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MAXINE TWADDLE Judge Thokozile Masipa has found Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide.

During her judgement, Masipa said, “the accused acted negligently when he fired into the toilet door, knowing there was someone behind the door”.

Masipa acknowledged that Pistorius perceived someone who posed a threat to his safety to be behind the door, but said, “It could not be said that he foresaw that either the deceased or anyone else for that matter might be killed when he fired the shots at that door.” She based this on Pistorius’s behaviour after the shooting.

Pistorius was acquitted of charges of illegal possession of ammunition and of one charge of illegal discharge of a firearm in a public place.

He was found guilty on one charge of illegally firing a gun in public, for the time when he discharged a firearm in Tasha’s in Melrose Arch.

Masipa’s judgement has drawn criticism from legal experts and women’s activists, who feel that the judge was too lenient. By fetching a gun and shooting into a closed door, they argue, Pistorius demonstrated a pre-meditated intent to kill whoever was behind the door.

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Jacqui Mofokeng has said that the judgement is “a little bit worrying”.

“As a mother, as everybody else, what does it say about our justice system?” said Mofokeng.

However, according to Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis, Willem Heath, former judge and

Special Investigative Unit head, praised Masipa’s judgement and said that the prosecution did not do enough to prove that Pistorius committed premeditated murder.

Heath responded to suggestions that Masipa finding Pistorius not guilty for premeditated

murder might harm South Africa’s justice system by saying that the judgement actually shows that South Africa practises justice.

On Friday afternoon, Masipa ruled to extend Pistorius’s bail.

He will be sentenced on 13 October.

Political societies discuss racism and transformation at UP DYLAN FLOWERDAY

At a meeting hosted by the Anti-Racism Forum (ARF) at Tuks on Tuesday 9 September Sasco, ANCYL, EFF Tuks, Up and Out, Young Communist League (YCL) and the Muslim Student Association (MSA) Tuks discussed issues of racism and transformation at the university.

Although the political societies dismissed any talk of a possible coalition in the future, they reiterated that they are all committed to working

together to achieve the same goal, which is fighting racism and ensuring transformation at UP. Alfred Moraka from the ARF called on the political societies “to come together and discuss common issues” affecting students at UP. EFF Tuks secretary Jaco Oelofse said that although the societies may differ in their political views they can still work together to fight for a common cause. He added that the issue of the lack of African knowledge at UP needs to be addressed. Some of the attendees agreed and affirmed that there needs to be transformation of

the syllabus to include more African literature EFF Tuks revealed that they did make an attempt to form a plan with Sasco prior to the SRC elections to form a collective voting power, but this was denied by the upper structures of both parties. Junior Ackotia from Sasco emphasised that there should be unity among students. “There is no revolution that can be fought on an individual basis,” he said.

It was decided at the forum meeting that there is a chance for the political societies that were present to work together without compromising

boundaries of national political dynamics.

Students and societies present also questioned the Blackface incident and what the university has done so far.

Toward the end of the forum meeting a communication structure was established which comprises of representatives from the present societies and several independent individuals.

This was seen as a plan of action and a way in which the members will give each other information regarding their plans to fight racism at UP.

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I wouldn’t say I’m the best at letting go of things. When things become a part of my life, they stay there. I’ve probably watched all ten Friends seasons ten times, I’ve spent more time reading Harry Potter than JK Rowling probably spent writing them, and I’ve listened to Ed Sheeran’s new album more than I’m proud to admit.

Unfortunately, though, it’s time to put my big girl pants on and prepare to leave Perdeby.

This newspaper has been a huge part of my life for the last few years, so I hope you forgive the sappy editorial.

When I joined Perdeby as a news journalist

From the Editor

in 2011, I was looking to gain some practical experience to go with the journalism degree I was studying. I had no idea just what a significant role Perdeby would play in my life.

Although working here has allowed me to grow so much personally and professionally, I treasure the relationships I have formed inside this office. People always say that your best friends are made at university, and although I hate clichés, the friends I’ve made at Perdeby have shown me that this is true. There’s nothing like being forced into a small room with a daunting deadline and dubious amounts of caffeine to create a life-long bond.

It’s difficult to imagine what next year will be like once I’ve left this all behind, and I’m sure that those of you who are preparing to finish your degrees feel the same way. I’ve always been a planner, and the thought of a blank canvas-like future terrifies me. It’s a little bit exciting, though. After the restriction of university timetables and assignments and exams, it’s refreshing to think of time as a sort of unlimited expanse in which you can build a future. Being a planner means that I have a bit of unhealthy obsession with time (I have more than one friend who tells me to be places half an hour later than I actually should be, so I’m there

on time), so it’s been quite a struggle for me to stop worrying about it.

While I was thinking about what I would write about time for this editorial, a quote from William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury popped into my mind: “I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all of your breath trying to conquer it.

Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.”

I’m not quite ready to declare victory an illusion of philosophers and fools, but I do believe that it’s a lost cause to try to fight against time. Another cliché, but everything happens in its time, and now it’s time for Perdeby to welcome a new editor, Michal-Maré Linden. I know she’s going to do a great job, and I can’t wait to see how Perdeby flourishes under her.

I’ll say my official goodbye when we introduce the new editorial. In the meantime, I’m always available for cyberstalking if you’re worried you’ll miss me.

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As a forum concerned with transformation at the UP, the Anti-Racism Forum (ARF) are happy to have seen a rigorous politics in the run up to the SRC elections. This was displayed both during the circuses as well as during the canvassing of parties such as Sasco and EFF Tuks. It is wonderful to have seen students who are committed to transformation, and who take seriously that they actively determine the nature of their education and that they can create an environment that is affirming to their learning identity.

The ARF is a platform concerned with critically engaging with issues of racism, and issues of gender, and sexual and class discrimination. As reflected in our activism on campus, including painting murals on the graffiti wall, distributing pamphlets describing our anti-racism position and in reaction to issues such as the Blackface incident, the ARF remains committed to radical transformation and politics on campus.

It is no surprise then that we support democracy as an active and inclusive contesting and questioning of political processes on campus. Although we recognise that elections alone are not sufficient to address the structural and systemic issues that we are concerned about, we nonetheless recognise the need for an environment in which students can contest politics on campus in a democratically representative manner. Thus, we were elated to have seen comrades from EFF Tuks and Sasco, together with alliances like the Radical Youth Coalition (Muslim Student Association, Socialist Youth Movement, and the Palestinian Solidarity Committee) who were addressing these very ideas during the election period. This shows a fertile ground in which much needed radical

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It is highly distressing for students concerned with transformation in a post-apartheid South African university that the UP structure remains so untransformed. This has allowed for the emergence of what could be understood as a right-wing organisation such as AfriForum Youth as a voice which has hegemonic control over student politics at the university. In light of AfriForum Youth’s unprecedented “victory” during the elections, a close examination of the elections results reveals that if the opposition vote was not split between organisations such as Sasco and EFF Tuks, this hegemony could have been disrupted. This paints a hopeful picture in terms of the future of student politics on campus.

As a result, the ARF are in the initial stages of establishing an alliance with multiple student bodies that are also interested in transformation on issues of gender, race, disability, class, and culture, among others, to ensure that vibrant student voices don’t go unheard. In this way we will establish a platform so that these voices don’t get subsumed by the bureaucratic and patriarchal structures of the university.

We understand the SRC as an option among multiple options of being political on campus, holding the university to account and of representing student voices.

It is thus the ARF position that we will continue forming alliances across immediate concerns, that we will continue encouraging students to understand the ways in which politics are relevant to their livelihoods, and certainly in reminding the university not only of its public function but also of its non-negotiable mandate to transform.

