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UP oorweeg om kos pryse te verlaag
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Afriforum veroorsaak ongelukkigheid
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Serrie: the road to nals BEYERS DE VOS On the nights of 12 and 13 April, this year’s Serrie prelims kicked-off one of the busiest parts of the res calendar. The much anticipated event was, by all standards, a successful one, with most residences performing as well as was expected. Jasmyn, Erika, Asterhof, Magrietjie, Curlitzia, Sonop, Boekenhout, Vividus Men, Olienhout and Olympus made the nal cut and will be performing in the nals. JC de Jager, a member of STUKU’s general committee and a Serrie judge, said that he found the performances impressive. “Every residence has a different idea of what Serrie is and the way the format changes every year is impressive,” he commented. Duncan Platt, a member of the SRC, called the event “very good”, specically noting the fun atmosphere and the fact that, for the most part, the programme managed to nish ahead of schedule. Danelle Kritzinger, a member of the STUKU executive committee responsible for Serrie, called the night “awesome” and said that this year Serrie was “taken to a whole new level.” The only sour note of the evening came courtesy of Kollege, who was asked to leave certain venues after their performance was deemed too lewd to continue.
This was the rst year that STUKU introduced a website (www.stuku.co.za), which provided people with an electronic schedule for the night, accessible via their cell phones, and the opportunity to comment on the performances they saw. The website, which went live the day of the ladies prelims, was the brainchild of Platt, who holds the service provider’s portfolio on the SRC, under which STUKU falls. He told Perdeby that he had the idea after it became difcult in previous years to get hold of a programme. The results were also made available via the website. According to Kritzinger the website will be used for the nals and will become a common feature of the Serrie experience in years to come. Most people who commented via the website gave positive feedback and seemed to at least agree that Magrietjie, Erika, Vividus Men and Boekenhout would make the nal. The nal results conrmed this. Concerns that there were irregularities with the results, which were not calculated by STUKU but by an external auditor, arose early on Friday morning (15 April), but Perdeby can conrm the authenticity of the results, which were vouched for by both the SRC and the external auditor. The nals will be held on Thursday 21 April. Tickets are on sale at Tukkiewerf from R15 per person.
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Letter to the editor ANONYMOUS INVIGILATOR Invigilation is surely done with passion despite the fact that students often refer to us as drill sergeants of the SANDF or bouncers from the old age home. Some even refer to it as a paid hobby but it hardly pays the transport cost let alone to afford a sandwich or a cold drink. This surely proofs [sic] that we invigilate for the love of the future generation. Before students are allowed to enter a venue invigilators must rst search the venue for illegal notes and possible dangerous items. We also clean the venue so that students don’t need to ght their way through bottles, papers, bags and what I recently had to remove….a used condom. Do students come to university to earn a degree or to catch a baby or some STD? [sic] We are often confronted by students who are disgruntled if we insist that you present your student
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Let’s talk about rock and roll. Actually, no. Let’s start with the something far more mundane and far less appreciable. Everything in life is peppered with little annoyances. You can’t escape them really. Whether it be the turnstiles which refuse to function, or the rude receptionist at the campus clinic (who seems to think decorum is more important than the dying friend you’re holding in your arms) or the card machine at Fego which is always (and I mean always) ofine whenever I want to pay with a card, or ClickUP (just in general) or the printers in the library which seem to be designed to steal credits from you or the ATMs on campus which work according to their own magical timetable, all of us have to cope with certain tiny nuisances each day. But then there’s a day (a day we’ve all had) where all of those things happen at once, transforming into a series of unexplained, comical mishaps, the likes of which are usually only seen in bad Katherine Heigl or Anne Hathaway movies (not that any of them are ever good really). I had a day like this last week. I was not happy. I probably didn’t make the Perdeby ofce a fun place to work that day. There were tantrums and screaming and general impatience with everything and everyone. But then (drum roll please): rock and roll. I switched the radio on (technically it was a laptop, but for the sense of nostalgia I’m going to call it a radio) and Johnny Cash came crooning from the speakers, with his deep, swaggering voice and made me feel so much better. It’s kind of amazing, the power of music: the ability it has to capture and dene exactly how you are feeling, the way it can connect random moments in your life
and give them some kind of meaning. Of course, it’s a completely false, pseudo-poetic sense of meaning. But it works. It takes the prosaic and for a brief moment turns it sad, sexy, euphoric or angry. All music can do it, but rock and roll does it best. Probably because it comes attached to a lifestyle (a lifestyle which has been dangersously romanticised) that promises to do exactly what the music does. Which is why it is so easy to see why sex, drugs and rock and roll go so well together. They all have the same kind of power. Other things can do that too, of course. Books, movies, television. And hopefully, once a week, we manage to convey some of that in this paper. Some sense of community, some insight into your lifestyles and your interests. We certainly did this week. We have articles on nudists, on the new proposed legislation to increase the legal drinking age, as well as an interview with rock phenomenon aKING. Sex, drugs and rock and roll. Of course, sometimes life is about the prosaic and the serious, so we take a look at Tuks’ Varsity Cup defeat and the recent uproar caused by Afriforum. Then, do yourself a favour and read the letter to the editor published below. It is a rare insight into the secret lives of invigilators and certainly conrms all my own suspicions about these enigmatic gures. This anonymous invigilator has some advice for all of you who dress like strippers and swear like sailors and can’t afford Dettol. Shame on all of you. We’ll be back after the holidays with a special election edition. Until then, as “anonymous invigilator” recommends, don’t “catch a baby”.
card before entering the exam hall, but this common procedure is to ensure that the correct person writes the exam. Unbelievable as it sounds, some students actually pay other people to write exams on their behalf, especially if that student has had a late night at the square. When caught out, and found guilty, this student will not be able to write any exam at TUKS for some time. Why should students sit directly behind each other with a space of one arm’s length between them? This is because some students turn into chameleons once the exam starts. A student’s neck would suddenly be stiff and needs to stretch closer to the fellow student’s exam paper to enable the chameleon eyes to stare at its prey (the other student’s answer sheet). [sic] Yes we do walk up and down the hall to look for all those illegal notes written on rulers, legs, clothes, hats, shoes or tissues (left as so-called rubbish on the oor). After a while one cannot help but notice the slogans on T-shirts ranging from religious to utterly disgusting. Call me a prude but these disgusting T-shirts leave a lasting ‘bad’ impression.
Being moderately older than the average student probably precludes me from judging fashion but somehow some girls hardly ever dress. We all appreciate a beautiful body including curves but please leave something for the imagination. The way some girls dress will soon leave strip clubs out of business. Why pay if you can get it for free at TUKS? If you have to show off your G-string…at least wear a clean one. I have recently come to the conclusion that most students are related to that Afrikaans rapper….what’s his name again? Not related? Then how is it you speak alike? “P^$s my F^%^n ou dis mos f*%$#n k%$%!” [sic] I suppose the foul language also explains the state of some of the student’s hygiene. Where some students can be heard from a mile away others can be smelled. But then I realise that booze is expensive and when it comes to a choice between Klippies and Dettol chances are that Klippies will kill more than just 99% germs [sic] from inside.As parents of current, former or future students we know how stressful an exam can be and how frightening we might look, but all of us care about you.
