11 March 2013 Issue 6 Year 75

Perdeby Tuks se amptelike studentekoerant / Official Tuks student newspaper / Kuranta ya baithuti ya semmušo ya Tuks

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Hit-and-run witnesses urged to come forward

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The return of the boy band

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Interview: Ashtray Electric

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RAMfest competition

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UP-Tuks walk over Wits DAN LOMBARD FNB UP-Tuks beat FNB Wits 52-0 at the Tuks Rugby Stadium last Monday. The home side ran in eight tries and secured the maximum number of log points against their Johannesburg opponents.

Unforced errors characterised Tuks’s play as they could only put Wits away in the final 20 minutes. The home side failed to assert its dominance in the line-out even with the return of captain Jono Ross from injury.

Baby Bok lock Paul Willemse scored Tuks’s first try with flyhalf Willie du Plessis converting to allow Tuks an 8-0 lead.

Wits kept Tuks at bay for large parts of the first half, until Ross

scored a well-worked try. Hooker Mbongeni Mbonambi followed in his captain’s wake after splitting Wits’s defence. Du Plessis failed to convert Ross’s try but managed to convert Mbonambi’s.

Basil Short sealed the four-try bonus point when he went over for his try in the 35th minute. Du Plessis was unsuccessful with the conversion attempt. Tuks went into half time with a 26-0 lead.

The second half proved to be better for the home team as replacement scrum-half Emile Temperman scored in the 62nd minute and lock Marvin Orie scored a try of his own.

Temperman’s try was also the third “Pink Ball” try scored by Tuks during the game and so R30 000 will be donated to the Varsity Cup charities.

Flank Shaun Adendorff had the final say for Tuks as the Baby Bok scored two tries. Inside-centre Handre Pollard took over the kicking duties but was successful with only one of his two attempts.

“We will take the five points,” Tuks head coach Nollis Marais said, “but once again there were just too many mistakes, especially with our line-outs.”

Ross told Perdeby that, “It’s always good to be back in the side, especially when the boys are struggling.”

The win, coupled with FNB UJ’s loss to FNB NMMU in Port Elizabeth on the same day, has allowed Tuks to move back into second place on the Varsity Cup log.

Photos: Kobus Barnard and Reinhard Nell

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Editorial

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There is this unknown phenomenon at university.

I like to call it the mid-semester slump. See, there are two in every year. One per semester – blame students for what you will, but favouritism is not one of our vices.

Whenever a semester starts there is an overwhelming amount of students on campus, all eager and determined to be studious. Then the semester drags on and by March the numbers start to dwindle. Semester tests and exams generally cause another influx, but other than

that, campus becomes liveable for a while. The second semester generally follows the same pattern. I, however, generally look forward to these calmer times, because let’s be honest, sometimes it feels like there are too many people on campus.

This year is different though. In fact, the last two years have been very different. In my first year the pattern was quite prominent. As the semesters progressed the library became emptier and finding parking was easier. Last year the pattern was less defined, but still noticeable.

This year, however, I don’t see the pattern at all.

I have to commend you all, really. Your staying power this year is rather inspiring.

I’m not entirely sure what sparked the sudden commitment. Or maybe I’m just imagining things. It could be that the number of students has merely increased in the last couple of years and that is why it seems like campus is not calming down. Whatever the reason, kudos to those of you who have become model students.

Although I wouldn’t mind a smaller horde of people migrating through the tunnel at the Piazza every day.

This week we published a smaller edition. I like to think of it as fun sized. We downscaled this week because our camp was coming up.

Usually we send the paper to the printers on Friday nights. Seeing that we were away from

Letter to the editor

Geagte Perdeby

Ek is diep teleurgesteld in Tukkies. My alma mater, geliefde universiteit waar ek getrou elke week Varsity Cup gekyk het, het my sommer negatief.

