8 April 2013 Issue 8 Year 75

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

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Student debt a problem for universities

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G.I. Joe: Net nog `n aksie fliek

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The Harlem Shake revolution

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AmaTuks hold Pirates

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Editorial

08 April ‘13

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Everything has its limits

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Editorial Editor-In-Chief Carel Willemse

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I went to the We Are One Colour Festival on Saturday. All I have to say is, “What a day!”

For those unfortunate souls who don’t know what We Are One is, it is an open-air festival that uses eco-friendly coloured powder thrown into the air as a symbol of freedom. Festivalgoers are encouraged to wear all white and by the end of the day they are covered in different

coloured powders from head to toe. Every hour from 13:00, the DJs or performers called the crowd together to count down the last ten seconds of the hour and to throw the powder into the air. If you were at the festival, I hope you stood back from the crowd at least once to see what it looked like when the powder filled the air. It was breathtaking. If you missed it, don’t fret. All the photos are on our website.

Who knew throwing coloured powder around could be so much fun? Standing in front of the stage with all those people really added to the elation. It seems very childlike, but I’m starting to think that we all look for opportunities to forget that we are 20-something-year-olds who need to enter the adult world soon.

Isn’t that why some of us stay at university a bit longer than the usual three or four years?

It’s escapism, I tell you. We are trying to evade responsibility and the real world. Ironic though, isn’t it? We spend our entire school careers wishing we could skip a few years and be “grown up”, and when that time comes knocking on our door, we run the other way throwing coloured powder into the sky. Oh Murphy, you got us. Again.

What I learnt on Saturday though, is that everything has its limits. The first few times we madly threw the powder around were amazing, but soon enough the novelty wore off and then you’re coughing and struggling to breathe, tripping over Black Label cans and scrunching

From the Editor up your eyes because you thought you were too hardcore for goggles and a mask. You’re probably just not drunk enough, but sometimes you need a break and have to walk away.

And the powder was a killer. The first time the powder covers you it’s luminous and beautiful. Some people had the most interesting colour combinations over their bodies. But soon it fades and turns to this strange colour between orange and brown. And the only choice you have is to run to the stage area again, chant the countdown and immerse yourself in coloured powder to get that radiant glow that comes with a fresh layer of powder back. Wait, was I trying to make a negative point about the festival?

Never mind then.

If you weren’t there, flip through our pages for an inside look at what happened and what it looked like. If you were there, use it to reminisce and as an incentive to get your friends who didn’t go this year to join you next year if the festival comes to South Africa again. You can find our coverage of We Are One on page 9. This week also contains some important information about the TSC on page 5 and an article about the Harlem Shake on page 12.

Sudoku, as promised, is on page 7. We’ve also put in a crossword puzzle. Let me know if you like it or not.

We Are One Margeaux

Letter to the editor Hi, My name is Dikgang and I am a post-graduate student at Tuks. I have never really done this but I feel I should write about something I agree with.

I have been indifferent to ads on sperm donations but when I read the ad asking women for their eggs it finally struck me that I should speak up.

IVF and artificial insemination, morally speaking, is as violating to a human being’s body as a tampon. When such procedures are undertaken, they don’t affect the integrity of the physical body. Perhaps religious people should stop focusing on sex so much and get some.

But this technology does substitute the only fundamental pillar of the natural purpose of sex.

A married couple has the right to have a child. Targeting young men and women for what they were born with to make babies outside of the body contradicts nature at the very core but we contradict nature all the time:

when we put on clothes, have recreational sex or give ageing people antibiotics to bolster their naturally waning resistance.

Contraception (which I agree with) is accepted in society and Natural Family Planning is just one healthy, marriage-bond strengthening and lovingly natural alternative to plan the size of a family. I encourage couples to use NFP together with contraception so they can have condomless sex without risk of pregnancy (only if both parties are STD and HIV negative of course).

Humans can experience sex without any consequence because they invent technologies that give them options, like using an ox to till a farm faster. Contraception cannot treat fertility as a disease because it is a tool used by willbearing humans. Test-tube babies are merely a result of IVF and AI ‒ they are not genetically modified or “designer” babies. That’s a separate issue.

However, there are plenty of kids in foster care who could use a loving home. It’s a very

Letter to the editor

To whom it may concern

I would like to respond to Marco’s letter to the Editor on 18 March.

Hi. Marco. My name is Micia, and I am also a postgrad student at the University of Pretoria.

I am a female, and I am also of very strong faith (just so that we are on common ground here).

I would like to tell you, as a postgrad student, that before you express your opinions in public ever again on what women should and should not be doing with their bodies, you should take up a semester of gender studies (the University of Pretoria offers wonderful courses on this

matter with more than capable lecturers guiding the process).

I have friends who were born from this IVF process you deem to be so “inhumane” and I would like you to know that these human beings are fully functional, loving and intelligent people who were created on a basis of love.

Now maybe you don’t understand this type of love, but I assure you ‒ however scientifically it came to be ‒ its foundation was no different to that of two people lying on top of one another, rocking back and forth. (By the way, these are people who have enriched my life in many ways, and whom I give thanks for, and whom

tough decision to make but one that can bring a lot of joy to a child and the couple as they come to terms with not being able to conceive. But again, this is only one option out of a plethora of them from which an infertile couple can choose.

To conclude: IVF, AI and contraception seem like they violate nature only when you interpret something as natural to be that which you found 100 000 years ago in the Pleistocene of Africa.

News flash: we have evolved since then. Oh wait, you don’t believe that. Heaven, help us.

I hope you can appreciate where I am coming from.

This letter is in response to a previous one published 18 March in this newspaper. The writer, Marco, said he was compelled to voice his opinion that he doesn’t agree with IVF, AI and contraception after seeing a sperm donations ad.

I would never have had in my life had their parents adopted.)

Also, you speak of a child being a “gift” ‒ what if I want to give my egg as a “gift” to people who cannot have children? Adoption is an option yes, but so is IVF. For people who are no longer living in the 1900s.

Next time, open your mind before you open your mouth.

Kindest regards.

PS: Contraceptives fall part of the family planning you advocate.

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Department of Residence Affairs and Accommodation

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Student life and accommodation at UP: Igniting a TuksRes perspective in a nutshell At any of the residences of the University of Pretoria (UP) you will be welcomed as a member of the Department of Residence Affairs and Accommodation (TuksRes), where you will find your “home away of home” as a valued member of the TuksRes Family.

TuksRes aims to create an environment of dialogue and conversation (listening), that is inspirational and promotes a sense of belonging for the holistic development of all (living), and that promotes academic and experiential learning (learning) – with the primary focus to create an atmosphere conducive to studying and thereby supporting the academic enterprise and culture of UP. The point of departure is that residences are not only a social environment, but primarily an academic one and not just to provide a bed, but to create a culturally diverse student community. An effective support system has been established to assist students with their wellbeing, emotional and academic needs – ensuring student success.

