28 January 2012 Issue 1 Year 74

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

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Why you have no SRC

Your Hatfield safety guide

Rag survival guide

Where to party in Hatfield

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Special edition: everything you need to know about first year

Brad Donald &Marius Veldhuyzen van Zaten

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Perdeby

Read this: it will make you awesome

www.perdeby.co.za perdeby@up.ac.za m.perdeby.co.za @perdebynews Tel: (012) 420 6600 Editorial Editor-In-Chief: Carel Willemse carel.willemse@up.ac.za @Ed_in_Chief Editor: Beyers de Vos perdeby@up.ac.za @perdebyeditor News: Kirsti Buick news@perdeby.co.za @kirsti_buick Features: Meagan Dill features@perdeby.co.za @meagandill Entertainment: Nadine Laggar entertainment@perdeby.co.za @Alula273 Sport: Carlo Cock sport@perdeby.co.za @CarloRP Web: Marissa Gravett webeditor@perdeby.co.za @perdebynews Copy: Hayley Tetley @Hayley_Tet

As I type this I am sitting on the beach, on what should be the middle of my holiday.

Unfortunately, it has been cut short by the machinations (I’ve always wanted to use that word, forgive me) of the idiot who decided to break into the Perdeby office in early January and steal our hard drives. He or she (accuse me of many things, but not sexism) stole three years’ worth of electronic editions of the paper, as well our entire article and visual archive. Believe me when I say that the only thing keeping me from using every kind of expletive available to me when I speak about this thief (die skelm) is an appreciation for the sensitivities of my audience.

But we have offsite backups of most of our editions, except for the very last edition we worked on, the one you are reading right now.

Visuals: Desré Barnard @DesreBarnard

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Copy Jenna-Lee Fortuin Louis Fourie India Goncalves Jaco Kotze Taida Mutasa Ruhan Robinson Saneze Tshayana Nadine Wubbeling Marié van Wyk Yuan-Chi Yen Advertising Sales Tel: 012 420 6600 Cell: 083 318 9738 carel.willemse@up.ac.za Copyright Perdeby is printed by Paarlmedia. All rights reserved. Contributions are welcome. All due care will be taken with materials submitted, but Perdeby and printers cannot be held responsible for loss or damage. The Editor reserves the right to edit, amend or alter in any way deemed nescessary. Perdeby cannot be responsible for unsolicited material. The opinions expressed in Perdeby are not necessarily those of the editors and printers of Perdeby.

you make of it. It is up to you to grab the opportunity you’ve been given and exploit all the potential it has. This place has great opportunities for people from all walks of life, academic, cultural and social, and if you waste them and leave university without having made the most of it, you’re even more of an idiot than the fool who broke into our offices. You will meet your best friends here. You will have great parties here. You will fall in love here. And if you don’t come out the other end a different, better person then you did it wrong. You have to change, you have to grow. It’s a great gig, varsity. Never again will you find yourself in an environment where you get to be crazy, where you get to experiment, where you get to abuse this kind freedom.

You don’t have to listen to me, but I reserve a special kind of pity for people who leave university the same person they were when they started here. Who were afraid to make mistakes.

Who don’t regret anything because they didn’t do anything to regret. Who use university as some kind of preface, some kind of sequestered preparation for “real life”. Shame on them.

Now, go have a drink. You deserve one. But first, read the rest of this paper. We worked hard to put it together, and then we worked hard again, and it is filled with everything you need to know. Promise. And if there is something you don’t know, remember, you can send me a tweet (@PerdebyEditor) or send a tweet to @ Perdebynews, and we will tweet you the answer faster than you can say, “Can I have another drink please?”.

Peace, Beyers

Message from the Editor-in-Chief:

Layout: JP Nathrass @JPNathrass

Nolwazi Bengu Yannick Pousson

The first years edition is a special bumper edition we create especially for you – the newcomers, the recovering highschoolers, the lost and the lonely – to help you navigate Tuks, this brave new world. But we do all the work you see before you at the end of the previous year, in November, to avoid asking our staff to start working in early January (not something anyone, least of all me, wants to do). But then our hard drives got stolen. So now I am on my way back to Pretoria to recreate the first years edition (which we spent a month perfecting) in a mere five days, to have it back where we had it in November – ready for print.

I am not happy.

But I suppose I need to embrace the same advice I am about to give you (advice mined from many experiences, both dull and dirty, at this fine institution): to have fun with it.

I have a philosophy: change is like tequila. At first you’re sceptical. You don’t really want to do it. But you have a pushy friend who dragged you all the way to the bar and kind of shoved it at you. As it hurtles down your throat you can’t help but pull an oh-no-what-have-I-just-done face: instant regret has never tasted so bad. But soon enough you’re dancing on the tables with your shirt off telling everyone how awesome things are and can you have some more tequila please?

Well, your lives are about to change drastically. Things are about to get awesome.

Really awesome.

This is all I ask of you: that no matter what happens to you over the next few years – success, failure, heartbreak, fear, regret, happiness – you enjoy the hell out of it, and that you learn from it. An experience is what

From the Editor

Student media, and student publications in particular, form the life blood of the South African journalism industry. Most of the student newspapers around the country have been around since before South Africa even became a republic.

This specific newspaper has been around for 74 years. This obviously means that Perdeby has seen a very wide spectrum of the development of this country and provided students with a platform to discuss an array of subjects, some more controversial than others.

This has also led to Perdeby falling subject to censorship (the same as commercial broadsheet

newspapers) in the 70s and 80s and even led to the closure of Perdeby a couple of times.

Over the past couple of years though, the newspaper has grown into a publication that is able to compete with all the mainstream newspapers out there and functions as an independent entity on campus. I promise you that nothing that appears in this publication has been proofed or edited by anyone associated with UP management or the SRC. Viva free media!

I can guarantee you as our readers that during 2012 you will read stories in this newspaper that will make you laugh, make you think, inform you and even make you uncomfortable.

In the end, what we would like to achieve is to initiate discourse among the student community about things that matter and directly affect you.

Perdeby is a newspaper by students for students. With the explosion of social media you can also be our eyes and ears. Stay in touch by following the section editors on Twitter, reading Perdeby online at www.perdeby.co.za and sending your news tips to perdeby@up.ac. za.

During the next couple of years you will fall in love and get your heart broken, make mistakes and learn from them, operate on caffeine and plan your social calendar around semester tests and exams, and at the end of it

all you will be ready to enter the real world, the one you were warned about by your parents, the world where you can only survive if you are educated. What they do not tell you is that real knowledge isn’t acquired only in the lecture halls of UP. It is in your everyday dealings with the people at UP. My advice is to get involved, be it Perdeby, TuksFM, RAG or Stuku, societies, student politics or day houses. If you aren’t involved you will never really experience student life.

What you need to remember though, is that according to the NGO Equal Education at least 923,463 learners began grade 1 in 2000 but only 496,090 wrote matric in 2011. Therefore nearly half dropped out of school along the way. Thus, the matric pass-rate of 70.2%, when measured against all those who began school in 2000 reveals a true pass-rate of approximately 38%.”

Now out of this 38% you can only imagine how few got university exemption. I’d say we’re in trouble.

This means you are a select minority of the country`s population who is afforded a tertiary education. Use this opportunity to become the leaders of tomorrow, the leaders that this country is so desperately in need of.

Carel Willemse Editor-in-Chief

Editorial Below is the editorial, the lovely people who will help run this newspaper. We’ve asked them each to share a few pieces of advice.

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The questions 1. One thing you have to do before you graduate.

2. One thing first years have to know to survive.

3. A do and a don’t in Hatfield.

4. Best hangover cure.

5. Campus’s best kept secret.

6. An event you cannot afford to miss this year.

Marissa Gravett – Web Editor:

Meagan Dill – Features Editor:

1. Have a midnight, moonlight stroll on campus. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a romantic one. Make sure you can say you’ve thoroughly explored campus in the wee hours of the morning.

2. Always have Rehidrate (see below).

3. Moet: Langarm in Chilli’s (hierdie een is vir ons Afrikaanse lesers). Don’t wear your shortest skirt (that tank top you think is a short dress really isn’t) especially in mid-winter, please?

4. Drink two Myprodols before you go to bed, together with a lot of water. Then, in the morning, have a sachet of rehidrate in a glass of water together with a good, big, English breakfast.

5. The Musaion’s lunch hour concerts on Thursdays (12:30-13:30). It is free.

6. Yup, go to Oppikoppi, pretty much enough said.

1. Do something stupid while you’re still young enough for stupid mistakes to be okay. Just make sure it’s not too stupid. Don’t die or get a disease or anything. Please.

2. Woolworths meals will be your saviour, time and time again.

Cooking is lame sometimes. Keep a few of these babies in your freezer for when you’re over it.

3. Always keep an eye on your drink. And be sure to make a trip to McDonalds on your way home. Just have fun. Dance.

4. Creme Soda and anything with an obscene amount of greasiness.

5. There’s something kind of cool about the first floor of the library. It’s quiet, the chairs are soft and it’s sort of secluded. Go there for some alone time.

6. Oppikoppi. It’s crazy in the best sense of the word.

Nadine Laggar – Entertainment Editor:

Desré Barnard – Visuals Editor:

1. Go to every festival known to man. Your boss might not be as keen as your lecturers about taking innumerable days off work.

2. Vodka. The Dr Ruth of your tertiary education.

3. Get up on that table in Aandklas and jam. Don’t, however, attempt anything alone in the Square. You’ll need someone to laugh and point when you fall off the table.

4. Creme Soda. Although the best way is just to get up and do stuff.

Near the bathroom.

5. The museums. It’s not a secret, but if you don’t study BA the chances are no one will tell you we have a Rembrandt on campus.

6. Oppikoppi. If you miss it you’ll be sad and depressed for the rest of your life.

1. Get so inhibriated that you cannot spell your own face.

2. When approaching engineering students, do so slowly. No sudden movements, no loud noises. They are the ones that can be seen scurrying at dawn and dusk, in front of Steers.

3. Go on the specials run, but don’t think Drop Zone is ever a good idea. It’s not.

4. CalciVita. Then an Oom Gert brekkie, with cream soda. That’s the truth, kids.

5. The whereabouts of the original Oom Gert. *ahem Sonop ahem* 6. Oppikoppi. Kids, Oppikoppi is the truth. Save money now. Tickets are expensive, but when you get there, in overloaded VW Polos and you fall out into the dust and debauchery, have your first Nuclear Reactor and can’t spell your own face, you will thank us.

Kirsti Buick – News Editor:

Carlo Cock – Sport Editor:

1. You are not truly a Tuks student until you go to campus barefoot.

Even if it’s only because your shoe breaks. I know this from experience.

2. Never, under any circumstances, wear heels to class. Especially if you’re a guy.

3. Do ask for a “Butt Plug” (the drink) at OppiSquare. Don’t ask for a butt plug at Aandklas.

4. Bacon. Even if just the smell triggers your vomit reflex. Power through it.

5. Fruity Sundaes at Piazza Foods.

6. Lunch hour concerts every Thursday at the Aula. It’ll make you feel cultured.

1. Go to a Varsity Cup game at least once. Even if you aren’t much of a rugby fan the vibe and experience is awesome!

2. Your time at university, depending on what you study, will not be the party-filled, carefree time you expect it to be. If you want to survive, see it as war from the start! Those lecturers are out to get you. No jokes.

3. Do anything and everything you can get away with. Don’t frequent the Square, it gets old very fast.

4. If you must drink, and let’s face it, as a student you probably must, Steri Stumpies work as well as anything.

5. The cafeteria at the Sports Centre. There really is nothing like over-priced, low quality food.

6. As a sports enthusiast I’m going to have overlook more legendary events like Oppikoppi, Spring Day and Rag, by opting for the Euro 2012.

Hayley Tetley – Copy Editor:

JP Nathrass – Layout Editor:

1. Pull an all-nighter. This doesn’t necessarily have to be an allnighter that involves cramming for an exam the next day.

2. You are no longer in high school. The sooner you realise this, and grow up, the better.

3. Do have loads of fun but don’t ever go to DropZone on a Tuesday night. It is never a good idea. Ever.

4. Naartjie Energade. And maybe a toasted sandwich.

5. The fifth floor of the HSB. This is for real.

6. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say Oppikoppi. Your life will never be the same again.

1. An unplanned roadtrip. Doesn’t matter to where, just do it.

2. Pace yourself, no one likes looking after a fader. Also: ride the shark at least once.

3. Go to the Square at 12pm to skip paying entrance for a show.

Don’t pass out before the show starts.

4. A day of hard labour in the sun, alternatively: a Cadillac burger from Lollipop Roadhouse.

5. The study centre offers the ideal refuge to catch up on sleep.

6. Oppikoppi: dusty, naughty, rock ’n roll.

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Political parties on campus KOKETSO DLONGOLO

campus, having participated in elections for the first time in 2010. According to its mission statement, the Christian-based organisation aims to promote Afrikaans and mother-tongue education, to promote quality education, to prevent political interference in education and to equip the youth with skills and knowledge.

The party also aims to develop a culture of leadership amongst the youth, in modern and dynamic campaigns that promote the abovementioned aims.

The 2012 chairperson is Liza-Mari Coetzee.

Website: www.afriforumjeug.co.za

Die Vryheidsfront plus (VF+) VF+ is a Christian-based political party for Afrikaans students. According to the party’s mission statement, its aim is to advocate Afrikaans, Christianity and high academic merit. The party believes in fighting for and maintaining Tuks traditions, and promotes these traditions to ensure that they are acceptable for all students.

The 2012 chairperson is Francois Cloete.

Website: www.vryheidsfront.co.za

AfriForum Youth AfriForum Youth is the official youth division of AfriForum. Although AfriForum is not technically a political party, the Tuks division of AfriForum Youth is politically active on

helping with residence placement and initiating a bus system that will transport students in areas surrounding the university.

The 2012 chairperson is Pule Mokoena Website: www.pac.org.za

The Congress of the People (COPE) Politically affiliated to COPE, the party is a liberal student organisation that aims to fight for student issues. The organisation is based on principles such as transparency, accountability and a commitment to fight for democracy and equality. COPE aims to help students financially, with accommodation, and with transport services.

The 2012 chairperson is Cecelia Marule.

Website: www.congressofthepeople.org.za

DA Student Organisation (DASO) DASO promotes an open university that allows freedom and expression. According to the Chairperson Jordan Griffiths, “As a liberal political party, DASO believes in a university that affords the same opportunities to all students so that having received everything they need, students can academically achieve in the best manner.” The organisation aims to help students with financial aid and raising issues relevant to students. The party also believes in cultivating a “positive political attitude” amongst students to encourage a greater student involvement in political issues.

The 2012 chairperson is Jordan Griffiths Website: www.da.org.za

Pan African Student Movement (PASMA) Pan African Student Movement is the student wing of the PAC. The political party believes in an effective education system that is accessible to all. PASMA aims to represent students who are excluded educationally by

South African Student Congress (SASCO) SASCO is a student organisation that seeks to represent students at all levels. SASCO believes that people are first community members and then students. As such, the party plays an active role in building the community. Guided by four basic principles of democracy, non-sexism, academic merit and ideological work in society, SASCO sees itself as being more than just a student organisation.

The 2012 chairperson is Tokologo Ngakane.