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From the Editor Friday afternoon to Sunday morning, we had to send this edition to the printers on Thursday night. Therefore, our camp was this past weekend, even though you’re only reading this now. Confusing right? Try having to write with this production schedule in mind.

Perdeby camp is great. It’s not one of those high school camps where people think that crawling through mud is having a good time.

We hired new staff recently and this is their opportunity to meet the whole team. There will be training, but here at Perdeby we know how to mix business and pleasure.

For example, go to page 7 for our RAMfest competition. We have two sets of double tickets to give away for the festival this coming weekend. All you have to do is send us a photo of yourself head banging or playing air guitar.

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Hit-and-run witnesses urged to come forward

TARYN RICHMOND In the early hours of the morning on 2 March, an international student visiting Pretoria was knocked down by a car in a hit-andrun. The police require witnesses who were on the scene to come forward in order for a case to be opened.

Michel Herber, a 29-year-old astrology student from Luxembourg in Europe, was hit by a speeding white VW Polo at approximately 04:00 while crossing Burnett Street. Security guards who witnessed the incident explained that Herber was crossing the street with two ladies when he was hit. The car swerved slightly after hitting him and carried on down the street,

turning right into Festival Street. The security guards added that before the car hit him, it neither slowed down nor hooted at Herber who had checked to see if the street was clear before crossing.

Tertius Fourie, the owner of the student guest house in Brooklyn where Herber was staying, was contacted by the Tshwane Hospital where Herber was admitted with critical injuries. Fourie has been urgently trying to contact Herber’s relatives overseas and has been looking into the case. Fourie explained that when he arrived at the hospital he was horrified to find that, almost 18 hours after the accident, Herber had still not been cleaned by hospital staff members and was covered in dry blood and wearing the clothes that he had been found in.

The Metro Police, who were reportedly first on the scene, told Perdeby that because an injury was incurred, the matter is typically handed over to the SAPS. SAPS, however, is unable to open a case without any witnesses. Fourie said that a number of witnesses apparently were on the scene, but as their details were not taken down he has no way of contacting them and asking them to come forward. He urges anyone who has any information about the incident to approach SAPS who will then be able to investigate the matter further.

Stella Menze, Herber’s girlfriend, was devastated when she found out that her boyfriend had been involved in such a serious accident. She had to make quick arrangements to get to Gauteng from Cape Town last Thursday to make all of the arrangements for him. “I feel so helpless that I can’t be there with him and I don’t know what exactly happened or if he is even alright,” she said on Thursday morning before she was due to arrive in the province. She added that she hopes that whoever is responsible for the accident is brought to justice. She also wanted to thank everyone who went the extra mile to help Herber when she was unable to.

At the time of going to print, Herber was unconscious and in intensive care at the Tshwane Hospital with a skull fracture and other serious injuries to his face and shoulders.

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Two city boys cycle from Cape Town to Kenya STEPHANIE VAN DER PLANK Two ambitious South Africans will embark on a cycling adventure from Cape Point to Kisumu, Kenya on 16 March.

John Saaiman and William Taute, both 24-years-old, aim to complete the 7000km journey through Africa in four months and then spend three months volunteering at the Maisha International Orphanage. They will not have a backup team and will be camping on the roadside for most of the trip.

The main reasons why they founded this project were to “invest in Africa” and “raise awareness about Africa”. They will be cycling through numerous small villages and plan to interact with the locals as much as possible.

Saaiman has a Masters in Architecture from the University of Johannesburg and Taute obtained a BCom Marketing degree at the University of Pretoria. They plan to put their acquired skills to good use by building and improving the Maisha orphanage.

Saaiman and Taute consider it their responsibility to give back and invest their time and skills in a worthy cause and country.

According to Taute, the idea first came to him when he read an article about fellow cyclist Riaan Manser who travelled around Africa on his bicycle. Taute did not believe that it was possible but was intrigued by the adventure factor of it. He told Perdeby that he has always wanted to go into Africa and work on a social project. Neither Taute nor Saaiman have ever done anything like this before, but a confident Taute believes that the 17 years he spent in a boarding institution were more dangerous than anything he might come across on his trip through Africa.