There are 26 undergraduate and 3 postgraduate residences and various student houses at the University of Pretoria, which collectively offer

accommodation to more than 8 000 students.

Quality staff and guest accommodation also forms part of the accommodation portfolio. Many students choose to live in University residences.

Regrettably, not everybody who applies can be accommodated. The University intends increasing its residence capacity so as to maintain, at least, the existing ratio of available beds to total enrolled students as the University grows. This may require alternative models of funding, differentiated accommodation fees and accredited public private partnerships.

Residences play an extremely important role in organised student life activities. Hence, attention is constantly directed at the quality of physical facilities, governance structures and particularly the execution of a value-driven organisational structure. A value-driven culture is an exercise in being a democratic society – creates a space for a diverse group of people (student community) to live together and to respect one another. The values that are incorporated include respect, integrity, accountability, fairness, commitment, excellence, pride and relevance.

Students of different cultures, races, language groups, religious, convictions, economic classes and sexual orientations are placed together in

Prof Roelf Visser Director: TuksRes

House Boekenhout

Lilium is the home away from home; you will love spending your university years in this welcoming environment. The ladies of house Lilium accept the diversity and welcome everyone with open arms. Lilium values excellence and teaches responsibility, celebrating everyone as individuals.

Lilium is located on the Groenkloof Campus, only 4km from the Hatfield Campus. Groenkloof Campus offers a more relaxed and quiet environment, compared to the rush of Hatfield Campus. It is home to just over 300 girls and built on tradition that offers the perfect balance between student life and work. We value and take to heart the values of TuksRes: respect, integrity, accountability, fairness, commitment, excellence, pride, relevance and strive to live by them in our home. We, as Lilium ladies, participate in many of the varsity activities and interact with all the different residences. Here you will experience true res life.

Lilium provides an experience like no other where you can participate in your choice of sport, social and cultural activities. However, academics will always remain a top priority. We have academic mentors for every floor who are

always ready to help with all academic needs and questions. Our house reaches out to the community in the RAG projects that we do, which includes community service.

In our residence we have loving and caring house parents who always have an open door and heart to match. Lilium encourages friendships and builds bonds amongst all the girls. The memories made in Lilium will never be forgotten and that is why our final year students have such a hard time saying goodbye to res. They will leave here remembering all the friendships made, fun had, laughs, battles won and lost and always coming out better on the other side.

In our hearts all of us still say House Lilium our pride with a fist on our hearts before walking into our home that we share with our Lilium sisters.

House Boekenhout- where a brotherhood can respect each other with pride through our “50 year old”- rich tradition.

As young and developing men, we constantly remind ourselves of these four core values that are represented by the four legs of our Eiffel. We practice our Eiffel salute: a greeting to our Eiffel tower, and our Cap salute: where we greet our fellow brothers by saluting our prominent caps.

Passing the 50-year mark in 2012 announced the start of the next 50 years of House Boekenhout’s presence at the University of Pretoria. We are working and planning for the future but reflect back and learn from our past.

Our first step in 2013 was to move out of our residence building so that it can be revamped, and we currently reside at Urban Nest in Arcadia. We are looking forward to moving back to Boekenhout after the June recess; into a new and welldesigned refurbished building.

Together with the change of the building comes a modification in the management of Boekenhout and an exciting new leadership program, in collaboration with the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership, was launched at the start of 2013. Leadership hierarchy in Boekenhout can

On a mountaintop crammed full of young, aspiring, life saving rogues is the campus known as Prinshof. In the echoing halls of the HW Snyman building, the sterile labyrinth that is Steve Biko, the pumping and often questionable clubhouse a.k.a The Crooked Surgeon, are the men that occupy the home of the gods: House Olympus.

The few-in-number but strong-in-stature guys don not only stethoscopes and scrubs. No, party hats and a certain air of confidence is a common occurring trait for men that are known for their insane socials, like Around-the-World - an event known across campus for its ferociousness and fist-in-the-face-PUNCH! There is also the quiet

atmosphere during the day, glittering city lights from the poolside and green pastures that have coaxed more than a few “Dit is ‘n vakansieoord die!” from the ladies. This has consequently inspired Olympians to organise the Morabian Nights culture event that received the award as best main culture event for 2011/2012. Olympus recently presented its very own Culture Week that, amongst others, included the Barnyard Talent Evening with Curlitzia and a Khayelitsha Shebeen Night with Katjiepiering.

On the front of sports and academics the men in maroon don’t stand back, seeing as they have won the academic residence for yet another annum. They actively compete at just about all sports, even though saving lives can’t wait. It seems there ain’t any rest for the wicked.

But Medicine is not the only degree to fill the many walls of House Olympus. Dentistry,

Physiotherapy and many more offer variation for the ladies who are already out on the prowl for their husbands-to-be.

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residences. They have certain expectations of a university, with specific reference to their experience living in a residence, some of which are realistic and some unrealistic. The spirit should be to move away from the outdated and traditional approach to encompass a new spirit based on the empowerment of all residents to adjust to their living and learning environment – which should always be a pleasant experience.

Tertiary education can only be successful if you have a combination of diligence, commitment and dedication. There will be times when you will work hard, and other times when you will play just as hard – such is the cycle at UP. Reaching a balance between the two ends of this continuum is the great challenge placed before you.

Our focus for 2013 will be on high impact initiatives, positive achievements and to never give up.

As Director of TuksRes, I wish for each of you that your life at UP during 2013 be governed by success, perseverance and joy.

now be seen through four distinct Eiffel badges: 1.)

Yster/ Iron, 2.) Bronze, 3.) Silver and 4.) Gold.

2013 is one of the most prominent years in the history of Boekenhout - We’re leaving a mould for the future, where Yster can Shape Yster and where young men from Boekenhout/ Tuks can be shaped into men standing up as leaders in SouthAfrica.

House Boekenhout – where a brotherhood can respect each other with pride through rich tradition.

This is the residence of the medical faculty.

This is our home. This is House Olympus.

TUKSRES DINING HALLS:

MONOPOLY OR FREEDOM OF CHOICE?

Currently serving 12 dining halls on University of Pretoria grounds, TuksRes caters for more than 6 000 hungry students on a continuous daily basis, thus ensuring optimal academic focus.

Students have the right to freedom of choice and in this vein we have put together a suite of options that a student may decide upon when living in our residences. Upon registration and on occupation of their rooms in residences, students qualify for a 50% advance on their total food allowance. This allowance is allocated on an interest-free basis and results in a saving for the student, especially in terms of high interest rates usually charged.

