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AfriForum Youth has called on students to sign an online petition against e-tolls. Image provided. MOLEBOGENG MANGOALE According to a media statement released by Afriforum Youth, the organisation has taken a stand against e-tolls. AfriForum maintains that many students at UP are against e-tolls and have started a campaign against the tolling system. Afriforum made a banner with students’ footprints painted on to show their protest. “Most students do not earn an income. Those who do have an unpredictable income that is far below the tax threshold. Students can apply for personal loans to get the necessary financing to study, but these loans are expensive and have to be
repaid at a massive interest rate. There are students who travel from their home towns to their respective universities every day, and such an individual trip can cost up to R178. All students are affected by the system,” said Rochelle Oosthuyse, chairperson of AfriForum at UP. “Student support is incredible. They were first suspicious, but once the students have grasped the symbolism, they were only too eager to jump. The campaign has been a great success,” said Henk Maree, the national chairperson of AfriForum Youth, in the media statement. The youth organisation has launched an online petition to mobilise students against the e-tolling system. AfriForum Youth
maintains that the aim of the petition is to make government and the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) aware that students cannot afford to pay e-tolls. The petition is aimed to reach students across all universities in Gauteng, Free State and North-West. In October 2013 President Jacob Zuma said at an ANC rally in Johannesburg that students may be exempted from paying e-tolls. The government has taken a decision that taxis and minibuses will not pay for e-tolls as it is in the best interests of the poor. AfriForum Youth also says that students should be exempted from paying e-tolls as they have no fixed income.
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Fees at UP have increased this year. Photo: Eddie Mafa DAN MAFORA The cost of higher education in South Africa has become increasingly expensive, making it more difficult for students to access it. According to IOL News, university fees have increased by 8-12% in the last year. UP’s media liaison officer Nicolize Mulder said that UP’s fee increase came as a result of a decrease in the government’s subsidies to universities, inflation in the higher education sector that exceeds the country’s official inflation rate, and the increase in costs of municipal services. UP’s registration fee increased from R4 100 in 2013 to R4 600
Graphic: Brad Donald this year. If it continues to increase at the same rate, it will be R5 200 next year. The residence reservation levy also increased from R4 600 in 2013 to R5 200 this year. This means that students who stay in residences had to pay R9 800 before they could register for their studies in 2014. Students at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) had to pay R9 340. In addition to the registration fee, international students at UP have to pay an additional levy of R2 500. Tonderai Matanda, second-year BA Law student said that as an international student, he had to pay the levy as well as medical aid premiums of R4 188 before he could register. “It is a burden to say the least. Times are tough and the increase in fees is a slap in the face,” he said. Residence fees have also increased. A single room cost R24
100 in 2013 and it now costs R29 700 this year. Single rooms at newly renovated residences like Boekenhout and Olienhout cost R32 000. Gambu Zitha, a second-year LLB student, said that he felt the increases were justified as the university has to maintain its facilities and needs the money to do so. At UP, the first-year Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery fees amount to R39 170. At Wits, the fees amount to R52 030 and at Stellenbosch University (SU) to R46 254. A BCom Accounting Sciences degree programme costs R25 320 at first-year level at UP, while it costs R37 380 at Wits and R33 881 at SU.
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From the Editor and Khadija Patel from the Daily Maverick (my favourite South African publication) and political analyst and radio host Eusebius McKaiser formed the panel. Much of the discussion was focused on Davis’s Daily Maverick article “Zille, Ramphele, Mazibuko, Ntuli: the trouble with being female in politics”. In her article and in her discussion at the seminar, Davis argued that the fact that two women orchestrated the failed merger between the DA and Agang should have been irrelevant, but became critical. She added that there is almost a sense of illegitimacy about women owning South Africa’s political landscape. Patel echoed Davis’s sentiments, saying that there is not a lack of female representation in parliament, but when a woman politician messes up on her job, it becomes a licence for sexism. McKaiser responded to a question from the floor by saying that you are not guaranteed to support female empowerment in politics just because you are a woman yourself. I couldn’t agree more. Men and women need to do more to further gender equality. Feminism has always fascinated me. I haven’t burnt any bras - and I probably won’t - but for me, equality between men and women is non-negotiable. I don’t think South Africa is as progressive in terms of gender equality as we like to think. The problem is that sexism is often subtle, and not many people seem to be offended by it. Sexism has become socially acceptable.
Many people think that feminism advocates disadvantaging men in order to further women’s interests. While some crazy people may actually envisage this, it’s generally not the aim of feminism. I recently watched a French short film directed by Eléanore Pourriat called Oppressed Majority. It’s a fantastic film. It portrays inversed gender roles within a society. The main character, a man, is cast as the stereotypical housewife. He takes his child to the day care centre, run by a man. He is verbally abused by a woman at an intersection and, later, is sexually abused by a group of women. The police (all women) and his wife listen to his account of the incident, but all suggest that he is in some way to blame. The film makes it clear that a society dominated by women is not a desirable alternative to one dominated by men. The point of the film, I think, is that neither matriarchy nor patriarchy is acceptable in society. What’s unnerving about the film is that it’s so uncomfortable to watch the switch in gender roles. I think that this points out just how deeply gender expectations are engrained. We are so used to the current gender power balance that an alternative seems unnatural. McKaiser ended his speech by saying, “Do not shut up … Change the public discourse until the tone and the colour has changed.” I hope we all embrace that challenge. Max
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Is safety still a problem in Hatfield? BOIPELO BOIKHUTSO A month into the new academic year, students are concerned about their safety on and around campus. Two weeks ago Perdeby published an article about an Olienhout student who was attacked on his way to res from the Square. A number of recent incidents indicate that safety and security remains a problem around Hatfield. According to Rowan Watson, manager of investigations at UP’s Department of Security Services, there are “a few strategies in place pertaining to [the department’s] mission of creating and maintaining a safe and secure work and study environment for its staff and students to flourish.” Despite this, there are still students who feel unsafe on campus and surrounding areas. “I was mugged last year walking to my flat, so since then I carry a pepper spray and a taser to protect myself,” said Ann-Marie Coetzee, a second-year BA Languages student. Mpelegeng Rammutloa, a third-year BCom Informatics student, told Perdeby that she feels campus is a safe environment but, “at Square one always needs to be alert because there are people who go there to target drunk people [and] to take their belongings. I have been pickpocketed twice.”