Website: www.sasco.org.za AfriForum Youth has led the SRC for the past two years. In the 2010/2011 results for the Student Parliament Elections, AfriForum had 29% of the votes, securing eleven seats in parliament. SASCO earned 10 seats with 26% of the vote. However, the 2011/2012 elections were declared null and void by the IEC and a re-election is set to take place early this year.

(For more information, see “Why you have no SRC – yet” on page 7.)

Campus security: what Message from the Viceyou need to know Chancellor •

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FRANCOIS VAN DER WESTHUIZEN It is important to be aware of the various security services that are available on the Tuks campus should you find yourself in an emergency.

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Management Centre is part of the Department of Security Services and can be contacted on a 24 hour basis on 012 420 2310. Students can phone this number if they want to report an emergency or have general enquiries about campus security.

The Green Route is a service that UP offers where security officials escort students back to their residences or surrounding areas. This service is available from 18h00 to 06h00 on weekdays. Students can contact the Operational Management Centre at any other time to request a security official to escort them. Students should see the Green Route map next to Oom Gert’s for information regarding the departure points and the area that the route covers.

During Orientation Week, students will be notified where and when they should collect their student cards. Student cards are used to access the elecronic gates.

Students are advised not to open these gates to any person who does not have a student card.

The university also offers a Crisis Line.

This service is available to victims of crimes such as robbery, hijacking or sexual abuse. It is also available to students who experience emotional problems. The Crisis Line can be contacted on a 24-hour basis on 0800 006 428. Assistance will be provided immediately.

The Department of Security Services has issued the following safety tips to students when they are on campus: avoid isolated areas if you are alone, report all crime to Security Services or the nearest police station (Brooklyn Police Station) and take responsibility for your own safety.

Photo: Bonita Lubbe

Congratulations on being admitted to Tuks.

This year the number of applications to the University of Pretoria exceeded previous years by far! The fact that you are a Tuks student means that your final year school results were very good. Well done on your achievements to date.

You have also made the right choice by enrolling at the University of Pretoria, one of South Africa’s leading universities that enjoys widespread international recognition.

UP is known for attracting talented staff and students. About half of all school leavers who achieve six or more distinctions apply for admission at UP. Many of our graduates have distinguished themselves as leaders and innovators in business, in the public sector and in their communities. By enrolling at UP you have become part of a community committed to striving for excellence in all we do.

The start of an academic year is an exciting time, especially for first years ready to embark on a whole new adventure. University life is completely different to being at school. You have autonomy and freedom to choose how you

manage your time, for example. The best start is to familiarise yourself with the full range of services, technology and facilities available at UP. When in doubt, do not hesitate to ask for assistance. The university offers a full array of services to help and support you. We take pride in the success of our graduates and this means that we are committed to ensuring that you do your best.

As you explore the university you will notice a number of new buildings and facilities such as the new Engineering Building, the new Plant Sciences Complex, a lecture hall complex and improvements to the Merensky Library, all completed in the latter half of last year. These are just some examples of the efforts of the university to provide an environment where our students can grow and advance their education so that they may succeed in realising their dreams and aspirations.

I urge you to become an active, engaged learner who takes responsibility for your learning and development. Apart from academic success, the university also strives to cultivate well-rounded citizens who have good leadership skills. Community engagement is an integral part of our curriculum. You are encouraged to participate in the many community projects supported by the University of Pretoria.

Through participation in these projects and in the many sporting and cultural activities at the university, you will have opportunities to form new friendships and social networks.

The University of Pretoria attracts students from communities all across South Africa and from many international destinations. We are a dynamic, diverse campus community united in our commitment to our core values of quality, fairness, equality, respect and integrity.

Welcome to Tuks.

Prof Cheryl de la Rey Vice-Chancellor and Principal

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How student government should work AMY-MAE CAMPBELL As a first-year student, university politics is usually not at the top of your social agenda.

With Rag, Serrie and res socials on the horizon, politics might seem slightly insignificant and boring in comparison. However, it is important to become familiar with the student governance system at UP to be able to monitor student policy and ensure that your student rights are respected and accurately represented at all times. It will also help you understand the procedures that allow students to form part of the decision-making process and voice grievances regarding student life.

The student governance system at Tuks consists of two main political structures: student parliament and the Student Representative Council (SRC).

The student parliament and SRC together represent the student body of UP and have certain governing responsibilities pertaining to Student Affairs.

According to the 2011 SRC President, Charl Oberholzer, the function of student parliament can be compared to that of the government of a country, where the SRC members represent the country’s ministers.

Student parliament is defined in the Constitution for Student Governance as “the representative body to which the SRC is accountable.”

Student parliament establishes the agenda for student governance and the SRC must ensure that these objectives are carried out on a daily basis.

Student parliament is elected from three main constituencies: societies, residences and faculties. Candidates representing the various constituencies are elected to student parliament in the student parliament elections which take place during September each year. Faculty candidates can only represent their registered academic faculty. The September 2011 elections for the 2012 student parliament were declared invalid due to illegal campaigning practices. A re-election is scheduled for early this year.

All registered students qualify to participate in the elections and each student is able to vote twice: once for a candidate within their

academic faculty and again for a society. The residence constituency is elected independently by the residences.

When the election results are calculated, 84 members are assembled from the three constituencies to form student parliament. At least 40% of each gender should be represented within the elections.

From the 84 student parliament members, between 16 and 21 members are selected to form the SRC. These members can be identified by their unique striped blazers representing the colours of UP. There are certain eligibility prerequisites that need to be met in order to stand as a candidate for the student parliament and SRC elections.

The basic requirements are: maintaining a minimum average of 55% in your studies, at least one completed year of study at UP and no record of transgression of the university’s disciplinary code.

Students can communicate with student parliament through the SRC – the headquarters of which are situated within the Roosmaryn building on Hatfield campus. Each member of the SRC is assigned a specific portfolio such as security or societies. Depending on the enquiry, students are directed to the appropriate member of the SRC. The Constitution for Student Governance further states that the SRC may advise university authorities on all issues, as well as institutional policy, thus the SRC is able to address UP management and the governing bodies on behalf of the students.

A few accomplishments of the SRC and student parliament in 2011 include: reducing residence fees, creating a platform for international students, launching the Donatea-Textbook initiative to assist students with financial difficulties, and establishing SRC offices on external campuses. The SRC holds meetings twice a year where students are invited to participate and raise any grievances with regard to important student issues. It is the duty of the SRC to represent the students of UP with pride and to adhere to the UP code of conduct.

Photo: Marius Veldhuyzen van Zaten

Extreme make-over: library edition Research Commons and the Leadership and Training Centre which were officially opened on 14 November 2011. This new training centre on level three is made up of two computer rooms that are there to “equip students with adequate information skills,” says Satgoor.

Training programmes held in these rooms deal with information literacy and anti-plagiarism.

The training centre also consists of a pod room where semi-circular desks allow groups of students to work at one computer screen while planning projects. The training centre also houses the library’s mini-auditorium with 85 seats where lectures or training can take place.

“This is the cherry on top of the cake,” says Satgoor.

The Research Commons is an area on level four that has been designed to cater specifically for post-graduate student’s needs. This space has its own printing facility, seminar room, discussion rooms, computer work spaces and a lounge where students can drink coffee and discuss their work. “The Research Commons is something that undergraduates can aspire to,” Satgoor says.

Satgoor said that staff have realised that the library is evolving into a social space but she asks students to respect the environment and keep it from becoming a “noisy space”.

The library has aimed to create a comfortable learning environment for students and all of these facilities have been developed and improved to provide a mental and physical space fit for achieving academic success.

MARGEAUX ERASMUS Library Fact Box:

Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs: 07:30-21:00; Tues: 08:30-21:00; Fri: 07:30-20:00; Sat: 08:30-13:00 Fines: Fines for late books need to be paid at the circulation desk in cash. Fines are charged at 50 cents per book per day.

Group discussion rooms: Group discussion rooms can be booked at the Reserved Collection desk. Rooms are only available for two hours at a time.

2011 was a year of renovation for the University of Pretoria’s Merensky Library on the Hatfield campus.

The library has undergone several changes in order to provide all students with an educational environment that is accessible and useful.

The first of many refurbishments was the moving of the Reserved Collection from the fourth floor of the library into the study centre.

The Xerox printing facilities also made the move into the study centre as did the group discussion rooms that are available to groups of students to use for study or work purposes.

According to Ujala Satgoor, UP’s Deputy Director of Marketing, the Learning Centre, on level three of the library, was upgraded to cater specifically for the learning needs of undergraduate students. A new information desk was added to provide students with assistance regarding assignments or library queries.

Other facilities upgraded include: the internet café (a paid service where money is drawn from your student card when you enter your details on the computer), the stand-up computer

carousels (which are used for quick access to ClickUP) and more individual study space.

Seated computer carousels are available for

students who need to work in groups of two or three on projects.

The library’s newest refurbishments are the

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Which day house will you join?

MARGEAUX ERASMUS Day students have the opportunity to take part in res activities by joining one of the four day houses at UP. These day houses are specifically geared towards incorporating day students into all aspects of student life.

Zeus is the oldest day house on campus and was formed in 1999. Zeus is open to students of any gender and culture. They try to give day students the best of both worlds by combining social, cultural and sporting spheres. Zeus offers its members the chance to participate in a wide array of events and activities.

Soon a need arose in UP to form another day house on campus resulting in the formation of Vividus in 2003. Vividus grew exponentially in its first four years, which led to the house splitting into Vividus Ladies and Vividus Men. Vividus Men aims to live up to their Latin name “Vividus” which means “full of life.” Members of this day house have a well-rounded student life as they take part in numerous cultural, spiritual, sport and Rag activities and events. First year members of Vividus Men are known as “Nergies” which means “sons of thunder.”

Their sister house, Vividus Ladies, won Day House of the Year in 2010. According to Vividus Ladies Primaria, Jacquelise de Vries, “Vividus Ladies provides day students with the opportunity to take part in all of Tuks’s activities. It’s a place where friendships are formed and memories are made that will last a lifetime.” She added that students in this house manifest the true qualities of a lady and simply enjoy life.

Vividus Ladies call their first years “Nitas” meaning “beautiful women of God.” Lastly, male and female day students can join Luminous.

Luminous is the youngest day house at UP. The name Luminous comes from the two words “lumi” (meaning “light”) and “nous” (meaning “mind”) When compounded the words mean “to let your mind be governed by light”.

Luminous was formed in 2011 as a value-based day house and they strive to help members live a life filled with integrity, honesty and passion.

First years interested in joining a day house can do so during Welcoming Day and Orientation Week at the Student Centre.

Illustration: Ezelle van der Heever

Student Support at your service

NYAMEKA MBETE The University of Pretoria has a variety of support services available on campus.

Various development programmes are available to ensure that all students have sufficient reading, writing and analytical skills for academic progress. UP devotes a lot of attention to academic literacy, which caters to the diverse backgrounds of the Tuks students. For enquiries and assistance, students can visit the Student Affairs Building room 2-13 or call 012 420 2333.

The mentorship programme available in each faculty is another initiative aimed at providing students with academic support.

Mentors complement the tutorial classes available for most modules which a provide an in-depth covering of the relevant work.

In addition to academic support, Student Affairs houses departments for career guidance, emotional support and the Unit for Students with Special Needs.

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while qualified psychologists and social workers will assist any who find themselves in need of emotional support.

The Unit for Students with Special Needs allows students with disabilities access to academic material in a convenient format, and regular consultations with departments and faculties. They also have the option of being allocated a place in wheelchair-friendly residences. Students can contact the unit on 012 420 2582 or 012 420 4281.

Qualified medical doctors and nurses are available on campus at the Student Health Services (SHS) Building to assist students with any medical issues at no extra cost. The SHS includes a voluntary counselling and testing clinic for confidential HIV testing and counselling at no charge to students.

Of utmost importance is the 24-hour Crisis Line that caters for after-hours needs or emergencies: 0800 006 428 and 012 420 2310.

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Why you have no SRC – yet

KIRSTI BUICK AND AMY-MAE CAMPBELL The elections for the 2012 Student Representative Council, which took place in September of last year, were characterised by controversy and political mudslinging.

An issue that generated particularly heated debates was AfriForum’s distribution of pamphlets that had not been approved by the Independent Electoral Committee (IEC). As a result, the Independent Monitoring Body (IMB) declared the elections “free but not fair”. On 26 October, a special elections court informed the IEC that they agreed with the IMB’s findings and decided to withhold the results and schedule a re-election.

Students cast two votes in the SRC election: the first for a political party or society and the second for a member of their faculty house who stands as a faculty member and not as a member representing any political organisation. The IMB believes that AfriForum was contravening election rules when they made the political affiliation of faculty candidates public on a certain batch of pamphlets they distributed.

In their statement the IMB cited the pamphlets which included pictures of various AfriForum candidates and read “Vote for the AfriForum candidate in your faculty”. The pamphlets featured candidates from all but the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Theology. The IMB state that this gave these AfriForum candidates an unfair advantage.

Following this, AfriForum Youth lodged an urgent appeal with UP to disclose the results of the elections. The appeal was based on the Access to Information Act (section 32 in the Bill of Rights) representing the election results as information within public interest.

According to a letter from AfriForum Youth to the leaders of other student societies, the youth group believes a reelection will violate the Freedom of Association Right of the candidates who stood as AfriForum members within the faculties constituency. “Everyone has the right to say which organisation he or she belongs to and students likewise have the right to know the opinions and loyalties of the people they vote for,” says Charl Oberholzer, National Chairperson of AfriForum Youth. As such, the organisation lodged a court application against UP in November last year, stating that “there was reason to believe that the university had acted unconstitutionally in announcing a re-election owing to political pressure.” The matter is set to appear in court on 17 February.

“We regard the case against UP as a gesture of protest against UP’s unconstitutional attempts at censorship in the elections,” says Oberholzer.

Oberholzer further states that it was after all election complaints has been finalised that SASCO sent a threatening letter to UP, which then caused the rector and the IMB to reconsider their positions. “UP did not take this decision based

on principle or any written regulation but rather as a result of SASCO’s political pressure,” he claims.

Tokolongo Ngakane, Chairperson of SASCO, says that although SASCO did submit a complaint against AfriForum, it was not entertained by the IMB as it was submitted too late.

Ngakane claims the complaint actually stems from the IEC and maintains the issue has nothing to do with SASCO. In an interview with Perdeby last year, Ngakane said that in the IMB hearing “it was the IEC versus AfriForum, not SASCO versus AfriForum.”

According to Jordan Griffiths, DASO Chairperson, the reelection demonstrates weakness in how the SRC elections are carried out at Tuks: “What AfriForum did on election day is completely unacceptable, but they have also shown how weak the university is at enforcing the rules running up to the election.”

COPE also stated that the constitution needs to be amended, claiming that “a re-election shouldn’t be happening, but we would rather re-vote than accept the results as is. Next elections we call for transparency from the IEC and the SEC [Special Election Court].”

The re-election will not take place until after the court proceedings have finalised, however, the university plans to appoint a Temporary Student Committe to ensure the various student activities set to take place early in the year are properly managed.

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BEYERS DE VOS The Perdeby Top Ten is a weekly list which you should basically use like a bible. It’s awesome and completely trustworthy. Read it constantly.