Many bursars or sponsors make it mandatory for their respective students to have their catered meals in their residence dining halls and in order to assist this band of students, we have kept our booked meal prices at a record low and ensured that it stays fixed for the duration of the academic year. In order for our students to make an informed choice therefore, it may be wise for them to

consider the following: 1. The University of Pretoria is the only institution that ensures that all residence students have access to at least one catered meal daily, by way of the food allowance.

2. If students find that they do not wish to use this facility, then they can simply cancel it and the amount will be removed from their student accounts.

3. If the account is paid in full and comes with the blessing of their bursar or sponsor, then we will pay the balance of the food account over to the student, upon receiving a written request.

It is also important to bear the following in mind: The prices for our meals currently are structured as follows: • Breakfast = R 19.00 per head.

• Supper = R 30.00 per head.

These prices remain fixed for the entire year, irrespective of price increases incurred by the

department, such as increases in electricity, fuel, and transport costs, among others.

The item sales prices increase on 01 January and 01 July of each year, meaning that any additional price increases incurred from February are merely absorbed into the department, until July.

All of this is done in the interests and wellbeing of all our students living in residences at the University of Pretoria. Our main goal is to provide each and every student with a well-balanced, adequate meal, whilst still being affordable.

For any queries, concerns, suggestions or comments, please feel free to contact us on food@up.ac.za and we will gladly provide you with feedback.

Peter Martin Deputy Director Head: Food Services TuksRes

Huis Erika was established in 1968 and celebrate their 45th Feesjaar this year. Feesweek will be held from the 28th of

July to the 3rd of August and all Erika Alumni are invited to participate in the Feesjaar activities.

Interesting facts about Huis Erika:

Erika’s Colour is Purple and the  Huis Erika has 16 floors. girls in Res wear this colour  Erikaners do not drink alcoholevery Wednesday. ic beverages out of bottles.  Erika’s Mascot is Libby the Uni corn.

 Doctor Willem and Tannie Margaret Jorissen has been Huis Erika’s Heads of Residence since 1989.  Erika’s RAG partner this year is Boekenhout.  Erika ladies are known as Erikaners. 

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Shavathon: Tuks goes bald for cancer

BOIPELO BOIKHUTSO Tuks held its annual CANSA Shavathon last week and have raised approximately R10 000.

Students gathered in the Piazza last Thursday to shave or spray-paint their hair in support of cancer.

Claudia Smith, a first-year BSc Biological Sciences student who spray-painted her hair said, “I did it for my mother because she has breast cancer. It is a good cause because we spend a lot of money on her treatment so I know R50 will make a difference to a patient.” “I lost a friend two years ago to cancer so this is in memory of him,” second-year BA own choice student Thabo Mvelase said as he was getting his head shaved.

Shortly after 13:00, TuksFM and Ty’s Nightclub started shooting a Harlem Shake

video in the Piazza. They invited students, especially those who contributed to the Shavathon, to join them as they wanted to make the biggest Harlerm Shake video in South Africa.

The first Shavathon in South Africa was held in the Eastern Cape in 2003 to show support for cancer patients who sometimes lose their hair as a result of their treatment. Participants can show their support by donating R50 to shave or colour spray their hair or they can make a donation online.

Miemie du Plessis, the coordinator of Shavathon Pretoria and Centurion, said, “There was so much enthusiasm from students and I would like to thank Tuks for giving us this opportunity.”

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News 08 April ‘13 5 The role of the TSC in student governance Intervarsity news MARISSA BRITS Jordan Griffiths took over as TSC President last Wednesday. Griffiths, who was formerly the deputy president of the Temporary Student Committee (TSC), replaced Christopher Pappas, who resigned during the March recess.

UP’s Constitution for Student Governance is currently under review. The TSC has replaced the Student Representative Council (SRC) until the constitution has been rewritten.

According to Griffiths, the committee’s job is to ensure that the work of the SRC continues. They act as a voice for the students and continue projects that were initiated by the SRC, such as the feeding scheme, the study financial aid scheme and the textbook library.

The TSC is currently involved in some of their own initiatives, which include bringing back the Sunnyside/Arcadia bus service, lowering food prices in residences and sourcing accommodation for students in need. Griffiths

stated that the budget for the TSC is usually much lower than that of the SRC because of its temporary nature. This hampers some of their initiatives such as the bus service which was funded by the SRC last year.

“Jordan Griffiths took over as TSC President last Wednesday.”

Griffiths added that it is a core commitment of the TSC to be involved in the review of the constitution and that some of the TSC members are part of the Steering Committee in charge of rewriting the constitution. It is likely that the electoral model will also have to be changed through this process.

UP stated that a consultant has been hired to facilitate the process. The consultant is also involved in researching electoral models used in South African universities and around the world. They plan to create a new electoral model for the SRC that is less problematic than the one in use. According to the university, a project plan is being finalised.

The main difference between the SRC and TSC is the election process. Unlike the SRC, the TSC members are appointed through management structures of the university and are drawn from faculty houses, Student Parliament as well as the previous SRC. UP has suggested that the SRC elections take place late in the first semester or early in the second semester. However, a date has not been set. Management stated that “further details will be communicated to students shortly”.

Student debt a problem for universities NKHENSANI CHIMUSE Many South African universities are owed large sums of money by students who fail to meet their tuition fee deadlines. Tuition fees form a large part of the universities’ income, putting these institutions in a difficult position.

The acting chief director of Higher Education SA, Jeffrey Mabelebele, told IOL News that he sympathises with students who cannot pay their fees. However, he emphasised that students need to pay their debts because universities must fund their running costs. “Unpaid student debt impacts on operations of universities because the money they owe in terms of tuition contributes to the efficient and effective running of our institutions,” said Mabelebele.

According to Tuks Media Liaison Officer Sanku Tsunke, some students find it difficult to settle their fees or delay payment of their fees.

Non-payment of fees can result in the university withholding the student’s quaification, denying or delaying registration and denying accommodation and meals in residence.

IOL News reported that the University of KwaZulu-Natal has a total student debt of approximately R220 million. The University of Venda has debt dating back to 1982. Their spokesperson Welheminah Mabogo told IOL News than R100 million is owed by 15 000 students. The University of Limpopo’s student debt has risen from of R50 million in 2009 to R81.9 million by the end of last year.

According to the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) executive director of communications and marketing, Gerda Kruger, UCT has a small percentage of outstanding debt. UCT has extensive policies with regard to debt collection.

These include preventing students who owe money from registering, graduating or obtaining academic transcripts. These students are given until the end of March in the following year to settle their debts after which their accounts are handed over to the institution’s attorneys.

UCT’s attorneys follow legal processes to recover debt.