With the starting day rapidly approaching, Taute says that training is getting intense. The boys cycle for two hours every morning and do most of their long-distance training over the weekend.

When asked about the upcoming journey, Taute said that they are both “excited as hell”. They claim not to have any misgivings, apart from the likelihood of meeting lions and

Intervarsity news DANIELLE PETTERSON University of Witwatersrand (Wits) A Wits lecturer has been fired after failing to disclose accusations of sexual harassment made against him at his previous place of work.

After rumours of the sexual harassment arose, the university contacted the lecturer’s previous employer, who confirmed that they were true. Upon confrontation the lecturer admitted his dishonesty and was fired.

According to IOL News, Wits is also investigating three students’ accusations of sexual harassment against a drama lecturer. The lecturer has been suspended but no charges have been laid.

Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) Violent student protests have led to police being deployed at MUT. Students are protesting about transport to residences and the allocation of financial aid, reported SABC News. The protest began on 1 March and has led to the disruption of lectures.

Police spokesperson Thulani Zwane told SABC News, “The situation is normal and under control. The police are busy monitoring the situation.”

Walter Sisulu University and University of Fort Hare Walter Sisulu University and the University of Fort Hare will each receive R120 million for student accommodation.

The money will be used to build new student accommodation and refurbish existing housing.

According to DispatchOnline, the government has allocated R6 billion for university infrastructure this year. This follows a report released by Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande last year. The report found that students were living in poor conditions and determined that a minimum of R174 billion was needed to improve student housing over the next 15 years.

DispatchOnline reported that 85% of the money will go to historically disadvantaged universities.

Students owe South African universities money IOL News reported that many South African universities are owed several million rand by students.

According to the article, some universities have debt dating back to the 1980s. Students who don’t pay their fees have their degrees or diplomas withheld.

The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s current debt is approximately R220 million. Students are not allowed to register with the university until their debts have been settled.

The University of Venda told IOL News that they have a total debt of over R100 million and the University of Limpopo had fees amounting to R81.9 million outstanding at the end of 2012.

elephants on the road through northern Botswana.

They hope to travel 80km in 5 hours and 30 minutes each day.

Their halfway point is Lusaka, Zambia but they also hope to visit some of Africa’s tourist attractions, such as the Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls, Zanzibar and the Rift Valley.

Taute told Perdeby that this journey is more than just a social project and adventure. “This is a personal journey where we will be challenged in every way. When your mind, body and heart are simultaneously challenged your soul flourishes,” he said.

Saaiman and Taute say that they are just two city boys cycling through Africa for a reason.

Their adventure will be documented on their blog (datingafrika.blogspot.com), Twitter account (@DatingAfrika) and Facebook group.

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Features

The return of the boy band (again) NOLWAZI MNGADI It began with The Beatles. In 1963, when Beatlemania began in Britain, the four young men from Liverpool paved the way for a new dynamic in music: the boy band. Although The Beatles were not the first official boy band, with predecessors such as the Jackson 5 and The Osmonds (both of which were family music groups), they are certainly the model for the modern version.

The popularity of the boy band is based mostly on the band’s ability to stay on top of the latest trends and appeal to an audience largely made up of teenage girls. This target market is not chosen randomly. A survey conducted by Jupiter Research of 1 800 teenagers in an online consumer panel found that teenage girls spend 15% more money buying music online than their male counterparts. Approximately 50% of the girls surveyed were also more likely to stream music online and make more of an effort to find out about the tour dates of their favourite musicians or bands. The researchers referred to these girls as “music influencers”, meaning that they represent the teenage population and act as “musical taste-makers” for their age group.