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New SRC inaugurated SABRINA MWAURA AND FUMILAYO SOKO The 2014/2015 SRC was inaugurated at the Rag Farm last week on UP Spring Day on 10 September.

Dr Matete Madiba opened the event and welcomed the newly appointed SRC members.

Prof. Cheryl de la Rey congratulated the new members and said that the given mandate does not come from her but from UP’s constitution.

Prof. De la Rey said that the inauguration of the new SRC marks a new beginning.

Vice-principal Prof. Themba Mosia was impressed by the student support in this year’s voting for the new SRC members. He said that the turnout was higher than last year’s.

Although UP’s Spring Day had a poor student turnout, Prof. Mosia said that the inauguration

remains an important procedure that must be carried out.

Newly appointed SRC member for transformation and student success Jhua-Nine Wyrley-Birch said that she is excited to take up the position and will add an “inclusive attitude” to her leadership. Gerhardus Pretorius, who is in charge of the study finance portfolio, said that he is aware of the great responsibility that lies with his portfolio, particularly with regard to the NSFAS crisis. Pretorius said that he is “a bit anxious but excited to make a change”.

Students who attended were satisfied with the inauguration process and gave their full support to the new SRC members with cheers and applause. First-year Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice student Thulma Mthumbi said that, “It was a good experience to see one of us [the students] on stage. They have my support and I wish them the best.”

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INTERVARSITY NEWS NEWS STAFF REPORTER Rhodes University (RU) RU has created a memorial prize to honour former RU student Lelona Thembakazi Fufu, who was murdered on her way to her graduation ceremony in 2012.

Fufu was to receive an honours degree, which she completed with majors in maths and mathematical statistics.

The R8 000 Lelona Thembakazi Fufu Memorial Prize is awarded to students graduating with BSc or BSc (Hons) degrees who have “overcome educational hardships to achieve very good results”, RU communications officer Zamuxolo Matiwana said.

A full scholarship, which will amount to R90 000, might be awarded next year.

North-West University (NWU) A NWU student was assaulted in an apparent racially-motivated attack.

Vincent Chuene told eNCA, “I got slapped, I got jabbed, I got hit with a wheel rack, and another guy got hit with a wheel rack. It was very chaotic because they were hitting every black person in that area.”

His alleged attacker was arrested and has been released on bail.

The university released a statement saying that it is taking the incident seriously.

Chuene has opened a case with the Human Rights Commission.

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Students at TUT burned a campus bus last week Tuesday during a protest action on the

main campus.

According to The Citizen, students protested because they are unhappy with the proposed 10% increase in university fees for next year.

Students also demanded that the university drop all charges against their student leaders.

Some student leaders have been subjected to discliplinary hearings after the strike in February.

The Citizen reports that students are also demanding free education and financial assistance from the National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).

University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) Wits’ Project W has been accused of being biased after using the South African Union of Jewish Students (SAUJS) offices during the SRC election period.

Project W is supposed to be an apolitical organisation and, according to Wits Vuvuzela, “has refused to get in involved in non-student issues, including the war in Gaza.”

Because of Project W not taking a stance on Gaza, and because the organisation used the SAUJS offices, the Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA) at Wits has accused the organisation of being pro-Israel.

PYA’s Shaeera Kalla, however, has accused Project W of being funded by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), Wits Vuvuzela reported.

Project W chairperson Jamie Mighti told Wits Vuvuzela that the organisation and its election campaign is funded by members.

“We have a budget of about R50 000 and that mostly comes from candidates,” he said.

Project W’s Tim Karayiannides has, in turn, accused Kalla of anti-semitism.

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Meet the 2015 SRC executive MOLEBOGENG MANGOALE, BOIPELO BOIKHUTSO, RODNEY XABA & KEEGAN FRANCES

President Mosibudi “Rassie” Rasethaba What do you plan to do with your portfolio next year?

I plan to ensure that each and every portfolio does what it is supposed to do. I also plan to assist where most assistance is needed. Three portfolios that I’m going to work closely with are the transformation and student success, study finance and facilities, and safety and security. Transport with regard to the bus service still remains a big issue.

What are some of the issues affecting students that you will address next year?

I’ve realised that issues go beyond what I thought.

Study finance is a huge issue. Accommodation and transport are also big issues. Mamelodi students also need a dining hall as most of them can’t afford to buy their own monthly groceries. I will also focus on the issue of parking and security. I would also like students to be aware of the support available in order for them to acquire student

success.

How will you improve communication between the SRC and students?

I would like us to implement an SMS system of communication. I’d also like platforms like the #WhatWeWantAtTuks to happen frequently.

We’ll also use ex-officio positions on the SRC like the residences portfolio (which reaches over 8 000 students) and faculty houses to reach even more students.

How are you going to address the issue of accountability and transparency within the SRC? I would like us to have more frequent forums.

We also need to have more forum meetings per portfolio. I’d also like to encourage general students to attend these forum meetings and to also extend the forums to external campuses as well. I would also like to send out the quarterly report [of the SRC] so that it is made accessible to all students. I also want everything that the SRC does to be published on media platforms such as Perdeby.

Do you think that this year’s SRC was effective? Do you think that they addressed issues affecting students at this institution?

Yes and no. They were not accountable. They didn’t get mandated by students. They were not vocal enough about issues that are important to students and a good example of this is the Blackface incident. However, where they did try is the issue of transport to Sunnyside and Arcadia.

They were actively trying to have a bus reinstated.

The Re-a-Bua sessions were also a good initiative.

What can you promise the general student population next year?

We are not going to be messengers. We advise students to put pressure on us. I want to get out of office knowing that we did our best.

Deputy secretary Liezl Aylward

Secretary Adrian Eckard What is your vision for your portfolio and what do you wish to achieve?

Being in the secretary portfolio means overseeing and controlling the day-to-day runnings of the SRC. Making sure everyone performs their duties to the max. I would also like to ensure that food prices on campus lower and transformation occurs.

Many students felt that the outgoing SRC were not visible enough and that they were not very interactive with students.

What will you do to improve communication between the SRC and students, especially those on external campuses?

I intend to work close with the current SRC. Many students know about the SRC but do not bring their problems to their attention. Students need the confidence to take their problems collectively to those they have placed in power.

How do you plan on improving on the work your predecessor did?

The former deputy secretary did the secretary’s work. The former secretary was never visible in anyway. I know all my duties and all the duties of all the other portfolios. I have the ability to conduct the SRC to benefit the students.

How do you intend to uphold your manifesto?

The SRC is not about politics. It’s a liaison with other parties. I intend to push the agenda and to constantly get people behind us to get what I stated done.

How do you plan on making a difference while serving on the SRC? I think I would obviously look at what they did this year and just continue what they did because they obviously did a good job. Some people have different opinions but I feel more or less that they did a good job. Obviously, just build on what they did and make it better.

What function do you believe the SRC serves at UP? Basically, the SRC is the student representative council and I feel that is exactly what it is. It is the students’ representatives. So I feel the queries, the problems, the issues and everything that the students have, we are there to make it better and involve them in the decisions that the university makes.

What is your ideal vision for UP? I want the university to be [a] world-class [institution]. [To] have world-class facilities to obviously better the educational part, the learning and the teaching part. We must not feel that we are in short need of say computers or textbooks or [things] like that. So my ideal Tuks is to, first and foremost, have great facilities because that is obviously why we are here. We are here to study so everything that involves our studying process.