Helette Pieterse, Stellenbosch University’s director of financial planning and asset

TARYN RICHMOND University of Cape Town (UCT) UCT’s student newspaper Varsity has caused a stir among students with an opinion piece on interracial dating.

Qamran Tabo, a writer for the paper published an opinion piece titled “Is love colour-blind?” She interviewed various students on campus to find out whether students of the new generation were more open to dating students from other races and if they were, which race they would choose.

The public outcry came from students who were insulted by the accompanying pie chart that was entitled “UCT votes on the most attractive race”. Caucasians were given the biggest slice with 38% followed by Coloureds and Indians.

Varsity Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Nagel released an apology shortly after the article’s publication, stating that she apologised to all that took offence to the article. She also formally retracted the title of the pie chart, because it was not a formal survey conducted by the university.

She added that the intention of the article “was to create a platform for UCT students to engage with a topic that is still prevalent in South Africa” and that it was purposefully published in the opinions section as the comments made were by the writer and are not necessarily the opinions of the newspaper.

Stellenbosch University (SU) BusinessDay Live reported last week that SU will have to comply with a request by the Red Meat Industry Forum and Media24 to release the names of the retailers where they obtained sampled meats. This follows a meat study conducted by SU earlier this year.

The study found traces of soya as well as various other kinds of meat such as donkey, buffalo and goat meat in randomly tested processed meats from retailers and butcheries in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.

The PAIA (Promotion of Access to Information) application to reveal the retailers was met with apprehension by the researchers who fear that this will set a precedent and they will have to reveal the data of future research.

They also stated that the purpose of the study was not to name the retailers as the authorities should be responsible for the monitoring of the sold meat.

management, said that like most universities in South Africa, Stellenbosch University is also affected by students who are indebted to the university. In most cases, examination results will be withheld from students or they will not be allowed to register for the following year if their fees are outstanding. However, the university prefers to assist those students owing the university money with bursaries and loans where possible. Assistance is based on academic performance and the availability of funds.

Department of Higher Education and Training spokesperson Vuyelwa Qinga told IOL News

that an historical debt allocation of R30 million was made available for the 2012 academic year.

By the end of last year, universities had claimed only R16.8 million.

Another R350 million was made available to universities to settle the debts of continuing students. A report by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme showed that only R220 million of this was claimed by universities at the end of 2012.

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Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Recently developed private off-campus student housing which was built in order to aid the accommodation crisis has been accused of being built illegally.

The housing is 300m from TUT and will house 2 300 students.

It is alleged that the development was illegally built on a nature conservation site.

Pretoria News reported that Ekhaya Junction in Pretoria Gardens has the area’s residents in an uproar over the housing that they did not know was being built and especially did not know would cater to students.

Complaints made to the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development over the legality of the development has resulted in a criminal investigation being opened against the developers, Junction-S, for failing to produce a Record Of Design.

University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) A UKZN final-year medical student was found raped and murdered in her room in residence.

The 24-year-old student, who was staying in the St Hilier Court student residence, was found by her father who had been trying to contact her and went to the residence looking for her.

According to IOL News, another student helped him gain access to the room by breaking down the door.

Provincial police spokesperson Captain Thulani Zwane told IOL News that a 27-yearold has handed himself in to the police in connection with the crime. He has been charged and will appear in court.

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Sudoku Last edition’s solution:

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Facilities Management Transport Services Hatfield Campus/Sunnyside/Arcadia Night Bus Service At the request of the temporary student committee of UP, the UP executive has approved the introduction of a night bus service from the Hatfield Campus to the Sunnyside/Arcadia area of Pretoria for use by students.

This is a temporary arrangement to assist students with transport - the University is currently negotiating with potential providers of public transport to provide such a service.

Across: 1. A search for answers (13) 7. Eggs, Latin (3) 8. Surrounded by water (4) 10. Your father’s sister-in-law (4) 11. An avoidance or escape from a law (8) 14. Bodily affliction (7) 19. Illicitly distilled liquor (9) 20. Witch’s transport (5) 21. Distress signal (3) 24. Leaving a post without permission (4) 26. Magician’s tool (3) 27. On the dot (5) 28. Electrical resistance unit (3) 29. Twist it, lick it, dunk it (4) 30. Producer of the TV series Las Vegas, ___ Cullen (3) 31. Fabric with napped surface (5)

From 2 April 2013 a 65 seater bus will be available at 20:00 and 22:00 on weekdays, to transport students residing in the Sunnyside/Arcadia area, from the Hatfield Campus.

Tickets to make use of the service may be purchased at CSC during normal operating hours (8:00 -16:00) at R5 per ticket. A minimum of 10 tickets (R50) must be purchased at a time. Tickets are ONLY available to registered UP students.

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Deep Fried Man:

You can’t have a career playing to the same twenty people every time LUSANDA FUTSHANE Here’s a man carrying an acoustic guitar and wearing a bow-tie and a fedora. He seems a bit awkward. Then he steps up to the microphone and strums out song after song, giving a hilarious imitation of South Africans that will stick in your head for days after the show. If someone catches you belting out “I wanna make love to your sister”, you can now coolly shrug and say Deep Fried Man sang it first. Perdeby caught up with the singing comic to find out exactly what lies behind a hilarious tune.

A few other South African comedians have mentioned that they try out their jokes on Twitter before performing them live. Since you mostly sing your material, how do you test your jokes out?

I do joke a lot on Twitter, but it’s very separate. It’s almost a separate side [of] me.

Some people know me more from Twitter than from my shows, then they’re surprised when they see me because it’s not related at all. But what I will say is that if a joke gets a huge response on Twitter, I’ll find a way to work it into a song. But I write songs. So the way I test my material is: I write a song and I do it in a very small quiet open mic night when I’m not being paid and if it goes well there then it’ll become a permanent part of my set.

Are there any topics that you find can’t be turned into stand-up comedy material?

I don’t. But at the same time you have to suss it out yourself and have a bit of sensitivity because there are comedians out there who say whatever they want to all the time and that’s what they’re known for. If you’re known as an offensive comic, you’re going to struggle at first because you’ll [have to] develop your niche audience. Here in South Africa, in some ways we’re a lot less sensitive. Overseas they’re very sensitive about race. Here we don’t care about race ‒ we’ll say whatever we want. But there are issues like our domestic violence and rape rate [that I won’t joke about]. I’m not saying that I personally don’t think that you shouldn’t be allowed to talk about that stuff, but I don’t [think] that there’s any way to make it funny.

You did a bit of folk music before you became a comedian. If you weren’t a comedian, is that what you would still be doing?