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The Autumn season of graduations opened almost three weeks ago. It is an exciting time for those who worked hard with their eyes focused on the goal. As I sit on the stage, watching the excitement of friends and relatives, listening to ululations, praise-singing and other noises made by supporters, I cannot help but think that the great moment people had been waiting for has arrived. For many, the celebrations carry on until the early hours of the following day while for some, it is only a passing moment in a schedule that is dominated by the demands of their next level of study. I have to acknowledge that faculty staff who attend graduation ceremonies always seem elated to see the fruits of their labour being appreciated in that manner. As Dean of Students, I sit there thinking: “well done! It was not so long ago that I welcomed this lot as rst years. Now I have to shake their hands as I welcome them to the alumnus status and wish them ‘hamba kahle’ in their next level of development.” I also wonder what they are taking along as they leave the University of Pretoria. Academics could argue as I did when I was still lecturing, that they have given them everything they were supposed to know and that the rest, for example, application in real life or
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further research, is in the hands of individuals. But that is a given. People come to university to acquire knowledge, expand the knowledge they have or learn the skill of generating more knowledge. This happens primarily in a classroom context. However, learning takes place everywhere and best practice in other contexts shows that learning outside the classroom is deemed more valuable for it is integrated with life experiences. It happens in the Student Centre during lunch breaks, on the lawn between the Aula and Student Affairs building, in the cafeteria and on the grounds at Groenkloof where some girls play netball, in our residences, on the sports elds and in all the structures to which our students are afliated. This is what makes a “well rounded” person. I trust that those who leave the university at the end of their studies have a thing or two outside class to which they can ascribe their development. The university has offered opportunities for involvement in student governance structures, service providers, faculty and day houses, mentorship programme, residence life, sport, societies and community engagement. There are also spaces where sometimes robust but healthy debates take place. We need to ask which of these has helped individuals become well-rounded persons? Are they able, besides analysing a chapter in a book or solving a
mathematical problem or producing a very sophisticated painting or identifying which gene is responsible for which hereditary disease or being able to write an anti-virus computer programme, to relate to fellow human beings in a healthy, civil manner? Are they able to take appropriate decisions in different situations? Will they be able to roll up their sleeves and work with their hands in a situation that calls for that? Are they the kind of graduates who will remember to comb their hair, cut their nails, polish their shoes or sing the national anthem with a lot of pride? I suppose these questions should also be asked about the alumni who are still in the making. They stand a good chance of becoming even better people when they leave this place. I was asked by some of the readers, including the Chief Editor of this paper, to continue with the discussion of our role in Hateld. Owing to the fact that graduations are currently taking place, I thought that questions that bother me around this time of the year should be prioritised. I will return to Hateld in the next issue. Meanwhile, I wish you all a safe and pleasant Easter break. Best wishes Prof McGlory Speckman Dean of Students
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Pssst... would like to thank both the residences that actually made the effort to entertain at Serrie this year and the residences that should’ve just stayed in bed that evening for boring us to death. One of the rst things Pssst... noticed was that the ladies are really taking the whole sexy thing a little too far this year. We’re looking at you, Magrietjie. Maar Pssst... was beïndruk dat Magrietjie probeer het om die opvoering van hulle lewens te gee het deur om op tafels te dans. Nou kan Pssst... uiteindelik name by daardie gesigte op die tafels in die square pas. Dit is lekker om begeer te word meisies, maar maak net seker dat dit vir die regte redes is. The Katjie ladies went for a “Little Red Riding Hood” theme this year and Pssst... must admit that some of them really did look lost. If you are going to give a so-so performance make sure you do it with condence, ladies. Pssst... kon net nie oor die getal “booty shaking” wat Inca gedoen het kom nie. Daar was net nie genoeg kamoeering om dit weg te steek nie. Het julle iets om te bewys, meisies? Pssst... would like to ask someone, anyone, from the Groenkloof campus to please educate Kiaat. Pssst... gets that your theme was centred around toxic substances and that toxic substances can kill, but there was no need to die on stage. Pssst... thinks Kiaat’s band should have stuck to hitting drums because they really looked like they were in pain while doing their gumboot dance. You might’ve been doing your fellow Kiaat Serrie members a favour by dancing in front, but you denitely weren’t doing the audience a favour at all. Dan was daar die Olympus dokters wat gelukkig dit reggekry het om hulle tema (“Die wêreld se sterkste man”) reg te kry. But Pssst...wasn’t too sure about doing upside down splits in short tights. The doctors also couldn’t wait to show off their glow in the dark jocks. There is a reason why it’s only done by Mopanie, guys. Maar Pssst... is bly dat Olympus uiteindelik met die “Mr Uptight” persona weggedoen het. OP tried to add some colour to Serrie with their owery hippie performance. OP tried. No, really, they did. Pssst... would like to commend them for trying to be different. It seems the guys from Taaibos are nally tired of sucking and they actually lifted a nger in effort and tried to live up to the high standards of Serrie, instead of dropping them like they’ve always done. Pssst... wil net vir Taaibos laat weet dat Kollege nie kon ophou sing oor hulle nie. Taaibos has clearly made an impression on Kollege. Wat eintlik tussen hierdie twee koshuise aangegaan het kan Pssst... net oor wonder. The “wife beaters” and their tasteless 18 LSN performance should have just stayed in Kollege on the evening of Serrie to watch the paint dry on their rocks. But then Pssst... did think that some of Kollege’s Serrie members were underage themselves. By sommige koshuise was Kollege half-pad deur hulle opvoering gestop en sommige van hulle liedjies was verban. Pssst... is surprised at how Kollege got a band to make their stupidity sound musical. It seems the Mopanie guys are losing their manners this year. Pssst... het gehoor dat Madelief `n “human pyramid” gemaak het, maar toe gryp `n Mopanie ou een van die meisies se dasse. Jip, die storie het nie goed geëindig nie. Mopanie made Madelief’s pyramid tumble. If you are not in this week’s Pssst... then there was either not enough space or Pssst... didn’t want to waste space. See you at the nals (or at your pity parties). And remember to name and shame them (or yourself) at pssst@perdeby.co.za. Over and out.
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UP oorweeg om kos pryse te verlaag
BAREND TAUTE Op 4 April het die universiteit se bestuur en die VSR `n vergadering gehou om die huidige klagtes rondom koshuiskos aan te spreek. Min was genaliseer, maar die bestuur het in `n verklaring gesê dat hulle huidiglik oorweeg om koshuiskos goedkoper te maak. Daar is ook besluit om ondersoek in te stel na “die doeltreffendheid en effektiwiteit van die eenheid van koshuisvoedseldienste”. Die vergadering het grootliks gehandel oor die Studenteraad se voorstelle van wat verander moet word aan die huidige voedseldienste. Die voorstelle is gemik daarop om Tuks Voedseldienste op die selfde vlak te kry as ander universiteite s’n en het hoofsaaklik die volgende gevra: • Om alle kos pryse met 16% te verminder. • Sekere pryse by die itemverkope te verlaag • Om die kos se gehalte te monitor. • Om moontlik Tuks Voedseldienste uit te kontrakteer aan een of meer eksterne maatskappy. • Om `n oudit van Tuks Voedseldienste te doen. Volgens die VSR se kennis, het Tuks se koshuise huidiglik die