Musa Kanamira, the manager of Flair at the Square, said that he maintains security at Flair by kicking out drunk people. “Usually people who cause trouble are the ones who are drunk,” he said. Jannie Oosthuizen, the manager of T4 and Ty’s Club, says that he is concerned with the issue of the safety of students. He has started a campaign which he refers to as “Responsible Socialising”. He has organised shuttle buses, which will run from 17 February, to take students from their home or residence to his club, as it is the official after-party of the Varsity Cup, and then back home afterwards to ensure their safety. “Students can socialise freely, knowing that they will be home safe,” Oosthuizen said. According to Colin Fouché, the director of Security Services, the mission of the Department of Security Services is, “To see more than others see, to see further than others see first before others see.” The department has collaborated with the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality to ensure a safe environment. “The safety and security of its students - the lifeblood of the University of Pretoria - are the first priority of the university’s Department of Security Services”, Fouché said.
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Rag procession raises more funds than previous years KEEGAN FRANCES
The TuksRag Procession 2014. Photo: Charlotte Bastiaanse
This year’s new-look Rag procession proved to be successful in terms of generating funds for charity. According to TuksRag, the procession raised more funds this year than they have done in previous years. In total, approximately R250 000 was accumulated in sponsorships. Many residences donated materials used in their floats to charity. Vice-chairperson of Olienhout, Cobus Terblanche, told Perdeby that their Rag partnership with Madelief raised around R60 000 in sponsorships for their float. Boekenhout chairperson James Johnston said that Boekenhout and Curlitzia raised about R32 000 on the day of the procession. Residences were encouraged to build their floats using materials that could be donated to charity after the procession. “TuksRag has
moved away from the thing where floats are just a showpiece and they want every part of the float to be [put back] directly into the community,” Vividus Ladies Rag HK Carene Marias said. She added that Vividus Ladies has donated R6 000-8 000 worth of products to charity. Kollege HK Martin van Rooyen said that Kollege and Magrietjie donated 500 cans of tin food, 100 teddy bears, 87 blankets and a 140-litre tub filled with stationery and old clothes. The floats were judged in terms of how the materials that were used to build it could be reused and recycled. Terblanche said that the Rag HKs of 2014 decided to focus on the fundraising part of the procession and said that the design of the float was aimed at sustainability and fundraising.
SRC starts off Re-A-Bua sessions HUMPHREY MOKOENA On 8 February the SRC participated in a Re-ABua session. Re-A-Bua seeks to engage staff and students in dialogues about transformation. In the sessions the SRC members interacted with the facilitators and discussed issues of diversity such as race, sexual orientation, language, culture and religion. They agreed that the sessions challenge students to reflect on their past and to look forward to the future. SRC member for transformation and student success, Nthabiseng Nooe, said, “Behaviour isn’t going to be changed by policy but the Re-A-Bua sessions provide the platform for engagement in issues of diversity.” Nooe also said that the sessions are a way for people to learn about other cultures. She encouraged students to attend the sessions as it enables them to be agents of change. Nooe said that, “These sessions are not plainly lip service, but there is a report that is submitted at the end of each session. Therefore we encourage the people invited to these sessions to make the effort of going.”
Matshepo Tladi, SRC member for societies, said, “I wasn’t keen on attending the session but when we got there I started to let loose of my feelings and began participating. The session made me aware of other people’s cultures and beliefs.” Nooe said that the Re-A-Bua sessions run through structures like student governance structures, house committees, faculty house committees and societies to ensure that the sessions are focused. She added that students who are not part of structures but would still like to attend sessions can contact her. The Re-A-Bua sessions are confidential and are a platform for students to relate to, and engage with each other. Teresa OakleySmith, manager of Re-A-Bua, said that, “I am not aware of any other SA university which has shown such a strong commitment to transformation.” Rea-A-Bua sessions will be held on Hatfield campus on 22 February, 1 March, 8 March and 15 March, resuming after the recess. If you’re interested in attending, please visit Nooe’s office.
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Have you registered to vote? KEEGAN FRANCES The South African general elections will take place on 7 May. During these elections many South Africans will cast their votes for political parties of their choice. For others, this will be their first opportunity to vote and have a say in how the country is run. Perdeby asked students whether they have registered to vote. Here is what they had to say:
“No. I think that even if I do vote it does not really make a difference because people have been voting and there has not been much of [a] difference happening around.” - Mandisa Mbuthuma, third-year BEd student.
“I have not registered basically because I am not a South African, but I would like to see change. I think the ANC has become complacent because they know they are going to win. If a new party would take over I think that will move this country forward.” - Lungelo Mana, a first-year medicine student.
“Yes, I have. Obviously I would like to have a say in what happens in our country and you know you cannot complain if you are not registered [and] are not voting.” - Renate Rossouw, fourth-year BSc(Hons) in Environmental Management student.
“I think I registered for change. Okay I know that we are only going to have one party that is going to win, but if we are voting then that party can change the direction [of this country] and make it better. We are going to vote so that they can see [that] students and young people are serious about voting. I think most parties are focused on competing with the ANC than on making a change.” - Sibongiseni Mkosi, first-year BSc Biological Sciences student.
