15th Annual Lions Oratory Competition 2009

In this year's Fifteenth Annual Lions Oratory Competition, student representatives from the ANU Colleges competed for the perpetual Oratory Trophy and prizes totaling $3,000 in cash. The objective of the competition is to give an opportunity to students to master and excel in the art of oratory by reading widely on subjects dealing with human values. To create interest in the study of the lives of great women and men who, often at enormous personal sacrifice, realise outstanding achievements which generations to come will emulate. These are people, including saints and sages from the whole world, who through their outstanding contributions enhanced the quality of life of all humanity. To cultivate in students the need for the great human values of truth, righteousness, peace, love and non-violence - the core of all major religions. Podcast timings: 00:00:00          Welcome by master of ceremonies Connie Chong Winner of the 2008 Lions Oratory Contest 00:05:21          Introduction of Andaleeb Akhand, ANU College of Business and Economics  00:06:29          The Power of Truth, Andaleeb Akhand 00:14:21          Introduction of Arjuna Dibley, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 00:15:52          Confronting the costs of the ideal: Munir's story and truth as a great human value, Arjuna Dibley 00:24:22          Introduction of Brendan Moloney, ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science 00:25:29          Great Human Values in Suburbia , Brendan Moloney 00:33:27          Introduction of Chelsea Mullavey, ANU College of Law 00:34:42          ‘Did you hear that?' Chelsea Mullavey 00:43:07          Introduction of Melanie Poole, ANU College of Arts and Social Science 00:44:11          Why Swamps Breed Bunyips (or: Why the Great Human Values Grow from Pain), Melanie Poole 00:52:45          Introduction of Harriet Riley, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment 00:54:09          Reasons to Love Climate Change, Harriet Riley 01:02:58          Introduction of Jennifer Zhu, ANU College of Physical Sciences 01:04:27          Does every solution have a problem? Jennifer Zhu 01:12:02          Conclusion of event,   Connie Chong