duurste kos van al die universiteite in die land. In die vergadering is `n lys van kos pryse by die Mandela Metropolitan University ook gewys. By dié universiteit betaal studente R8.90 vir `n ekonomiese ontbyt en R17.70 vir `n ekonomiese aandete. Volgens Charl Oberholzer, voorsitter van die VSR, lyk dit egter nie of die universiteit die 16% vermindering van kos pryse gaan aanvaar nie. Die universiteit het egter besluit dat hulle dit sal oorweeg om kos pryse, asook pryse by itemverkope, te verlaag. Hulle kyk ook na die moontlikheid om die kompetisie te vermeerder sodat voedsel nie slegs deur `n monopolie-verskaffer verskaf word nie. Verder word die moontlikheid om `n paneel van student, personeellede en voedselkundiges op te stel, wat die kos se gehalte monitor, ook bedink. Die Studente Raad het `n versoek aan die universiteit gerig om self ook `n oplossing te soek wat dan in `n volgende vergadering bespreek sal word. Oberholzer verseker studente egter dat dié kwessie hierdie jaar afgehandel sal word. Photo: Mpho Tsauri
Bokatti save soles GREG LAVAGNA
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SRC Mass meeting VSR Massavergadering Waaroor? : Aankondiging oor hoë kospryse en algemene terugvoer Wanneer? : Dinsdag, 19 April 2011 Tyd? : 12:30 Waar? : Amfiteater SRC Mass meeting Regarding? : Announcement regarding high food prices and general feedback When? : Tuesday, 19 April 2011 Time? : 12:30 Where? : Amfitheatre
Rag partners Boekenhout and Katjiepiering (Bokatti) have stepped up to help those in need with their Save a Sole initiative. The idea is to collect old school shoes from around Pretoria and donate them to the less privileged. According to Roger Player, Boekenhout Rag HK, they “wanted to do something very different from just donating clothes. When you think of school shoes, you are always reminded of your rst day at school. It is exciting to be part of that memory.” The initiative was launched in 2010 and will run for four years. Each year will have a different objective. “This year’s objective was to create awareness of the project,” says Player. Bokatti got Springbok rugby player Pierre Spies to assist with the campaign and a video of the programme is available on YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kn9eEZxTr4). “All of us have to give to those in need so it’s wonderful to make a difference and to help out where we can,” said Spies. “Well done to the students who came up with this.” Even though this is the only year Boekenhout and Katjiepiering will be Rag partners, the residences have decided to continue the project together and foster a relationship between them. Collection points for old shoes have been placed around schools in Pretoria and one has been placed in the Rag ofce on campus. Once collected, the shoes will then be given to SA
Care to make sure they are organised and distributed properly. Player encourages anybody who has a pair of school shoes that they are not using (seeing that you are no longer in school) to donate to the cause. Illustration: Hanro Spangenberg
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UP and SAPS tackle crime KOKETSO DLONGOLO AND ANKE OLIVIER
On 6 April, the University of Pretoria (UP) received an award from the South African Police Service (SAPS) in recognition of its committed partnership with the Brooklyn police. Station Commander, Brigadier Wiese, honoured the university with a certicate that he handed over to UP Rector, Professor Niek Grové. The university also awarded the Brooklyn police with a certicate in recognition and acknowledgement of the professional services rendered by SAPS. The awards were in recognition of the combined efforts of the police, UP and the Hateld community in combating crime in and around Hateld. Brigadier Wiese said that the main objectives of the partnership are to improve service delivery, jointly ensure crime reduction and improve the rate of crime detection in Hateld. He highlighted that the 2010 Fifa World Cup was successful because the university and the Brooklyn police worked well together to ensure the safety of the Spanish team (the team resided in one of the university residences) as well as the safety of the general public. He said, “It is the commitment and dedication of everybody that ensured a safe World Cup.” In agreement, Professor Grové said, “You
Colin Fouché, head of security at UP, speaking at a press conference honouring the UP-SAPS relationship
cannot accomplish anything in life on your own … this is what this project is about. The university needs the support of the community and the police.” In closing, Mr Colin Fouché, Director of the Department of Security services at UP, declared that the conference marked the beginning of what will become a lasting legacy. He said, “It is a great honour and privilege to be associated with you [the Brooklyn police].” The Department of Security at UP in partnership with SAPS has made more than three major arrests in and around UP in the past month. One of these was the apprehension of Mr Casper Leach who was arrested for the theft of two bicycles on UP’s South campus, one of which was worth an estimated R15 000. He then sold the stolen bicycle to a Nigerian man for R500. Bicycle theft has been an ongoing problem on campus. Leach has also been accused of stealing a car radio, takkies and a ash drive out of a car. Police found several knives, a screwdriver, medication and a diary in his possession. In his diary Leach wrote: “I was on LC again today. I was out on my mission, but as usual I had to wait for the mission to come to me. I aimed for 300, but only got 200.” According to UP security, reports of cell phone theft at the LC de Villiers cricket clubhouse came to an end after Leach’s arrest. He has been sentenced to one year imprisonment.
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New national chairperson Afriforum veroorsaak ongelukkigheid for AfriForum Youth van `n gesamentlike oorwinning. “Hulle doen dit net vir politiese doeleindes,” het Ramokgopa gesê. Verskeie verenigings op kampus het die afgelope DASO voorsitter, Jordan Grifths, het aan twee weke hul ongelukkigheid uitgespreek oor Perdeby gesê dat een van die strategieë wat `n pamet wat AfriForum Jeug beplan om aan AfriForum krediet voor neem, naamlik nansies, studente uit te deel in hierdie week. was eintlik `n lid van DASO se idee. “Ek wil Volgens die nuwe voorsitter van die graag hierdie geleentheid Vryheidsfront neem om vir die studente Plus (VF+), mnr. ”Dit lyk asof AfriForum van UP te sê dat die Francois Cloete, neem AfriForum vergeet het dat dit nie persoon wat met die idee gekom het is Jeug in hulle pamet die enigste vereniging is voorendag eintlik die ondervoorsitter eienaarskap van die wat op die SRC dien nie.” van DASO, Mthokozisi Verteenwoordigende Nkosi, wie huidiglik op Studente Raad (VSR) die [VSR] se kommittee en dit wat die VSR al van nansies dien,” het Grifths gesê. Grifths bereik het op kampus. “Baie goed op die VSR het bygevoeg: “Dit lyk asof AfriForum vergeet is bereik of gedryf deur die VF+ en ander lede,” het dat dit nie die enigste vereniging is wat op die vertel Cloete. Volgens hom moet geen enkele [VSR] dien nie.” party krediet kry vir wat die VSR al bereik het In reaksie hierop het die nuwe AfriForum nie, aangesien die VSR nie kiesers dien nie, maar Jeug voorsitter, me. Nikke Strydom, gesê dat die studente. AfriForum Jeug die 2010 verkiesing ongetwyfeld Cloete het ook kritiek gelewer op die feit dat gewen het en dat dit beteken dat AfriForum AfriForum Jeug die instansie inneem dat hulle Jeug die meerderheid lede op die VSR het. die grootste vereniging by die Universiteit van “Volgens ons getalle en na aanleiding van Pretoria (UP) is. Cloete is van mening dat dit die verkiesinguitslag is AfriForum Jeug die nog nie moontlik is om hierdie feit te bewys nie, grootste organisasie,” het Strydom verduidelik. aangesien die inskrywings eers 8 April 2011 “AfriForum Jeug verbied nie ander partye om gesluit het. te sê wat hulle vir studente op die VSR gedoen Volgens die voorsitter van die Suid Afrikaanse het nie, maar ons wil graag studente wat vir ons Studente Kongres (SASCO), mnr. Sudupe gestem het laat weet wat daar op die VSR vir Ramokgopa, is dit baie teleurstellend dat `n hulle gedoen word.” kollektiewe liggaam verantwoordelikheid steel ANKE OLIVIER
NINA VAN WYK On 13 April, Charl Oberholzer, National Under Chairperson of AfriForum Youth and President of the SRC at the University of Pretoria (UP), was announced as the new chairperson for AfriForum Youth. This followed after the former chairperson, Ernst Roets, was appointed as acting deputy chairperson of AfriForum.