The group dynamic of the boy band has not changed over the years. From the days of the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC to newer boy bands such as Big Time Rush, The Wanted and One Direction, the fashion may have changed but the principle remains the same. While maintaining their own individual personalities, the members of a boy band sport a generic look (think *NSYNC in baggy leather jackets and One Direction in tailored suits). In order to cater for a bigger audience, every boy band is comprised of a set of distinct personalities. The “bad boy” in every group will appeal to one section of their audience while the “shy one” will appeal to another. Needless to say, all members of the group will be good-looking by most standards.

According to MTV, boy bands appear in five-year cycles (for those of you who want to avoid it altogether this time around).

Every five years, the new kids on the block appear and saturate the airwaves with their own brand of pop music, making sure that you learn every word to every song and that you will be singing “Bye Bye Bye” in the shower. Courier Mail, an Australian

newspaper, published a study which reveals that a boy band will be popular for approximately three years, with an average of three studio albums being released. After this time, the group will “pursue solo projects”. More often than not, only one member of the group will go on to have a solo career matching that of the band.

Talking about the rate at which boy bands in the age of social media have become successful, Ernie D., creative director at Radio Disney, said, “Back then, you had to build your fan base [to] get a following. Now, with all the social media, you have a fan base immediately. As soon as you nail that fan base, you’re on the rise for sure.”

The fans are a large part of the boy band’s brand and image.

Certain fans, like the “Directioners” who follow One Direction, have coined terms for themselves to identify which boy band they are enamoured with. Even to this day, any person who was a diehard fan of the Backstreet Boys would pay good money to see a reunion tour. In a New York Times article about One Direction’s performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Maura Johnston states, “The varying personalities of boy bands’ members could be seen as a testing ground for attraction, and the resulting fantasies projected on the idols can be chaste or X-rated.” The idea of a “testing ground for attraction” is one which is especially relevant to teenage girls, who take their cues of what is attractive from pop culture idols such as Harry Styles of One Direction or Max George of The Wanted.

Lou Pearlman, the man behind the success of the Backstreet Boys and O-Town, had this to say about boy bands, “I know exactly when boy bands will be over. When God stops making little girls.”

Whether you like them, don’t like them, or only pretend not to like them when you’re with your friends, boy bands seem to be making a comeback. Their boyish good looks and catchy songs ensure that no matter what form or decade they appear in, boy bands will always be popular, especially with the teenage female audience. This timelessness of the boy band model is what makes them larger than life.

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Entertainment

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Ashtray Electric: an exercise in WTF

MELINA MELETAKOS “Somebody tweeted the other day that they’re glad to see we’re out of our hiatus. It’s like, what f**king hiatus are you talking about? I don’t know where you’ve been, but we’ve been playing,” vents Ashtray Electric guitarist Rudi Cronje, clearly irked.

Not only have they been playing, but Ashtray Electric have recently released new material too and, true to their moniker as indie rock mavericks, they opted for an unorthodox approach to the whole process.

Truth is, Ashtray Electric have since their inception spat in the face of the mainstream music industry and given commercialism an abrasive middle finger before walking out the door to do their own thing.

The band decided to produce, record, engineer and mix their fourth offering themselves. The result? WTF, a tantalising five-track EP that still totters between being angsty and alluring, while making way for a far more gritty, experimental sound.

“This time around, we didn’t allow ourselves to dig so deep into the actual process. It was always an exercise in spontaneity. There wasn’t too much time to think about stuff and we sort of sat back and saw what would come out of it,” says bassist Reggie Nel. Rudi agrees: “Maybe there’s a lot to be said

for not thinking about it too much and four guys getting together to make music. Literally, that’s what it is – four guys getting together and making tunes.”

“I think we were just keen to throw something out there with a bit of attitude and just say, ‘Well, we’re still around. We’re still writing the songs that we want to write,’” adds frontman and guitarist Andre Pienaar.

Unusually, WTF was given away for free. Fans could sign up for the EP, which meant that once it was released, they got it in their inbox as a digital gift.