I was never a full-time musician. I was a journalist and I did my folk music on the side, but I never saw it as a career. I used to play at the Bohemian and I remember all the people who used to come to the shows – it was the [same] people every week. You can’t have a career playing to the same 20 people every time, so I didn’t take it seriously. I never made much money from it at all. In fact, on the whole, I think I probably lost money from it. I made my money from journalism, so it [music] was never a career for me but what I realise now is that I was learning a lot of the skills that I use now as a performer [now].

Were you surprised by the positive response that your one-man show White Whine received last year?

I wasn’t surprised about that because that was a few years into it. When I first started doing comedy I was surprised to get an almost immediately good response because of how long I’d been struggling as a folk singer. No one ever cared about the folk stuff. And it was similar stuff [but] near the end it was becoming more and more comedic. To be honest, I think I got a better response from my first one-man show Deeply Fried than White Whine.

Comedians are always getting compared to one another. Do you find it refreshing that no one can really compare you to anyone else or is it something that you miss?

Well, we’re a small scene here in South Africa. If you go overseas, you’re competing with a million other comedians. But here there is one, there’s a few here actually, but one successful one – Tats Nkonzo – who I get compared to a lot. We know each other, we are friends and we both get annoyed with it because we’ve got very different styles. But because we both stand there with an acoustic guitar it’s almost like we can’t escape these comparisons. What’s been harder is that this season on LNN [Late Night News with Loyiso Gola] I took over from Tats, which was very hard because people got used to him and I was dealing with a lot of bad

feedback from people saying “We want Tats back” and that sort of stuff. But other than each other we don’t get compared to a lot of other comedians.

The #askhelenzille saga was hilarious.

Should we expect more coy trending topics from you that are aimed at political leaders any time soon?

I was never, and I never will be, [someone] who wakes up and is like, “What can I do as topic to trend on Twitter?” I just noticed Helen Zille tweets a lot and I noticed the funniest thing. You wouldn’t expect someone who’s the leader of the opposition and who’s the leader of the Western Cape to respond to anyone who tweets at her. All I was doing was joking about the response level and saying, “Well, if you wanna respond to every tweet you ever get, let’s see what happens when we get a million people to tweet you.”

It wasn’t premeditated to trend worldwide, it was a complete accident. But if I ever think of an idea that’s a hashtag that I think is as funny, then I’ll do it. But I’m not sitting around trying to do that stuff.

You’re also quite the columnist. How do you decide which opinions to put into a comedy routine and which to work into a column?

Well, [with] columns you can get away with being more serious. You can be more satirical and the thing about satire is that it doesn’t always have to be funny whereas comedy always does. On stage, if I’m doing a big show like Bafunny Bafunny (if I’m lucky to do a show that big), you cannot afford to not be funny so you take your shortest, punchiest, most easy bits that you know will succeed. There’s very little connection between what I write and my stage performance.

What else will you be up to this year?

I have to develop for the Edinburgh Festival in August and it has to be universal.

So at the moment I’m working on writing new stuff which isn’t political. And that’s a nice challenge for me.

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“Why isn’t there colour at every party?”

MELINA MELETAKOS Jo’burg came alive with colour this weekend as the world’s biggest colour festival touched down on Mzanzi soil. It was a sight to behold as the first burst of colour was released into the air at the We Are One Colour Festival (previously known as Holi One), which quickly proved to be quite a liberating hourly ritual as the white-clad 15 000-strong crowd was coloured in the most majestic hues.

Known around the world as Holi One, the event was inspired by the Hindu festival Holika Dahan, which commemorates the arrival of spring each year with people throwing fistfuls of brightly hued powder at each other.

In Jo’burg, a kaleidoscopic cloud of colour hung in the air like a swarm of locusts after each countdown on the hour, every hour.

It eventually settled in revellers nostrils, caking their lungs and reducing their hair to the texture of straw.

The crowd was made up of a number of guys who took the opportunity to reveal their finely chiselled physiques by wearing nothing but micro-shorts. For the girls, the prevailing trend was equally small butt cheek-revealing shorts and complaints about having dust wedged in every crevice of their bodies. There was, of course, a throng of odd individuals, like the dazed one who sat in the middle of a busy flock of people nursing an injured foot and another who walked around with joined hands saying “namaste” to everyone he passed.

Entertainment was provided by the likes of Sadhu Sensi, DJ Danger Ingozi, DJ Mighty, Michael Lesar, DJ Babaganoush, Richard The Third and Kid Fonque.

Electro swing DJ Toby2shoes compared the event to a bunch of five-year-olds throwing paint at each other. “Why isn’t every party an outdoor party? Why isn’t there colour at every party? It just creates such a f*****g vibe,” he said.

After a while, the dazzling splashes of intense colour started blending into a dirty brown. But as the sun went down, the energy of the crowd heightened and became almost palpable as electro swing and dance group Goodluck took to the stage.

They revved up the crowd for the countdown at 19:00 with vocalist Jules Harding’s magnetic stage presence and a friendly competition between the saucy saxophone and the thumping beat of the drums. As the huge timer displayed on the stage ticked closer to the hour, Harding yelled an excited “yeehah” and We Are One was colourful once more.

“It’s so not really about what we do, or about what the DJs do.

It’s about what the people out there do. They come together and get colourful and get silly and it’s really awesome,” Harding told Perdeby. “I feel like I’m being entertained, instead of the other way round.”

Photos: Brad Donald and Eleanor Harding

- We Are One or Holi One?We Are One Colour Festival organiser’s have said that the event is merely an expression of the freedom and colour of everyday life and not meant as an imitation of the original religious one.

In an effort to distance themselves further from the religious ambiguities of the Holi festival, the organisers decided to rename it “We Are One” after the Cape Town event was criticised by Ashwin Trikamjee, the president of the South African Maha Sabha, who condemned the commercialisation of the religious festival.

Manuela de Deus, sponsorship director for One-Eyed Jack, says the Indian Consulate and the head of the Maha Sabha in Durban were informed of the event in advance and did not object to it. “Everybody understands that it’s not trying to trivialise the religion. It’s actually, if anything, celebrating it and making people aware of what happens in other countries,” she said.

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G.I. Joe: Net nog `n aksie fliek ERENE OBERHOLZER Die doel van die nuwe G.I. Joe: Retaliation fliek is aksie, aksie en nogmaals aksie.

Met `n rock-klankbaan en merkwaardige rekenaaranimasie is hierdie fliek enige aksieliefhebber se droom. Retaliation is die opvolg fliek van G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra.