Oberholzer has been active in AfriForum Youth’s leadership for years. Roets said that he relinquished his duties to Oberholzer with an easy heart, because he has the fullest confidence in Oberholzer’s leadership abilities. “In his role as president of UP’s SRC he (Oberholzer) has already made a big impact and proved himself as someone who is willing to act fearlessly when it comes to the protection of students’ rights.” Roets added that his years working as national chairperson of AfriForum Youth were the best of his life. He said that the experience and the knowledge that he gained, as well as the friends he made he would not exchange for anything. With his new position at AfriForum, Roets will still be involved in AfriForum Youth as advisor and supporter. Oberholzer said that he will continue with his battle to free young people from affirmative action as well as his campaigns to keep mother tongue education available. “To be the chairperson of the fastest growing youth movement is a great honour and an opportunity to make the already marginalised youth’s voices count.” Photo: up.ac.za
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CANSA Shavathon rocks campus
Duncan Platt
DAVID CROSS Hateld campus served as host to one of ve CANSA Shavathons which took place on 5 April. Students were sprayed and shaved, as volunteers and sponsors worked to ensure that a sum of R21 900 was raised in support of CANSA. 2011 is the rst year in which a CANSA Shavathon has taken place on all ve campuses of the University of Pretoria. Anneke Bothma, one of the event coordinators, said, “It is important to show
that Tuks is actively involved in community fundraisers, and if I could just add to that, this is the rst time that we are going live on all campuses.” For a R50 donation students could have their hair shaved or sprayed in any colour of their choice. Members of the SRC, as well as the Tuks Rag Queen, Petrone Snyman, were some of the student volunteers who teamed up with sponsors (Pie City, Big Al’s, Piazza Foods and Coffee Buzz) to deliver the fundraiser in support of CANSA.
Duncan Platt, a member of the SRC and possessor of the service providers and technology portfolios, said, “ It is important to spread awareness of cancer, as it affects society to a magnitude of which many of us remain completely oblivious.” Event coordinators Anneke Bothma and Mia Badenhorst were immensely satised with the results of the fundraiser and hope to see the awareness, participation and overall recognition of the CANSA Shavathon increase not only on a national, but a global, scale.
Photos: Mpho Tsauri
SRC involved in internal struggle THEUNS VAN RHYN The SRC was involved in a joint appeals tribunal on Friday 8 April where the gay and lesbian society, Up and Out, and the Black Lawyers Association (BLA) appealed to re-register their societies for 2011. Up and Out was prevented from reregistering for 2011 because they failed to le a management report with the SRC last year. Anné Thiart, who holds the SRC societies portfolio, said there had been a “mix-up” between this and last year. “This was because of the gap left when the TSC (Temporary Student Council) changed back to the SRC.” She explained that there had been a TSC instead of an SRC because due to the violent protests at the voting points on campus in 2009 a SRC could not be chosen for 2010. Up and Out was plagued by internal problems last year when the former executive committee chairperson stole money out of the society’s account. Current Executive Chairperson of Up and Out, Jade Williams, said there had been a “moral breakdown” in the
“We only found out about the stolen money in September. Then everything just fell apart.” management of the society. “We only found out about the stolen money in September. Then everything just fell apart.” He explained that there had been two interim chairpersons before he took the position. “I became chairperson only to realise that we hadn’t led a management report and that we aren’t registered.” The three constitutional tribunal judges that made up the panel were Johnathan Leibbrandt, Kule Smit (both fourth-
year LLB students) and Khomotso Moshikaro (a third-year LLB student). There were apparently 20 other societies that also neglected to hand in their management reports, but only Up and Out and the BLA launched appeals. Smit said that according to the Constitution of Student Governance, they had to consider all the unregistered societies because otherwise “it wouldn’t be fair.” According to Moshikaro the hearing was mainly inquisitorial. “We just got the story from all sides.” Leibbrandt explained that they considered various documents when hearing the case. “We looked at the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, the Bill of Rights, the Student Bill of Rights and the Constitution of Student Governance. We considered freedom of movement, just administrative action, access to information and the limitations of both constitutions.” It was ruled that unregistered societies would be given a chance to register as new societies between 18 April and 9 May. Smit made it clear that they were able to hear any internal matter and that it did not have to come through the SRC.
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Boererate vir studentekwale
MIGNON PEENS Wat weet jy van die ryk geskiedenis van boererate? Ironies genoeg het boererate nie veel met boere uit te waai nie, of dan nie uitsluitlik nie. Party van die rate het in Europa ontstaan, terwyl ander saam die Oosterse slawe in Suid-Afrika gearriveer het en gevolglik het plaaslike rate, meestal tydens die Groot Trek, ontwikkel. Verder het kruiedokters, Boesmans, Hottentotte en menigte ander kulture ook `n bydrae gelewer. Sommige van die rate mag dalk vir jou lyk na ouvroupraatjies, maar mens moet tog als in die lewe ten minste een keer probeer om vas te stel wat nonsens is en wat soos `n bom werk. Kom ons los ons probleme vir `n slag op die “old school”-manier op, want medisyne is deesdae peperduur en studente is alewig platsak. Goeie nuus vir studente wat baie kuier: alkohol kan voordele vir jou inhou en speel al vir eeue `n rol in boererate. `n Bietjie alkohol ontspan die senuwees indien jy angsbevange is of stres, terwyl `n klein glasie brandewyn wonders verrig vir slapeloosheid en `n werkende maag. Vir die winter-hoendervleis is sjerrie perfek, aangesien dit jou liggaam van binne af warm maak. Daar word selfs geglo dat alkohol `n oorbeskeie tong ontknoop. Dit kan ook dien as `n ligte verdowingsmiddel en alle ongelukvoëls moet maar weet dat skoon alkohol baie effektief werk as `n antiseptiese middel om wonde te ontsmet. Verder kan
alkohol dieselfde doel verrig as Vanish. Nie net kan dit vlekke uit jou klere verwyder nie, maar ook jou oordeelsvermoë, selfrespek, beterwete, morele waardes en selfs vir party alkoholmisbruikers hul klere en skoene laat verdwyn. As gewigsverlies `n groot pyn in jou lewe is, is jy nie alleen in jou stryd nie. Gelukkig is daar `n hele klompie boererate vir hierdie probleem, byvoorbeeld, daar word gesê dat rissies, salsa, gemmer, mosterd en groentee jou metabolisme versnel en sodoende kalorieë vinniger verbrand. Blykbaar hou `n dieet met wit vleis jou langer versadig, brandrissies verminder die stoor van vet en daar word aangeraai dat jy veral pers en groen voedselsoorte eet. Vir selluliet word daar voorgestel dat jy kofe en rook staak, baie water drink en jouself op die probleemarea opwaarts masseer met `n borsel. Anders is daar ook hierdie vreemde resep wat jy kan gebruik vir selluliet: Meng `n koppie kofe met `n eetlepel olyfolie, masseer dit in op die probleemarea om sodoende die bloedsomloop te bevorder, bedek dit dan met kleefplastiek en los vir tien minute. Daar is ook `n hooikoors konkoksie wat bestaan uit tamatiesap gemeng met rou eier, Worcestershire sous, sout en peper wat jy kan probeer mits jy die oggend braaf voel. Hoo-haa vir PMS! Die manlike genade-brigade weet goed dit is nie net vrouens wat ly as gevolg van vrouens se PMS nie. Tog is dit nie nodig om spore te maak nie ouens, spits eerder julle
ore om jouself en die vrou in jou lewe gelukkig te hou. Indien jy as vrou geïrriteerd en hartseer voel, kan jy groenblaargroentes, avo’s, baie pasta, pampoen en sonneblomsade eet. Doen jouself `n guns en vergeet van kofe, want dit veroorsaak angstigheid. Om `n warmwatersak op jou maag te plaas indien dit kramp, sal die pyn sommer gou-gou laat staak. Vir verligting van spanning en buierigheid, steek `n silwerkersie (Cimifuga racemosa) aan. Jy kan ook Evening Primrose olie neem en lekker warm melk kortkort sluk vir `n kalmerende effek. Probeer tog om nie so kwaad te raak dat jou kop wil ontplof nie, want sulke woede kan net sleg wees vir jou en die arme bystanders. Elke nou en dan kry jy met iemand te doen wat `n snork probleem het. Indien jou slaap versteur word deur jou koshuiskamermaat wat brul soos `n swanger seekoei wat besig is om te verdrink, kan jy `n paar druppels olyfolie in elke neusgat gooi. Jy kan ook laat jou kamermaat sy of haar gunsteling liedjies sing voor hulle droomland toe gaan, al sing hy of sy hoe sleg. Gelukkig lewe ons in die era van fantastiese tegnologie wat jou in staat stel om jou iPod te benut indien die gesing of gesnork ondraagbaar raak. Om te vry is sowel `n kuns as `n talent en ook `n alledaagse aktiwiteit vir studente. Jy het dit of jy het dit nie, maar om op jou lekkerste te kan vry is sagte, sappige lippe en `n aangename asem noodsaaklik. Om `n slegte asem te voorkom word daar voorgestel dat jy die volgende doen: Drink laventelblare of suurlemoensap, gorrel met heuning en kaneel gemeng met water of soutwater, hou op rook, sit vanillageursel op jou tong of eet seldery. Verder kan mens vir sagte lippe snags petroleumjellie of Vaseline aansmeer en jou lippe liggies borsel met `n tandeborsel. As jy ook deel uitmaak van die moeë, gatvol en lustelose studente wat op kampus rondwandel – dit is verstaanbaar dat studente soms so voel na hul holrug gery word deur moets en moenies, semestertoetse, opdragte, sperdatums en probleme – is hierdie die ideale boererate vir jou. `n Sjokolademelkskommel met `n bietjie Amarula likeur gee blykbaar jou gemoedstoestand en energievlakke die hupstoot wat jy nodig het. Begin jou dag met `n hardgekookte eier, peusel heeldag aan neute of gedroogte vrugte en drink groentee of witdulsies vir lusteloosheid. Vir `n energiewekker kan jy `n bossie pimpernel in jou badwater plaas. Vir `n onstabiele gemoedstoestand kan jy louwarm suurelemoensap in water of St. John’s Wart wortel drie keer per dag as `n tee drink. Hou in gedagte dat dieselfde raad nie vir almal werk nie en Perdeby nie verantwoordelikheid sal neem indien jy iets drasties aanvang met een van hierdie boererate nie. Daarvoor kan jy maar jou voorvaders of iemand se oupagrootjie blameer wat donkiejare terug die raat begin het. Tog is daar twee dinge waarmee jy nie verkeerd kan gaan nie en dit is suurlemoensap en Cayenne poeier, wat volgens verskeie boererate `n universele behandeling vir amper enige kwaal is.