What would you encourage students to do if they are unhappy with their studies at UP? In terms of the SRC there is an academic portfolio and there are also societies on campus and I feel all of those people have an open-door policy. They must just go and get help and there is also the Student Support Services. If they have a problem

Deputy President Luvuyo Menziwa What are your plans for the 2014/15 SRC? What changes do you plan to implement?

My plans are to make sure that the SRC works hard in trying to help all students with whatever problems they have. From now, students have to know who is representing them and we [are] going to be interacting with students regularly because some students lost faith in the SRC, they don’t even think that it has to be there. So I want students to know [that] we [are] there for them and we are their voices. This thing of having expensive dinner and trips is going to change so we are going to have them but we won’t spend so much like the [previous] SRC has been doing.

At the launch of EFF Tuks you mentioned the Sunnyside bus problem. Now that you are a deputy president, how do you plan to tackle the or a learning problem then there are facilities and people that are willing to help there. One of the things that I want to do on the SRC is that I want to make the SRC approachable. They have to know where we are.

What are your plans for your portfolio?

Obviously I want to do my duties in full. I think one of [the] things that I saw and actually I have talked to people [about] is the buses issue and I know it’s not my portfolio but I think the safety issue. I am a woman and I think it’s unsafe and I also don’t have a car so I walk to campus.

What will you be improving on from the work of your predecessor?

I know [that] marketing is not my portfolio but I am studying marketing so I feel I have sort of a background to know what works and what does not. But definitely so that the students are aware of us and to see that we are approachable. Students have to know that we are there, that is something I want to improve on definitely [to] make us more visible and approachable. [Also] transparency of the SRC.

Treasurer Marna De Jager What does your portfolio as treasurer entail?

According to article (6) of the Constitution of Student Governance, the SRC treasurer is responsible for open and transparent financial administration of the SRC in accordance with the

bus issue?

I am going to push at all cost to make sure that transport is always there because it is surprising to only see buses during exams but over the year they say it’s insufficient so I say there is no such thing as insufficient. There will be transport for them trust me on that one.

Would you say you were satisfied with the work of the 2014 SRC? If not, what did you not like and what do you plan to change?

Firstly I didn’t know the SRC, I only knew Xabiso and Nthabiseng and for me these are two people who I know did their best to try to help students. We [are] going to go to all the campuses and residences and introduce ourselves and we [are] going to be looking for someone who will be working with us so we can update [them] on everything. Otherwise we can’t help if we don’t know what the problem is.

How do you plan to tackle the NSFAS issue?

The issue of NSFAS is a big one which starts [with] the government so it is really going to be a tough one to be honest. But what I know is we [are] going to put pressure on Tuks management so they can put pressure on the government and we [are] going to fight so that no student will be financially excluded because it is not their fault that NSFAS didn’t pay for them. At least if they are registered then we’ll try to help them apply for other bursaries and financial assistance.

A lot of students complain that the SRC has no visibility on campus, they do not know how to find them when they need assistance. How do you plan to change that? Not just on the Hatfield campus, but on all other campuses as well?

As I have said earlier, we [are] going to go to all the campuses and residences and introduce ourselves and we [are] going to be looking for someone who will be working with us so we can update [them] with everything. financial policies, policy documents, rules and regulations of the university and is accountable to the relevant university authorities.

Would you say you were satisfied with the work of the 2014 SRC? If not, what did you not like and what do you plan to change?

As an elected SRC for the 2014 term I can honestly say we were effective but not effective enough. The SRC of 2014 were the first group to work under the new Constitution of Student Governance and there is definitely room for improvement. I am looking forward to working with the SRC 2015. I think we have a fresh group of students that can bring a lot to the table.

How do you plan to tackle the NSFAS issue?

The NSFAS issue is a national issue that is bigger than the SRC. I will work closely with the study finance portfolio to help these students to be able to still register even though they have outstanding debt. The SRC of 2014, under the guidance of Amy Ashworth, initiated the work for study programme and I will see to it in cooperation with the relevant parties that this great initiative is effective and efficient.

During the SRC campaigning some students complained that AfriForum Youth is not inclusive. As a member of AfriForum Youth, do you think the party is inclusive and combats racism?

If one combats racism, you deliberately have to discriminate against a specific race. Afriforum Youth have not made racist remarks and have not taken any acts of racism. I am aware of the fact that there were only Afrikaans posters on the visible areas on campus – this is definitely something to note for future elections.

A lot of students complain that the SRC has no visibility on campus, they do not know how to find you when they need assistance. How do you plan to change that? Not just on the Hatfield campus, but all other campuses as well?

The SRC have office hours and have to be available in those hours. The marketing portfolio is responsible to make sure that the students know how to find us and where to find us. We will have to work on a system where the SRC go out on all the campuses and visit students to see what [are] the specific needs. We also need to ensure that a platform is created where students can communicate with the SRC efficiently.

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The disturbing dark origins of children stories

LEANNE CUMMING As children, most of us were told stories of princesses being rescued by handsome princes, of fancy castles, friendly dinosaurs and talking bears. Whether we heard them from a preschool teacher at story time, read them before bedtime or perhaps watched them on TV, we are all familiar with the tales of Peter Pan, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Winnie-thePooh and many more. What you may not know, however, is that these beloved tales deviate from their original version in order to be more suitable for young children.

The story of Peter Pan, Wendy, John and Michael Darling visiting Never Never Land and fighting off Captain Hook is a children’s classic, but have you ever thought of why Peter Pan is the boy that never grows up? According to an article on the DailyMail.co.uk titled “The Monster of Neverland: how JM Barrie did a ‘Peter Pan and stole another couple’s children”, Barrie created the idea of Peter Pan as a young boy. Barrie’s older brother fractured his skull in an ice skating accident and died just before his 14th birthday. Barrie’s mother grieved the loss of her elder son and cast Barrie aside.

An article by Robert Gore-Langton in Sunday Express titled “Tragedy that inspired creation of Peter Pan” says that Barrie would dress and act like his older brother in order to get his mother’s attention. “Somewhere deep down he became convinced that leaving childhood was life’s greatest catastrophe. So he invented a story about a boy who stayed a boy forever. He called him Peter Pan,” said Gore-Langton.

Today, the tale of Little Red Riding Hood can be used as a moral story to teach children not to speak to strangers, but theorists say that this

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story is in fact about cannibalism and that it has been altered to have a happy ending unlike its first telling.

According to News.Discovery.com the woodsman who cuts Red Riding Hood and her grandmother out of the wolf at the end of the story was added in many years later by the Brothers Grimm and Frenchman Charles Perrault, the collector of the Mother Goose tales. There have been over 1 000 different branched versions of Little Red Riding Hood since its original “ancestral story that has its roots in the first century AD”.

Many theories state that in the original story the wolf dissected the grandmother and placed some of her flesh in the pantry and some of her blood in a bottle and tricked Red Riding Hood into eating and drinking it by telling her, “Eat some of the meat in the pantry my dear, and drink some of the wine in the bottle,” and after she did so the wolf ate her. This was apparently filtered out before the story reached the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault, and the scene has only survived in a few written texts.

The original German story of Hansel and Gretel told by the Brothers Grimm says that

Hansel and Gretel’s father was a woodcutter and that, because the family was very poor, there was not enough food to feed them all, forcing the parents to abandon their children in the forest. Sophie Hileman’s article “Hansel and Gretel – The Fairy School of Fear and Violence” published in The Civilized Reader, which says the Grimm Fairytales are too violent for children and that many parents don’t want their children to be “acquainted with anything so terrible, so horrific that might frighten them”.

Hileman says that in Hansel and Gretel there is fear and horror from the beginning but that these stories can, however, teach children that there are struggles we have to face in life.