Retaliation se rolverdeling word met nuwe akteurs vervang. Channing Tatum, die hoofkarakter in Rise of the Cobra verskyn kortliks in die opvolg. Die militêre groep, genaamd die G.I. Joes word nou onder die leiding van Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson ingespan. Nog ‘n verrassing is die verskyning van Bruce Willis, die oorspronklike generaal Joseph Colton. Willis neem nie `n ernstige rol in nie en verskyn vir kort periodes op die skerm. Retaliation se fokus is op die uitbeelding van aksie waar diep, sielvolle oomblikke in die minderheid voorkom. Eendimensionele karakters soos Johnson se twee onderlinge, Lady Jaye en Flint vertolk deur Adriannne Palicki en D.J. Cotrona, kom in Retaliation voor waar “Snake Eyes”, `n gunsteling aan die gehoor weer sy terugkeer maak as die onoorwonne held.

Retaliation begin as `n gewone oorlogsfliek.

Die G.I. Joes word uitgestuur om kernwapens vanaf die Pakistani’s te gaan neutraliseer. Binne vyf minute begin die aksie en die gehoor is dadelik op die rand van hul stoele. Kort voor lank verander die storielyn na iets heeltemaal anders as net ‘n oorlogsfliek. Die G.I. Joes se

OneRepublic return to native ground

JOHAN SAAYMAN American pop-rock band OneRepublic released their third studio album, Native, in late March this year. It has been four years since their last album and the band has returned to the music scene to capture audiences with their melodic tumbles in this 12-track album.

Compared to previous albums, Native is more up-tempo and diverse. The songs, mostly written by lead vocalist Ryan Tedder, are emotive and express real-life experiences in an energetic style. The lyrics are complemented by complex electronic melodies. Their sound has evolved slightly, but has stayed true to the band’s style.

“Feel Again” was originally released as the album’s lead single in August last year and peaked at number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 19 on the US Billboard Pop Songs. In January this year, OneRepublic released “If I Lose Myself” as the new official lead single from the album. Tedder described the inspiration behind the song as his fear of aeroplane travel: how he panics about the flight and then finds comfort in the fact that the person next to himself feels the same anxiety.

The band wanted this album to make a difference rather than just entertain. The album’s release was pushed from April 2012 to May 2013 as the band didn’t want to rush the production process and impair the quality of the music. When listening to the album, you are inspired by the lyrics, especially in “Counting Stars”, “Preacher” and “Au Revoir”.

The band is currently touring through Europe and the UK to promote the album. The band has released an iTunes Deluxe Edition to keep sales up. It contains two original tracks and an acoustic version of “If I Lose Myself”, “What You Wanted” and “Burning Bridges”.

For die-hard OneRepublic fans, Native is a must-have and everyone else should at least chance a listen to see what all the hype is about. Eventually, you will hear these songs somewhere, whether it’s on the radio or on an episode of Glee because there’s just something commercially contagious about this band and resistance is futile. After all, no one wants to be left behind.

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aartsvyand, Cobra Commander, keer terug en wil die wêreld met toekomsgerigte tegnologie oorneem. Die Amerikaanse president, vertolk deur Jonathan Pryce, is deur Cobra ontvoer en gekloon soos in die eerste fliek al bekend gemaak is.

Die oorlewende G.I. Joes moet anoniem `n plan beraam om die wêreld se veiligheid en oorlewing te verseker. Die G.I. Joes veg hul pad oop na die Withuis met baie ammunisie en groot gewere en neem die gehoor op `n reis deur sneeubedekte berge met interessante gevegstoertjies.

Die regisseur van twee van die Step Upflieks, Jon M. Chu, verras die kyker met sy kamera werk. Hy bring `n choreografie element na die fliek, veral tydens `n martial-art stryd op `n bergkrans waar die vegters oor die steil oppervlak mekaar probeer dood maak. Die regisseur se gebruik van kamera-hoeke en keuse van klank dra tot die spanning in die fliek by.

As die gehoor dieselfde soort fliek as die eerste een verwag, sal Retaliation teleurstel.

Hierdie fliek se storielyn is eenvoudig en selfs voorspelbaar en sal nie `n lewenslange indruk op die kyker maak nie. Die fliek, in `n neutedop, gaan oor skop, skiet en donner, maar is kykbaar en die regisseur verras die gehoor met sy kamera-kuns.

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The singles club: why does everyone want to leave?

ANLERIE DE WET Single people are known as the third wheels, the best friend or the brother or sister. They dread being asked about their supposed love lives at family gatherings and sometimes respond with a tilt of the head or an “ag, shame” when they hear about the problems of

others in committed relationships.

As humans we have all ended up in the singles boat at some stage or another. While there are people who wish to be alone, there are others who dwell on their loneliness.

Ruan Henning, a first-year BHCS (Heritage and Cultural Tourism) student, sometimes feels that there is something wrong with him

because girls only see him as a “good friend” or a “brother”. “What am I doing wrong?” he asks.

According to SinglesHelp.org, some people let their single status control them.

The website’s self-help guide, Living the Single Life: Becoming a Successful Single, emphasises that “when you focus on what you lack rather than what you have”, you are being controlled by your single status.

SinglesHelp.org adds that there are small details which can make you preoccupied with your single status. Perdeby spoke to Elsje Gouws, a second-year BA Law student, who is currently in a relationship. Gouws said that, when she was single, she would be the odd one out when she went out with her friends who were all in a relationship and this made her feel lonely. She further mentions that the chick-flick cliché where the guy gives his jacket to the girl he is with can make one feel really uncomfortable.

The following question arises: why do some young single adults believe that relationships will make them happy?

Michelle Toglia, a journalist for Seventeen magazine, argues that society is influenced by romantic novels and films which lead people to believe that they won’t be happy until they have found “the one”. Toglia states that “we’ve forgotten what being single is all about” and adds that being single is a time to get to know yourself and embrace who you are.

Sometimes, pressure from our older generation could also result in singles wanting to be in a relationship. Secondyear BA Languages student Cecile Döman commented that her family sometimes pressures her to find someone. “My parents were already married at 20, so it is a strange concept for them that I’m not in a relationship at this age,” she says.

Colleen Burke-Sivers, a writer for GoodTherapy.org, opposes the belief that only single people get lonely. In her article

“Single and satisfied: living life in or out of a relationship”, Burke-Sivers states that there “is nothing inherently wrong with being single, and there is nothing inherently good with being in a relationship.” She also argues that everyone, both singles and people in relationships, experiences “existential loneliness”. This means that there will be times that even your partner won’t understand how you are feeling and dealing with a situation and being in a relationship won’t necessarily make the loneliness disappear. Burke-Sivers adds that it is possible to be happy and single.

An EnzineArticles.com relationship expert, Megan Lambert, believes that, in order to love being single, we need to understand and appreciate the advantages of this status.

According to Lambert, the main advantage of being single is the freedom one has. She says that when in a committed relationship, you have to take your partner with you everywhere and when you don’t, you have to explain where you’ve been, just like you would have to if you were still living with parents. Burke-Sivers agrees that single people have the liberty to do what they wish and see whom they wish without jealousy or aggression from their partner.