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Die naakte waarheid SIMONÉ VENTER
Nudisme – wat is dit en waar kom dit vandaan? Is daar werklik mense wat hierdie leefstyl aanhang? Perdeby het meer gaan uitvind oor dié kaal waarheid. Die hele losoe en beweegrede agter nudisme is vir baie `n duistere saak. Volgens die INF (International Naturists Federation) is nudisme “a lifestyle in harmony with nature, expressed through social nudity, and characterised by self-respect of people with different opinions and of the environment”. Baie nudiste glo dat die menslike liggaam `n kunswerk is wat gerespekteer en geniet moet word. Hulle glo nie dat daar enige skaamte daarin is om kaal te wees nie en dat die mens op sy beste is wanneer hy kaal is, aangesien ons kaal gebore word. Dit handel ook oor `n diep afhanklikheid en verbintenis met die natuur. Ander redes wat ook gegee word is die gevoel van vryheid, die feit dat dit jou selfbeeld verbeter en sosiale gapings word uitgewis. Met ander woorde, almal kommunikeer met mekaar en oordeel nie meer die ander persoon oor dit wat hulle aan het, of hoe hulle liggame lyk nie. Vir baie nudiste is dit die perfekte wêreld wat hulle nooit weer sal verruil vir die harde werklikheid nie. Daar is verskeie tipes nudisme wat aangehang word. Marc Alain Descamps, `n Franse skrywer, het dit in die volgende kategorieë verdeel: Individualistiese nudisme, nudisme in `n sosiale omgewing en in die natuur en nudisme binne `n familie. Alhoewel dit baie dieselfde is, bevat elkeen elemente wat dit duidelik van die ander skei. Individualistiese en familie nudisme gaan hand aan hand. Albei vind plaas in relatiewe
privaatheid, byvoorbeeld by die huis. Sosiale nudisme vind gewoonlik plaas in `n gemeenskap van nudiste. Klere is gewoonlik opsioneel by hierdie plekke, behalwe by die swembaddens en saunas. Daar is gewoonlik verskeie vereistes waaraan `n persoon moet voldoen om in te kom, wat help om die plekke eksklusief te hou. In Suid-Afrika is daar verskeie van hierdie gemeenskappe, onder andere Voëlkop, die enigste
gay-klub – slegs vir mans – wat geleë is tussen Pretoria en Rustenburg, Manelds, naby Warmbad, Sun Eden Kiepersol, Sun Eden Haakbos en Sun Eden Harmony, wat almal in of om Johannesburg geleë is. Sosiale nudisme kan ook op verskeie van die strande in Suid-Afrika beoefen word. Sandy Bay in Kaapstad is sekerlik een van die bekendstes, asook Umhlanga Rocks en Port Alfred. World Nude Day word ook jaarliks gevier deur nudiste rondom die wêreld, veral op 6 Februarie in Nieu Seeland. Organiseerders van hierdie geleentheid moedig mense aan om iets mal of oorspronklik te doen in hulle “birthday suits”, dit te verlm en in te stuur. Starwood Festival is `n bekende fees wat in Julie plaasvind waar nudisme aangemoedig en aanvaar word. Daar is ook die Maslin Beach Nude Olympics wat jaarliks in Australië plaasvind. In Pamplona in Spanje, hardloop duisende mense wat gekant is teen die Running of the Bulls jaarliks kaal deur die strate in protes daarteen. Daar vind ook elke jaar kaal etswedrenne in verskeie stede plaas. Nudisme is kontroversieel en lok gewoonlik uiteenlopende reaksies uit, maar het `n stewige basis van aanhangers. Oor die algemeen is Suid-Afrika baie pro-nudisme en bied verskeie klubs en geleenthede vir mense wat graag betrokke wil raak of die leefstyl wil aanhang. Hierdie leefstyl gaan van krag tot krag en kry al hoe meer aanhangers. Vir die aanhangers is jy vaal as jy nie kaal is nie. Wie weet, dalk is jy op die rand van `n naakte avontuur. Dalk nie. Maar wat is die sê-ding? Moet nie iets beoordeel voor jy dit probeer nie? Loop eers `n dag in iemand anders se skoene (of in die geval, se kaalvoete)? Wel, so iets.
Illustrasie: Michelle Stopforth
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Student life might run dry Government to raise legal drinking age CHANÈ MACKAY To drink or not to drink? The choice may no longer be yours, as government recently proposed new laws which will prohibit anyone under the age of 21 from purchasing or consuming alcohol. What exactly does the proposed legislation involve? Could it curb underage drinking and how would it affect drinkers who are over 21? The proposed legislation includes plans to increase the minimum age at which alcohol may be purchased or consumed from 18 to 21 and to establish harsher sentencing for public intoxication and drunk driving, which is already a risky endeavour considering the current increased police presence. Familiar phrases like: “Real men don’t drink pink drinks Dave” or “Met eish ja!” may disappear from our cultural vocabulary as the legislation would limit the broadcasting, location and content of liquor advertisements. Bathabile Dlamini, Minister of Social Development, said that the government’s plans to intensify the war against alcohol and drug abuse, as well as the war against crime, will be aided by the proposed new laws. Last month, a team of experts presented a five-year plan for dealing with substance abuse to government. According to Dlamini, a significant budget would be allocated to the implementation of this plan. The hospitality and advertising industries contribute greatly to the South African economy. Still, President Jacob Zuma criticised the alcohol industry, stating that we cannot ignore the impact of adverts “that glorify alcohol as providing the ultimate enjoyment and fancy lifestyle.” President Zuma also confirmed that government is considering restrictions on the hours and days on which alcohol could be sold and on the number and location of liquor outlets.