As an introduction, here are the top ten things first years should know that aren’t mentioned anywhere else in the paper:

Exclusive content www.perdeby.co.za . Every week we will load the website with all our exclusive web content: breaking news stories, behind-thescenes photoshoots, blogposts, podcasts, videos and extended interviews. You can see a weekly list of what the exclusive web content is on the Fun & Games page.

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will soon enough, the CIL labs are the bane of every first year’s existence) has all kinds of geeky science things which turn out to be quite interesting. It’s worth a visit.

1. On Tuesdays DropZone has stripper poles.

Use them. Especially if you’re from Benoni.

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2. Eastwoods, across from Loftus, is a pretty cool hangout if you like dubstep and stuff (which we don’t, but that shouldn’t stop you). Stone Lion Café, in Burnett Street next to Protea Books, is also a cool hangout, especially if you feel a strong connection to the Rastafarian culture.

3. There’s a giant elephant skeleton in the Zoology building on the second floor. It’s pretty damn cool. I know it looks like you’re not really allowed in there. But you are.

4. The SciEnza, next to the CIL labs (don’t worry if you don’t know what these are, you

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It’s a new year: new faces, new scandals and old habits for Pssst... to look forward to.

Welcome to all the first years. You’ll all soon find out that this is the only section of the paper you don’t want to be in. But Pssst... is excited for 2012. In past years residences have both impressed and disappointed Pssst.... But Pssst... is always hopeful and believes that residences (like Maroela) can redeem themselves. So here is what Pssst... hopes for in 2012.

Pssst... hopes that 2012 will be a more peaceful year for Mopanie because Pssst... is a little over their hostile tendencies. Pssst... now understands why Taaibos guys hide in their closets. Pssst... also hopes Boekenhout will stop taking everything so seriously. It’s not always about winning: just ask Maroela, they are experts in that department. Speaking of “practising and getting no results”, Pssst... hopes Kollege will at least lift a finger and do some work this year, even if it’s just adding an hour extra to their Ienkmelodink rehearsals.

Pssst... also hopes someone will scare Kollege away from the Square. Pssst... is tired of bumping into these guys. Pssst... hopes Lilium will be more creative with their external culture portfolio this year. Looking like kindergarten kids on stage is not cute, girls. Pssst... hopes that this year someone will actually show up for the socials hosted by the Groenkloof residences.

5.There are a myriad of art galleries on campus. Go find them. There’s probably cool art stuff in them. We wouldn’t know, we don’t go to galleries. But we hear there’s a Rembrandt somewhere. [Visual Ed’s note: Beyers is uncultured and we apologise for this.]

6. South campus: on the other side of Lynnwood Road, accessed via the pedestrian bridge next to the Visual Arts Building. It has cheap food. And the costume department, where you can rent things for dress-up parties. Or just hang out if that’s your thing (no judgement).

7. There are all kinds of societies you can join on campus who will be pandering to you throughout Orientation Week. Some of them are probably cool. But don’t join them, join Perdeby instead.

8.Steal a jottir. If you don’t, you haven’t lived.

9. The AE Annex is a myth. It doesn’t actually exist. If it’s on your timetable, it’s a mistake.

10. Kom kuier `n bietjie vir Perdeby. Ons is nogals oulik. Koop vir ons `n dop, ons kort een.

As for Kiaat, Pssst... hopes these guys will stop hitting on anything and everything in a skirt.

Ladies be warned, these cats will charm the socks off your feet. Pssst... hopes the Olienhout guys’ heads will finally deflate and that they’ll actually be able to hold a conversation with anything other than a rhino. Pssst... really doesn’t get the whole obsession with mascots.

Pssst... hopes Klaradyn will spent less time and effort repainting their lions and focus more on winning something worth mentioning.

One res that no one cares about mentioning is Olympus. It’s bad enough Olympus is on a mountain, but now they are behaving like they are on an island. Pssst... just hopes someone in that res will have the heart and the magic to put Olympus back on the map. There was a time when these doctors left the ladies weak at the knees with their doc-jargon. Now they’ll just send you to lala land the moment they open their mouths. Pssst... is glad to see that Katjiepiering came out of its shell. Pssst... thinks this res is off to a good start this year, but we’ll just have to wait and see if they are really ready to play with the cool kids. Pssst... hopes Asterhof will smile a little this year.

What’s with the attitude, ladies? Pssst... hopes Nerina will gain a bit of dignity this year or it will continue to give Pssst... something to write about. Nerina is one res that seems to attract drama. Pssst... has high hopes for Erika who is coming off a winning streak. Pssst… just wonders if Magrietjie doesn’t get cold in Erika’s shadow?

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A relatively safe guide to the big bad world The usual suspects: Stranger danger. This article cannot tell you that someone who spikes drinks is a creepy, middle-aged man sitting alone at the bar talking to himself, because unfortunately the world doesn’t operate in clichés. Chances are the culprit is a normal and charming guy. Don’t accept open drinks from someone you don’t know, no matter how cute their dimples are. Simple.

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It is rumoured that there is an article somewhere else in this paper (on page 4 if you are the kind of person who believes rumour) which details the campus security services and all the marvellous things they do to make sure that life on campus is happy and snug and free of thugs (but not rhyming). However, student life, unless you’re a stereotypical engineering student, usually extends beyond the blue fences of campus into Hatfield and beyond. Hatfield is, for the most part, safe. The mighty hands of campus security reach out into areas around the residences, covering a significant area between main and LC campuses, and the Brooklyn police station is a convenient neighbour, while the Hatfield CID (city improvement district) has security officers and CCTV cameras up all over the suburb. All in all, it’s a pretty safe haven. But let’s also be realistic.

It is not crime free. Bad things do happen and over the next few years you will have friends who are victims of crime (statistical truth). Listen, it’s going to be fine. But just in case, read on.

Scenario 1: I live in my car The scene of the crime: Anywhere students dare to park.

Worst case: Your car gets stolen. The car you probably just got from proud parents, who will skin you alive when something happens to it. Ja, that car.

The truth of the matter: Parking around campus is a reality that is unavoidable. If you want to drive to campus your mornings will be ruined by parking (another statistical truth). But cars tend to be safe. Having your car stolen during the day in the campus area is rare. But having things stolen out of your car is almost an inevitability if you leave them lying around.

Preventative measures: Don’t leave valuables in your cars – iPods, laptops, cameras, money, bags that have a myriad of valuable things in them lying enticingly on the back seat like some pot of gold. Or park in the parkade located near the engineering building, reached via University Road, which is open to anyone, at a cost. You will probably be paying the car guard just as much anyway. Remember that you can park on campus after four in the afternoon as well.

The usual suspects: Car guards. They are a reality and you will have to deal with them every day. Most of them are harmless and more often than not they do in fact protect your car. But remember, what they are doing is technically illegal and you cannot necessarily give them your car keys or trust them with your belongings (it happens).

Scenario 2: Party time, now sponsored by Rohypnol The scene of the crime: Hatfield Square (and other party

places).

Worst case: Okay, it’s getting serious for a moment. Date rape.

This is a reality (see Perdeby in the next few weeks for a full article on this issue) and mark these words – it could happen to you. This is not an attempt to be dramatic; this is a serious warning about a very plausible reality. The reason someone spikes your drink is to rape you. If you wake up in an unfamiliar place, without remembering how you got there, go get tested and then go to the police. Immediately.

The truth of the matter: If your drink gets spiked, you will probably notice, and normally you will be surrounded by a group of friends who will also notice, take you home to deal with the messy consequences and it will all end there: with nothing more but a very bad hangover.

Preventative measures: Don’t accept open drinks from strangers. Watch the barmen as they make your drink – always be sure you know what was put in them. Don’t leave your drink standing around unattended. If your drink tastes funny, if you feel yourself getting light headed without explanation, if there is any subtle colour change to your drink, if you think there is anything suspicious about a drink, dump it.

Scenario 3: Pockets for the picking The scene of the crime: The streets of Hatfield, particularly those surrounding the Square.

Worst case: It turns into a mugging.

The truth of the matter: Your stuff will probably get stolen out of your pockets at some point in the near future. Or, in what isn’t exactly pick-pocketing, but a derivative worth discussing, your purse or bag will get snatched. This normally happens when you’re out partying or walking back to your car. Inattentive students who have just had a few drinks are easy targets. But no one can predict when someone is going to take a chance. Bags disappearing from lecture halls is not an uncommon occurrence either.

The usual suspects: There are pick-pockets all over Hatfield.

Any stranger who approaches you and tries to engage you in conversation or distract you somehow, by trying to hug you or lean in and shake your hand, for example, is a suspect.

Preventative measures: Don’t leave your bags unattended.

Putting them under the table and then forgetting about them has been many a victim’s downfall. Even in lectures, make sure you can feel or see your bag at all times. After a night out when walking back to your car, walk with your hands in your pockets and try to walk in a group. Also, don’t bring valuables out with you. Bring a pre-determined amount of cash, not your whole purse or wallet, and an old phone which isn’t irreplaceable, if you have that luxury. Don’t go walking into any isolated places after dark by yourself. And don’t, if the situation turns more serious, try and play the hero by taking on anyone who has a weapon.

These are examples of the most common instances of crime in Hatfield, just in case you ever find yourself in one of those situations. A few more handy hints: Report any crimes to the police or to campus security. The university has excellent trauma counselling services available on campus, for free. If you need help, help is always available. Please contact the relevant authorities if you are in trouble, they really are there to help you (you can find all their details in Perdeby in the News section, on page 7). Lastly, pepper spray is not a myth. Use it.

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Wanneer pappa sê dokter en jy sê drama MAGDALEEN SNYMAN Op skool is jy geleer dat alles wat jy vir 12 jaar in jou brein in forseer het, op een groot eksamen uitloop. Die klem val soms so erg op hierdie “finale” toets dat jy by die universiteit inskryf vir wat ook al jou ouers of onderwysers voorstel net om nog `n stappie nader aan vryheid te probeer beweeg. Desember kom en gaan. Jy bevind jouself einde Januarie op `n vreemde kampus met `n lys vreemde vakke in jou hand en skielik begin jy twyfel ….

Die stories oor hoe min slaap jy gaan kry en hoe onmoontlik sekere vakke is kan dalk bydra tot jou senuweeagtige toestand so onthou: daar is `n rede hoekom jy toegelaat is om verder te studeer en net soos honderde studente voor jou, sal jy die kursus waarvoor jy gekeur is kan baas raak. As die hoeveelheid werk jou bang maak onthou net die verandering van laerskool na hoërskool en hoe dit nie die einde van die wêreld was toe jy skielik bietjie langer skool gehad het en meer huiswerk gekry het nie. Met deeglike tydsbeplanning kan jy berge versit.

Wanneer jou klasse uiteindelik begin is die kanse goed dat jy dalk een of twee vakke gaan hê waarvan jy nie besonder baie gaan hou nie.

Voor jy besluit om jou kursus op grond van een vak te los, vind eers uit hoe lank jy die vak moet neem. Sommige inleidende vakke hoef jy net een semester of een jaar te vat en daarna kan jy al jou tyd aan jou gunstelinge bestee.

Baie studente twyfel in hulle eerstejaar oor hulle kursus, omdat hulle nie kan sien hoe al die goed wat hulle leer eendag bymekaar gaan kom in `n beroep nie. Dit is dus belangrik om te onthou dat jou eerstejaar vir jou iets van alles probeer leer om jou `n goeie fondasie te gee om verder op te bou. Jy moet eers die basiese beginsels leer voor jy die interessante

dele kan verstaan en waardeer. Jou kursus raak al hoe meer spesifiek hoe langer jy studeer.

As jy steeds twyfel oor jou besluit is daar gelukkig baie hulp op kampus om jou in die perfekte kursus te sit. Jy kan met iemand in die departement wat jou kursus aanbied, gaan gesels oor wat jou pla en hoor presies wat jy van elkeen van jou vakke kan verwag. Hier is tutors ook baie nuttig – hulle is gewoonlik `n jaar of twee ouer as jy, swot presies dieselfde

en sal vir jou `n studente perspektief kan gee. Verder is daar uiters gekwalifiseerde sielkundiges by Studente-ondersteuning (jy kan die gebou langs die Aula-gras vind) wat beroepsvoorligting kan gee. Doen ook deeglik jou navorsing as jy `n ander kursus in gedagte het. Vind uit presies watter vakke jy moet vat en hoe jy kan keuring kry. Vind ook uit wanneer die klasse is en gaan woon een of twee by om `n gevoel te kry van wat jy kan

keep a conversation going for longer than the classic “Where are you from?” and “What are you studying?”, there’s a list of books which Perdeby strongly believes you should read (or at least pretend to have read) in order to save yourself from social suicide. Most of these are considered classics and have probably been taught in school, so referencing them in conversation might help you make new friends, even if you’re not an English major

(also see the article on page 11).

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee If you’ve never heard of this classic novel, it must be said (before you embarrass yourself) that despite its name, it is in fact not a guide on how to end the life of a bird. The novel deals with serious issues such as racial prejudice and rape, but is known for its light-hearted approach to life in southern United States. It was even ranked by British librarians ahead of the Bible as a novel that “every adult should read before they die”. One character, Atticus Finch, serves as the archetypal lawyer that every legal representative should strive to be.

(Hear that, law students?)

The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger It’s not difficult to understand why this book is worth reading. It deals with a theme all of us have experienced at some point in our lives: rebellion.

The narrator of the novel, the infamous Holden Caulfield, pretty much tells you anything and everything that comes to his mind. It was originally intended for adults (we’ve all heard that one before) but has been used as a means of critical analysis in schools around the world. Using the word “phony” while chatting to a fellow fan of the book should result in instant friendship. TV shows such as Pretty Little Liars, Family Guy and South Park have all used the novel as inspiration.

Any play by William Shakespeare You can’t go wrong with Shakespeare – hence the absence of a specific recommendation. If, however, you are completely clueless about Shakespeare, the most widely known plays are Othello, Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear and, of course, Romeo and Juliet. It is recommended (when the urge arises) that you avoid using direct quotes to prevent sounding pretentious. But we can leave you with a quote by Shakespeare from Richard II to reflect on when you are struggling between the forces of good and evil (also known as partying versus studying): “An

verwag.

Derdejaar student, Annica Potgieter, het na haar eerstejaar van BA Visuele Studies na BIS Uitgewerswese verander. “Ek kan meer doen met Publishing en het nie regtig geweet wat ek wou studeer voor ek van Publishing uitgevind het nie.” Sy voel ook Uitgewerswese gaan haar toelaat om haar volle potensiaal uit te leef. Sy het aan die begin van haar tweede jaar verander nadat sy saam met vriende klas toe gegaan het en `n bietjie navorsing oor die kursus gedoen het. Volgens haar is dit nooit te laat om te verander nie.

Vierdejaar student, Suzanne van Niekerk, het aan die einde van haar tweedejaar besluit om van BSc Aktuariële Wetenskappe na BCom Beleggings Bestuur te verander. “Ek het geweet ek moet verander want ek het glad nie die werk geniet nie. Ek was ook permanent gestress, negatief en siek. Ek het eintlik geweet ek swot aktuaris vir die verkeerde redes.”

Verder voel sy mens moet eers aan die einde van jou eerstejaar besluit of jy wil kursus verander, “Ses maande is te kort. Jy leer in jou eerstejaar die kursus ken en pas nog aan by varsity lewe.”