In Winnie-the-Pooh, even though the story has not been altered, many critics have picked up that the characters all have personality disorders. Winnie the Pooh has an eating disorder because he is constantly eating, seeking or talking about honey, Eeyore suffers from depression as clearly evident in his demeanor, Tigger has ADHD because he has a short attention span and is always active, Piglet suffers from anxiety, Rabbit has OCD, Owl is narcissistic, and Christopher Robin has schizophrenia as he sees all these animals in his head. It can be argued, however, that Christopher Robin is just involved in fantasy play with all his toys and that he is just playing like any child would.

Whether the meaning behind these stories was intended or not, the fairytales we have come to know have been changed since their first telling. Whether you believe the interpretations or not, these stories are still enjoyed by adults and children alike and will be for years to come.

Dinners, drinks and a colourful date rape defence NAISARGI PATEL You may think that you can trust someone you are going out with or someone that you meet at a party, but they may have a different idea about where the night is going.

Ankesh Madan, Stephen Gray, Tasso Von Windheim and Tyler Confrey-Maloney, students from the North Carolina State University, have combined cosmetics and chemistry to invent brand of nail polish Undercover Colours, which detects drugs in spiked drinks. If you dip your finger into a spiked drink, the polish changes colour.

An article titled “Controversy over student nail varnish date rape drug detector” by Natalie Ilsley, published on NewsWeek.com, says that the students created the polish in an aim to empower women and address the issue of date rape.

The nail polish detects the presence of ketamine (“Special K”), Rohypnol (“Roofies”), alprazolam (Xanax), and gammaHydroxybutyric acid (GHB or “liquid ecstasy”).

According to “Date rape facts” by John Cunha, posted on Medicine.net, ketamine is found in the form of a pill or liquid and has a quick effect on the body. Someone who has consumed it may be aware of their surroundings, but their movement may be restricted. Numbness and loss of memory are also symptoms. Rohypnol comes in the form of pills which dissolve in liquids and can take up to 30 minutes to start affecting the body. It turns light-coloured drinks into a bright blue, but it can become difficult to identify the change in darker drinks such as Coca-Cola.Xanax is generally used as an anti-anxiety and a panic disorder medicine. It affects the central nervous system and creates a calming and relaxing sensation. GHB comes in the form of a pill or a liquid with or without odour. It gives a salty taste to drinks, but it can be concealed by the sweetness in a drink such as a fruit juice.

Although Undercover Colours allows

potential victims to detect trouble, there are various shortfalls to it. It is limited to detecting only these four drugs, while there are other drugs such as chloral hydrate (also known as “Mikey” or “Mickey Finn”) that can also be used by perpetrators. Alcohol can also act as a drug if it is consumed to the extent of drowsiness.

The article “What ‘Undercover Colours’ gets all wrong about date rape” by Sophia Kerby published on HuffingtonPost.com, says that date rape does not only happen in bars and that the burden of safety is shifted back onto women with such products. “Why a new nail polish cannot gloss over rape culture” by Jake Flanagin, posted on NYTimes.com, says that we should be trying to stop rape all together and not just avoid it on an individual basis.

According to Ilsley’s article, Katie Russell from Rape Crisis England & Wales says, “Whilst Undercover Colour’s initiative is well meaning, on the whole, Rape Crisis does not endorse or promote such a product or anything similar. This is for three reasons: it implies that it’s the woman’s fault and assumes responsibility on her behalf, and detracts from the real issues that arise from sexual violence.”

There are various products which were invented in the past for a similar purpose as Undercover Colours. “Can new technologies really help prevent date rape?” by Robert Szczerba posted on Forbes.com, mentions a straw which looks regular, but lights up when it comes into contact with drugs. In the article “Students develop nail polish to detect date rape drugs”, published on WashingtonPost.com, Gail Sullivan mentions pepper spray which looks like a regular camera.

No matter the place or country, rape is highly prevalent all around the world. According to a survey conducted on CrimeStatsSA. com, rape occurs the second least in South Africa in comparison to other kinds of crime.

It constitutes 3% of the total crimes and drug related crimes are the lowest at 2%. The highest

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occurring crimes are robberies and burglaries at 46%.

In 2013, 66 197 accounts of sexual crimes were accounted for in South Africa. Gauteng has the highest total crime rate of 27% in the country. In 2013, 12 213 instances of sexual crimes were reported in Gauteng alone.

According to RapeCrisis.org.za, the conviction rate for rape cases in Gauteng is 4%.

The student counselling services website of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia gives a few tips to men and women. When saying “no”, do not smile in order to cushion the other person’s feelings because the smile also covers up how you really feel. Be loud when saying so to make sure that a few people hear you. Do not give in just to avoid “creating a scene”. Perhaps a “scene” is what is needed

in order for you to show the other person that what they are doing is wrong or that you are uncomfortable with their actions or intentions.

Do not trust someone that you have just met enough to go home alone with them.

Drinking a lot of alcohol also impairs judgement. Therefore, do not drink beyond your limit and never leave your drinks unattended.

Keep an eye on someone who has not had a lot to drink, but still appears to be intoxicated.

Remaining highly vigilant at all times is very important. Trusting someone that you have just met or even someone that you have known for a few weeks too easily could be risky. Always be prepared to defend yourself against perpetrators at any place and time. Although rape is a delicate subject, reporting the crime is just as important as being brave.

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ALS ice bucket challenge: a watered down idea?

Illustration: Johann van Tonder and Charlotte Bastiaanse

GABRIELLA FERREIRA Recently it has been almost impossible to go onto any social media site and avoid being bombarded with the ALS ice bucket challenge.

Whether it’s a video of someone participating in the challenge or another crying about exactly

how much water is being wasted, everybody is talking about the worldwide campaign.

BBC.com has reported that an estimated 2.4 million videos related to the ice bucket challenge have been posted on Facebook, and another 3.7 million videos have been posted on Instagram.

The internet trend gained popularity in July this year when various celebrities began posting videos of themselves performing the challenge and challenging others to do the same. The aim was to raise funds and awareness for research of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

The rules of the challenge are simple. Once somebody has been challenged, they have 24 hours to pour a bucket of ice water over their head or donate money to a charity involved in research for ALS. If they choose the water, they still need to donate.

Trends such as the ALS challenge are often criticised for being nothing more than just an internet fad where many individuals participate in the activity without actually donating to the cause that they are trying to raise awareness for.

The question many people have been asking is whether this may be true in this particular case. Is the ALS ice bucket challenge actually achieving its purpose?

Reports suggest that the trend may indeed be fulfilling its purpose. Both Forbes.com and BBC.com say that over $100 million has been raised for ALS research in the past month and a half from the donations of over three million people. The problem with such trends may not be that they struggle to raise funds for the cause that they are promoting but rather that interest in such activities begins to fade over time. One does not have to look that far in the past to identify awareness trends that have lost their appeal.

Guardian.com highlights the Stop Kony campaign as one of the prime examples of this problem. The purpose of the Stop Kony

campaign was to get militant Ugandan leader Joseph Kony arrested for his crimes against humanity, which included forcing children to become child soldiers in various countries in west Africa.

Videos and articles associated with the campaign flooded social media for some time, but interest waned almost as quickly as it was created. People may remember what the cause was about when asked about the campaign, but most have probably not even thought about it since the campaign lost popularity.

How can we prevent this from happening to future social media campaigns? In an article titled “ALS ice bucket is not a catalyst for long-term behaviour change” on Guardian. com, Rachel Collinson, a consultant at British fundraising agency Xtraordinary Fundraising, suggests that organisations need to capitalise on the popularity of such trends and attempt to create a sustainable campaign that continues to generate awareness and donations. She suggests that this be done by creating another campaign thanking the public for donations and that will explain more about what the issue at hand is and exactly what the donations being made are being used for.