Several studies have shown that alcohol and drug abuse amongst South Africans is linked to many criminal offences and other harmful behaviours. A government crackdown on substance abuse has been anticipated for some time. Yet it has been argued that the proposed laws will not significantly decrease alcohol abuse in young adults or improve the crime rate. In fact, it has been argued that prohibiting alcohol consumption for people under the age of 21 may simply increase underground liquor sales and underage drinking. This in turn would add to the burden
on the police. Minette van Niekerk, a fourth-year medical student, points out that “by the age of 18, a person is considered to be responsible enough to drive, pilot a plane, make debt, have sex, get married, raise children and even vote.” Van Niekerk question how 18-year-olds can be considered mature enough to do all this and not be allowed to drink legally. Despite harsh words from government, local bar owners and alcohol companies alike are in favour of responsible drinking, though they advocate stricter enforcement and compliance with existing legislation rather than further restrictions. SAB District Manager, Sizwe Mkhasibe, says: “We are proud of the products that we produce and strongly believe that these should be consumed responsibly by adults.” Managing Director of Aandklas, Marcus Oosthuizen, feels that Aandklas, like most restaurants, pubs and clubs in student areas, would simply not survive the new legislation because their trade relies mostly on 18 to 25-year-olds. He also said, “Aandklas agrees that there is a social problem with alcohol, but increasing the legal age for alcohol consumption to 21 is not the solution.” Oosthuizen commented on the fact that the new legislation would deprive students and young adults of the personal choice to drink or not. He added that the unique culture and traditions of student towns like Stellenbosch and Potchefstroom would cease to exist. Though the debate surrounding the new drinking laws continues, it should perhaps focus on effective strategies to combat underage drinking and substance abuse. It should concentrate on education, the promotion of stable family environments and healthier alternatives for bored youths, such as large-scale sports and other recreational programmes. Illustration: Ezelle van der Heever
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aKING on rock `n roll, growing up and comfy pants
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The interview KIRSTI BUICK & LISA DE KLERK aKING’s new album, The Red Blooded Years, has been dubbed their “musical evolution”. Was it the addition of Thieve’s Andrew Davenport and keyboard, or Hunter Kennedy’s bowing out that brought on this musical metamorphosis? Perdeby was at the Pretoria leg of their album launch to nd out. What sets the new album apart from your previous ones and why is it considered to be your “musical evolution”? Well rstly, the most obvious thing is the fact that Andrew joined us on rhythm guitar and backing vocals after Hunter Kennedy left to do other projects. Also, we added a keyboard to the mix so that denitely made some kind of sonic change. aKING is constantly evolving anyway. Tell us more about the title? It [“The Red Blooded Years”] was the rst song we wrote and the actual song sets the mood for the album. As we carried on writing we realised that most of the tunes are sort of based around youth. The Red Blooded Years has been called your “coming-of-age” album. What’s the worst part of growing up? The worst part of growing up is being seen as old. In the eyes of most 18-year-olds we’re like 200. Favourite track on the new album? Laudo: I think I’ll know what it is in a couple of months when we sort of work through it again. We’re still too close to the actual process to know. Hennie: I think it’s also because we haven’t started playing it live so we’re not sick of it yet. So every song still has a special place.
Laudo: A song gets a new life when you play it live. It’s a different song entirely, actually. Now that Hunter has left, what is the writing process like? [It’s] a common misconception that Hunter wrote all the songs and that Hunter was the driving force behind the band. Laudo actually wrote most of the songs before Hunter had even joined the band on the rst album. We all denitely had a contribution lyrically and musically. What should aKING fans know about Andrew? They should know that the only thing that he ever puts on his steak is blue cheese sauce. What was the best part of working on the music video for “The Runaround” with Louis Minnaar? Louis Minnaar. The fact that he made it so easy. We’ve shot music videos for like two days straight and this took like 6 or 7 hours. We rocked up there at 8 in the morning and wrapped up at quarter past 4. Since the release of Dutch Courage in 2008 you’ve come out with two more albums, that’s three albums in less than four years. What’s the recipe for your ongoing success? It’s more productivity than success. We’re all pretty much like workaholics when it comes to the music. We don’t want real jobs. We really really really want to do this. As soon as you start feeling that you’re losing speed or altitude or whatever, it gets you red up to write more songs, write new albums, play more shows, that kind of thing. The longevity of albums is really not long. You have to keep on going and we’ve learnt our lesson that if you break your momentum it’s difcult to get back into your stride.
What kind of response have you received to The Red Blooded Years thus far? We’ve had a pretty positive response. Well, people wouldn’t say it to our faces if they didn’t like it. The only kind of half-negative thing would be that people are nding it a bit hard to get used to the keyboard, but I think that’s only people who don’t like keyboard. The rock reviewers say the ballads cause us to lose momentum on the album. But our most successful songs have been the ballads, like “You and I”. All good rock bands always have great ballads. It should be a journey instead of a monotonous ride. The launch of the album has seen you perform and promote it in various venues throughout the country. What is the one thing you always take with you on the road? Our instruments? Eye drops? We always bring our cameras. And we always try to bring comfortable pants. They make you feel at home. You gain and lose weight on tour as well, so they must be stretchy. What’s on the cards for aKING for the rest of the year? We have a bunch of friends who are producers, DJs and musicians and we’re going to basically supply them with the separates of our recordings and then they’re going to remix them. We’re very excited about that. They’re people that we sort of admire and look up to. They’ll play around with our tracks and we’ll see what comes out of it. That’ll kind of determine what direction we go productionwise. We’ll move along to a different kind of production – we’ve done the standard rock thing. Our song writing approach will always stay like that, but the production part of it might change.
NADINE LAGGAR The third album to come from aKING, The Red Blooded Years, contains all the iconic elements that fans have come to expect: Laudo Liebenberg’s gruff vocals, hard-hitting riffs and lyrics that will stalk your consciousness long after you hit the stop button. However, the thematic concept of the album, relating to the band’s youth, and the replacement of Hunter Kennedy with Andrew Davenport on guitar, have most denitely had an effect on aKING’s sound. The rst track, “Any Other Way”, sets the stage for the band’s regression back into their youth with an 80s-style keyboard intro. This causes momentary panic before the guitar riff kicks in and all is right in the world again. Despite this, there is an undercurrent of cynicism in The Red Blooded Years with tracks like “The Runaround” or most explicitly with “Cut-Throat-Tongue & Razor” which makes use of heavy guitar riffs and lyrics mixing sex and violence as only rock and roll can. On the ipside, there are a couple of tracks that come off as a bit at, such as “All in the Wind”. The 80s-style keyboard in this track walks a very ne line between artistic progression and being cheesy. aKING redeems themselves though, with tracks such as “Kick Me” and “Red Blooded Years” which contain the right ingredients to elicit that surge of emotion in a way that only aKING can. In its totality, The Red Blooded Years will not disappoint hardcore aKING fans but compared to Dutch Courage and Against All Odds it seems more like a precursor to a renewed sound than the nished product itself. Photo: Gerhard Louw
Soos niks wat jy al voorheen gehoor het nie ... CHRIS VAN DER MERWE Die Suid-Afrikaanse musiektoneel – glorieryk, notories en uniek. Vergeet egter van die groot name in Suid-Afrikaanse musiek, soos jou Fokofpolisiekarre, jou Heuwels Fantasties en selfs Parlotones. Vandeesweek delf Perdeby dieper in die plaaslike musiektoneel, deur al die kommersiële musiek en platemaatskappye, om aan jou `n paar geonderskatte musiekgroepe in SuidAfrika te bied. Newtown Wie? Newtown is nie soos enige iets wat Suid-Afrika in `n ruk gesien het nie. Kombineer `n bietjie kulturele diversiteit, `n bietjie Johannesburgse
geur en net `n titseltjie Florence + The Machine. Dan het jy die ideale resep vir hierdie sesstuk alternatiewe groep. Okay ... ? Dit mag dalk nie so indrukwekkend klink nie, maar Newtown is `n blink voorbeeld van wat Suid-Afrikaners musikaal kan bereik as hulle saamspan. Die groep bestempel hul musiek as “Jozi Soul”, wat losweg deur die groep beskryf word as alternatiewe soul musiek. Dis maar die beste om net na een van hulle optredes toe te gaan en dit eerstehands te ervaar. Hmmm. Mens sou dink dat `n SuidAfrikaanse soul groep `n baie spesieke tipe musiek sal speel. Weereens tree Newtown in om daardie stereotipe by die venster uit te gooi. Newtown is geken om hulle eie weergawe van Florence + The Machine se “Dog Days Are Over” te speel, wat bewys dat hierdie groep nie bereid is om net by een spesieke genre te hou nie.
