te Outdoor Recreation Act was put on the booksin 1957, securing this part o cultural heritagein written law. Te act distinguishes betweencultivated (innmark) and uncultivated (utmark)land. Tis distinction is important because itprotects any cultivated land (gardens, tilled elds,etc.) by restricting public access. Te uncultivatedland, however, is, by many de nitions, availableto the public. Not only are members o the publicallowed to roam (on oot or on skis) and camp onthis land, but visitors are also able to harvest berriesand mushrooms or their own consumption. Aslong as the property is lying allow or is coveredby snow, the public has access, be it countryside,

orest, mountains, rivers, or beaches. Tis bene tcomes with responsibility. Te public is expectedto respect the land and to leave it undamaged. Tisincludes all eatures, natural (trees, streams, andwildli e) or manmade ( ences, barns and houses).Tere are other restrictions on the reedom to

wander. Dogs must be on a leash during thesummer months, and res are banned rom Mayto September.Te concept o public right o access(allemannsretten) is a way o li e here. It is a eatureo Norwegian society that has been ingrained orgenerations. However, this reedom comes with a

warning. As idyllic as access or all seems, it canpresent some challenges. For example, a surveywas conducted in 1995 that looked at how muchNorwegians knew about Frilu tsloven. Seventy

ve percent o adults between the ages 40-64 yearsresponded that they “knew something about theirrights and responsibilities.” Only 40% o young

adults aged 15-24 responded in the same manner

(Directorate or Nature Management). Te surveydid not account or any oreign tourists, but thestatistics show that the number o oreign touristsis increasing, and in general, visitors will be lessknowledgeable about laws o the host country.Te lack o knowledge within the Norwegianpublic and the increase in tourism are cause orconcern because the success o the public rightto access depends on respect and awareness o natural places. As the population o Norway and tourism tothe country continues to grow, will the use o nature and its protection be synergistic, or willthe increase in numbers lead to degradation,overuse and abuse? Te “unwritten principle” o responsible outdoor recreation has been put intolaw, but now the question is whether the policiesin place will be able to handle a growing Norwegianpublic and an increase in tourism. Te governmenthas le t it up to the individual to be responsible

or their impact. As the snow melts, get out and

enjoy the spring sunshine but remember that yourright to roam comes with responsibilities. See youon the trail!

ext: Katie HarrisPhoto: Amy Armstrong

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I was very surprised when our editor told methat there is a sculpture park in Oslo devotedto Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen. Te act thatIbsen is one o the most staged playwrightsin the world notwithstanding, there are notso many monuments depicting his works orcharacters. Tere ore, in my view, the ideao creating the Peer Gynt Sculpture Park inthe capital o Norway is brilliant.

Te initiator o creating the park is the house-building company Selvaag. According to thecompany, when announcing the internationalsculpture contest in November 2004, they aimedto generate the best designs o sculptures basedon Peer Gynt and, moreover, enrich the newdistrict in Oslo with those sculptures. Te jury o the contest consists o seven people, among themoutstanding Ibsen scholars, theatre directors,sculptors, artists, etc.

Peer Gynt Park is located in the residential area,on Peter Møllers vei / Lørenvangen. Te Park isdue to be completed in 2012, and is supposed toconsist o about thirty sculptures. So ar, one can

nd about twenty sculptures in the park createdby sculptors rom all over the world, e.g.: PeerGynt by Nina Sundbye (Norway), Anitra’s Danceby Leopoldo Emperador (Spain), Peer Gynt andthe Passenger by Mats Åberg (Sweden), Te TinPriest with a Fowling Net by Eamonn O’Doherty(Ireland), Running Away with the Bride by JimDine (USA), Te Devil in a Nut by Enzo Cucchi(Italy), Peer, Solveig and the Button-moulder byJan Kolasinski (Poland), Solveig by the Settler’sHut by Wol Bröll (Germany) etc.

When the rst sculptures in the park wereunveiled, the Minister o Culture o Norwayunderlined the importance o the private sectorsupporting culture, and thanked Selvaag Gruppen

or setting such a great example. Having visitedLøren, I totally agree with the mentioned opinion.Te suite o sculptures makes the modernresidential area very special. I hope that morebuilding companies all over the world will ollowthe example o Selvaag, and understand that itis possible to simultaneously build houses andenrich culture.

ext: Mariam Nodia

Photos: Natalya ikhonova

Sources:http://peergynt.selvaag.no/en-gb/Pages/de ault.aspxhttp://www.visitoslo.com/en/peer-gynt-suite-sculpture-park.49105.235215re72.tlp.html

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Monday: Norwegian Film NightEvery Monday night, at 6 pm the Special Events Program hosts a movie night at Auditorium1 in Helga Engs hus, giving international students the opportunity to enjoy a glimpse intoNorwegian life and culture from the comfort of an auditorium seat.No worries, all movies have English subtitles so all are most welcome!