Die belangrikste ding om te onthou is om kalm te bly. Universiteit is `n aanpassing en as jy nie dadelik studeer wat jy moet nie, is dit eintlik die beste plek om uit te vind wat jou beter gaan pas. Enige kursus help jou, al is dit net om jou te leer om op nuwe maniere te argumenteer of behoorlik notas te neem – selfs as jy verander, sal jy iets wat jy nou leer, kan toepas in die toekoms. Met so `n groot verskeidenheid uitstekende rigtings by UP, is die regte kursus vir jou definitief binne jou bereik.

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Classic literature references: your guide to faking it

BERND FISCHER Attending university is a new and exciting chapter in your life, often much shorter than your high school career, therefore requiring you to achieve as much as possible in less time. Along with a fresh start, there is anxiety about how to adapt socially in this much bigger, more diverse community.

If you’re shy and have no idea how to

overflow of good converts to bad.”

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë This one is for the romantics. The novel is about doomed love and the complexity of such relationships. This book could be seen as a guide, preventing you from having similar experiences during your time at university.

Passionate love affairs are, after all, a frequent feature of student life. This book has also been referenced numerously in popular culture. “Twihards” will know that Stephenie Meyer (audaciously) used direct quotes from Wuthering Heights in Twilight when Bella compares her relationship with Edward and Jacob to that of the love triangle observed in the novel.

The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald This classic novel takes places in what has become known as the roaring 20s. The story follows Nick Carraway as he narrates his experiences about life and relationship betrayals, nearly always occurring at extravagant parties. Awesome, right? Not only will you most likely experience a number of Gatsby-themed birthday parties during your time at university, but you will also be eager to see the 2012 film adaptation by Baz Luhrmann. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan as lead characters and is set for release in December.

Here is a quote from the novel which we hope will remind you why you’re at university in the first place: “I’ve been drunk for a week now and I thought it might sober me up to sit in the library.”

Many lists of the best novels in history exist, but Perdeby thinks these five will be adequate enough to get you through a potentially awkward social situation. Before you know it, you’ll be so well-versed in bluffing your way through conversations about literature, even you will believe you’ve read the book. And who knows – maybe you’ll even be inspired to do just that.

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Handige brokkies inligting vir die nuwe student MARISA BURGER

Die wyse André Gide het eenmaal gesê: “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Dis tyd om die hawe te verlaat en die Tuks-oseaan vol geleenthede, soms gepaardgaande met onsekerheid, te ontdek. Die sprong vanaf matriek- tot universiteitstandaarde is redelik groot, Perdeby het daarom dit goed gedink om `n paar basiese wenke te verskaf wat helderheid sal gee en die afskop van jou eerstejaarservaring sal vergemaklik. `n Goeie verantwoordelikheidsin is een van die aspekte wat die sprong vanaf sekondêre na tersiêre vlak sal vergemaklik.

Natuurlik gaan die eerste maand of so `n fees en so ietswat deurmekaar, maar soos die tyd aanstap vind mens `n balans tussen akademie en vele sosiaal. `n Belangrike faktor is dat jy streng by die gestelde vereistes moet hou aangesien uitsonderings, simpatie en kreatiewe verskonings iets van die verlede is en jou niks meer as `n druip in die sak sal bring nie. Hier is dit elkeen vir homself en so lank as wat die regte reëls en prosedures gevolg word, sal daar geen knope in die tou wees nie. Die universiteit verskaf soveel geleenthede op alle gebiede vir elke UP student, maar hou in gedagte dat akademie uiteindelik die belangrikste prioriteit is.

Voordat studente begin klas loop word `n rooster gewoonlik uitgewerk wat by die individu se graadkursus inpas, of in sommige gevalle sal jou fakulteit tydens die oriënterings week een aan jou verskaf. Lesings word in beide Afrikaans en Engels aangebied wat handig is wanneer klasse oorvleuel. Dit gee aan jou die geleentheid om jou rooster beter te bestuur. `n Keuse tussen dosente kan ook gemaak word in sommige gevalle. Binne die eerste paar dae van klasdraf word die dosente aan jou bekend gestel. Sodoende kan jy aflei wie die leerstof die beste aan jou sal oordra. Klasdraf is nie streng verpligtend nie, maar dit sal wys wees

om lesings by te woon – veral verstaanvakke soos Statistiek en Finansiële rekeningkunde.

Die feit dat wenke vir toetse gegee word en onvoorbereide klastoetse gedurende lesings geskryf kan word, noodsaak jou om lesings by te woon.

Na die afloop van lesings plaas sommige dosente klasnotas op ClickUP, sodat studente toegang het tot daardie inligting. Dit sluit projekte, take, toekomstige semestertoetse, afkondigings en toetspunte in. Die studiegids verskaf ook `n volledige uitleg en verduideliking van `n module. Daar is duidelike reëls aangaande plagiaat waarop aandag gevestig moet word. UP is baie streng wat plagiaat aanbetref en dit kan selfs tot skorsing deur die instansie lei.

Daar is egter goeie nuus vir diegene wat nie al die hulpmiddels soos persoonlike rekenaars

of internet tot hul beskikking het nie. UP beskik oor fasiliteite soos die Open Labs en die Merensky-biblioteek waar elkeen toegang tot ClickUP en ander programme het.

Die meederheid eerstejaars het geen idee wat om te verwag wanneer semestertoetse en eksamens aanbreek nie. Dit is glad nie `n ingewikkelde proses nie, inteendeel dit is heel eenvoudig. Gewoonlik is daar een of twee moduletoetse per semester, waarna die eksamen volg om die semester mee af te sluit.

Die toetspunte en alle ander projekpunte word gewoonlik op ClickUP geplaas en ook in die gebou van die toepaslike departement. Jy het dan die geleentheid om jou vorderdering te meet en te bereken watter punte jy nodig het om die module te slaag. Vir die meeste modules het jy `n totaal van 50% nodig om te slaag. `n Semesterpunt van 40% is nodig vir

eksamentoelating. Die eerste ses maande van universiteit is baie deurmekaar en werk word teen `n stink-spoed afgehandel ter voorbereiding vir die eksamen. Daarna weet jy wat van jou verwag word en is die spanning heelwat minder. `n Paar ander logistieke fasette wat vir jou `n klippie in die skoen kan wees is aspekte soos drukwerk, bind van projekte, kopieërwerk en die koop van handboeke. Die Merenskybiblioteek beskik oor druk- en kopieërfasiliteite, maar vele studente verkies egter om gebruik te maak van die dienste wat by ander instansies, byvoorbeeld 24/7 Student Internet Café, geleë in Prospect straat, aangebied word. Die tariewe is dikwels goedkoper en hulle gee aandag aan die individu se behoeftes soos om vir jou afrolwerk te doen as die tyd knyp. Saam met die rompslomp soos druk- en afrolwerk is die koop van handboeke ook een van daardie dinge wat `n mens verplig is om te doen.

Handboeke is duur en daarom is dit wys om tweedehandse handboeke te oorweeg. Wise Books is `n besigheid wat direk oorkant die hoofhek in Lynwoodweg geleë is. Daar kan jy tweedehandse en splinternuwe handboeke koop. Hulle bied ook soms pakette aan wat goedkoper uitwerk as om jou handboeke elkeen vanaf verskillende verskaffers aan te koop. Nog `n opsie is om die kennisgewingborde op die kampus dop te hou, vir UP studente wat hul handboeke privaat wil verkoop.

Hierdie is slegs `n paar wenke wat jy kan volg om winskopies los te slaan en tyd te spaar sodat jy akademies kan presteer. Onthou egter die tyd in die hoërskool wat veilig op die strand deurgebring is, is iets van die verlede. Nou is die tyd om na die veilige hawe te verlaat, die skip met al die moed in die wêreld te betree en die wye oseaan te ontdek sonder om terug te kyk. Gryp die geleenthede wat Tuks jou bied aan en begin 2012 met `n verwagting van `n suksesvolle akademiese loopbaan.

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Dorah Maiseraele Matlhase Field of study: BIS (Information Science) Hobbies: I enjoy going out, chilling with my friends, listening to music, meeting new people, making someone else smile and learning more about God. Why you want to be Rag Queen: I am a passionate person and with the passion and love that I have I want to pass it on to others that need it in any kind. I feel I have so much to offer and I am blessed to have such skills and talent. It is my dream to make others realise their potential and help them believe in themselves as they are disadvantaged.

Your motto: You only live once, make the most of it. There is no room for regrets and “what ifs?”. Believe in yourself and don’t be afraid to take risks. That is how you grow.

Advice to first years: Put in more effort, this is varsity. Ask if you don’t know or understand. Otherwise have fun and enjoy your varsity life.

Dida Coetzer Field of study: BIng Industrial Hobbies: Dance, craft-making, cycling and hiking.

Why you want to be Rag Queen: To touch as many people’s lives as possible, inspire them and show them that happiness is a choice to make.

Your motto: Strive to grab every opportunity that comes my way and make the best of it.

Advice to first years: Be responsible in all aspects of your life and enjoy your first year.

Ruth Atunonyele Phiri Field of study: B ConSci (Clothing Retail Management) Hobbies: Reading, poetry, cooking, listening to music, watching movies and series, and chilling with friends. Why you want to be Rag Queen: Winning would be nice but I entered because a friend and I wanted to do something different and at the same time reach out to those who truly are in need. So winning would mean that I’d be able to help those in need on a larger scale.

Your weirdest university experience: Being attacked by some random who threatened to “show me” if I didn’t stop what I was doing. What that was, I still don’t know.

Advice to first years: Failure every now and then is a reality, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re stupid. Have fun and experience freedom in abundance, make mistakes, learn from them and move on. Uncle Faouzi’s chicken wings are awesome, try them.

Bianca Swanepoel Field of study: BCom Accounting Sciences Hobbies: Tennis, dancing, modelling and socialising.

Why you want to be Rag Queen: I want to make a difference. I understand that my country is suffering from huge disparities and with all the wealth and opulence there is a massive need amongst a substantial portion of the population. I cannot enjoy my life in South Africa with the knowledge that opportunities do not exist for the majority of the youth.

Your motto: Speak and act for those who cannot.

Your weirdest university experience: While finding my way around campus as a clueless first year, I found myself on the third floor of the HSB. As I was coming down the stairs my foot slipped and before I knew it I came tumbling down the last few stairs (my backside feeling it an absolute necessity to not miss a single step), much to the amusement of my companions. The incident served as an ice breaker and I managed to make new friends.

Franciska Heystek Field of study: BCom Law Hobbies: Golf, travelling.

Why you want to be RAG Queen: To make a bigger difference. Without the title I can make a difference, but with the title I have an opportunity to address a larger group of people, inform more people of my project with the Paul Jungnickel Home and draw more benefactors. I want to change the perception of RAG Queen only being a pretty face to someone who is smart, who really cares for others with less and who can see the beauty in others as well.

Your motto: In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Advice to first years: Set your goals from the start and work hard towards them.

Anri Armer Field of study: BCom Business Management Hobbies: Dancing, modelling, spending time with my awesome friends and partying.

Why you want to be Rag Queen: I like helping people and by being RAG Queen I get the chance of helping even more people. If I could save the world I would have.

Your motto: Live everyday as if it is your last. No guts, no glory!

Advice to first years: Well if you are in res, don’t be a “slyper”, because you will miss out on the best times in your life. And to all the first years out there, be naughty, don’t get caught, party hard and have fun, because that is what first year is all about.

Jean-Mari Dodd Field of study: BCom Marketing Hobbies: Netball, watching DVDs, having a “lekker braai” with friends and family.

Why you want to be Rag Queen: Because caring, working hard and giving are three of my best qualities.

Your motto: Always be yourself, no matter what!

Advice to first years: Make memories, lots of them! Because before you know it your first year will be finished.

Jessica-Lee Bothma Field of study: BA Informati Hobbies: Dancing, socializin Why you want to be Rag qu involved and do their bit for t me, to simply be in the fortun Motto: “Life isn’t about findi Shaw.

Advice to first years: Buy a foon! Everyone forgets their t though. Verlore op kampus? M drinks, vitamins – you’ll need plagiarize.

Nkhensani Khoza Studying: BCom Accounting Sciences Hobbies: Singing and shopping.

Why you want to be Rag Queen: Because I feel I have the qualities to s (compassion, love, kindness and affection) and because I enjoy making a less fortunate.

Motto: “Disappointments are inevitable, but misery is optional” and “Im nothing”.

Advice to first years: Don’t let anyone or anything come between you an never lose focus.

Cecile Brits Field of study: BA Informati Hobbies: Latin-American, ba valuable time with friends an seeing new places and learnin Why you want to be Rag Q community and promote the also like to encourage studen initiatives that are offered as Queen, to be someone that ot a difference. I see Rag as a ve smiles and raise awareness an Your motto:“‘Life isn’t abou the rain.”

Advice to first years: Don’t you don’t want to end up in w because time really does fly. it’s a rewarding experience th

Monique Botha Field of study: Biological Sciences Hobbies: I like to relax next to the pool or enjoy a movie. I like to just tak is just around the block.

Why you want to be RAG Queen: I want to show every girl out there th to be the tallest, prettiest or slimmest girl out there, you only need to have I was raised in a family who loves helping others. Giving and helping oth my veins! Nothing beats that smile and “ Thank you, God bless” you rece someone in need or giving them a little something, that is the best gift you Your motto: Don’t do to others what you don’t want done to yourself!

Advice to first years: My advice will be just to go out there and enjoy thi forget to do a lot of studying! Have as much fun as you can and be active, study time and social time. Plan ahead and use your diary and write every it helps a lot!

Refiloe Maseng Field of study: BSc IT Hobbies: Reading novels, ch Why you want to be Rag Q Queen will only be a bonus b Your motto: Blessed are the Advice to first years: First y of this world, but never forge first and the fun will always b

Sharné Phillips Field of study: BCom Accounting Sciences Hobbies: Running, gyming, reading, golf, helping others and chilling with Why you want to be Rag Queen: I would like to be Rag Queen so that I awareness on campus about those people less fortunate than us and also to university students to get involved and help their community out in some Your motto: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed looks like work.”

Your weirdest university experience: Witnessing an entire campus wear 5 April 2011 for “One Day Without Shoes”. Very weird and unusual but m inspiring as many students donated their shoes to children less fortunate.

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ion Design ng, tennis, pergamano, painting. ueen: I would like to be able to encourage fellow students to get the community. To represent Tuks Rag, or as a friend once told nate position of representing something other than yourself. ing yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”– George Bernard

see-through pencil case (for tests). Tik jou klasrooster op jou timetable at least once – don’t use it as an excuse to miss class Moet nie skaam wees om `n senior te vra nie. Coffee, energy d it to get through those long study hours. And lastly: don’t

Charné Marais Field of study: BSc Biological Science with focus on veterinary sciences.

Hobbies: I just love outdoor activities. Cycling, hiking, swimming and, my favourite, horse riding.

Why you want to be Rag Queen: Everyone can make a difference and be a change in the world that you want to see, no matter how small. But being Rag Queen gives me the opportunity to touch lives beyond imagination. To be a representative of the largest nonprofitable organisation from a university would be a privilege and an honour. Every girl is a princess and only some get the opportunity to be lent the crown of a queen.

Your motto: Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, but today is a gift, that’s why it is called present.

Advice to first years: It is most important to have support and someone to rely on.

Leanda Els Field of study: LLB Law Hobbies: Reading, nature.