“Yes. My reason for voting is that if you do not vote then I do not believe you have the right to complain about the government.” - Carla Groeneweg, second-year BEd ECD student.
“No. I really wanted to [register to vote]. If I would get a third chance I would really go. I am not really political. I am just really excited about making a difference” Wendy Nyaba, third-year BSc Food Sciences student
“Yes, I have. To make a difference. You cannot make a difference if you are not registered, you cannot change something if you are not a part of changing it. So for me being registered as a voter means that I cannot judge because I have not voted before, but if I vote then I have a say in what happens in South African politics.” - Louise Hoffmann, first-year BA Information Design student.
“Yes, I have. I have an opportunity to give my own say and you know I do not have to go with what my parents say or somebody else’s ideologies, but I can make my mark and decide who I want to win the election. I do not have to go along with the mainstream.” - Suné Heckler, first-year BA Visual Studies student
“I did not register to vote. I do not see any point in it honestly because the ANC is going to win. The major parties in South Africa are the ANC, the EFF and the DA, so obviously between those three one is going to win and I do not think [any] of them are going to bring change to the country.” - Molebatsi Manaka, first-year BSc Biological Sciences student.
“Yes, I have because I do not like the way the country is going now. So my vote can make a change and a difference.” Maheshan Govender, first-year BCom student.
“Yes. Well just generally you hear a lot of bad things about the government at the moment [such as] corruption and things have not been going so well. For example the value of the rand is dropping which does not help to say the least. We want change. I think that is a general opinion”. - Anonymous, second-year BA Law student.
“Yes, I have. There has got to be something better than what we have now. There is always room for improvement to better the country and to help people more. So yes if you register you can vote for what you stand for and what you believe [in] and then hopefully it can make a difference.”Nadia de Villiers, fourth-year BSc Environmental Sciences student.
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MAGGIE ROODT The first impression most people conjure up when they are faced with the supernatural is one of creepy old mansions, cobwebs, a full moon, old-fashioned dresses and many similar stereotypical depictions. You expect to find ghosts in places that fit into these stereotypical depictions, but ghosts also seem to lurk in the most ordinary of places. At UP, this ordinary place is the fifth floor of the Humanities Building
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(HB). You may have heard the myths going around. If you haven’t, the fifth floor is a place full of mystery and apparent ghostly happenings. There are many stories about supposed hauntings at UP. One of these is the story of a young nun named Emily. According to Nerina’s feesjaar booklet, Emily lived in Nerina in 1963. At the time, Nerina was known as Buxton House and was used as an abbey for the Anglican Church. Emily fell in love with a monk named Histerie and they used to meet up for a romantic rendezvous in an underground tunnel connecting the monastery, which is presently Nerina’s main building, and the abbey, today known as Die Masker. This underground tunnel was dug after the Second World War and was used as a safe haven in emergencies, and it still exists today. Emily and Histerie’s affair resulted in an unwanted pregnancy and a lot of guilt about the breaking of their vows. Emily was driven to suicide, and after Histerie found out about Emily’s death, he echoed her actions. Emily hung herself in the bathroom next to her room, but the cause of Histerie’s death still remains unclear. There are some other versions of the story.Tertius Coetzer, a former English student at UP, claims that while he was a student the story was the same, except that Emily’s suicide occurred on the fifth floor of the HB and that Histerie died while he was on the fifth floor, mourning Emily’s death. Coetzer also says that the elevators still had the floor buttons on the inside then, and that the fifth floor button was closed with a lock so that nobody could reach the floor. Another former UP student, Kevan Boman, tells of a time in 2005 when he went to the 20th floor late at night. He says that the lift opened unexpectadly on the fifth floor and he saw a cloaked figure wearing something similar to a nun’s dress quickly disappear around a corner. After that, the lift doors closed and it proceeded to the originally intended floor. Today, the fifth floor is very inconspicuous. The doors are locked and the doorknobs and locks have been removed. The fireman’s elevator used to be able to stop at the floor, opening up to a closed gate and dark hallway filled with random abandoned furniture such as desks and bookcases. Despite the circulating myths and legends, many students aren’t aware of the stories. Tyrone Watson, a first-year BCom Accounting student, said, “I haven’t heard anything or any stories about it.” The staff at UP also seem to be unclear about what is on the fifth floor of the HB. Tsholofelo Senne, Fidelity Security Services employee, has
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The future of wearable technology
Illustration: Simon-Kai Garvie THULANI MASHIANE In a world of wireless communication and flexible technology, where the small and quick are called “smart”, you wonder what the next trend in technological advancements will be. Technology experts at the international Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which was held in Las Vegas in January, believe the answer lies in wearable technology, whether it’s a watch, leg straps, glasses or headwear. The incorporation of technology into our daily lives has been made easier because now we can wear it. Wearable technology is a developing industry of modern gadgets paired with certain products and it is growing at a very fast pace. Smartwatches One of the most competitive areas of wearable technology is the
smartwatch market. Smartwatches are watches with touch and interactive user interfaces that enable you to do more than just check the time. Most smartwatches are smartphone accessories which allow users to interact with their smartphones and perform functions such as checking reminders, SMSs and call logs from their wrist. Companies such as Pebble made a big name for themselves at CES 2014. Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky said in an interview with Forbes, “One of the coolest things about Pebble is that it connects you to all of the powerful apps on your smartphone. It delivers the right bits of information to your wrist and really minimises the number of times you have to pull your phone out of your pocket, purse, etc.” With Apple’s rumoured smartwatch the iWatch, still to be released and Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch which was released last September, there is plenty of rivalry in the smartwatch market.