Lambert further argues that in a relationship you have to “compromise to satisfy your partner”, so your time and space is not your own anymore. On the other hand, single people are not liable to anyone. Toglia says that being single allows one more time to meet new people, to do well at university and to strengthen relationships with friends and family. She also urges single people to go and “explore and learn [because] there’s nothing holding you back”.

Despite all this, some people still feel lonely and unwanted. Although there are pressures to find your other half and although you sometimes feel alone, rest assured that you are not the only one.

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Sentiment: waardevol of onnodig?

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`n Fliekkaartjie van die eerste Harry Potter film, die program van `n skoolkonsert en `n graad een rapport. Reuke, geure en herinneringe wat met die lees van `n verjaarsdagkaartjie saamloop: sentimentele voorwerpe wat `n mens terugvoer in tyd.

Sentimentaliteit is die gevolg van vaskleef aan mense, dinge en idees. James Robinson, spirituele adviseur en skrywer op SelfGrowth. com, meen dié sentimente word dikwels met liefde verwar en veroorsaak emosionele trauma wanneer die waarde van die sentiment verander. Robinson meen dat wanneer mense aan `n voorwerp of `n persoon geheg raak, hulle nie hierdie verbintenis wil verbreek nie.

Die verloop van die wêreld is egter só dat alles verander en net tydelik is.

Robinson sê dat dit nie net voorwerpe is waaroor mense sentimenteel raak nie, maar ook geld. Die wete dat daar geld in die bank is, klere om te dra en motors om mee te ry bring sekerheid en gemak. Geluk word gemeet aan hoe groot `n bankbalans is. Of dan nie?

Die geskiedenis herinner aan talle ryk en invloedryke mense wat uiteindelik arm en alleen gesterf het.

Die opgaar van voorwerpe verbonde aan `n gebeurtenis is dikwels die gevolg van `n vrees dat die herinnering verlore sal gaan. Die BBC het in `n artikel oor nostalgie gesê dat dit `n manier is om spesiale gebeure in `n mens se lewe te herleef. Die voorwerpe herinner `n mens aan geluk en dat die lewe kosbaar is.

Om aan die verlede te dink is goed wanneer dit vir die regte redes gedoen word, soos terugflitse na gelukkige vakansies wanneer daar

deur vakansiefoto’s geblaai word. Wanneer mense egter te veel terugdink aan die verlede kan hulle depressief raak oor hulle hede en dit wat die toekoms mag inhou. `n Verslag van Psychology Today wys dat `n oormatige terugleef in die verlede `n persoon van geluk in die hede kan beroof. Mense raak gebonde aan die verlede en beweeg en groei nie saam met die moderne tye nie.

Negatiewe sentimente soos die dood van `n geliefde of verbrokkelde verhoudings word ook

aan voorwerpe geheg. `n Liefdesbriefie van `n vorige verhouding wat eens `n romantiese en verliefde gevoel teweeggebring het, kan nou dalk hartseer of pyn verteenwoordig.

Damian Barr, skrywer van die boek Get It Together, waarsku dat die terugdink aan gebeurtenisse `n persoon nie emosioneel en sosiaal op die hede en toekoms voorberei nie.

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universiteit te kan hanteer nie. Om sentimenteel te wees oor gedenkstukke is nie verkeerd nie, meen Joshua Fields Mildburn, leefstyljoernalis en blogger van The Minimalists. Dit is egter belangrik om te onderskei tussen wat werklik sentiment inhou en wat slegs `n vae herinnering aan `n dag of gebeurtenis bied. Millburn vertel hoe hy besef het dat herinneringe nie in besittings lê nie, maar in `n mens se gedagtes.

Om aandenkings op te gaar weeg fisies en emosioneel swaar. Terwyl `n teekoppie van Ouma miskien `n waardevolle gedenkstuk is, kan `n verdroogde teesakkie wat Ouma ook eens gebruik het nie werklik sentiment inhou nie.

Wanneer `n geliefde sterf is mense geneig om alle herinneringe te wil bewaar. Millburn skryf hoe hy al sy ma se besittings na haar dood wou hou. Eers na hy bokse met boeke en rapporte van sy eie skooldae onder haar bed gekry het, het hy besluit om van haar besittings ontslae te raak. Hy het besef dat mense net gedenkstukke hou omdat hulle aan die verlede wil vasklou.

Om al hierdie dinge op te gaar en dit nie te gebruik nie is sinneloos. Die gebeurtenis is tog onuitwisbaar.

Die skoenboks met liefdesbriefies, fliekkaartjies en strokies van McDonald’s McFlurries herinner aan skooldae of vakansies.

Dae sonder bekommernisse. Sentiment is waardevol as `n herinnering aan die goeie tye en dit wat die slegte tye jou geleer het. Maar onthou om die swaar sakke en oorvol laaie leeg te maak as aansporing vir die herinneringe wat wag.

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The Harlem Shake revolution

Images captured from Harlem Shake multimedia students edition

SHAWNA-LEZE MEIRING For 14 seconds a lone dancer is dancing with others passively sitting, standing or working ‒ a very mediocre scene. Suddenly, change occurs and for the next 14 seconds people are dancing madly everywhere: underwater, on a plane, in underwear, in a library or school. This is the Harlem Shake.

The Harlem Shake is causing quite a stir on social networks and there are hundreds of videos on YouTube showing some very creative Harlem Shake dances. Tuks students have also embraced the new trend. The multimedia

students and TuksHockey have made Harlem Shake videos and posted them on YouTube.

Adriaan Geldenhuys, a first-year BA Visual Studies student, says, “The Harlem Shake gives you an excuse to look like a fool, without really being one. I’ve actually posted three Harlem Shake videos onto YouTube and one is quite popular.”

Monique Barnard, a first-year BIS Publishing student, says, “Everyone is doing the Harlem Shake and I like it a lot. We’ve done it at a few parties and for me it doesn’t have any meaning other than a pop song.”

According to Steven Hyden, a music critic

and staff writer for Grantland.com – a website specially dedicated to sports and pop culture – the Harlem Shake is one of the most important and successful YouTube videos yet because it is not only a pop culture phenomenon but it also serves as an act of revolution for young people in countries like Egypt and Tunisia.

Robert Mackey, writer for The New York Times news blog The Lede, reports that four pharmacy students danced the Harlem Shake as a protest act in the streets of Cairo. The students were arrested and charged with public indecency. The revolution is a result of Egypt’s failure to change its governance as initially

promised by President Mohamed Morsi.

After the long dictatorship and dispute between Islamists and secularists over Tunisia’s identity, students are celebrating their freedom with the Harlem Shake, even though they are opposed by angry religious conservatives.