It may be true that if one does not attempt to create a sustainable campaign, the large number of donations made throughout the campaign will be a one-time occurrence.

Therefore, if you participate in the challenge remember to have fun, but at the same time do not forget the purpose behind the challenge: awareness. Interest in the ice bucket challenge will probably fade, but ALS will still be around when it does. Donations for such causes should not only be the result of a popular internet trend.

Why you can’t say that on social media LIESE-MARIÉ HEYNS We’ve all been warned at least once to be careful with what we share on social media. It can keep you from being hired or cause you to lose your job, reputation and dignity.

Danielle de Bruyn, a journalism honours student, says that she is very cautious about what she posts on Twitter because it is out there for the whole world to see. She says that with Facebook she is more opinionated and does not censor herself as often because her account is private.

“No matter how many privacy settings are invoked, people should not treat anything they put on social media as private – if they wouldn’t be willing to have it splashed across the front page of a newspaper, it doesn’t belong online,” said Tamsyn de Beer, legal consultant and coauthor of Don’t Film Yourself Having Sex. According to De Beer, whether a comment is made on WhatsApp to a group of five people, a private Facebook page or on a publicly accessible Twitter page, the legal action and disciplinary consequences for a defamatory comment are exactly the same.

Not mentioning a person’s name does not free you from legal action. You can simply be tagged in a post and still be vulnerable to legal action.

In 2013, comments on Facebook cost two people R40 000 after a woman made derogatory comments about her husband’s ex-wife. Despite not using her full name the court still found the posts defamatory. Because she tagged her husband in the post, he was also held accountable.

Sylvia Papadopoulos, a mercantile law professor at UP, says, “It is not merely the publisher of a post that can be held liable but also a person tagged in a defamatory post. In other words, any person who knowingly allows themselves to be associated with the post.”

De Beer also warns against mindlessly sharing a post or retweeting. “By simply retweeting, sharing or liking someone else’s content on social media, you step into their shoes and are as responsible for that content as the person who originally posted it,” she said.

She warns that if you aren’t willing to accept the potential legal, disciplinary or reputational

consequences of publishing the content, you should not be jumping on the bandwagon.

The line between what is and what isn’t acceptable to post on social media is sometimes hard to define. What makes the situation even worse is that certain comments are acceptable when one person makes them, yet offensive if another person posts them.

“Generally speaking, jokes about other groups of people, whether it’s groups of workers or ethnic groups is something you should be extremely careful of,” says Prof.

Göran Therborn, internationally renowned sociologist at Cambridge University. According to Prof. Therborn these jokes are very easily taken as insults and expressions of arrogance.

Therborn has written extensively about class structures, post-Marxism and inequality.

“The best jokes about groups of people are those told by individuals in these groups themselves,” says Prof. Therborn. “There is an old tradition of Jewish jokes told by Jews.”

But if told by another group, they can easily be taken as anti-Semitic.

Due to the trickiness of navigating the social media landscape, people are opting for selfcensorship, a new study by the Pew Research Center and Rutgers University has found.

According to the study, social media stifles debate on important issues.

The research also found that there is a ripple effect where avid Facebook and Twitter users were less likely to voice their opinion in real life if they thought their online friends would not agree with their opinion. The researchers suggest that like-minded people clump together on social media and reinforce each other’s views, a trend that is worsened by online algorithms that filter newsfeeds to cater to our views.

In a time when strong opinions and comments could cost you your education, job, or lead to you being dragged to court, selfcensorship does not seem like the worst thing when at face value, but are there important topics and issues that remain unconsidered? Are we stagnating as an international community, limiting ourselves to only take the popular viewpoint, and what would that mean for us as a global society?

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Robert Plant The Lullaby...

And the Ceaseless Roar

New online platform for up and coming artists MICHAL-MARÉ LINDEN When you’re an artist that is just starting out, getting your content to an audience is hard when media platforms are only interested in commercial, already popular content creators.

Enter Tuks graduate Steven Ratsatsi and his new creation, Africa E Store. The online shop aims to provide a platform to anybody with an art form that wishes to make profit off their work. Music, movies, documentaries, poetry, stand-up comedy, fashion and literature are all avaliable for purchase on Africa E Store and Ratsatsi is especially encouraging African content, both South African as well as from the rest of the continent.

Ratsatsi first got the idea when he returned to his home in Kgapane for a visit. “I heard the music the guys were playing in that area. It was big in that area but it was local - local as in it only plays in Kgapane. On the way back I stopped at a petrol station and I heard another guy playing one of the tracks on his phone and I thought ‘This is from my home’. And I thought ‘This track is nice and it doesn’t mean that you can play it in Gauteng and people won’t like it’. But what could be a kind of way to take this music to Gauteng and into Africa and then even beyond? The only way is internet because burning CDs is out-dated,” said Ratsatsi.

Ratsatsi is eager to make a wide range of content avaliable, as long as it is within societal norms and unoffensive. Africa E Store also doesn’t decide if the content is ‘good enough’ or not. “That is for our to subscribers to decide,” says Ratsatsi.

He adds that “the difference between a popular artist and an upcoming artist is not necessarily the quality of their content but the exposure that they get.”

Those with content on the store will also be able to track where the purchases are being made from in order to cater to that area and even plan tours to that region.

The site works much like iTunes or any other online store. A personal account can be opened through which content can be purchased. Purchasing is possible through credit and debit card, MasterPass and PayPal. There is also the option of loading credit that is stored in an e-wallet for future use.

The site has been optimised for mobile usuage but can also be accessed through computer and tablet.

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For now, the challenge is sourcing what Ratsatsi refers to as “content creators’. “Initially when we developed the app, it was only the technical side of it - software coding and all the IT stuff - and I wasn’t thinking about it at the time. Now that it’s done, I’m realising it’s difficult to recruit. So, we try our best. We go on Facebook, we go on social media accounts and we make phone calls. We ask people if they know anyone that wants to connect. My approach is mostly old-school. I’m more about direct approach - if you know someone... What I’ve realised is that people that are in the game of content creation, they generally know other people,” Ratsatsi said.

Content creators have already signed up not just form South Afica but also Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia. Ratsatsi also encouraged anyone eager to get their content on the store to stop by the Peachtree Studios on the corner of Festival and Burnett.

Got something to add to Africa E Store? Contact Steve Ratsatsi on 081 490 3833 or email content@africaEstore.com

Most famous for being the lead vocalist of iconic rock band Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant has been releasing successful solo albums since 1982. His latest solo offering Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar attempts to amalgamate music from various cultures by using a variety of interesting instruments such as djembe drums, banjos, fiddles and bendirs (tambourine-shaped drums with snares from North Africa).

The album opens with a traditional American folk song called “Little Maggie”, which Plant manages to rearrange into a banjo and fiddle entanglement with unique electronic undertones.

Plant’s arrangement of the song is a daring, yet successful, one if one considers that the song has been rearranged and performed by a multitude of other musical greats such as Bob Dylan.

The majority of the tracks on Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar tend to create a feeling of otherworldliness, with trancelike melodies and uncomplicated lyrics. Songs like “House of love” and “Pocketful of golden” are easy to get lost in although the fact that most of the melodies on the album hardly ever change their tone can make them slightly tiresome to listen to.

Conventional guitar riffs are used sparingly on the album and “Turn it up” is one of the few tracks which makes a return to Plant’s Led Zeppelin roots with its distorted guitars and jumpy bass. Another distinctive song on the album is “A stolen kiss” – a slow-paced, sorrowful piano ballad. Other instruments are scarce on this solemn track save for the moaning guitar toward the end of the song. It is also the track that provides the album’s paradoxical title.