Ben Bajarin, analyst at Creative Strategies, says in an article in The Guardian that, “The market for smartwatches is getting crowded before there is even a real market of smartwatches.” ZDNet mobile device critic James Kendrick argues that the concept of smartwatches has existed for a long time yet “none of these smartwatches have captured the attention of buyers”. This could still be one of the most useful gadgets to have. Designer, jewellery and computer companies have teamed up to prove that two (or more) heads are better than one. Intel announced their collaboration with the Council of Fashion Designers of America and Opening Ceremony at CES 2014, stating that their aim is “to explore and bring to market smart wearable technology, and to increase dialogue and cooperation between the fashion and technology industries.” A smart bracelet engineered by Intel and designed by Opening Ceremony was the two companies’ product for the show. Smart glasses These are glasses that enable users to perform computerised tasks. This mostly involves viewing and sharing data with other users or devices online. Google Glass, Google’s response to the wearable’s challenge, has also stormed the media. They are a glasses’ equivalent to a smartphone or computer’s functionality in an augmented reality’s view. Google Glass has surpassed the mainstream expectations by exceeding previous wearable gadget glass designs. Although the existing competition in the smart glasses market seems rather young, The Korea Times reports, “‘Smart glasses’ are emerging as the next big thing for leading technology companies.” Fitness trackers Fitness trackers, worn as bracelets, are commonly used by exercise fanatics. These devices use sensors to detect movement, heart rate, body temperature, breathing, sleep patterns, location and speed. Nike’s FuelBand tracks your every activity from workouts to nights out. The data can be kept or shared as progress and can be viewed from your smartphone. LG has also joined this trend, releasing its Android and iOS compatible fitness tracker LG Lifeband Touch. This fitness tracker goes beyond monitoring heart rate, burned calories, and distance travelled tas it also alerts users to phone calls and messages received. App developers see the wearables market as a vast expansion of their playground. Technology will continue to ease the stress of daily living, and wearable technology is just another aspect of technological aid.
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Pssst... Neknominations have taken over social media these past few weeks and Pssst... was amused by videos of residences downing beer and giving food to the needy. In between all the drinking and red Speedos, Pssst... was surprised that Kollege managed to fit in some charity work. Pssst... noticed that you enjoyed the bodily harm more than anything else. Pssst... isn’t quite sure why Sonop felt the need to dress up in their finest suits if all they planned to do was bash their eating utensils. But then again, Pssst... should be used to the Sonop boys showing off. Nerina tried to show off in their Neknomination video too, but Pssst... isn’t sure that anyone really cared, especially since the whole video consisted of a
bunch of screaming girls. Nerina, Pssst... also reckons it’s poor form that you begged one of your own residents to nominate the house. Pssst... hears Maroela flattened Mopanie’s mielie crop. If the Peppies weren’t so busy stripping off for their jock run practice they would have saved themselves the tears. From bare mielie patches to bare heads, the proefplaas is looking a bit sparse in the hair department. Pssst... thinks that this explains why the boys from Olienhout, Mopanie, Maroela and Taaibos were so lonely on Valentine’s Day. It’s come to the attention of Pssst... that the Erika girls are still struggling to name their first years. Pssst... suggests “ponies” or finding an actual animal to be your mascot.
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Campus Invasion rocks the streets of Hatfield
Campus Invasion delivered a varied line up including (from left to right) BCUC, DJ Goldierocks and Gangs of Ballet. Photos: Charlotte Bastiaanse and Hendro van der Merwe MICHAL-MARÉ LINDEN If you paid for Campus Invasion tickets, you’re one unlucky individual. Sponsored by WeChat, downloading the application meant free entrance and the ability to join the masses on the streets of Hatfield for the annual Hatfield Carnival. Unlike previous years, this year’s Campus Invasion dropped the use of the Square’s stage and opted to host the three stages in Burnett and Hilda Streets. This year’s Hatfield Carnival, which traditionally served as an afterparty for Rag, was also hosted a whole week later than usual. The line-up was eclectic, both in target market and genre and included some of the best South African acts as well as DJ Goldierocks all the way from the United Kingdom. Stand out performances of the night included Bittereinder, Gangs of Ballet
and The Muffinz. Bittereinder delivered the set they’re known for with chest rattling bass and chanting fans. Gangs of Ballet impressed the crowd with some daring stage antics and The Muffinz’ slow reggae groove provided a much needed time of calm before the last two DJ sets closed off the evening. Accustomed to pushing through a packed Square and street party, the crowd was noticeably smaller this year compared to previous years. This was disappointing as it meant that the atmosphere was not as vibrant. Many believe that the smaller attendance was due to timing. Camila Machado Diaz, a thirdyear LLB student, said, “A lot of people expected Campus Invasion to be the week before, after procession. I think it not being associated with Rag discouraged people [from] attending.” Others believe that the reason for the small crowd lay in the
smaller details. “I think the whole ticket system was a bit weird and marketing might have lacked a bit. The location was different and exciting but a bit confusing,” said concert-goer Juanita Opperman. However, this didn’t stop those that were at the event from dancing along to Shortstraw and hanging around way after DJ Fresh closed off the performances. “The vibe has been awesome and DJ Fresh played the best set I’ve heard him play in a while,” said Lauren Rowe, a second-year Tuks student. While there were small kinks in the evening, these could merely be the growing pains of a changing event. With a many successes under their belt, Campus Invasion is always worthwhile and many are eager to see what next year’s Hatfield Carnival will deliver.