“Because it’s digital, your response is a lot quicker, instead of waiting for it to be distributed, stocked in the shops and then for people to buy it and put it in their car and listen,” says Rudi of the benefits of giving WTF away online.

Andre says that doing things the way they did meant that there was no pressure on the release because the band didn’t have to be concerned about selling enough albums to cover things like studio costs. “It’s out there. If people like it, cool. If people hate it then ... ” “ ... who gives a f**k?” says Rudi, finishing Andre’s sentence.

One thing that hasn’t changed though, is the way Andre pours out sexy yet afflicted lyrics over a microphone. “I’ve always said that writing is a lot cheaper than going to a psychologist,” he says.

“Unless there’s a piece of me inside of it, I don’t

want to create it. There’s zero point.”

If there was ever a song which reflected this, it’s “Looper”, which is almost like a piece of performance poetry, with Andre reciting the lyrics, allowing his natural stutter to take centre stage against a musical backdrop. It starts off with staccato-like drums that echo his erratic flow of speech.

“The rad thing about what we do is that you get to do scary stuff. Writing and recording it wasn’t too stressful because I recorded it in my room, but playing it – I mean, we’ve played it like, what, 12, 15 times and performing it is still f**king frightening. I won’t lie,” admits Andre.

“I remember after the first time we finished playing it, Andre said to the crowd, and he doesn’t really talk a lot on stage, he said, ‘Thank you. That was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.’ That was quite rad,” says Rudi, sympathising with his band mate. “I mean, it’s hard for the rest of us. We don’t understand how these things influence the people who write it and especially, like he said, that is a piece of someone else put into a piece of music. Even though it’s not you, you’re still a part of it.”

The conversation turns to the weight of creating an album. Is it perhaps a bit outdated and are EPs the way forward? “I think if you’re going to do a full-length album, you’re going to need a full body of work that you want to release,” muses Andre. “There should at least be some kind of line

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drawn through it that you, as the band, try and bring something, whether it’s a message or a sound or a theme. There has to be something about that album that makes it have a beginning and an end.

EPs are nice when you don’t really know what you’re doing but you are just keen to f**k around a bit. When you’re really passionate about doing something f**king rad, you can do an album.”

Reggie adds that, “People are sort of going through singles really fast. It’s so easy to quickly buy a single online and enjoy it for like two, three weeks and move on to the next thing. I think there is a subculture that is forming and people like to just sift through music really fast, but there is still a lot of weight in an album.”

“It gives you a backbone, you know? I think all of us love putting an album on and listening to it and going on the whole journey that an album takes you on, because that’s why bands write it.

That’s the reason that they put it together and it’s put together in a certain way and it portrays a certain time of your life,” says Rudi.

What journey does WTF take you on then? Well, that’s probably best described by Rudi’s parting words at the end of the interview: “See you later for some chaos.” And chaos it is, but of the most delightful, head-spinning, shoulder-grooving, foottapping kind.

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Johannesburg RAMfest 2013: the countdown has begun

MELINA MELETAKOS With just a week to go, the countdown to the first music festival of the year has begun. It’s a place where electro kids ferociously head bang next to rock lovers, a place where dust finds its way into every crevice of your body and a place where your inhibitions are silenced (at least for the weekend). Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to RAMfest 2013.

A mighty line-up has been put together by the festival organisers, with American punk rockers Rise Against as this year’s headliners.

“We’re really looking forward to coming to South Africa for the first time,” said the band in a short RAMfest promo clip. They’re probably not as excited as the throng of fans who will undoubtedly turn on the waterworks when the

band takes to the stage.

Pandering to the needs of metalheads will be Britain’s Bring Me The Horizon, who are sure to be the whiplash-inducing addition to the line-up with their eclectic metalcore. Bringing the drum and bass will be Pendulum. In January 2012, Pendulum announced that they would be taking a hiatus from touring and that there would be no further live shows. Luckily, Paul Harding and Ben Verse still perform their DJ sets across the world and RAMfest-goers can expect an electric set from the duo who also graced the festival in 2010.