Why you want to be Rag Queen: By being an example I want to show my peers that one doesn’t have to conform to fit in. I would also like to show the public that the Tuks Rag Queen programme is not just a beauty pageant: the main focus is charity work.

Your motto: “A life is only as important as the effect it has on other lives.” - Jackie Robinson.

Your weirdest university experience: Camping outside the CIL labs to get a spot in the winter school programme.

Advice to first years: Always believe in yourself.

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Chané Haarhoff Field of study: BA Information Design Hobbies: I love drawing or painting, dancing and modelling. I appreciate the outdoors and have recently discovered wakeboarding.

Why you want to be Rag Queen: The main reason I would like to be Rag Queen is because of the charitable goals expressed in the phrase Reach Out And Give. I aspire to be a determined yet compassionate lady, and I think that’s what the Rag Queen should embody. If I were to be the Rag Queen in 2012 it would give me the opportunity to reach out and give, as well as the chance to contribute to the overall success of Rag. Your motto: Carpe Diem (Seize the Day). What I am is my gift from God, what I become is my gift to God. Advice to first years: The key is to strike a balance. If you spend the entire time working, you’ll miss out on the little things. Have fun, but remember we are privileged to be at university, so make the most of it and don’t take it for granted!

Angelica Lamprecht Field of study: BA Psychology Hobbies: Horse riding and dancing. I enjoy being outdoors and doing outdoor activities and being around people.

Why you want to be Rag Queen: Being Rag Queen is more than just a title. It is a platform to be able to give back to those who aren’t as fortunate as I am. It is also a chance to show everyone that this is not a beauty pageant, it’s so much more than that.

Your motto: Love and be loved.

Advice to first years: University is when life really starts. This is the time to make new friends, make new memories and discover who you really are. Just have fun and take everything in stride and find the balance between work and play.

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Mudinda Denga Field of study: BEng (Mining) Hobbies: Drumming, dancing, sketching, people-watching, painting, philanthropy, reading, hitting the gym, song writing, crocheting, social networking, swimming, scrapbooking, cycling and extreme sports.

Why you want to be Rag Queen: I would like to be Rag Queen so that I may help reform the perceptions that have manifested around Rag. Keeping this in mind, my vision is to inspire my peers to elevate Rag into a world-class philanthropic organization whose sole ambition is to inspire students to saturate the life of another with hope. My mandate is to encourage life-giving involvement because the harvest is plenty but workers are few.

Your motto: Live a life worth dying for.

Advice to first years: Academics are not the entirety of your life so don’t take life too seriously because no one makes it out alive anyway. However, don’t make varsity a journey that takes you nowhere slowly because life is waiting to be lived and the race is ready to be run.

Chantelle Venter Field of study: BA Psychology Hobbies: Horseback riding, dancing, scrapbooking.

Why you want to be Rag Queen: I love Rag and everything about it – from helping out people in need to meeting and inspiring new students on a daily basis. Rag is fun with a serious and deeper cause, just like me.

Your weirdest university experience: In first year, during one of my very first classes, a student received a phone call and strangely decided to take the call. Upon hanging up (and with everyone’s attention on him) he jumped up, started singing the Tuks rugby team’s song at the top of his voice and was then joined by six other students. When they finished singing, they suddenly all ran out of the class – only later we learned that it was all a prank by the third years!

Advice to first years: Student life is the first step to adulthood – always remember: good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.

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A concise field guide to life at Tuks LUSANDA FUTSHANE Heavier workloads, parties, a bigger allowance, and of course that thrilling sense of freedom – these are the generic things that we are told to expect as university students. However, what you really encounter in your first year goes way beyond what you pick up on television.

Every university differs from the next, from the courses offered to the type of nightlife that can be enjoyed. For this reason, the societies developed are unique to each institution and along with each society come a variety of quirks and characteristics that everyone knows about, but which no one has ever named or sought to explain. Perdeby has taken it upon itself to set out for you some of the phenomena you might encounter at the University of Pretoria.

The TuksRes Complex UP is one of the few universities in the country with a very developed residence culture. Being in res is not just about accommodation. The minute you arrive you are introduced to the longstanding traditions and values of the res.

Sadly, what most res students do not realise is that there exists a whole world outside of res life. Day students, unlike res students, don’t have curfews, are allowed to have visitors of the opposite sex in their communes or apartments all through the night, and never have to refer to anyone as “meneer” or “mevrou”. Res students on the other hand, completely taken by the TuksRes Complex, can often be observed turning down trips to the Square, skipping class to go to Ienkmelodienk practice and sprinting across the student centre with a polystyrene hat clutched under one arm.

Second Semester Slump There’s usually a general positive atmosphere on campus at the beginning of the year. Fresh from close to two months of holiday, most students are actually excited about getting a new academic year under way. That is, of course, until halfway through the year. Blame the first semester examinations, blame the brevity of the June/July recess, you could even blame winter.

Whatever the reason may be, there seems to be a

universal feeling of despondence at the beginning of second semester. Suddenly that drink at Oom Gert’s becomes more appealing than your accounting lecture. In general, things seem to go into a bit of a rut.

Perhaps the intensity of the first semester burns us all out too quickly, or maybe, just maybe, six months of education is enough for one year.

Wishful thinking aside, there really is no way to avoid the Second Semester Slump. It is wise to know when to unslump yourself and get back into those lecture halls because the second semester goes by quickly. Before you know it, you might roll out of your rut too late and straight into exams – and no one wants that.

Engineering Week Hysteria If you’re not an engineering student, make friends with one quickly because four times a year you’ll have a front-row seat to the best show on campus: Engineering Week. If you are an engineering student, read on to prepare yourself.

Engineering Week is a set of semester tests that

the engineering faculty organises each semester.

There are two in each semester. During each test week engineering students get a free pass from lectures so that they can prepare for tests, which will be written every day. Sounds convenient, right? Consider these facts: each test is worth 35% of your semester mark for that module, some of the tests are scheduled on Saturdays, and very often two are scheduled on the same day.

All of a sudden it makes sense that during any given test week engineering students can be seen dragging their feet around campus, unwashed and in the same clothes they were wearing the day before, yelling expletives at each other. Some people accuse engineering students of being melodramatic, but perhaps that’s understandable.

Whether you feel sorry for them or not, you have to admit that it’s pretty hilarious to watch the students who claim to have the hardest degree at the university rocking in the foetal position in the library with drool pooling across their calculus textbooks.

Last Exam Syndrome When you are studying for exams you get into a groove, develop some sort of momentum. If you’ve planned well, you usually have a plan of action after every exam. Except, of course, the last one. There’s something about knowing that within a couple of days you’ll be free of any exam stress that, instead of spurring you on to study harder, attacks your brain and persuades you to do anything but study. One theory is that your mind is so fixated with the goal (being done with exams) that it can’t be bothered to care about how it’s going to get there. Often, people will study for their last exam while they’re studying for the ones before it to counteract the effect of Last Exam Syndrome.

The great thing is that after you have watched enough episodes of Modern Family and sterilised your entire room, reality kicks in. Eventually, despite the syndrome’s strongest efforts, you realise that if you do not study soon you might actually fail. However, this is usually the day before the exam when you are essentially doomed to get 50%.

Student Night Effect The law of averages taught us that outcomes will always even out. After a long week of lectures and tests, there has to be something good to cancel it all out. That something comes in the unbridled form of Thursday night, or what you’ll learn to call it in time: student night. The one night that all the clubs and nightlife hotspots agree to make drinks cheap and entrance free.

Residence social night. First-fifty-girls-get-freeshots night. Drink-until-she’s-better-looking night. Student night is responsible for a lot of things, but chief among them is the poor Friday morning lecture attendance.

No one can say for sure why student night got placed on a Thursday. Perhaps because if you drink on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, you’ll have plenty of time to recover on Sunday and prepare for your Monday 07:30 lecture.

Whatever the reason, no-one’s complaining.

Thursday is the highlight of every healthy student’s week.

Illustration: Ezelle van der Heever

Budget bending 101: A student blueprint LISA DE KLERK Watching someone scrape together a little heap of bronze coins for a Fego latte is a common sight on campus. In high school, your daily budget pretty much covered the odd pie and flavoured water at the tuck shop. The rest of your allowance would be earmarked for weekend respite and debauchery. However, varsity life, through its continual arc of expanding horizons, will expand your expenses as well.

You’ll find that your budget may now need to cover transport costs, textbooks with price tags higher than your rent, groceries, laundry, boozing and even using the internet or copiers on campus. Whether your parents still stick a few bucks in your pocket every month or if you’re considering getting a job, it’s important to plan ahead with your cash. Perdeby’s stepby-step student budget scheme should ensure you’re not living on dry cereal by the end of the month.

Firstly, draw up a table or list and organise your income. Manage it within a specific time frame, such as by week, month or semester.

Your income may be generated through a job, an allowance from your parents, financial aid or student loans.

Now list your expenses in accordance with your predetermined time frame. The most important expenses, if applicable, will be your tuition and residence or accommodation fees.

Once those are accounted for, work out your other necessities. Monthlies may include cell phone or internet bills, groceries, insurance and the like. If someone isn’t dropping you at varsity every day, you should incorporate taxi or bus fare, car payments or petrol into your budget. You may not be able to eat textbooka and though you will dish out for them with a

heavy heart, they’re just as important for your varsity survival.

Luckily, this usually only happens once every semester, so make sure your wallet is prepared for the bulk buy.

Leisure activities or purchases should be last on your list.

Sure, it may feel better blowing your hardearned moola on tequilas than filling up your petrol tank, but prioritising is key if you’re going to endure on a student budget. Include trips to the cinema, dining out, shopping, concerts, festivals or whatever isn’t absolutely necessary to your physical well-being in this section.

Now that you have your list, determine exactly what each expense will cost you. If the

amount is indefinite or subject to change, give it your maximum rough estimate.

Once you’ve tallied up all your expenses, subtract the figure from your income to determine your net income.

Anything left in this equation can be allotted to your leisure budget or, if you’re financially savvy, a piggy bank.

Make sure you monitor your spending.

Drawing up a budget is easy, but actually sticking to it is a bit more difficult. Overspending on a big night out or retail therapy may get you into trouble.

The best way to do this is to collect all your

receipts – that way, you can not only keep track of how much you spend but what you spend your money on. This is also a helpful way to determine whether or not you need to adjust your budget.

There’s great satisfaction in being able to stretch your budget by spending less than you’re supposed to. Being a student doesn’t only open you up to hefty expenses, but student specials and discounts as well. Purchasing an International Student Identity Card (www.isic. co.za) means a continuous flow of travel, online and leisure discounts. It’s only R110 once off, and Pretoria students are currently looking at discounts that include 5% off outdoor gear and clothing at Cape Union Mart, 90% off Microsoft software, 7,5% off a Vespa Scooter (including a free helmet), 10% off any Scooters pizza, 20% off sport, surfer and skater gear at Sport Unlimited, 15% off inter-city coach transport with Intercape, and more.

Students are also eligible for ongoing discounts on Apple products. In fact, Apple’s App Store has an easy-to-use application from Palgrave Macmillan called My Student Budget Planner. The description boasts that it “does all the hard work and number crunching – leaving you free to relax and enjoy the money you have.” For information regarding food and drink specials at your local watering holes, consult page 18 of the Entertainment section.

You don’t necessarily have to penny pinch to get through your degree. Just keep the splurging to a minimum and learn how to prioritise.

Eliminating financial stress and being money wise will enable you to enjoy your new varsity lifestyle to its maximum appeal. After getting through high school, you’ve earned it.

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Rag survival guide: pilgrims vs spectators

NADINE LAGGAR Rag is a magical event on the university calendar.

It seduces the veteran students, persuading them to come back in droves despite the early morning lectures, semester tests and exams that will inevitably ensue. But as first years, you don’t need any motivation whatsoever. It’s all new and bright, like the route the procession with be travelling this year, and the reality of student life is still glazed with novelty. You will soon realise, however, that this is about survival. Every post-Rag is littered with what we call Rag injuries. In light of this fact, here’s Perdeby’s guide to Rag (whether you’re in the procession or out) so that you can reach the after-party intact and, more importantly, alive.

Pilgrims Shoes: Your fingers might be blistered, bruised or lame from blommetjies vou and if you’re not careful, your feet will suffer the same fate. Wear closed shoes and avoid slip-ons or flip flops unless you’re more confident than the weather bureau that it won’t rain. You’ll land up walking barefoot – which is fine, until you’re peeling the skin off your feet for a week.

Cheating for charity: You’ve just escaped your parents’ authority, which means you’ll probably

thrive on the illusion that you have ultimate independence (you’ll realise your mistake when you run out of money). But Rag is the time for an early rendezvous with the folks, with an alternate agenda of course. Just ask them to bring lots of change. It will save you time begging from people and chances are your parents will bring enough to donate to a bunch of other first years shaking their silver cans. Do it for the charities.

Hydrate: Don’t forget to bring something to drink. You’ll be walking for most of the day so it might be a good idea if you want to make it to the finish line. That’s where the party really starts.

Don’t be a fool and miss it for a little water you never had.

A sense of humour: You’ll need one.

If the lovely people on the side of the road have no qualms about hugging and harassing police officers, well then, you don’t stand a chance. Be nice and polite and if you’re feeling uncomfortable, scuttle off or ask someone for help. You’re surrounded by your brethren so it shouldn’t be too difficult to avoid any major runins.

Stranger danger: You know when you were little and your mother told you not to take sweets from strangers? Now that you’re older, the rule is

don’t take drinks from strangers. This might seem obvious until you ignore the section on hydration.

Or you think it’s smart to circumnavigate the rules and get trashed anyway, with a little help from the spectators. Don’t be taken in by the friendly smiles – they’re really drinking the equivalent of petrol.

You’ve been warned.

Spectators The call of nature: It happens, or, more specifically, it will happen. A lot. Especially once the seal has been broken and you’re eyeing every bush, evaluating the possibilities for discreet relief.

Rather set up your site early and get a location close to a garage. It helps, certainly for the ladies.

Squatting in a ditch is something to be avoided – everyone else probably has the same idea so expect awkward social situations if you don’t heed Perdeby’s warning.

Punch: This is the best way to get the festivities started – and it’s cheaper when done in a group.

Get creative and name it. Perdeby has its own brand called Nuclear Reactor. Now Perdeby is in no way encouraging your inebriation. We’re just practical and thrifty. You should read the sections under “The police” and “After the floats”, though.

Happy mixing, kids.

Undercover: Whether it’s raining or the sun is

blazing, a gazebo or shade under a tree won’t go unappreciated. Alcohol and sun aren’t known to play nice and if you want your endurance to last well into the night, take care. We say this now so that you don’t consider it after the punch. It will, undoubtedly, be too late.

The police: Somehow, every single year, people suddenly lose their reverence for our police force and treat them more like old friends rather than people who have the power to arrest you.

And they will. Be respectful. The officers are usually friendly until someone thinks it’s great to steal a police hat or start messing with their motorcycles. You’ll have plenty of time to mull over your actions in a cell.

After the floats: Now, it’s a line you’ve heard from all factions of society: don’t drink and drive.

But this is a pretty serious consideration in light of the epic punch you’ll be making. Make sure someone is sober enough to drive. Also, keep off the road after the floats have passed. Everyone is eager to get to the Square and people have been knocked down by cars before. You are not invincible, even if you’ve had half a bottle of tequila. Make peace with it and live to see another sunny day in the capital city.