Masked media: the psychology within pop culture JOHAN SAAYMAN It’s all around us: on our cell phones, in our cars, around our homes, even in the air. Pop media can never be avoided in our modernised world of global connection and technological advancement. Everything from the music we listen to, the console games we play, the movies we watch, to the magazines we read, all share the same goal: to host the most popular media content available. Videos of twerking and lyrics of casual sex might have a greater psychological influence on us than we realise. Many psychologists make it their work to quantify the developmental effect of our constant exposure to these types of content. One such psychologist, Dr Theresa DiDonato at Loyola University, Maryland, recently explained in an article, “Should I say something?”, for Psychology Today how the song “My stupid mouth” by John Mayer can function as an example of the importance of communication in relationships. To Elré Sauerman, a second-year BSc Genetics student, this is very relatable. “I agree with Dr DiDonato because the song is written by someone who went through a certain experience and [they] give their interpretation of the experience and we can thus learn from their experience.” Monize Heunes, a second-year BA Languages student, disagrees. “Music is just melodies of different instruments put together and lyrics are only a tool used to include the human voice [in] the harmony. Music, especially pop music, is for simple entertainment, not for revolutionary enlightenment of the human psyche.” For journalist and author of Alphabet Kids: From ADD to Zellweger Syndrome: A Guide to Developmental, Neurobiological and Psychological Disorders for Parents and Professionals, Robbie Woliver, it is not the content itself but the people delivering it that have negative effects on the development of children. In his article, “Snooki, Katy Perry, Glenn Beck: Pop Culture tells our kids it’s cool to be stupid,” Woliver wrote.
“Dumbing down is the pervasive message today, from music to TV, and now, even, with the news.” Woliver added that, “When Snooki complains, ‘I feel like a Pilgrim from the friggin’ ‘20s,’ it becomes ingrained in our kids’ psyches, and they equate Snookie’s dumbness with her stardom.” Maryke Nel, a first-year BEng Industrial Engineering student, disagrees with Woliver: “I think unintelligent celebrities allow young people to realise how bad it looks when they act the way they do and make [young people] more aware of that kind of behaviour. These celebrities can much rather encourage younger people to act with integrity.” Further in the article, the incident of 16-year-old classical piano prodigy Alexander Bui being buzzed on America’s Got Talent by Sharon Osbourne for not being “pop” enough is mentioned. However, Ulrich Paul, a third-year BCom Investment Management student, understands the need to sell and says, “People always want television and other entertainment media to be authentic and driven by emotion, but they must remember that without sales, production cannot be funded, and there will therefore not be a product, hence it being called ‘popular media’. It should come as no shock that America’s Got Talent wants to be more ‘pop’, because they have to boost ratings to continue the show.” Some pop media content can have deeper effects than we realise, and can alter our understanding of morality. Defined as “a particular system of values and principles of conduct” by the Oxford English Dictionary, Dr Rubin Lawrence, a leading psychologist in the field, uses an episode of the hit American television series The Walking Dead to explain his observations. He explains how in one episode a character that asks for mercy for a captive, as killing is morally wrong, is then killed in mercy when he is attacked by a zombie. On this Dr Lawrence contemplates: “As a teacher, parent and therapist, I saw in this episode a powerful teaching moment for those of us interested in imparting lessons of morality to our children. Why was the ‘bad’ man saved, while the ‘good’ man was put to death?” To
Stephany van Heerden, a second-year BSc Genetics student, this is a realistic notion. “I know how some television programs can, unfortunately, deliver wrong messages to people, with or without the intention by the production team, which can easily cause younger generations to lose moral values. It’s evident in the gap between the generation of our parents and our own,” says Van Heerden. Not all pop media is negative. A famous, almost redundant study area of the psychological effects of pop media, is the antisocial behaviour acquired when playing violent video games. Many research papers have been published on this matter with numerous newspaper articles bringing these findings to the attention of their everyday readers. This makes the readers believe that all video games are harmful and should be avoided. Tobias Greitemeyer from the University of Sussex and Silvia Osswald from Ludwig-Maximilians-University did a study on the effects of playing pro-social video games. The study found that 20 of the 40 participants who played the pro-social game had an average reduction in aggressive responses – the complete opposite of when playing violent games. Other positive effects of pop media include increased learning platforms from educational content made available, decreases in disputes due to cultural differences and even increasing awareness in crucial subject matter. Some new disorders have been classified and validated by numerous studies that are linked to pop media and the accessibility of it. This includes Internet Addiction Disorder. Addicts are connected to their screens; their minds trapped for hours to the exclusion of the world around them. Addicts neglect family, work, studies, social relationships and themselves. So guard your mind when you see Miley Cyrus swinging naked on a wrecking ball, the Kardashians having another family feud over Kim’s 75-day marriage or when you play Grand Theft Auto with your friends - it might not all be as innocent as the media makes us believe.