Some of Plant’s more recent solo albums contained mostly cover versions of other famous songs, while Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar exhibits Plant’s songwriting flair, making the album all the more exceptional.

Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar is a stirring, bittersweet album, which samples music styles from around the world and establishes yet again that Plant is a musical legend – a Brit who has managed to transform his music into the makings of charming, enchanting rock‘n’roll Americana.

Calendar 15 September: Partyfest: Asterhof – Mardi Gras – T4 17-21 September: African Aerospace and Defence Trade, Exhibition and Air Show – Waterkloof Airforce Base 19 September: The Fray live – Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg 19 September : “Cool Inc” Tattoo Expo – Voortrekker Monument Tuks Spring Day involved fun activities including a bungee trampoline and water slide. Photos: Michael Mbiya

Tuks Spring Day fails to draw crowd MICHAL-MARÉ LINDEN This year’s annual Spring Day holiday for Tuks students took place on 10 September. In years past, students have spent the day at the TuksRag-organised event that took place on the Rag Farm and consisted of music and drinking.

This year’s event was organised by the SRC and aimed to celebrate the diversity of the student body, create interaction as well as remind the students of their inner-child. Entrance was free but only open to those who possessed a valid 2014 student card.

The Rag Farm was set up with a number of fun activities such as a water slide, mechanical bull, beach soccer arena and a bungee trampoline. There was also a beer garden and food stalls.

A colour run, games and a food presentation were also planned.

The attendance by the student body, however, was greatly lacking and only a handful of students attended the event. Harald Hanke, an architecture student at UP, explained that he thought the poor attendance was due to a number of factors, including poor advertising and a misguided goal. “It was not advertised at all. Very few people knew it even existed, which then resulted in those knowing not wanting to come because attendance was so poor,” he said. Hanke added that “although the idea seems good and the actual set-up had potential, that potential was wasted.”

Hanke contrasted the attendance of the event to the pre-Spring Day hosted the night before by Olienhout and Kollege.

Clinton Botha, who is now in his fifth year at UP, also expressed his disappointment. “Over the years Tuks has watered down Spring Day so much for staff and students that it feels like effort for the university to grant it’s people the day off,” he said.

Botha went on to add that, “UP management should take a little more time to invest in the wellbeing of its people.”

Outgoing SRC member Khutso Ntuli, who has the marketing portfolio, responded to the poor attendance. “We [the SRC] are disappointed. Just because Spring Day in the past was all about DJs and something new was introduced, people could have given that a chance,” said Ntuli.

Ntuli also highlighted that this year was the first year that the SRC organised the event and that they were only informed that they were responsible for the entire event without much time to spare. “They let me know in June that Spring Day had moved from Rag to the SRC so therefore [I] had to organise something for it. My understanding was that I was only responsible for a sub-section of it and then it turned out that we’re actually organising the whole thing,” said Ntuli.

Despite this year’s turn out, Ntuli is positive that the event will pick up in the future. “What was unfortunate was that towards the end of the event, that’s when people started arriving,” said Ntuli.

Ntuli added that, “What happened this year was an unfortunate event. I believe my successor will have better understanding and knowledge of what must happen and they will be able to plan in advance,” said Ntuli.

22 September: Tuks FoMSF invasion: “A day in the life of a refugee” – Piazza 22 September: Partyfest: Klaradyn – The Avengers – T4 26-28 September: TribeOne Festival – Dinokeng 28 September: Spring Heritage Market – ART@BoardWalk 03 October: Breathe Sunshine Engage music conference – Newtown, Johannesburg 03 October: Vodacom In The City – Mary Fitzgerald Square, Johannesburg 10-12 October: rAge Expo – Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg

To get your event listed on our event calendar, send the date, event name and venue to entertainment@perdeby.co.za or tweet us (@ PerdebyE). UP societies are welcome to send their events, too.

Correction: In our 8 September edition, we incorrectly stated that Chante Geary had been eliminated for Idols SA. Geary still remains in the top 16 until the top 10 are announced.

At the time of going to print, the top 10 had not yet been announced.

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HomeComing Picnic drew the masses with their tents, cooler boxes and blankets. Photo: Eddie Mafa

HomeComing: sun, sound and sipping

YANGA TYIKWE Spring has sprung and all roads led to one destination: the Zwartkop Resort in Centurion for this season’s HomeComing Picnic.

In the survival rules, the HomeComing team told us that we were never ready, to not fight the fun, and that all are friends and should let live and be free.

This years’ HomeComing Picnic was the biggest one yet, with 7 000 tickets presold and hundreds more itching to get one after they were soldout. The gates opened at 11:00 and the crowds slowly sprawled in carrying an arrangement of cooler boxes, picnic blankets and food, with great company in tow. The main acts included DJ Warras, Kid X, Thebe, Kwesta, Maggz and

Blackmotion together with Leo Large, Slip Inc, DJ Somebody, DJ Timo, Dot.Com, Voqul, Peter Doz, PH and Twins on Decks.

There were also surprise performances from Dream Team and Anatii.

Perdeby spoke to Twins on Decks about their take on this season’s HomeComing Picnic. Ryan Rigney, one half of the duo, said, “This HomeComing was pretty epic. It’s our fourth one and it’s the biggest one we have ever seen. It is amazing – I hope I’m playing next time.”

MTV presenter Nomuzi Mabena said that there is a significance in parties as “They are the way that young people connect and exchange information. You meet people and it could lead to something greater such as a collaboration. It supports local industry and it promotes music.”

Top DJ Euphonik said that it was his first HomeComing Picnic. “I’ve heard about it but I’ve never had an opportunity to come and check it out. So as someone who is in the industry, who is interested in keeping my hand in the pulse of whatever is happening in the industry, I had to be here to check it out. It’s a great event – well pulled off, well attended. Big ups to the guys who pulled it off,” he said.

The night brought with it an impressive light display as the crowds danced the night away.

HomeComing Picnic was one of the highlights of the year’s social calendar and a fantastic way to meet an array of people from all over Gauteng while enjoying a picnic and being entertained by some of the best artists in the country.

Lentedag draws crowds on Spring Day LISA KAHIMBAARA Over the years Spring Day has lost a little bit of its lustre – it is no longer the grand affair of years past. Much to our relief, the good people over at Lekker Lentedag provided UP students with a way to enjoy one of the best holidays on the student calendar.

The Pretoria National Botanical Garden played host to a day of live music and fun under the sun. Sweltering temperatures set the scene for a glorious day off from the hustle and bustle that the second semester brings. Students came in their numbers to spend the day hanging out with friends and enjoying firm favourite local entertainment. The organisers of the event provided a bus service every 15 minutes or so from Aandklas to the Botanical Garden and back. This service was the answer to lazy drivers’ prayers and prevented drunk driving. The only problem was that hordes of students all had the same idea– mini stampedes ensued in the quest to secure a seat on the bus.

Besides the transport issue, a lack of ATM facilities and card machine services, and the number of bars available also proved to be problems. The queue to get drinks at the bar, meant that you had to wait at least 30 minutes, which proved to be a buzz kill.

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MICHAL-MARÉ LINDEN It’s been six years since Greg Carlin burst onto the local music scene with a solo-written album under the name of Zebra & Giraffe. After a recruited band, two more albums and a change in members, they’re presenting us with their fourth musical offering

Lentedag sold out on the day. Photos: Kirsty Mackay

The lineup, which included Robbie Wessels, did not initially seem convincing but the cynics were quickly convinced when they witnessed their fellow students singing their little treffer loving hearts out. It didn’t hurt that Shortstraw and Matthew

Mole got fists pumping and feet stamping either.