These international acts will be sharing the stage with some of the best local talent: Jack Parow, Van Coke Kartel, Fuzigish, Double Adapter, Das Kapital and Shortstraw, to name but a few.

As always, there are a few things you should bring to a festival and a few things that should rather stay at home. If you’re staying the entire weekend, don’t forget all your camping equipment like a tent, fold-up chairs, etc. If you do, your car makes for good shelter too.

Alternatively, a thorn-free bush will do. If you’re not camping, you can use the parkand-ride system that operates from Cresta, Clearwater Mall, Cedar Square, East Rand Mall, Menlyn Park and Centurion Mall. There are also numerous party-bus services that are available. Either way, don’t forget sunblock.

Last year was a scorcher of a day that was only alleviated when the heavens opened up briefly over Riversands Farm.

What should you leave behind? Don’t bring alcohol – there will be cash bars at the event.

Also, lose any preconceived notions of hygiene.

Trips to the portaloos are never pretty. Neither is not bathing for two days.

Don’t pack your inhibitions. Be prepared to have some loony dude in the mosh pit trip over his own feet and spill his beer all over you. Be prepared to implore a fellow camper for a place to rest your weary head because you can’t find your tent. Most importantly, be prepared to have fun. It’s the first festival of the year, so make sure RAMfest is a damn good one.

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House Internal Auditing win inaugural championship ISHMAEL MOHLABE The House Internal Auditing (HIA) football team won the inaugural House Internal Auditing Championship after beating House Humanities 12-11 on penalties on UP Sport campus last Saturday.

Before coming into the final clash, HIA were beaten 2-0

by House Humanities in their first game but advanced to the semi-final after they beat House Finance 3-1. House Humanities went into the finals after beating the YES Tuks team 1-0 in their semi-final.

The final was exciting from the start as HIA looked to avenge their loss to House Humanities. Humanities won a free kick after two minutes of play when Humbulani Moketla tripped Mbizo Mzanani 25 yards away from the goal. Mzanani failed to capitalise as he fired over the crossbar.

Four minutes in, a mix-up between HIA goalkeeper Nelson Maja and defender Leslie Coleman almost cost the team as Maja fumbled over Coleman’s back pass. Humanities’ Matt Fitzz failed to exploit the error as he blasted the ball against Maja.

Humanities continued to create a couple of scoring chances but failed to kill the game when they had to. Mzanani connected with David Farreira’s cross from the left flank and Mzanani almost scored for Humanities as he volleyed a shot which went wide in the sixth minute of the game.

HIA were also threatening and David Mothwa fired over the crossbar after connecting with a Moketla cross in the eighth minute. HIA broke the deadlock soon afterwards. Moketla’s low cross to Coleman put the team in front with just five minutes to go before the interval.

Humanities leveled the score in the final minute of the first

House Internal Auditing (green and white) and House Humanities (orange and black)

half. HIA conceded a free kick and Mzanani converted the opportunity with a powerful low shot.

Both teams ran out of steam immediately after half time, looking worn out and fatigued. Humanities’ backline stayed concrete. HIA’s only real chance came through defender Obakeng Kgopa’s volley from low range.

Humanities playmaker Mzanani set up a good run with the ball but his left-footed shot was cleared from the line by Thinesh Thirbaeni in the game’s final minute.

The final 1-1 draw meant that the winner had to be decided on penalties. The two teams played according to the sudden death rule, which means that the game is not over until one team misses a penalty and the other converts it.

On Humanities’ 15th penalty kick, Albert van Zyl blasted his shot against the upright. Neo Mafabatho produced a brilliant spot kick to make House Internal Auditing the tournament champions.

Photo: Brad Donald

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