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Neknominations: from boozing to giving in the “nek” of time
Her Director: Spike Jonze
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Photo: Charlotte Bastiaanse LIZL LOMBAARD AND ORENEILE TSHETLO Drinking games can be awesome for many reasons, including serving as an icebreaker. Usually they result in embarrassing escapades which, if witnessed beyond the confines of four walls, could get you into some serious trouble. So what happens when this drinking game turns into a recorded extreme sport which goes viral? Neck and Nominate, commonly shortened to NekNominate, is a drinking game in which individuals or groups film themselves downing alcoholic beverages before, after or during an extreme activity. Participants then challenge specific individuals to out-do their attempt. Although the origins of this drinking game are uncertain, according to CBC News, incidents from as early as 2008 in Cambridge, England have been reported. A Facebook page entitled “Neknomination” has been created and is dedicated to showcasing instances of necking and nominating. According to Mirror News, up to this point, the deaths of two people have been linked to this craze. Ross Cummins, aged 22, was found dead in a Dublin house in the early hours of 1 February after apparently partaking in the social media drinking game. Jonny Byrne from Leighlinbridge, who died at age 19 from this challenge, was washed away by a river after downing spirits on the same evening as Cummins’s death. Dr Lauren Rosewarne, social media expert at Melbourne University, says that while the escapade is seemingly harmless, there are implications involved, one being that these videos may be found by prospective employers who google you for background information. She is of the opinion that videos live on forever and your reputation is at stake. Recently, however, this trend has proven to be reputable. South Africans have found a way to turn “wine into water” as they have turned this social media drinking game into a social media charity initiative. Like the social media drinking game which went viral, here in South Africa the new idea of posting a video of yourself doing a random act of kindness and then nominating other people to do the same has changed the game of the original Neknomination overnight. The person who has tipped the scale is Brent Lindeque from Johannesburg. After receiving a Neknomination from a friend in Australia, Lindeque said he knew he needed to do something different. He found it worrying that people were posting videos online doing embarrassing things where everyone could see them. “Here’s the thing about posting stuff online, anything you post on social media is legally binding. If you don’t believe it, ask Justine Succo who is no longer welcome at her job, on Twitter or in Africa,” says Lindeque. (Justine Sacco used to be the communication director of New York-based Interactive Corp (IAC), but was fired after a racist tweet she made went viral.) Instead of doing something that could potentially ruin his career, Lindeque used this platform to give back. This pioneer
decided to give lunch to someone less fortunate than him and posted a video of it on YouTube and now, 400 000 views later, Lindeque has sparked the #ChangeOneThing campaign that has inspired many other South Africans to give back. “In one week, #ChangeOneThing has evolved from a video, to a hashtag, to becoming a real foundation for charities in South Africa and maybe even the world,” Lindeque said of the campaign. This proves once again the immense potential that social media has in changing lives. Maxine Ross, a 15-year-old who was also inspired by Lindeque’s video, donated books to underprivileged children after a friend nominated her. There are many others like her. Durbanite Andrew Donkin also posted a video of himself giving a homeless man food while in Cape Town. Andrew Ross’s video shows him giving footballs to children living in a township. Another video shows business partners, Robbie Ragless and Yakeen Sadiq, from Ragstar Media and New World Immigration respectively, buying Nando’s meals for 90 children at the Masikhululeke Educare Centre in Joe Slovo Park, Cape Town. They then nominated Nando’s to do the same. Nando’s has responded to their challenge and had one week to fulfil it. With the new trend being called NekNation it seems countries abroad have also risen to the occasion. UK NekNation videos have been posted to YouTube and news outlets in the US have also reported on the trend. Closer to home, some residences at Tuks have caught on to the giving trend. The residents of some of Tuks’s male reses have filmed themselves helping the needy instead of ordinarily drowning their sorrows. The residents of the Republic of Olienhout carried out a NekNation of their own. The men sang their war cry before each guzzling down a beer. They proceeded to explaining that “The real part of this res nomination is to donate something to someone less privileged than you.” They then Neknominated the Republic of Kollegetehuis and Helshoogte (a res in Stellenbosch) and gave them 24 hours to follow suit. The female reses have also jumped on the bandwagon. Robyn Schormann, a second-year BCom Marketing Management student, nominated her residence Nerina to do a charitable deed. Their Rag HK, Camillia Allen, says that their Neknomination, unlike those of the male residences, “wasn’t [about] drinking but collecting food and giving it to the less fortunate”. According to Allen, footage of the first part of their nomination is available on YouTube, but the house is yet to complete the second part of the challenge. Nerina, in turn, nominated Huis Nerina in Stellenbosch and Tuks’s Maroela, giving them 24 hours to carry out the challenge. With reses taking their charity Neknominations seriously, it has the potential to become a permanent Rag project that calls on reses all over the country to partake in a giant Rag project. Although the NekNation trend may taper off, we can only hope that Lindeque’s trend that spread like wildfire does not die down.
When writer and director Spike Jonze set out to make Her, he probably knew he wanted it to be a love story, more than an exercise in predicting how our future reactions with computers will evolve. Set in futuristic Los Angeles, where all men wear highwaist pants, Her tells the story of Theodore Twombley (Joaquin Phoenix) a lonely poetic soul who falls in love with his artificially intelligent operating system, Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). With a Golden Globe for best Screenplay and five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Her might just be the best movie you’ll watch on the big screen this year. This quirky romance is also Jonze’s first solo feature film. Thinking back on 1985 teen sci-fi comedy Weird Science, it’s easy to see why the concept of Her has the potential to be cheesy, but Jonze has turned it into pure gold as his storytelling skills are so ingenious you can’t help falling in love with Theodore. Her is endearing, funny, heart warming and very pretty. The movie particularly hits home with its take on relationships and uncanny relatibility to Theodore’s relationship with his operating system. Theodore, who writes personal letters for other people, is limited in his social interactions and mostly interacts with his one friend Amy (Amy Adams), who lives in the same apartment building as him. When it seems that his fate won’t change any time soon, Theodore meets Samantha who pulls him out of his shell, by ironically drawing him closer into her world of digital interaction. As with any romance, their relationship is met with its unique set of challenges. Theodore and Samantha are at two different places in their lives. Theodore, still in the process of sorting out his divorce, is stagnated whereas Samantha is blooming and discovering new ways of thinking and feeling every second. With one half of the relationship only being portrayed by a voice, it’s difficult to imagine the possibility of a real intimate relationship between the characters. Yet, because of Jonze’s story, Phoenix and Johansson do an excellent job to make the relationship more than just believable on-screen but also plausible in real life. The film is intricately wired with different themes and side plots which make you meditate on the condition of the relationships in your own life. It asks you to reconsider how connected you really are to those you consider close to you.