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•Subconscious Dubstep night @ Re-

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•Service on Good Friday@ Oslo

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•Dj Jazz It Up @ Café Sør

www.cafesor.no

•Spring Exhibition 2011 @ Fotogal-

leriet + 15

www.fotogalleriet.no

•Norwegian Radio Orchestra: FilmMusic @ NRK, Store Studio

www.nrk.no

•Isaac Julien: lm and video instal-lations@ Kuntnernes Hus

www.kunstnerneshus.no

•Oslo Nerd Army @ Internasjonalen

www.internasjonalen.no

•Burning Man (dubstep evening) @Café Sør

www.cafesor.no

•Bach in the High Mass@ Oslo Dom-

kirke

www.oslodomkirke.no•Circus Arnardo @ By Munch Mu-

seet

www.arnardo.no

•Glances at Al-Andalus Art @ CAK

www.cak.no

•Inferno Metal Festival (club night)@ Di erent clubs in Oslo

www.rockefeller.no

•Inferno Metal Festival @ Rockefell-

er & John DEEwww.rockefeller.no

•Big Salsa Party @Rockefeller

www.rockefeller.no

•Retrospective: Film and Video Artin Norway @ Stenersenmuseet

www.stenersen.museum.no

•Film Evening: Villmark (DarkWoods) @ Helga Engs Hus, Audito-

rium 2

www.uio.no (Special Events)

•Green Drinks @ Oslo Mekaniske Verksted

www.greendrinks.org

•Café baroque w/ Barokkanerne @Cafeteatret

www.cafeteatret.no

•Beer and food tasting @ Akersber-

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www.ol-akademiet.no•Bounce Street Dance Company @Bærum Kulturhus

www.kulturbaerum.no

•Folk music consert @ Riksscenen

www.riksscenen.no

•Stand-up comedy(No, Swe, Eng):Dag Sørås, Magnus Betnér and NickSun. @ Betong, Chateau Neuf

www.studentersamfundet.no

•Market days @ Grünerløkkawww.sentrum.biz

• e Original Elvis Tribute 2011 @Cosmopolite and Belleville

www.cosmopolite.com

•Sports day @ Rådhusplassen

www.idrett.no

•Sunday market @ Blå

•Frank Znort Quartet @ Blå

www.blaaoslo.no

•Summer Exhibition @ Munch Mu-

seet

www.munch.museum.no

•Lang Lang @ Oslo Konserthus

www.oslokonserthus.no

•Hiking and Rappelling @ Kolsåstop-

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•Fashion Evening @ Oslo Konser-

thus

www.oslokonserthus.no

•Kon-Tiki Oscar 1951 – 2011 @ Kon-Tiki Museet

www.kon-tiki.no

•Ballet: Romeo & Juliet @ Den Nor-

ske Opera og Ballett

www.operaen.no

•Klubb Juicy @ Blå

www.blaaoslo.no

•Pub Crawl (No.) @ start: Beer Palace

www.ol-akademiet.no

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•Sunday Digestive: Phaedra @ Park-

teatret

www.parkteatret.no

•Easter celebration@ Norsk FolkeMuseum

www.norskfolkemuseum.no

•TirsdagsQuiz @ Biblioteket, ChateuNeuf

www.studentersamfundet.no

•School revue of the year 2011(No)@ National eatret

www.nationaltheatret.no

•How to Build a Dishwasher @ Kun-

stnernes Hus

www.kunstenerneshus.no

•International Co ee Hour @ ChateuNeuf


Grünerløkka Alternatives : UrbanBalkan Sounds@ Gamla

www.gamla.no

Exhibition: RealLadies. Te Fe-male Pioneers of Science.

Mar 8, 2011 - May1, 2011, GalleriSverdrup, Blind-ern

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time you pop bythe Co ee bar inGeorg Sverdrupsbuilding, remem-

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NorClinLing Con-ference 2011

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assessment, treat-

ment and methodol-ogy in speech andlanguage pathology.

Exhibition opening: Mind gap

Apr 16, 2011, Norsk Teknisk Museum, Kjel-

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Started in September 2008, Te Monthly Moose is theonly student magazine at UiO published entirely inEnglish. It is printed in 500 copies each month andavailable in paper ormat at Frederikke, Sogn andKringsjå post box buildings, Amatøren, the Kringsjåpub, International Co ee Hour and Chateau Neu . Wedo our best to integrate non-Norwegian speaking stu-dents into the abric o student li e at UiO by sharing

in ormation about signifcant events at the universityand the outside world. We also bring the "voice" o in-ternational students to the corridors o power, by de-livering Te Moose directly to signifcant administrativesta at UiO and SiO.In September 2010 Te Monthly Moose was awardedthe "Best Publication Award" by SiO and UiO or itsintegrative and in ormative e orts.

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