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Die ligter kant van koshuislewe

CHRIS VAN DER MERWE Soos wat jy nou sit en hierdie uitgawe lees, is daar soveel dinge wat in die onmiddelikke toekoms in jou lewe gaan gebeur, sou jy jouself in `n koshuis of daghuis bevind. Om in `n koshuis of daghuis te wees is werklik `n ervaring soos geen ander nie.

Perdeby verstaan dat hierdie spesifieke tyd in jou lewe egter ook baie intimiderend kan wees, met eerstejaarsoriëntering en so. Daarom kyk Perdeby vandeesweek na allerhande kos- en daghuisgebeurtenisse waarna jy in jou eerste jaar kan uitsien.

Ienkmelodienk Dit is een van die eerste groot koshuisgebeurtenisse wat jaarliks gehou word. Ienkmelodienk is basies die universiteitsweergawe van `n hoërskool se “groentjie konsert” met `n paar belangrike verskille. Ienkmelodienk vind in `n Amfiteater stampvol mense plaas, daar is beoordelaars wat die beste mans- en dameskoshuis kies en daar is baie meer pret daarby betrokke. Elke jaar is daar `n spesifieke tema waarby die koshuise moet hou wanneer hulle hul roetines en dekor uitdink.

As jy een van diegene is wat nie in `n koshuis of daghuis is nie, gaan jy glad nie spyt wees as jy die rol van `n toeskouer inneem nie. Ienkmelodienk vind 6 Febrauarie plaas.

Zef Troues Ja, jy het reg gelees. Zef troues. Voor jy vra, dit is presies wat jy dink dit is. Dit is `n bekende tradisie onder die koshuise van Tuks. Dit werk so: twee HK-lede van verskillende koshuise (verskillende geslagte, natuurlik) “trou” in Hatfield Square. Wat dit egter anders maak, is die feit dat al die eerstejaars van daardie twee koshuise so zef as menslik moontlik moet aantrek. Perdeby praat van jou-beste-poging-tot-`n-Die-Antwoord-aanhanger zef.

Dit is `n groot jol en dit gee vir baie eerstejaars `n voorsmakie van die glorieryke Hatfield Square.

Sêrrie Sêrrie is `n groot hoogtepunt op Tuks se jaarlikse kalender. In `n neutedop is dit soos Ienkmelodienk, behalwe dat deelname op `n vrywillige basis is en die hele koshuis daaraan mag deelneem. As daar ooit `n rede was om by Tuks se koshuise uit te hang, is dit dié twee dae, waar die verskillende koshuise hulle Sêrrieroetines vir die ander kom optree. Een aand tree die manne hulle danspassies vir die dames op en die volgenge aand is dit die dames se beurt. Die beste koshuise gaan deur na die finale rondte wat in die Amfiteater plaasvind en uiteindelik word daar `n beste mans- en dameskoshuis aangekondig.

Serenade

Voor jy vra: nee, Sêrrie is nie kort vir Serenade nie.

Serenade is waar die koshuise se werklike sangtalent na vore kom. Dit is waar `n klein groepie mense uit die koshuis verskeie liedjies vir beoordeelaars sing en die beste koshuise as die wenners gekroon word. Dink daaraan as `n koshuisweergawe van Glee, want dit is presies wat dit is. Die wenners van hierdie kompetisie verteenwoordig Tuks by die Nasionale Serenadekampioenskappe.

Pot en Pons Potjiekos en punch. Wat kan nou beter wees as dit? Gelukkig het Tuks êrens in sy leeftyd ook hierdie waarheid raakgesien en `n jaarlikse gebeurtenis daarvan gemaak. Pot en Pons is `n dag waar al die koshuise `n (klein) potjie maak. wat pas by `n tema wat die koshuis kies, en naatuurlik (baie) pons om die potjiekos mee af te sluk. Hierdie gebeurtenis word op die Joolplaas op die LC de Villiers-sportgronde gehou. Daar is ampetlike beoordelaars wat die koshuise se, wel ... pot en pons beoordeel, en op die einde van die dag `n wenner kroon.

Dié is net `n paar van die Tukstradisies wat hierdie jaar op jou wag en waarvoor jy kan uitsien.

failed so many subjects.

As a student, I wasn’t very good at studying but I made up for it by having fun at Tuks FM and meeting interesting people.

The dumbest thing I did in first year was go to a single 07:30 lecture. Never go to the early lectures.

My advice to first years is to try get to at least half of your lectures, read Perdeby, listen to TuksFM and have as much fun as possible. Make friends, even with engineering students (if you absolutely have to).

a band, and if you need to vomit, don’t do it in the Humanities Building.

Foto’s: Jerome van Zyl en Gerhard Louw

Confessions of famed first years Liezel van der Westhuizen I’m Liezel van der Westhuizen, a proud Pretoria girl living in Cape Town (but still a Bulls/Titans/Sundowns supporter).

You may know me from SABC3’s breakfast show, Expresso, or from SA Idols seasons 5 and 6.

When I was at Tuks, I studied human resources management and completed my honours and masters degrees in communication management.

The thing I miss most about being a student is the social life and chilling on the grass with my friends.

I managed to balance my studies with my career by learning to manage my time properly. It was all about time management.

As a student, I wasn’t very good at Accounting 110 but I made up for it by going for extra lessons.

The dumbest thing I did in first year was miss the first week of Accounting 110.

My advice to first years is to attend all your classes and find the balance between your social life and your studies.

MELINA MELETAKOS Tuks has a rather impressive list of illustrious alumni. Perdeby caught up with some of these well-known varsity veterans to reminisce about their lives as first years.

Gareth Cliff Hi, I’m Gareth Cliff.

You may know me from 5FM or Idols.

When I was at Tuks, I studied law, but don’t hold it against me.

The thing I miss most about being a student is all the free time and being around my friends all day.

I managed to balance my studies with my career by: I didn’t balance my studies with my career at all. That’s why I

Craig Durrant Yo I’m Craig Durrant.

You may know me from Desmond & the Tutus or Yo Grapes.

When I was at Tuks, I studied BCom Entrepreneurship.

The thing I miss most about being a student is Pretoria!

I managed to balance my studies with my music by being socially awkward and not getting invited to too many things, ensuring that I had more than enough time to do both varsity and music.

As a student, I wasn’t very good at cooking my own meals but I made up for it by eating two-minute noodles off of a fancy plate – they just tasted better somehow.

The dumbest thing I did in first year was in economics when I told a girl (as a joke) that I was “a pretty big deal around here”.

She was extremely disgusted.

My advice to first years is to start a band if you want to be in

Tom Manners Oe halloe I’m Tom Manners.

You may know me from an all-girl Euro-pop group called Dance, You’re on Fire.

When I was at Tuks, I studied English, against my father’s wishes.

The thing I miss most about being a student is the overall lack of responsibility and Oom Gert’s.

I managed to balance my studies with my career by never attending lectures.

As a student, I wasn’t very good at paying attention or making it to sociology on time (ie ever) but I made up for it by passing out in a trolley once a year during Kollege Rag. The dumbest thing I did in first year was ask a girl who had just had her handbag stolen if she had somewhere to keep my wallet for me. That was the first (and last) time I was slapped by a res girl.

My advice to first years is to drink your body weight in beer and then see what happens.

Kriya Gangiah What’s up party people, I’m Kriya Gangiah.

You may know me from Tuks FM, Highveld Stereo, eTV’s CrazE or, if you’re that kinda guy, FHM. When I was at Tuks, I studied BIS Information Science and attempted to study BIS Multimedia, for which I still have a few outstanding subjects.

The thing I miss most about being a student is the free time, answering to no one and, most of all, skipping class to chill under a tree on the grass with my buddies.

I managed to balance my studies with my career by using my superpower of time management, unfortunately sacrificing some great parties.

As a student, I wasn’t very good at going to class. Struggled with that one a little. Okay, a lot but I made up for it by studying really hard.

My advice to first years is to enjoy varsity as much as you can, experience all the new things you couldn’t in high school and go out and meet new people – these are the friends you keep for life.

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The drinkers guide to Hatfield JULIET MATSIKA

Drinking up a storm can cost a small fortune, so Perdeby has constructed a guide to lessen the financial blow a night of partying can inflict. And if there’s one place that caters specifically for the insatiable thirst of a student, it’s Hatfield Square. Hopefully it will help delay that inevitable call home – “Mom, I need more money.”

Hatfield Square This unassuming gem of a place is where a lot of memories will be made. It is the place to go for students looking to party it up at a low cost and there are watering holes to suit whatever mood you may be in. Be warned: enter at your own risk …

Aandklas This grungy haven for fans of rock music is super friendly to the student budget. Daily specials are between 11:00 and 18:00. Buy local beers for R10, ciders for R12, doubles and mixers for R15, as well as shooters for R10.

Happy hour is between 20:00 and 21:00 every Tuesday and Thursday.

Flair With their drinks specials, this is a place that no student can leave sober. Between 20:00 and 23:00 pay R24 for two drinks everyday on selected drinks only. Their lethal fish bowls go

for R37,50. 750ml alcohol-filled slush puppies are sold for R25 daily between 14:00 and 18:00 and keep an eye open for their shooter specials.

Rhapsody’s This lounge draws the ladies in with halfprice cocktails between 17:00 and 22:00. For the boys, brandy and coke is priced at R21 between 12:00 and 17:00.

Cheeky Monkey Buy one cocktail and get another free every day from 15:00 to 19:00. Between 10:00 and 15:00 get any draught for R15.

Oxford Old English Pub For R69 get Oxford’s Greenmile: ten shots including tequila, liquid cocaine, Sinn, Dynamite and Sours. Between 20:00 and 22:00 buy four shots of Sours for R11 or invest in Oxford’s Fire Extinguisher: a two-litre jug of Cane and Raspberry for R65.

DropZone On Mondays, shooters go for R3 per shot (R75 per bottle) and Brutal Fruit or Miller’s Genuine Draft are both sold for R12. Every Tuesday a play and vodka mix is sold for R14.

eye out.

Mokha Rock Lounge, found right next to the entrance of the Pretoria National Botanical Garden, is a great venue for live gigs. The venue is relatively small but there’s an outside deck overlooking a pond when you need a breather. It is, after all, at the botanical gardens so it’s pretty, which increases throughout the evening due to the reasonably priced drinks.

Firkin, in Centurion, caters for alternate live music as well. From big acts such as aKING to the lesser known musicians that play there, you can generally find something of interest going on, even though you might have to travel a bit further.

oldies, hip hop, house and some rock: it rotates throughout the evening except on nights with themed parties.

Every place in the Square has something to offer but some are better than others. Make your way to OppiSquare for some deep house woven in between the commercial tracks. The dance floor is a tad cramped but then any space that isn’t dedicated to the masses at the bar qualifies as a suitable place to bust a move.

For some more hip hop and R&B go to Cofi Hatfield. It’s a little more expensive than the Square but if this is your scene, you won’t mind when the groove starts to seduce you.

Black Label and coffee tequila are R9. Happy hour begins at 20:00 every day.

Wednesdays boast free mixes with every drink you buy. SoCo and Zappa shots are R7, Red Square Ice is sold for R12 and Heineken and Jack Daniels are cheap at R12. Thursdays at DropZone mean Hunters Gold and Dry are sold for R13, a double Richelieu with mix is priced at R19, Jose Cuervo Tequila Gold is R9 and Libido is only R6.

Roman’s Pizza From 15:00 to 17:00 daily, you can get two cocktails for the price of one. They have fishbowls for R49,90.

Zanzu Zanzu’s drink specials change regularly, but with their hip hop floor newly re-opened expect lots of bargins. Wednesdays usually boast buy one get one free until midnight, buy you’ll find these specials distributed throughout the week and on weekends.

Oom Gert’s All right, so Oom Gert’s isn’t classified as Hatfield Square but we have to mention our own home-brewed slice of happiness. Catering to a student body that they know intimately, drinks on campus quench your thirst without sucking your wallet dry. You’ll need that type of sympathy come semester tests and exams.

Image: Gerhard Louw

From playlist to place: locating your music venue

NADINE LAGGAR University is a place where diversity reigns.

Not only in the make-up of the students, but also in their taste in music. Some of you will be instructors of this musical education, others the receivers, most of you both. However, all will converge in different corners of the city to revel in their chosen delight. Find yours with Perdeby’s guide to places that suit your playlist.

The playlist: Alternative, indie, rock, electro.

The place: Various venues regularly host a number of live gigs so you’ll be spoilt for choice. An amazing array of bands frequent Pretoria and you’ll undoubtedly cultivate a love for local music. From Taxi Violence to Lark, Arcade Empire will satisfy your alternative, electro and rock cravings. They also happen to have fantastic food, great drink specials and the ambience of the place is electric. You can find this alternative alcove on the corner of the N4 and Hans Strydom Drive. It can get a bit overcrowded but it’s worth every drop of perspiration. Arcade Empire also offers themed parties which cater to most crowds, so keep an

The playlist: Hip hop, commercial house, pop.

The place: DropZone. Also known as The Final Quest because that’s where party goes when all the other places have closed and no one else will tolerate your boisterous behaviour.

This is also the time in the evening when you’ll crave that commercial song you supposedly loathe when sober. And your friends are just as guilty, make no mistake. Jam to some golden

The playlist: Hard rock and metal.

The place: Aandklas is a place of mystery.

Mostly because you never know how you get there, you just do. It’s inevitable and it’s become a beacon to those subscribing to the rock scene.

Just pay attention to how people in DropZone dress compared to those in Aandklas – there’s a reason it’s just outside of the Square. It’s a haven for students during the day and a mecca to those gathering at dusk between the walls that pay homage to everyone from ACDC to

iconic comic book heroes. People have literally gone through the roof (head first) whilst rocking out on the tables in true Aandklas fashion. Look out for special events that happen throughout the year, such as the National Cleavage Day party or the regular quiz nights.

Though Pretoria is home to many a live gig, you might have to travel a bit if you want to kick it up a notch. The Rock Shack in Centurion is one of two places you might want to consider for your metal fix. It’s like a hardcore version of Aandklas (it even looks a bit more dodge) but the drinks are cheap and the music is committed to pleasing the metal and hard rock fanbase.

Factory Nightclub (also in Centurion) won’t disappoint metal lovers who make the trip. It’s a big venue with an underground vibe which makes the live gigs here spectacular. If you love some good, hard rock and roll with some local flavour, look no further. There are also themed parties held throughout the year and it opens on Saturdays as Club VAMP, a Goth industrial nightclub – so there’s bound to be something on offer to rock your anarchist socks.

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Cheap chow on a student budget MELINA MELETAKOS It’s the end of the month, you’re starving and the sum total of your cooking repertoire starts and ends at being able to make toast. Welcome to student life. Perdeby has hunted down the tastiest chow in town that will make both your stomach and your wallet happy.

Surviving the morning after and a full day of class You’ve never been very good at prioritising, even in your uniform-wearing days. You know you shouldn’t have gone out last night but it was Joe Soap’s birthday and what would he say if you didn’t pitch? Plus, you really couldn’t help being seduced by the Square. Now you’re writing a semester test in a few hours and it feels as if a truck just offloaded ten tonnes of bricks on your head. Your stomach feels as if it has a gaping hole in it and your brain is screaming for you to make it stop. You need to get a lip-smacking meal down your oesophagus pronto but it also has to give you the oomph you need to get through the day.