SpazaShop Boyz Wie? SpazaShop Boyz is `n tweestuk hiphop groep uit Johannesburg. Die groep het al een EP vrygestel en werk tans aan hulle eerste vollengte album. Okay ... ? SpazaShop Boyz het al saam menigte Suid-Afrikaanse hiphop kunstenaars gewerk, soos Zuluboy, Jonny Maboneng en Charlie Macc. Die groep is goed bekend in plaaslike hiphop sirkels as dié op en komende hiphop groep van die nuwe generasie. Hmmm. Die groep is geken vir die manier hoe hulle van genre tot genre wissel en hoe hul verskillende genres meng in een groot kakofonie van klanke. Die tipe musiek wat die groep maak behels alles van drum en bass, tot blues rock en hip hop. We Shall Embrace Wie? Nog `n musiekgroep met `n vroulike vokalis is We Shall Embrace – `n vyfstuk
alternatiewe metal groep uit Johannesburg. Die groep se klank is vergelykbaar met die van Flyleaf, Eyes Set To Kill en in `n mate Evanesance. Okay ... ? As jy al ooit blootgestel was aan die samesmelting van vroulike sangmusiek en manlike skreemusiek, dan sal jy weet – dit kan of goed werk of dit kan totaal en al faal. In die geval van We Shall Embrace, werk dit baie goed met die dat die meisie die refreine sing en die man `n paar lyne agterna skree. Hmmm. We Shall Embrace het al by Woodstock, Thornfest en Fracture Fest gespeel en het al die verhoog gedeel met twee internasionale groepe, Underoath en Haste The Day, op hulle toere in Suid-Afrika. Die groep het onlangs hulle eerste vollengte album, A Place Called Here And Now, opgeneem. `n Paar van die liedjies is alreeds te hoor op TuksFM. Ilustrasie: Hanro Spangenberg
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Winter modes op kampus ANDRI NEL Soos die winter sy koue kop oggend na oggend `n bietjie meer begin uitsteek, is die vraag – “wat gaan ek aantrek?” – op elke meisie se lippe. Perdeby het die mode-loopplanke ondersoek vir die nuutste winter modes. Hierdie meisies het die nuwe modes mooi onder die ontwerpersbelt, maar net op `n bekostigbare, kampusstyl manier.
Charné Oosthysen
Brogue blues Die skoentjies, wat soms aan manskoene laat dink, word vervroulik met fyn detail en sagte kleure. Brogues is ook baie gemaklik, wat dit perfek maak vir kampus. Dit lyk mooi by `n denim, sowel as mooi sykouse, soos Charné Oosthysen bewys
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Lila van der Walt
Die hemp-rok Die groot hemp-trui wat as rok gedra word is, wel groot hierdie winter. Dit is die gemaklike manier om stylvol te lyk en kan in byna enige kleur en vorm gedra word. Dra hierdie rok met leggings of dik gebreide sykouse op daardie kouer dae, of maak soos Lila van der Walt en voeg `n titselkie kleur by wanneer dit by skoene en bykomstighede kom. Grys is die nuwe pers vir die winter en `n spatsel kleur is net die regte ding om enige uitrusting op te helder.
Die stewels maak die vrou Stewels in enige kleur en vorm is weereens die winter se gunsteling uitrusting-opknapper, maar daar is `n nuwe toevoeging tot die stewelsfamilie, die “bo-been stewels”. Hierdie stewels is gemaklik en lekker warm. Dra dit soos Nadine Wubbeling saam met leggings of saam met jou gunsteling skinny denim. Die enigste nadeel van hierdie stewels is dat dit eintlik net vir lang meisies bedoel is, aangesien dit vir kort meisies amper soos `n broek sal lyk. Nietemin as jy daarvan hou om koppe te laat draai, dan is hierdie stewels net vir jou. Lig daai kraag Hoë krae dien `n groter doel as om net jou nek warm te hou die winter – dit is ook een van die statement looks van die winter. Moet nie hierdie winter skaam wees om jou gunsteling baadjie se kraag op te slaan nie. `n Baadjie soos die van Shani Serfontein het die perfekte kombinasie van `n hoë kraag, maar terselfdetyd is dit nie oor-groot nie.
Shani Serfontein
Anele Simon
Vroulike betowering Die “dame” maak `n terugkeer tot die modewêreld hierdie seisoen. Rompe soos die van Anele Simon wat in jou middel sit, beklemtoon jou kurwes op `n goeie manier. Die stokkiesmaer model word nou `n pizza aangebied en die gemiddelde guur is die modewêreld se nuwe inspirasie. Anele se uitrusting kombineer byna elke nuwe winter modeguur, vanaf die gebreide truitjie tot die swart en wit tema. `n Klassike 50s tema wat die dame in elke meisie uitbring.
Chanel Geussel
Gebreide revolusie Wol en gebreide items is beide moet-hê items die winter. Enige kleur werk solank dit dik gebrei is en jou lekker warm laat voel. Hierdie seisoen gaan terug na die gemaklike en wol is deel hiervan. Chanel Geussel het haar dik gebreide oortruitjie-styl perfek beklemtoon met `n groot belt in haar middel. Gaan krap in jou ma se kas vir ou truie en dra dit met `n belt om die middel of
Tiara Naido
dra jou gebreide oortruitjie saam met jou gunsteling denim. Wees kreatief op `n snoesige manier. Gebreide sykouse is die warmer antwoord op leggings. Kry dié met verskillende patrone en kikker enige winter-rokkie op. Tiara Naido kikker selfs haar koshuisdrag op met hierdie modeguur en `n paar boots. Fotos: Michelle Prins
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Meer as net mooi gesigte KEVIN VAN DER LIST Ons sien gereeld hoe die TuksCheerleaders hulle danspassies vertoon by byeenkomste soos die Varsity Beker, maar min weet van al die oefening en prestasies agter die dans. Hulle is in 2001 gevestig deur bestuurder Danie Haasbroek. Die idee van TuksCheerleading is gebaseer op die Amerikaanse kollege cheerleading konsep. TuksCheerleading het al baie in hul 10 bestaansjare bereik. Hulle verteenwoordig nie net Tuks by sportbyeenkomste nie maar ook groot maatskappye en organisasies. Sommige van hulle het al vir die Blou Bul rugbyspan, die Titans krieketspan en vir Krieket Suid Afrika gedans. Sommige van die groot maatskappye wat hulle al verteenwoordig het sluit Blackberry, Spar, Nashua, FNB en talle ander in. Hulle het ook al saam Steve Hofmeyer en Leon Schuster op die verhoog verskyn. Die TuksCheerleaders program het in 2002 met opleiding begin vir die Blou Bulle se dansers. Die opleiding het daarvoor gesorg dat hulle in drie opeenvolgende Currie Bekers en een Super 12 seisoen en die Blou Bul span gedans het. Die meisies word vanaf 2001 deur professionele dansafrigters opgelei, soos voormalige Bulls Babe, Tania Becker. Die opleiding fokus op gees, tegniek en dansbewegings. Volgens Nokwanda Mathe, TuksCheerleaders se kaptein en derde jaar BCom ekonomie student, kan die oefening baie moeilik wees wanneer dit tyd is om te presteer. Dit is hoekom dit belangrik vir almal is om hul kant te bring. Volgens Mathe is die beste deel van `n TuksCheerleader wees wanneer mense hulle handtekeninge vra en om foto`s saam met hulle te neem. “Ek word herinner daaraan dat dit nie net sweet en spierpyne is nie,” sê sy. Marlise Malan, `n senior TuksCheerleader en `n vierde jaar onderwys student sê die beste deel van cheerleading is dat jy altyd glimlag en mense motiveer. “Dit is `n uitdaging om voor so baie mense te dans, maar dit is `n goeie adrenalien inspuiting,” sê Malan. Volgens Haasbroek is TuksCheerleading `n oop klub en enige iemand kan aansluit, veral as hulle `n agtergrond in sing of dans het. Photo: Perdeby Argief