Melusine van Arcadia lei die pad na Stellenbosch
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Nuwe Afrikaanse produksie uit Pretoria sal binnekort te sien by Stellenbosch se Woordfees te sien wees. Melusine van Arcadia, geskryf deur Corné Joubert, het in 2013 vir die eerste keer op die planke by die Krekvars Image: event2me.com studente-kunstefees op Tukkies se hoofkampus verskyn. Dié nuwe Afrikaanse drama het ‘n kompetisie gewen om by die Woordfees kunstefees in Stellenbosch te gaan optree. Die prys sluit ook ‘n borg om die produksiekoste te dek in. Melusine van Arcadia is ‘n familiedrama wat in Arcadia, Pretoria afspeel. Melusine, vetolk deur Tuks student Stephanie Gericke, is ‘n meermin wie se twee ouer sussies vir haar sorg na hulle ma se dood. Gericke verskynl saam met nog ‘n Tuks student, Sharlien Schwarz, wat die oudste sussie, Mior, vertolk. Zia Sonnekus en Brandon Engelbrecht, twee finale jaar drama studente aan UP, voltooi verder die rolverdeling. Die stuk is sedert sy eerste verskyning op die Krekvars verhoog by verskeie ander teaters, insluitend die Pierneefteater in Pretoria opgevoer. Woordfees word jaarliks deur die Universiteit van Stellenbosch aangebied en is nou in sy 15de jaar. Die uitstalling bestaan uit verskeie vorme van die Afrikaanse letterkunde met onder andere debatvoering, drama en poësie en duur vanaf 6-16 Maart vanjaar.
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AmaTuks slip on the PSL log BRIAN KIAUTHA AmaTuks have not started the second half of the 2013/2014 PSL season well, having lost their first three games of the year. The first game was a 1-0 loss to fellow Tshwane team SuperSport United where a lone goal in the 72nd minute destroyed what had been an impressive performance by AmaTuks. After the loss to SuperSport United, AmaTuks were hoping to get a win in their midweek fixture against Maritzburg United at the AmaTuks stadium. The hosts showed their intention to get maximum points early in the first half as striker Geoffrey Massa narrowly missed a chance to score after a well taken free kick. AmaTuks’ continued pressure resulted in a corner-kick by Atusaye Nyondo which found the back of the net for the hosts to grab a 1-0 lead early in the first half. In the second half, the visitors came out strong with the aim of getting an equaliser but had to cope with AmaTuks’ continued persistence to score a second goal as Massa came close to scoring again. Maritzburg had many chances to equalise and the solid AmaTuks defence was breached after a foul on Orlando Smeekes in the penalty box. The resulting penalty kick was successfully converted to make the scores even at 1-1.
Image: amatuks.co.za Shortly afterwards, Maritzburg went up 2-1 after Mario Booysen headed past AmaTuks goalkeeper Washington Arubi. AmaTuks came back in extra time through Thabo Mnyamane’s equaliser, but late
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drama during extra time saw Maritzburg’s Bhongolwethu Jayiya score the winner. This was their first away win in seven matches. AmaTuks travelled to Bloemfontein the following weekend to face Bloemfontein Celtic.
International sport news GABRIELLA FERREIRA 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics begins The 2014 Winter Olympic Games began on 7 February and saw its opening ceremony take place in host city Sochi, Russia. The sporting tournament, which has recently been in the media for reasons unrelated to sport, saw a successful opening ceremony despite a few embarrassing incidents, such as one of the five Olympic rings failing to light up in a large display. The tournament will see 3 000 athletes from 15 sporting disciplines compete in a total of 98 events. It is set to end on 23 February.
Photo: Brad Donald LAUREN NEUHOFF The past few years have been somewhat troublesome for Karate South Africa (KSA), but CEO Carlos Vilela is confident that there will be a change in the sport. Vilela says that KSA has made new improvements with regard to administration which will lead to “a healthy bank balance”. “Karate went through a relatively tough time, but last year its grown from strength to strength. People don’t really know that karate is the second biggest sport in the world,” says Vilela. Vilela believes KSA will experience a greater amount of achievements in the upcoming tournaments this year. A big event on which there is a lot of focus is the National Championships scheduled for 24-25 August in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Despite KSA saying last year was a rough one for the sport, coach and chairperson of TuksKarate, Meghan Booyens, says that she felt there was great support at last year’s National Championships held in Bloemfontein. Booyens hopes that her team will be selected
for the Protea Team and that they will compete at the international events this year. However, even with Booyens’s high hopes for her team, she says that they have already experienced a setback this year. The WFK Karate1 Premier League, an international event that South Africa was supposed to host during February, was cancelled. Despite being one of the smallest teams, TuksKarate ended third in the USSA tournament last year. “I hope to have a bigger team competing this year consisting mostly of development athlete[s], which is beginners to purple belts,” Booyens said. Booyens encourages students to attend classes at the Groenkloof campus sport centre. The classes are from 17:00-17:45 for beginners and 17:30-18:30 for orange to black belts, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She says, “The focus for 2014 is more on fun and creating lasting friendships.” Booyens believes the club has experienced growth every year but this year it will show the greatest growth of all.
AmaTuks started the game competitively. At the back, Arubi was called into action early in the game to deny the hosts an opening goal but could not stop Keagan Buchanan’s shot on target as Bloemfontein Celtic went 1-0 up in the 27th minute. Gabadinho Mhango scored the second goal and the home team went into the break 2-0 up. In the second half, the teams continued to test each other’s limits with AmaTuks aiming to get on the score board while Bloemfontein Celtic were aiming to add to their tally. Neither team managed to score another goal as AmaTuks could not convert their chances on goal and their defence didn’t allow a third goal from Bloemfontein Celtic. The game ended 2-0. The three losses see AmaTuks slip from the 11th position they occupied at the beginning of 2014, to 12th on the log. They have accumulated 17 points in 18 games. AmaTuks have a home fixture coming up against SuperSport United on 22 February. Kaizer Chiefs continue to sit at the top of the PSL log with 36 points from 16 games as they recorded a 1-0 win over SuperSport United with Bernard Parker scoring the goal. It was Parker’s ninth goal of the season that handed Kaizer Chiefs their ninth straight win of the 2013/14 season.