For the cash-strapped: Oxford’s Budget Breakfast: two slices of toast, two eggs, three rashers of bacon and tomato for R14,50.

Wimpy’s Streaky Bacon Breakfast: two eggs, two rashers of bacon, grilled tomato, toast and a small portion of chips for R19,95.

Spur’s Unreal Breakfast: two eggs, two rashers of bacon, fried tomato, chips and two slices of toast for R19,95.

On campus: Piazza Foods: a pie and a can of Pepsi for R13,95.

Pie City: a pie and a 500ml bottle of juice for R19.

Oom Gert’s Gertie Breakfast: two slices of toast, two scrambled eggs and filter coffee for R18,50, or their small chips for R15,50.

For the slightly more indulgent: Rhapsody’s Rise and Shine Breakfast: one egg, bacon, grilled cherry tomatoes and toast for R29.

Oom Gert’s Breakfast: two slices toast, two rashers bacon, two eggs, tomato, a slice of cheese, a russian and filter coffee for R32,50.

Wimpy’s Mega Breakfast: two eggs, three

rashers bacon, 90g beef patty, relish, grilled onion, grilled tomato, a half portion chips and a slice of toast for R48,95.

Comfort food for the studious You’re really trying to be the studious type but after toiling over study guides the symptoms of cabin fever are starting to set in. To top it all off, you’re famished and if you eat another packet of two-minute noodles, you risk turning into one. What you need is a breath of fresh air to get those brain juices flowing again as well as something that will satisfy your hunger pangs.

For the cash-strapped: McDonalds: a hamburger, small fries and a small soft drink for R19,95. Also try their double cheeseburger, medium fries and medium soft drink for R24,95.

Aandklas: a cheese dog for R25 or their chicken strips for R30.

Wimpy: a BLT toasted sandwich, full portion

chips and a regular soda for R29,95. Also look out for their Three Tenners Deal: a burger, full portion chips and a regular soda for R30.

On campus: Piazza Foods: a hot dog for R18,50.

Oom Gert’s: a toasted cheese sandwich with chips for R16,50.

Torpedos: smelters (filled baked potato) for R18.

For the slightly more indulgent: Wimpy’s Champ Burger: bacon, a fried egg, a slice of cheese, a 90g beef patty, grilled onion, relish, gherkins, lettuce, creamy mayo, full portion chips and a regular soda for R49,95.

Rhapsody’s Mediterranean Beef Rhap: beef strips with tzatziki, lettuce, tomato and carrots in a wrap, served with chips or a side salad for R57.

Arcade Empire on a Wednesday: free entrance (unless there is a band playing), T-bone

and draught special.

Flair: Fine Moroccan Cuisine Buffet on Sundays for R75.

The after-exam-before-debauchery meal Those wretched exams have finally come to an end. Over the last few weeks, you’ve morphed into a ball of stress and now the time has come to celebrate. Go wild, in fact. We all know the after-effects of letting loose in the name of celebrating the end of exams. To prevent the ensuing headache, you need to get your paws on some greasy food. Your bank balance, however, is nearing the point where the ATM screen will flash “insufficient funds”. You need to indulge in a considerably large, greaseladen meal that will prevent the threatening hangover and not break the bank.

For the cash strapped: McDonald’s: a junior cheeseburger for R10.

Aandklas: a Budget Burger for R28.

Oxford’s Double Deluxe Burger: two beef patties or two chicken fillets, bacon, egg and cheese for R39,50. Also ideal is their foot long with chips and a coke for R25.

Cheeky Monkey: 500g T-bone steak with chips or pap and sauce and a free draught for R55.

If you’re in the mood for some live music, Thursday is student night at Arcade Empire.

Buy two pizzas and only pay for the higher priced one.

On campus: Big Al’s Standard Burger costs R9,50 or try their bacon and cheese sub with a 340ml can for R29.

Chips Café’s Chip Chow: a bunny chow with chips and a sauce for R13,50.

Spageti: a slice of pizza for R17,95.

Oom Gert’s hamburger costs R28,50 and their chicken burger costs R30.

For the slightly more indulgent: Flair’s Moroccan Club Steak for R45 or their chicken kebab for R42.

Aandklas’s Bob Dylan Burger: a 200g patty and double cheese sauce with feta and bacon for R55.

Cheeky Monkey: a 30cm pizza and a twolitre draught for R70.

Photo: Marius Veldhuyzen van Zaten

`n Alternatiewe aand uit

CHRIS VAN DER MERWE Vergeet van Hatfield Square, vergeet van Trademarx en vergeet van Safari’s. Perdeby weet presies hoe jy voel – as flitsende ligte en rave deuntjies nie jou verbeelding prikkel nie,

waarheen gaan mens? Aangesien Perdeby aan die hoof van alles verruklik staan (soos wat jy nog sal agterkom), stel ons aan jou `n paar alternatiewe kuierplekke vir die alternatiewe student in jou voor.

Pan Dora Art House

Geleë te Bereastraat 621, is Pan Dora Kuns Huis verseker `n plek om te besoek. Slegs sy geskiedenis maak dit al `n fassinerende plek wat verdere verkenning vereis. Die tipe uitstallings wat daar gehou word is iets om te beleef. Daar word ook verskeie musiekvertonings gehou, alhoewel die tipe musiek baie niche is. As jou lewe om plaaslike kuns en musiek wentel, gaan Pan Dora jou nuwe tuiste word. Al is kuns nie jou ding nie, moet die plek tog nie heeltemaal afskeep tot jy jouself nie binne sy vier mure verloor het nie.

Fried Contemporary Gallery Brooklyn is vol klein kunsgallerye. Glo ons nie? Ry gerus deur Brooklyn en sien vir jouself. Een wat uitstaan is Fried Contemporary Gallery. Wat is die verskil tussen hierdie gallery en Pan Dora? Hierdie gallery het `n effens meer professionele gevoel en daar word verskeie kunsklasse (met van die beste plaaslike kunstenaars) dwarsdeur die jaar aangebied.

Tussen Fried Contemporary Gallery en Pan Dora het jy nie `n verskoning om nie jou kuns fix te kry terwyl jy in Pretoria is nie.

Detour Detour is een van daardie plekke wat `n bietjie meer “ekslusief” is as ander kuierplekke in Pretoria. Geken as die beste gay kroeg in die Pretoria-area, sorg Detour definitief vir `n onvergeetlike aand uit. Vind jy Hatfield Square se dansbane bietjie te homofobies? Moenie nog `n verdere minuut daar mors nie. Daar is altyd iets aan die gang by Detour. Alles van karaoke tot drag shows word hier gevind . Hierdie kroeg

kan gevind word op Rubenstein Rylaan 680, Moreleta Park. So toe nou, weg is julle.

Klitsgras Drumming Circle As jy nog nooit van `n dromsirkel gehoor het nie, is daar net-net hoop vir jou. Eintlik, moet nie eers verder lees nie … Klim net in jou kar en gaan vind onmiddelik uit. In elk geval, Klitsgras Drumming Circle is moontlik die meeste pret wat mens kan hê in een groot sirkel.

Klitsgras is beslis `n plek wat jy moet besoek en is geleë in Garsfontein. Hulle is elke tweede Vrydag oop en die toegangskoste is R35 sonder `n instrument en R30 as jy een saambring.

As jy een van daardie mense is wat daarvan hou om net rustig te wees met `n vuur voor jou en indrukwekkende musiek om jou, dan is Klitsgras die plek vir jou.

Moloko Ons sluit hierdie gids af met `n effens meer spoggerige plek. Moloko is geleë op Duncanstraat (jy kan dit regtig nie mis nie), en om te sê dit is `n deftige uithangplek is `n onderbeklemtoning. Hierdie is nie `n plek waar elke student homself gaan bevind nie, maar as jy een van daardie gelukkige studente is wat `n Z4 ry en ‘n belaglike klomp sakgeld per week kry, gaan besoek gerus Moloko. Daar is wel `n kleredragkode en `n paar groot menere wat jou goed gaan laat weet as jy nie toegelaat word om Moloko binne te tree nie. Wees ook reg om baie te betaal as jy nou eers binne is. Dit is die perfekte plek om jou meisie heen te vat as jy wil wys dat jy ook die deftige ding kan doen.

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Save the date: what not to miss this year LUSANDA FUTSHANE

Making memories is harder than it seems and as a first year, many events are competing to get on your bucket list to help you make those memories. Choosing what goes on this list is often the problem and festivals are usually the obvious pick. But what is the perfect formula that will ensure that you have the best first year possible? At Perdeby, we think we’ve figured it out.

AfrikaBurn (25-30 April 2012) Burning Man is one of the biggest events on the calendar in the United States. So big, in fact, that smaller, regional Burning Man festivals started cropping up all over the world. South Africa, never one to miss out on anything, introduced AfrikaBurn in 2007. It is difficult to accurately describe what a Burning Man festival is, as it changes every year to incorporate a number of different interests. Essentially, Burning Man is a week-long celebration of art, and “art” is defined quite loosely at Burning Man. Anything goes, from music to nudism: self-expression is largely emphasised. Sceptics have often labelled the festival “an orgy” and as “hippie and reckless”, but faithful patrons will tell you that it is an adventure, an education and a memorable experience. Held annually in the Tankwa Karoo, AfrikaBurn injects its own local flavour into the festival, making it a must for any culture fan.

National Arts Festival (28 June-8 July 2012) The National Arts Festival is the most important annual celebration of the arts on the continent. For 38 years, the festival has drawn audiences from all over the world, promoting young artists on an international scale, with a strong devotion to social responsibility.

In addition, it is held in Grahamstown in partnership with Rhodes University, which

means copious amounts of alcohol. Rhodes University is notorious for partying the hardest and this aspect of their lifestyle is not shirked during the festival. If students from all over the country aren’t being drawn to the impressive art, theatre and film presentations, then they’re drawn to the after-parties that take place throughout the festival. The National Arts Festival is staged annually during the June/ July recess, and it can be a welcome break from eventless Pretoria midway through winter.

Oppikoppi (9-11 August 2012) Musical Mecca. The Promised Land.

Oppikoppi is a religion for most people – their entire year is planned around it. Tickets are

bought before the line-up is even announced.

As old as democracy itself, Oppikoppi is the highlight of every music lover’s year and one of the most beloved festivals hosted in this country. It is also your best chance to see an international act for a steal of a price. There really won’t be that many opportunities in your life for you to go three days without showering and get near-fatally drunk without reproach.

Anecdotally described as “life-changing” and “addictive”, it’s hard not to want to be part of the population that, year after year, flocks in their thousands to the dusty farm in Northam.

Attending and surviving Oppikoppi is an achievement that you will wear on your wrist

for as long you can.

Aardklop (4-8 October 2012) After Oppikoppi most people might be too burnt out and perhaps even too broke to go to another festival. But for those who plan ahead, with relentless zeal and unconquerable livers, there’s Aardklop in Potchefstroom.

In its fifteenth year, Aardklop has often been described as the Afrikaans community’s answer to the National Arts Festival. However, though its content is predominantly Afrikaans, Aardklop welcomes contributions in any of the other South African languages. Aardklop is a mix of music, visual art and theatre from up and coming local artists. In recent years, Aardklop has begun involving contemporary musical acts such as Die Heuwels Fantasties and Ashtray Electric to draw in a younger crowd. Most of the content showcased at Aardklop typically carries a social message – this might be the most intellectually stimulating party you ever attend.

Rocking the Daisies – Cape Town Music and Lifestyle Festival (7-9 October 2012) A rock festival with a conscience: that is basically Rocking the Daisies’ biggest selling point. That, and the fact that it’s held on a wine farm in Cape Town with an impressively large line-up. Perhaps there’s more than one selling point, which is why Rocking the Daisies should be on your list of things to do this year. Winner of an SA Climate Change Leadership Award for two years in a row, Rocking the Daisies is increasingly becoming the festival to watch in South Africa. Featuring a long list of local artists, both the established and the relatively unknown, the festival is every tree-hugging, music-loving Cape Town-worshipper’s dream. Plus, you have no excuse to stay sober surrounded by all that wine. A definite must.

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Tuks athletes heading to Olympics CARLO COCK 2012 will see yet another edition of the Olympic Games, the world’s biggest sporting event, taking place in London. Some of the most successful and celebrated athletes will participate, including Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps. Among the elite selection of athletes heading to the games will be a strong South African contingent. South African Olympic Committee (SASCOC) President, Gideon Sam, has said that the South African team going to the Games will be “one of the strongest the country has sent to any Olympic Games”. The strong team Sam referred to is likely to include several Tuks athletes, including LJ van Zyl, Hannes Dreyer, Caster Semenya, Willie de Beer and Wenda Theron. The double amputee, Oscar “Blade Runner” Pistorius, may also feature at the event, having competed successfully against able-bodied competitors at the 2011 IAAF World Championships.

TuksAthletics is usually well represented in any South African athletics team but this year’s group may prove to be the best that TuksAthletics has ever produced. Willie de Beer, Oscar Pistorius and LJ van Zyl were part of the South African 4x400m relay team that won silver medals at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu while 100m specialist Hannes Dreyer made the final of the 4x100m relay at the same event.

The significance of the occasion is not lost on these Tuks athletes who shared their views and hopes for the Games with Perdeby. “I’m really looking forward to competing in my

second Olympics. It will be such a great honour to represent my country again, especially in London which will be very special,” said Dreyer.

LJ van Zyl, who was named Tuks Senior

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chance of winning a medal in the 400 metre hurdles.” The 26-year-old Van Zyl, who will also be competing in his second Olympic Games, would also like for his 4x400m relay team to repeat their achievement of winning a silver medal. “It would be great to do that [win a medal as a relay team at the Olympics] but it will be difficult as we have strong competition.”

TuksAthletics is hoping that 800m sensation Caster Semenya improves on her silver medal in Daegu by winning gold in London, something which is highly likely considering she was not fully fit at that event. 2008 Olympic silver medallist Khotso Mokoena will be looking to secure gold in the long jump this time around, while Wenda Theron will be looking to reach the final of the women’s 400 metres.

TuksAthletics has a unique way of unearthing talented young athletes and grooming them for the international stage. Hannes Dreyer believes this is all down to the good spirit within the group. “We’re like one big family. We’re always encouraging each other and there is a really good culture at Tuks. There is a long tradition of producing world class athletes and when, as a youngster, you train alongside people like Oscar, LJ and Khotso, it’s really inspiring and that’s the secret to TuksAthletics’ success.”

The London Olympic Games seem poised to be one of the best ever editions of the hallmark event, with some exciting technological innovations and a brilliant new stadium. Be sure to catch these Tuks athletes making us proud at the Games from July 27 to 12 August.

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TuksSport kalender Die hoogtepunt op TuksSport se kalender is ongetwyfeld die Varsity Beker. Tuks het verlede jaar tweede geeindig in die toernooi.

Die Varsity Beker is die vertoon venster van die beste opkomende rugby spelers en spanne in die land in een toernooi. Die opwindende Varsity Beker skop al vroeg in die jaar af en sal vanaf 6 Februarie tot 9 April gehou word. Daar is geen rede om nie al Tuks se tuis wedstryde bytewoon nie. Gaan ondersteun Tukkies, dit is hope pret.