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UCT takes Varsity Cup SAMANTHA EVANS UCT ended their FNB Varsity Cup campaign victorious after defeating FNB Tuks in Pretoria on Monday 11 April. The visiting side, who has been in the nal twice before, was elated to nally take the cup home after losing to Maties the last two years. In the rst half UCT got off to a promising start. An inside pass to Gregg Mallet from Tim Whitehead presented Ikeys with the chance to put seven points on the board, giving them a lead in the rst two minutes. Tuks took full advantage of the string of penalties conceded by UCT to get back on top. Tuks y-half and captain, Wesley Dunlop, converted two of the penalties to bring the score to 7-6. Tuks’s rst and only try came from Jean du Plessis. Dunlop followed it up with a successful conversion, making the score 13-7 for Tuks. UCT made a number of mistakes which eventually cost them three points when Dunlop converted another penalty in the 36th minute. UCT then moved into the Tuks half and y-half Demetri Catrakilis scored three points for his team, making the score at half time 16-10 for Tuks. Tuks went into the second half with a slight lead but spent most of it playing a defensive
game and conceding penalties. Catrakilis scored a penalty in the 50th minute. He followed it up with another just ve minutes later after Warwick Tecklenberg was penalised at a tackle, bringing the score to 16-16. UCT hooker Matt Page scored a try and Catrakilis converted, putting UCT back in the lead. Tuks were then penalised at the scrum and Catrakilis converted again with just 10 minutes left on the clock. Tuks spent the nal ten minutes attacking the UCT line and was held up over the line on two occasions. UCT was penalised as Tuks gave it one last try but a knock-on signaled the end of the game. The nal score was 26-16 to the visiting side. Tuks captain Wesley Dunlop said that his team played outstanding rugby in the rst half and they produced a clinical performance, but they went into the second half defending and that was their downfall. He added that the Varsity Cup as a whole is a great platform for young players who are still studying but want to play rugby on a competitive level. The 2011 Miss Varsity Cup was crowned during half time and Nicole Greef from Tuks was crowned as the rst princess. This year’s second princess was Miss UJ, Chloe Geraghty, and the winner was Miss Pukke, Erena Stofberg. Foto: Keith Pyper
TuksRowers at USSA Sprints
MARI-LOUISE DE KOCK TuksRowing can hold their heads high as four of their rowers made it into the Blues and Grudges teams at the 2011 USSA Sprints. The USSA Blues and Grudges race is an exhibition race that takes place after the Regatta once a year where Tuks rowers David Hunt, Kate Johnstone, Carmen Lammerding and Imogen Mackie all qualied for the respective men’s and women’s teams. Hunt made it into the USSA men’s Blues Eight team fort he second time and Johnstone made it into the USSA Blues women’s team for the third year in a row. Lammerding and Mackie both secured a place in the USSA women’s Grudges team, Lammerding making the Grudges Double team and Mackie making the Grudges Four team. Hunt told Perdeby that “rowing for Tuks has given me the opportunity to train and race with many experienced athletes such as Beijing Olympian Shaun Keeling, double u/23 world silver medalists James Thompson and Matthew Brittain, as well as last year’s u/23 World Champions, Lawrence Brittain and John Smith.” Johnstone seconds this statement by
saying that she is very fortunate as a rower as many of the national athletes are based at Tuks and exposure to the training and mindsets of top class athletes has been a phenomenal experience. According to Lammerding, she has a very hectic university timetable and sometimes practises on weekends as her demanding timetable does not allow her to do so during the week. Although self-discipline and hard work are the key principles in these rowers’ training, in the end it is very rewarding: “I probably enjoy the feeling that all your hard work has paid off when you beat someone else in a race,” said Hunt. Not only does rowing have the visible end results, but the rowers also benet from the learning experience of pushing themselves physically and mentally. Mackie said: “No matter how hard the session is, friends will always make it better. You will always have fun doing a sport that is too amazing for words.” Although these rowers have made it into the Blues and Grudges teams they will continue rowing for Tuks. Photo: up.ac.za
COBUS COETZEE Universiteit van Pretoria TuksBoogskut Die 61ste Suid Afrikaanse Boogskut Kampioenskappe is vanaf 3 tot 7 April 2011 by Rhodes Universiteit in Grahamstad gehou. Tuks het vier skutte gestuur, onder meer Connor Mauldon (Recurve Kadet mans), Heather Mallory (SANAA Recurve Limited), Graeme Lindner (Recurve Mans) en Jae-Hong Min (Recurve Mans). Ten spyte van bewolkte en winderige omstandighede het Mauldon en Mallory albei op die eerste dag goue medaljes in hul onderskeie kategorieë verower. Op dieselfde dag het Min 7de plek gekry terwyl Linder 8ste plek behaal het. Die tweede dag van die kampioenskap het ook moeilike weerstoestande opgelewer. Mauldon en Mallory het steeds hul staal gewys met nog twee goue medaljes terwyl Linder `n
6de plek gekry het en Min 9de. TuksMuurbal Cheyna Tucker het die 2011 Wits Muurbal Ope gewen. Haar oefenplan het die nuwe ‘high altitude ball’ ingesluit ter afwagting van die moontlike inlywing van hierdie nuwe bal. Hierdie bal is toe geïmplimenteer, en sy het haar opponente in die stof agter gelaat en `n maklike oorwinning behaal. TuksAtletiek Die Nasionale baan- en veld kampioenskappe het 9 April in Durban plaasgevind. Tuks atlete Caster Semenya en LJ van Zyl het beide goud in hul onderskeie items gewen, Semenya in die 800m en 1500m en Van Zyl in die 400m hekkies. Internasionaal Gholf Suid Afrikaner Charl Schwartzel het vanjaar se Amerikaanse Meesters Ope gewen. Wat hierdie oorwinning nog groter maak is die feit dat Schwartzel nog nooit vantevore op Augusta, waar die Amerikaanse ope plaasgevind het, gespeel het nie. Hy het laas jaar sy Meestersdebut gemaak met `n gesamentlike 30ste plek. Formule 1 Sebastian Vettel het die tweede wedren van die seisoen in Maleisië gewen om by sy oorwinning twee weke gelede in Australië te voeg. Die Duitser is tans die voorloper in die bestuurderskampioenskap met 50 punte, Jenson Button beklee die tweede plek met 26 punte en Lewis Hamilton is derde met 22. RBRRenault is aan die bo-punt van die konstruksiekampioenskap punte leer met 72 punte, 24 meer as McLaren-Mercedes se 48 en 36 punte meer as Ferrari se 36. Swem Chad le Clos het die eerste Suid Afrikaner geword wat vir die Wêreldbyeenkoms in Julie in Shanghai kon kwaliseer, deur `n tyd van 1:57.20 die 200m vlinderslag, by die Nasionale Kampioenskappe te wen. Die res van die kompetisie is teen druktyd nog nie afgehandel nie, maar bekende name soos Cameron van den Burgh en Roland Schoeman sou nog deelneem. Foto: d.yimg.com
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