“Big Three” to take control of ICC The International Cricket Council (ICC) officially passed structural reforms which see the three biggest teams in cricket (England, Australia and India) take control of the international cricket governing body. The decision comes after the suggested reform finally gathered the required eight votes in order to pass. The controversial reform sees
the “Big Three” earn a greater share of profits from the ICC. Changes include: a new fivemember governing committee with England, Australia and India as permanent members and the reintroduction of the Champions Trophy in 2017. These changes are set to take full effect from July 2014, with Narayanaswami Srinivasan of India taking charge of the board. 2013/2014 Uefa Champions League season to resume The knockout stages of Europe’s biggest club competition, the Uefa Champions League, is set to begin on 18 February which will see the first matches of round 16 played. The round will see some exciting fixtures as some of Europe’s most successful clubs clash, including FC Barcelona v Manchester City, Arsenal v Bayern Munich, AC Milan v Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint Germaine v Bayer Leverkusen. The remaining matches of the first round of 16 will be played 25-26 February and will see teams such as Real Madrid, Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund in action.
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Ienk Athletics 2014
Annually Ienk Athletics showcases the athletic abilities of first year students in residences. Boekenhout started off well when Ruan Combrink won the men’s discus with a 47m throw. On the other side of the discus net, TuksSport’s Taylia Visagie won the high jump at 1.63m. Reigning South African Junior Champion Duwayne Boer of TuksSport won the men’s long jump with a distance of 7.43m. The first track event was the women’s 3 000m where Nerina took the lead. Luminous led and won the men’s 3 000m race. Olienhout won the men’s 100m hurdles. The women’s hurdles saw a disqualification for a false start and a few scraped knees at the finish line, but Vividus Ladies, Asterhof and Katjiepiering were the winners of their heats. The crowd’s attention was drawn to the men’s 800m race when three Kollege boys crawled to the finish line. Although they did not win, they elevated spirits at the event. Mopanie and Vividus Men won the race. TuksSport, Olympus and Mopanie were the
Photo: Reinhard Nell leaders in the men’s 100m heats. The ladies however had trouble keeping to the pace set by
Ten minutes with VC captain Reniel Hugo
the men after Erika was disqualified in the fifth heat of the women’s 100m race. TuksSport,
Magrietjie and Lilium finished their respective races first. The long distance races were dominated by Luminous and Curlitzia, who kept informing the crowd that they were qualified to perform CPR. While the 200m race was about to begin, the real action was taking place behind the stadium where the Mopanie boys stripped down to their boxers and briefs in preparation for their run around the track before the 4x100m relay. The women’s 200m race was won by TuksSport and Asterhof while Vividus Men and TuksSport took the men’s 200m race. The last event was the 4x100m relay race. TuksSport and Asterhof won the women’s race while Vividus Men won the men’s relay. The HK relay heats were won by Curlitzia, Vividus Ladies, and the Vividus Men who were dressed in Power Ranger costumes. The last relay involved the heads of various Tuks organisations. The SSC won the race while TuksRag followed shortly behind. The SRC came third with three people helping their team in the last 100m.
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If you find your Engineering education difficult to continue or are being expelled from the College, then please come to us and we can take you through to the same goal but in a different route to GCC (Government Certified Mechanical and / or Electrical Engineer) Image: varsitycup.co.za KHUMO MEKGWE After signing with TuksRugby and enrolling at UP for his honours in accounting, Perdeby talked to former Maties lock and Tuks Varsity Cup captain Reniel Hugo How long have you been playing rugby? Pretty much my whole life, I started playing when I was seven years old. You’ve played against Tuks in two Varsity Cup finals already. Do you think it will be more difficult standing on the other side of the scrum against Maties? I think it will be emotional playing against Maties at the Danie Craven Stadium but this is a new chapter in my life and I’m looking forward to it. There has been a lot of talk about Varsity Cup matches and training taking away time from studying. Do you feel that this is true? For sure it’s difficult but I’m really trying to do both [accounting and rugby]. The lecturers and students are helping me a lot but I think it can be done. We hear that you would like to become a Varsity Cup champion captain. After the draw against UJ what do you think needs to be done to win the Varsity Cup? We lost a lot of balls in contact and couldn’t finish off properly. Now we need to focus on keeping the ball, sticking to our structures and believe in what we do.
What were your thoughts on the first game? It was nice to play at LC in front of such an awesome crowd. Things didn’t go our way but luckily [there is] time to rectify our mistakes. Varsity Cup has implemented the rule of two referees on the field. Do you think it’s crowded to have 32 men on the field or does it improve the game? I’m open to new ideas. It’s a good initiative to try to implement a more running game of rugby. Maties and Tuks both have huge rugby cultures. Is there a big difference between the two? No, the institutions and their big love for rugby are quite similar. Stellenbosch is smaller and Pretoria is just bigger. Was it easy to adapt to the TuksRugby culture, not only as a player but as a captain as well? I didn’t think I would fit in as easily as I did, but the people accepted me with open arms. It feels like I’ve been here for a long time. If you weren’t playing rugby what would you be doing? I think I would be a cricket player. Cricket was my main love in high school but things with rugby picked up much faster. What are your hopes and dreams for the future? I hope to finish my honours this year and then play professional rugby for a few years and become a CA.
This is better and easier than the university degree and the salary levels are far better … Added advantage is that you can pick up National N Diploma while doing the course approx half way through and can stop with the National Diploma in order to work and earn and continue with the GCC studies after a break of a few years as per your wish. Please Note that there are plenty of Job opportunities for both National N Diploma and GCC in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and the College will help in Job placements. Fees: R 20,000 per year. For GCC it may take 4 ½ years And for National N Diploma 3 years This includes education, the necessary training and experience required by the department of education. All certificates are issued by the Department of Higher Education.
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