Good vibrations were the order of the afternoon and all who attended would agree that the event was a worthwhile way to spend the day off.

Knuckles.

The album opens with the powerful “I’ve been bad”, also the first single off the album. Carlin’s distinctive vocals present lyrics that are in a similar vein to their previous albums – darkness, despair and desperation. These are backed, however, by a cleaner sound. Gone is the heavy distortion of The Inside and The Wisest Ones in favour of a more melodious sound somewhat reminiscent of the darker tracks on Collected Memories.

The album mellows with the next two tracks, “Dive (into the deep end)” and “Dancing”. Here the guitar and synths stand out with well-constructed melodies and counter-melodies. “Dancing” also takes the album’s lyrics in a more positive direction. “Let’s go dancing in the darkness / We can be free / We can take all of our guards down and disappear” is an idea far from the theme of “I’ve been bad”.

The positivity in the lyrics isn’t continued in the next track

“Does God love me?” but this is masked by the excessively catchy chorus and upbeat tempo. This sound is perpetuated in “Goodbye”, which is typically rock, embracing bold drums and guitar riffs.

The album’s title track rounds off the original tracks on the album. A stripped down version of “Knuckles” and “Dive” are included on the album that once again reinforce Zebra & Giraffe’s songwriting ability by focusing on the sparse instrumentation and the lyrics.

Knuckles sees Zebra & Giraffe’s sound mature. Noise is no longer needed to mask repetitive lyric themes as each song takes on its own unique character of skilful melodies and measured lyrics. The band’s sound is less haunted making way for a refreshing yet catchy sound. This positivity makes listening to the album easy and enjoyable. Knuckles is a solid offering that will no doubt build on the band’s success.

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Pssst… is grateful it isn’t in Maroela’s shoes. As if it isn’t bad enough that Maroela are forced to live in the same vicinity as their greatest enemies, they went and lost to them at the most important rugby match of the year. Pssst… bets Mopanie are quite pleased with themselves but Pssst… reckons Mopanie should learn to be a little bit more humble. No one likes a braggart. Pssst… knows for a fact that Katjiepiering don’t. Pssst… hears the girls were not impressed when they looked out their windows one night last week to find the Mopanie semis running around naked for Katjiepiering’s pleasure. Pssst… doesn’t know any res that will find pleasure in Mopanie’s cry for attention, except for Magrietjie, of course.

Even though Mopanie loved getting their heads inflated by Magrietjie’s so-called “cheerleading”, Pssst… suggests the girls leave it to the professionals because being woo-girls just doesn’t cut it on the rugby field.

Erika – another res knows everything about braggarts – tried

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extremely hard to make the Square happen on Monday night for their Shrek-themed Partyfest event. Pssst… wants to tell Erika that painting their faces green and wearing ogre ears isn’t exactly going to draw crowds nor does it make Square on a Monday night more appealing, it just makes Pssst… (and every other male res) want to stay away. Pssst… hears that Asterhof is trying really hard to promote their Partyfest event to avoid it being a green flop like Erika’s was. But Pssst… thinks that Asterhof should stop trying so hard to get people to attend, it just comes across as desperate. Pssst… doesn’t think the trou voue want to be associated with desperate reses like Jasmyn and Lilium, now do you, Asterhof?

Pssst… feels sorry for the Taaibos first-years. The boys tried really hard to impress Curlitzia last week in the hopes of scoring dates for their first-year dinee, but Pssst… hears Curlitzia weren’t that impressed by Taaibos’s efforts. Why else would they reject the Brakke? Pssst… can think of a few reasons, though.

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Michael Faasen: reaching for the top WILLIAM ALDRIDGE Michael Faasen, a second-year BCom Financial Management student at UP, is currently the third choice goalkeeper for PSLside AmaTuks.

Originally a cricket player, Faasen captained the St Stithians College first team for two years in high school and was then selected to represent the South African u/19 cricket team to face England in 2011. He then went on to play cricket for Tuks’ first team in 2012 and 2013.

It was while staying in Kollege residence in 2013 that Faasen, who has always loved football, decided to give football another try. He only played goalkeeper for the Kollege res side because they were short a player in that position. During the season he was spotted by University Sports South Africa (USSA) scouts and after attending a trial with the USSA squad (better known as the Varsity Cup football side), he was asked to play for them.

After six months of training with the USSA squad, Faasen was called up to the first team earlier this year by Steve Barker, the head coach of AmaTuks.

Perdeby had the opportunity to chat to Faasen.

You have always been interested in cricket. How did the change from cricket to football come about?

Straight after school I was invited to the national academy to play cricket. That lasted six months in my first gap year before studying and then I played two full seasons of cricket with Tuks and then realised that cricket wasn’t for me and that I wasn’t going to go as far as I thought I would. In my second season of cricket I started playing res football where the USSA coach asked me to come for trials and from there I played for about six months when Steve Barker, the AmaTuks coach, saw me and invited me for a trial. And the last two to three months I’ve been training with the AmaTuks squad and about six weeks ago I was

offered a contract as a training player, which I took. So, no more cricket for me anymore and I will just be focusing on football.

What does it feel like to be living your dream of playing professional football?

It’s definitely been a whirlwind [for the] last three months from playing cricket and not having football on my mind. It’s definitely been a massive step. The last two or three months have been absolutely amazing. I’ve really enjoyed it, it’s really professional and all the guys take it very seriously and just to be part of a professional atmosphere at AmaTuks has really been a new and exciting experience for me and I’m really loving it.

How do you balance playing professional football and being a student?

While I was playing cricket I realised that studying and playing sport really is quite difficult to manage. So now with the contract I’ve decided to drop two of my subjects so I’m just taking three of the five and I’m going to do my degree over four years and hopefully do honours afterwards. So, hopefully, I can retain my contract with Tuks while studying.

Have you always been a goalkeeper? How did you choose the position?

I actually played as a defender at school for a bit, but growing up I always looked up to Joe Hart [the Manchester City keeper]. He is someone I really idolised and then in my res team they needed a keeper to play and because I was really passionate about the game I decide to play keeper that night and from there things just really worked out for me.

Where do you see yourself in the future?

Right now I’m just really enjoying being able to train with a professional team. My contract lasts until December and from there we’ll see how things go, but right now I’m just looking toward the present and really enjoying the moment and taking it one step at a time.

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Which Barclays Premier League team do you support and why?

I support West Ham. I’ve supported West Ham since I was a kid.

My dad is a die-hard supporter and when I started supporting them they actually were quite good with players like Lampard, Joe Cole and Paulo Di Canio but unfortunately they haven’t been playing that well recently but I will always be a die-hard supporter.

Uefa Champions League preview

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BRIAN KIAUTHA The 60th edition of the Uefa Champions League kicks off on 16 September for the 2014/15 campaign. Last season Real Madrid won their tenth Champions League trophy after beating fellow Spanish giants Atlético Madrid 4-1 in a thrilling final in Lisbon.

This season’s final will be held in Berlin, Germany and in just under ten months we will know who will battle who for the European top honours.

The Champions League is one of the biggest club football tournaments in the world as the top teams of each European

league battle for the coveted trophy. When the draw was conducted earlier in August, all the tops teams found themselves in unpredictable groups, making it difficult to predict who will make it to the last 16 round.