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Alternative sports at Tuks

CARLO COCK TuksSport prides itself on its rich sporting heritage, first-class facilities and the national rugby and cricket heroes it has produced over the years. It is perhaps TuksSport’s worst kept secret that rugby is the priority sport, while athletics, cricket and football are also prominent. However, there is a growing group of new and interesting sports for those of us who aren’t that into the traditional mainstream sports. If you’re not much of a fan of conventional sports, Tuks may have just the right alternative for you to fill those tedious free hours.

TuksTaekwondo is one of the more established sports at Tuks.

In fact, Tuks hosted the National Taekwondo Festival last year.

Taekwondo is a full-contact Olympic sport which has greatly progressed from its humble martial-art origins in South Korea.

It originates from traditional military combat techniques used by soldiers and warriors in ancient Korea – mainly during the Three Kingdoms Period. These sleek self-defence techniques have been meticulously refined over the centuries into a competitive,

elegant and efficient full-contact sport. So if you’re into selfdefence, taekwondo might just be your thing.

Tuks also offers a second martial-arts option you may not have heard of: aikido. It is a traditional Japanese system of self-defence involving throws and joint-lock techniques.

Aikido teaches you to defend yourself against many opponents simultaneously. To be able to do this requires discipline and the polishing and perfecting of the executed techniques to the finest detail. If you’re interested in taekwondo or aikido, contact Paul de Beer on 083 636 1764.

Another intriguing addition to the TuksSport catalogue is underwater hockey. This non-contact water sport involves two teams of six (with four substitutes) who compete to manoeuvre a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into goals. Players wear a diving mask, swim fins and a snorkel. Tuks underwater hockey is linked to various other clubs in the community where players can train and compete. The fun in the water doesn’t end with underwatre hockey. Strange as it may sound, lifesaving is an increasingly popular sport and is also on offer at Tuks. This

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sport sees lifesavers compete in skills, speed and teamwork. It is based on swimming while also including extra techniques and obstacles during the race. Lifesaving incorporates elements of water-safety education, life support, first aid, aquatic lifesaving and lifeguarding. You never know when those skills may come in handy. If you’re interested, contact the TuksAquatic office on 012 420 6148 or the aquatics manager Steven Ball at steven.ball@ up.ac.za.

If these non-contact sports don’t quite do it for you and you’re more the physical type, why not try wrestling? A full-contact sport full of blood, sweat and tears, wrestling is a great and surprisingly safe way to get rid of all your aggression. Contact Martie Savrda on 082 512 1526 or msavrda@medihelp.co.za if you’re interested.

Hopefully you will find at least one sport at Tuks which caters to your needs and provides some much-needed relief from your studies.

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Taking it to the 2011 Tuks Sport Awards extreme

KATLEGO PHEEHA Exploratio is Tuks’s extreme sports club. Its members take part in activities such as rock climbing, kloofing, mountain biking and hiking, and it has long-standing associations with skydiving establishments.

Anyone can join Exploratio, whether you have prior experience in rock climbing or not.

There are no selection criteria. The club prides itself on not being financially demanding on its members. All you need to do to join is pay a

small once-off fee; equipment and training are provided.

“Rocks make no compromise for gender – it’s not made easier for women. I was stunned when I realised that everyone else goes through the same mental and physical experience when climbing or learning to climb,” said Lize du Plessis, a final-year industrial engineering student and Exploratio rock climber.

The club also represents the university in various competitions against other institutions including the University of Cape Town, Rhodes University and North West University (Potchefstroom). One of the most prestigious of these competitions is the Everest Challenge, which requires teams to climb a total distance of over 8000 km (the approximate height of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth). In the last Everest Challenge, each team member of the Tuks rock climbing team climbed over 70 laps and the stretch took 14 hours to complete.

Exploratio’s gear is assessed at least twice a year to ensure that it is still up to standard.

“Safety is our main concern and we have never had any safety-related injuries. Someone might pull a muscle but never have we had an injury caused by the lack of safety measures,” explained Jaco Zwarts, the club chairperson.

“Climbing is the best drug in the world,” muses Zwarts. “You are scared, but there are people down there encouraging you. The adrenaline rush when you’re up there gives you a big rush of endorphins. Climbing has really changed my life for the better.”

The same view is shared by Du Plessis.

“Climbing is a passion and every route I have climbed taught me something valuable.

Every climber has a special unique way of climbing and you can always learn something by climbing with different people,” she said.

“Finally reaching the top of a climb you have been struggling on or solving that boulder problem is an immensely satisfying experience and it is always shared with great climbers, but most importantly, great people.”

“We are the adventure club of Tuks. [We] are family and with us, even if you’re a beginner, nobody will judge you. We encourage people to climb,” Zwarts concluded.

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CARLO COCK As a first year, one of the most exciting parts of your university experience, especially if you’re in res, will be sport, whether it be sitting next to the field at Varsity Cup matches chanting “Tuks of Niks!” or sweating it out playing your favourite sport for your res or day house.

Unless you choose to completely bury yourself in books, sport is sure to be a part of your Tuks experience, be it as a spectator or a participant.

With several Tuks athletes set to represent their countries at the Olympics, AmaTuks fighting it out for promotion to the Absa Premiership and Tuks being among the favourites in the Varsity Cup, TuksSport is poised to have a great year in 2012. However, 2011 was a memorable year in itself for several reasons. Since you missed it, Perdeby has decided to give you a run-down of last year’s highs and lows as well as our sport predictions for 2012. Here are the official 2011 Perdeby TuksSport Awards.

Team of the year: Tuks1 – having had its best season to date in the Varsity Cup and finishing as runners-up to UCT, the Tuks1 rugby team then went on to have an outstanding year, rounding it off by winning the Carlton Cup. Tuks1 was by far the most consistent Tuks team in 2011.

2012 Prediction: TuksAthletics team – having dominated at the USSA championships last year, a number of its members including

Caster Semenya, Khostso Mokoena and Andries van der Merwe, could be returning from London with Olympic medals. It’s pretty hard to trump Olympic gold.

Top performers of the year: Warwick Tecklenberg – few Tuks sportsmen had a better 2011 than Warwick Tecklenberg. Nominated as one of the top three players in the 2011 Varsity Cup, the tough-tackling loose-forward went on to secure a regular starting place in the Blue Bulls Currie Cup team and has also made the Bulls’ Super Rugby squad. Making his achievements even more remarkable is the fact that prior to 2011, he was sidelined for almost three years due to a serious knee injury.

Oscar Pistorious – Tuks athlete Oscar Pistorious had an exceptional year in 2011, qualifying for the 2011 IAAF World Championships with his time of 45.04 seconds in the 400 metres at a small meet in Italy. This is a great achievement for any athlete with two legs, let alone a double amputee.

2012 Prediction: Caster Semenya – she will regain her fitness and form to once again blow away the field and win gold in the 400 metres in London. A half-fit Caster was good enough to take silver at last year’s IAAF World Championships. A fully fit Caster is surely unstoppable.

Flop of the year: AmaTuks – after a promising start to the 2010/2011 National First Division, AmaTuks once again failed to impress. They managed to secure a play-off place only because Black Leopards were docked points for allegedly playing an unregistered player. When Leopards’ appeal was upheld and the docked points reinstated, AmaTuks were condemned to another year in the second tier of South African football. AmaTuks also failed to make significant inroads in the Nedbank Cup. 2012 Prediction: AmaTuks – with notable changes to the playing personnel but no changes to the technical staff, Steve Barker’s men will once again fail to seal promotion and will lose in a promotion play-off. Will Barker’s team ever shake that “nearly-men” tag? Perhaps, but not this year.

Make sure you follow TuksSport closely this year to see if our predictions are oracle-like or way off the mark. Follow Perdeby on Twitter (@perdebynews) for the latest TuksSport updates.

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Tien aantreklikste Tuks atlete CHARLOTTE KEURIS Perdeby maak vandeesweek dit vir jou `n bietjie makliker om die aantreklikste sportsterre op kampus uit te ken.

10. Al daai ure van stoei vir Tuks verduidelik waarom Neels de Jager so aantreklik is. Perdeby is seker al die meisies sal met hom wil stoei.

9. Die skoonheid Rozanne Naidoo is een van TuksNetball se geheime wapens. Hierdie netbalspeler is definitief nie nét `n mooi glimlag nie.

8. LJ van Zyl is een van TuksAtletiek se grootse sterre. Hierdie ses-en-twintig-jarige het ook die Suid-Afrikaanse 400m hekkies rekord op sy naam. Behalwe vir sy skouer spiere, kan Van Zyl ook met talle goue medaljes spog.

Hou jou oë oop vir hierdie jong man op LC de Villiers.

7. Tuks netbal ster, Erin Burger, het `n fantastiese jaar in 2011 gehaad en is aangewys as Tuks Vrouatleet van die Jaar, by die 2011 se TuksSport-toekennings.

Hierdie blondine gee selfs die mees macho manne ‘n geldige rede om netbal te kyk.

6. Rhett Halkett maak al die hokkie meisies se bene lam. Hierdie hokkiespeler is deel van die Suid-Afrikaanse span, maar maak steeds tyd om vir Tuks te speel.

4. Aubrey Ngoma is `n middelveldspeler vir AmaTuks en gee die meisies rede om Saterdae sokker te kyk.

3. Wesley Dunlop was verledejaar se Varsity Cup kaptein en het die Tuks rugbyspan na die finaal gelei. Hierdie goue seun het ook vir die Haaie se o/21 span gespeel en speel tans vir die Vrystaad Cheetahs.

2. Vanes-Mari du Toit is nog `n pragtige blondine op die netbalbaan. Sy het vanaf 2008 tot 2010 vir Suid-Afrika se o/21 span gespeel en was deel van die Protea-span in 2011. Haar lang bene en mooi glimlag het ook verseker dat sy in 2011 Mej. Varsity Cup se tweede prinses was.

1. Al die meisies kyk eintlik krieket vir Francois le Clus en elkeen hoop dat sy die een sal wees om sy oog te vang. Le Clus speel al vanaf 2005 krieket vir Tuks, maar geniet dit ook om te draf, bergfiets te ry en golf te speel.

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CHARLOTTE KEURIS As `n eerstejaar is dit belangrik om `n gebalanseerde leefstyl te handhaaf.

Studentelewe is vol pret, maar om die pret te geniet moet jy fiks bly.

Gelukkig kan jy van die Tuks studente-gym (TSG) gebruik maak. Daar is `n gym op LC de Villiers en ook op die Groenkloof-kampus. Daar is ook verskeie lidmaatskap-opsies wat elke student se sak sal pas.

Kontant-lidmaatskap: sal jou R1 100 kontant

per jaar (R95 per maand) uit die sak jaag, terwyl MBK en Sportwetenskap-studente slegs R900 per jaar hoef te betaal.

Studente aftrekking lidmaatskap: R1400 word afgetrek van jou studente rekening.

Debietorder-lidmaatskap: R99 per maand (R130 vir die eerste maand).

Maandelikse lidmaatskap: R140 kontant.

Een van die interessante verwikkelinge is dat `n aantal groep klasse sedert verlede jaar deur die gym aangebied word. Studente kan deel neem in aerobiese oefeninge, pilates,

joga, wateraerobiese oefeninge, spin (net by die Groenkloof-kampus) of hip-hop-klasse.

Klasse is gratis vir lede van die gym en vind op ‘n daaglikse basis plaas. Toerusting vir die verskillende klasse word deur die gym verskaf.

Die HPC (High Performance Centre), geleë op LC de Villiers sportsgronde bied wêreldklas sportfasiliteite. Die HPC het `n vierster hotel en koshuis wat gebruik word deur plaaslike en reisende sportspanne. Die Sport Wetenskap en Mediese Eenheid (SSMU) bied holistiese opleiding, skep geleenthede

en programme vir vaardigheidsontwikkeling in biokinetici, sport sielkunde, dieetkunde en navorsing. Die HPC tree ook as gasheer op vir die Sports Law Centre, wat beide navorsing in sportreg bevorder en ook beskikbaar is vir atlete gedurende kontrak onderhandelinge en risikobestuur.

Die HPC het ‘n kombinasie van wêreldklasfasiliteite en hoogs gekwalifiseerde spanne. Vir meer inligting oor hierdie spog opleiding en ontwikkelingsfasiliteit, besoek www.up.ac.za.

Tuks sport mania 2012 •

MARI-LOUISE DE KOCK After a well-deserved holiday, most of us tend to get lazy. The best way to kick start the year is with all the amazing sport that Tuks has to offer.

• The TuksRugby club is the largest club at the University of Pretoria. Rugby is given an immense amount of attention, as there are 55 teams and more than 100 dedicated staff. Like many sports offered at Tuks, rugby has programmes which range from the Youth Club through to the older groups including the Blue Bulls TuksRugby Academy. The best way to get in touch with the rugby club is via email at tuksrugby@up.ac.za.

• Football is another popular sport at Tuks. The club is large enough to host numerous teams such as AmaTuks and the senior women’s team. The club has teams in almost every level of football including district, regional, provincial and national leagues. You can get in touch with football manager, Kenneth Neluvhalani on 012 420 6086 or via email at kenneth.neluvhalani@up.ac.za.

• TuksHockey is an open club that caters for students and non-students alike. Six teams for ladies and six teams for men are available. So whether you plan to take the sport seriously or you just want to socialise, the TuksHockey Club has a place for you. Annual registration forms are made available on the Tuks website. These forms need to be

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completed before the hockey trials in February. Further information can be obtained from club manager Natalie Fulton on 079 436 5312 or during office hours on 012 420 6065.

The TuksNetball Club has a wellstructured programme with excellent coaches, which makes this programme attractive and enjoyable in a professional environment. If you are in a residence you can play for Tuks as well as represent and play for your res. Netball season starts in early February and different trial dates are allocated to different age groups to try out for the respective teams. Throughout the

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year, the netball ladies are exposed to intervarsities, the Sun City Tournament, SA Championships and many more. For more information contact TuksNetball manager Jenny van Dyk on 082 821 2448 or via email at jenny.vandyk@ up.ac.za.

TuksBasketball is a club that offers players the chance to participate in the House League, the USSA Tournament and the World Student Games. One of the perks of the sport is that if you join the Tuks gym the price is reduced. For more information contact Sibongile Maswanganye on 012 420 6061 or at sibo@up.ac.za.

TuksGymnastics has four areas in which you can excel: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, aerobic gymnastics and trampoline. For further information contact the gymnastics office on 012 420 6082.

• The Dance Academy at the university gives lessons in all types of dance. To get involved contact the dance society chairperson Stephanie Stoltz on 083 626 9298 or contact Alta Terol on 084 297 3272.

• Cheerleading is also a way of staying fit and getting involved at Tuks. If your dream is to be a Blue Bulls cheerleader, then TuksCheerleading is the perfect stepping stone to get you headed in the right direction. Contact cheerleading manager Danie Haasbroek on 082 408 6680 to find out more.

• TuksAquatics offers swimming, lifesaving, triathlons, underwater hockey and water polo. All of these disciplines are given special attention and the best facilities. Contact Steven Ball on 012 420 6148 or Sonja Egas on 012 420 6075 for more information.

The University of Pretoria has many sporting codes which any student may participate in. If the abovementioned sports still don’t interested you, Tuks offers many others such as archery, athletics, cycling, cricket, badminton, squash and wrestling. Details can be found on the university’s website at www. up.ac.za.

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