Real Madrid will look to be the only club in the history of the competition to win the cup back-to-back but will face stiff competition in their group from the likes of Liverpool, who made it back into the Champions League after a five-year hiatus, Swiss giants FC Basel and Bulgarian title holders PFC Ludogorets. English champions Manchester City face German champions Bayern Munich for the second year running as the teams played each other in the group stages in the previous season. Manchester City will aim to earn a better spot and finish top of group E but should be wary of in-form Italian side AS Roma and Russian side CSKA Moscow.

The 2013/14 runners up Atlético Madrid will face Italian champions Juventus as well as Greek side Olympiacos in group A as the Spaniards hope to get to the final and ensure that the trophy stays in Madrid. Also in group A are Swedish champions Malmo, which makes this group interesting as all the participants won their respective domestic leagues in 2013/14.

Group F is arguably the toughest as big money spenders PSG meet Luis Suárez’s new club Barcelona as well as his former club Dutch champions Ajax. Zlatan Ibrahimović, who currently plays for PSG, has represented both Ajax and Barcelona in the competition before. Ajax marketing director Edwin van der

Res hockey season comes to an end

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The finals on 25 August saw OP ladies reign victorious as they beat defending league champions Vividus Ladies 1-0. Taaibos took home the gold in the men’s league as they beat Sonop 2-0.

This season is the first time in nearly a decade that either Taaibos or OP ladies have won the res league.

The women’s res hockey league semi-finals earlier that evening saw Vividus 1 beat Madelief 1-0 in a penalty shootout and Onderstepoort claim a 2-0 victory over Curlitzia in another penalty shootout. In the men’s semi-finals, Sonop 1 won 1-0 against Kollege 1, while Taaibos overcame Boekenhout 1-0 with a late winner from a last-minute short corner.

The third and fourth place playoffs on 26 August saw Curlitzia claim bronze as they beat Madelief 2-0 and Boekenhout finished third in the men’s league as they managed a 1-0 win over Kollege 1.

The level of commitment and dedication shown in the res league this season has shown that residence sport is more than recreational. OP captain Lauren Immelman said, “I do not agree

that res hockey is simply recreational, especially not for the players that participate in it. Every team that we played against as well as our own team took it very seriously and played with great enthusiasm, commitment and spirit. I think this is because we have the opportunity to uphold the res or day house’s name that we all feel loyal toward, while playing a game that we all love. In my experience, res hockey, as well as any other res sporting leagues and activities, is vital in creating unison between the members of the res and not just the players, but also the supporters.”

Kevin Monaghan, captain of Taaibos, said, “I think there is always an extra bit of competition in any inter-residence event, and the hockey is no different. Not only do the teams want to win their games and do well for the team, they want to do well and hold their res name high. Any sporting or competitive league is competitive in its own right, I can only say that what I find different in the hockey league is that each team is just as competitive as the next, pushing each res to want to do better and play with more gusto each time, creating a unique feeling around each game.”

Sar said that, “It’s good for the fans to get a tough Champions League group and play the best teams.”

Borussia Dortmund, the 2012/13 finalists, will face Arsenal once again as the teams find themselves in the same group three out of four seasons. Arsenal made it to their 17th consecutive Uefa Champions League group stage after the ten-man side defeated Newcastle1-0 on aggregate in the qualifying round.

Group D also consists of former Arsenal player Emmanuel Eboué’s side Galatasary as well as Anderlecht. José Mourinho’s side Chelsea will face German side Schalke, Portuguese side Sporting and Slovenian champions NK Maribor. Chelsea beat Schalke 3-0 last season and if that is anything to go by, they are favourites to win the group and even book a place in the finals now that Spanish striker Diego Costa and Belgian Thibaut Courtois have joined the club, making them a stronger club than they were last season.

French side Monaco find themselves in group C alongside Benfica, Bayern Leverkusen and Zenit Saint Petersburg. Monaco are hoping to progress past the group stage and show that they aren’t suffering from the departures of James Rodríguez to Real Madrid and Radamel Falcao on loan to Manchester United.

The final group, group H, consists of Portuguese side FC Porto, Athletic Bilbao, Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk and Belarusian champions FC BATE. Porto will be hoping to improve their home display as they failed to win any of their three home fixtures in this competition last season.

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Mopanie win final of UP-Tuks res league KAYA NOCANDA Mopanie secured their place in next year’s Steinhoff Koshuis Rugby Championship when they beat Maroela 16-13 in the final of the UPTuks res league on 9 September. Mopanie will compete against residences from around the country in next year’s competition.

When the teams played each other in the final round of league fixtures, Maroela beat Mopanie 26-19 in a close encounter. However, Mopanie came into this fixture brimming with confidence after having beaten last year’s champions Onderstepoort in the semi-final.

Mopanie opened scoring early in the game when they converted a penalty after Maroela were penalised just outside their 22-metre line.

Mopanie were awarded another penalty when a Maroela player failed to release the ball-carrier in time at the breakdown. Mopanie opted for a penalty but the attempt at goal was missed.

Mopanie were dominant at the set-pieces and they were able to thrash Maroela on a few occasions at the scrums, winning some much needed penalties.

With half time approaching Maroela produced a passage of play that saw them scoring the first try of the match. Slick handling coupled with some patience saw them dot down in the right-hand corner. However, the ensuing conversion from the corner was missed.

Maroela led 5-3 at half time.

Mopanie hit back immediately after half time when they were awarded a penalty following an infringement from Maroela at the breakdown.

The successful kick brought the score to 6-5 in favour of Mopanie.

Maroela were not content with trailing behind and put Mopanie under immense pressure, this

Maroela feeds into the scrum in the final. Photo: Michael Mbaya

time being awarded a penalty 35 metres out from the try line. The kicker made no mistake and Maroela were back in the lead.

Mopanie were awarded a penalty after the eighth man from Maroela was penalised for tackling the scrum-half before the ball was out of the ruck. The kicker duly converted the penalty goal bringing the score to 9-8.

A break from Maroela’s inside-centre set the side up close to the try line. Mopanie’s scramble

defence could not regroup in time and Maroela were able to score in the next phase. The conversion was unsuccessful and Mopanie were now trailing 13-9.

Maroela were penalised ten metres from their try line for side entry into the breakdown.

Mopanie chose to tap the ball quickly. They switched play and spread the ball to the right where they had a one-man overlap,which allowed them to score in the right-hand corner.

The kicker showed a lot of composure to successfully convert bringing the score to 16-13 in favour of Mopanie when the final whistle blew.

The players judged to have been the best in their positions during the whole competition will now combine to form the Steinhoff Tuks Koshuis Barbarians who will take on their counterparts from UJ on 20 September at Loftus Versfeld.

Tuks rowers look ahead to USSA boat race

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WILLIAM ALDRIDGE The annual University Sports South Africa (USSA) boat races are set to take place later this week from 18-20 September. Rhodes University are the annual hosts to the event which takes place on the Kowie River in Port Alfred.

This year eight universities from around South Africa will take part in the boat races, namely Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, University of Cape Town,

University of Johannesburg, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, University of Stellenbosch, University of Pretoria, University of the Witwatersrand, and hosts Rhodes University.

The universities are allowed to enter a men’s and women’s crew as well as an A and B crew into the event. The women have to complete a 4.2km course while the men have to complete a slightly longer course of 6.2km in coxed eight boats. This means that there is a team of eight rowers including a cox, which is the rower who steers the boat with a rudder.

The UP men’s A crew have won the USSA boat race for five years running now and will undoubtedly be looking to make it six years in a row. The men’s A crew won the division last year by defeating the UCT men’s crew in the final.

The UP men’s B crew won their division last year, edging out UCT in the final. Both the women’s A and B crews finished second and third respectively in their divisions and will also be aiming to replicate that form and improve their performances in this year’s races.

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