Tunisian high school students danced the Harlem Shake, posted the video on YouTube and received a quarter of a million hits for it, reports the National Post. Tunisia’s minister of education led an investigation into the making of the video. In retaliation, the citizens of Tunisia posted hundreds of Harlem Shake videos on YouTube. The Harlem Shake has become a way for these youths to shake off their political shackles and to have their voices heard.

The Harlem Shake didn’t have a typical YouTube birth. Originally called the albee, this dance originated in the Harlem neighbourhood of New York City. Invented by Al B in 1981, the dance (which is not the same as today’s dance) spread fast through Harlem and the rest of the USA. American music producer Baauer released a song called “Harlem Shake” in 2012 and it became an iTunes top seller. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and stayed there for five consecutive weeks in 2013.

Baauer’s music video for the song was never released but the audio track has been listened to over 14 million times, according to Rolling Stone.

Comedian Filthy Frank was the first to upload a parody video on YouTube where he does his impression of the Harlem Shake. Many followed and posted their own takes on the dance.

Songs and videos which became internet sensations have the ability to reach a lot of people in a short amount of time and influence them, says the Financial Review. The youths of Egypt and Tunisia were inspired by the Harlem Shake to bring about action in their countries.

For many, this may just be another YouTube sensation or another internet craze one might have tried to ignore at first because it seemed silly. However, due to the way the video has been appropriated, one is forced to look at it from a different perspective. The Harlem Shake is not just a crazy and entertaining dance. For 30 seconds people do the Harlem Shake to force others to listen to them. For 30 seconds the Harlem Shake could become a revolution song.

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Toxic friendships you may need to know about

CARMI HEYMAN Friends. We have them, we love them and we

tolerate them. But what happens when a friend becomes a burden instead of a pleasure?

Florence Isaacs, author of Toxic Friends/

True Friends, explains that “a toxic friendship is unsupportive, draining, unrewarding, stifling, unsatisfying, and often unequal.” Isaacs goes on to say that toxic friends “stress you out, use you, are unreliable, are overly demanding, and don’t give anything back”. It is an inevitable fact that all of us have “toxic” friendships in some way or another. Perdeby takes a look at a few of these toxic friendships.

The leech The name says it all. It is well advised that you tell them to take a one-way trip out of your life. Much like the blood-sucking parasite, all your money, your social life and emotional well-being will be drained.We all know that social fly that never has enough of anything is a burden not only to you, but also to your other friends.

The green-eyed monster Competitive and undermining, you should steer clear of this friend. Have a look around during the good times, for the jealous friend is shy to show face and does a disappearing act when things are going your way. However, when the clouds start to roll in, make no mistake that your friend will make a grand entrance just to witness you fall.

The mood swinger If life doesn’t have constant ups and downs for you, your unstable friend will see you as no more than a vegetable. Emotional, irrational and simply spontaneous, it is almost guaranteed that this friend won’t be around forever. The question is: do you wait around long enough to see who snaps first?

The narcissist Vain, self-absorbed and destructive. In other words, they think they are the centre of the universe. If your friend can’t stop talking about how “amazing” he or she is, then you’re dealing with a narcissist. In their defence, they probably don’t know that they’re behaving this way, so a sit-down with them might solve the problem.

If it doesn’t, a quick fix could be to sound an air horn every time they continue to indulge in themselves.

The shrink This friend never focuses on your good traits and never acknowledges their own faults. You can be sure that negativity will be the basic foundation of this friendship. Since they are always right, an argument won’t even do the trick. It’s best to cut all ties.

Dr Laura Schlessinger, who specialises in physiology and is a well-known talk show host, said, “People keep toxic friends for the same reason they stay in all kinds of relationships: there is something in the friendship they don’t want to lose. They find something about it compelling, familiar, and/or comfortable. Essentially, they are afraid of the consequences.”

So how do we remedy this toxin? “Remember to do an honest assessment of the ‘give and take’ so that you don’t fool yourself into staying in a bad situation for too long,” says Dr Stephen J. Betchen, who has a PhD in psychology.

Sometimes it’s time to put yourself first.

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Ruling made on cheating allegations MAXINE TWADDLE The University of Pretoria has been able to “get away with cheating in the Varsity Cup again”, Tank Lanning wrote in a Sport24 column, but UP has strongly denied allegations of cheating. This comes after the university, charged with fielding an ineligible player, faced disciplinary action from the Varsity Cup. Advocate John Lubbe ruled that the university was guilty on four charges and not guilty on one charge regarding team selection for the Varsity Cup competition. He also ruled that UP was guilty on three charges regarding team selection for the Varsity Cup Young Guns competition.

Lubbe judged that a severe reprimand would be fair, as the same punishment had been given to the University of the Free State, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, the University of the Witwatersrand, the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Western Cape last year.

All the charges were related to one player, who News24 reported “didn’t have a positive attendance record and failed his exams”. The same News24 article added that “Tuks then allegedly cleared his academic record and the player enrolled in a new course”.

An anonymous source is quoted in the article as saying, “Many people felt Tuks should’ve been docked all their points. They need to be punished appropriately, otherwise when will these issues [of fielding ineligible players] end? The Varsity Cup’s integrity is taking a huge hit.”

UP released a statement refuting the claims made against them. The statement issued by the registrar of the university, Professor Nick Grové, addressed reports by Media24 which both News24 and Sport24 fall under. The statement began by saying that UP provided media releases explaining the situation, but these were not published by the media.

According to the statement, the player (who cannot be identified) registered for a degree in

the first semester of 2012. Soon afterwards, he was selected for the national u/20 squad which was training for the u/20 World Cup. This, the statement said, is “a dream opportunity for any young rugby player” and could not be passed up.

The student was required to train in the Western Cape and “subsequently cancelled his studies in an attempt to concentrate on preparing for, and being included in, the u/20 World Cup team,” the statement said. When he was not selected for the final squad, he returned to UP and enrolled in an academic programme which could accommodate him so late in the year. He passed all of his secondsemester exams.

The statement explained that there “is no explicit rule in either the constitution or the regulations of the Varsity Cup dealing with this issue [that a player cannot interrupt his studies]”. Because of

this, “the finding was based on the interpretation of the presiding officer [Lubbe] and the university accepts this outcome.”

“The University of Pretoria will never intentionally transgress any rules … Yes, the University’s aim is to win, but definitely not at the expense of the integrity of the game or of the university,” the statement said.

Throughout the process, the Varsity Cup’s constitution has been criticised for the number of ways in which it can be interpreted. According to Professor Antonie de Klerk, executive director of the university, “The problem with the rules of the Varsity Cup is that [it] is contained in a paragraph or two in the Constitution and the by-laws of the Varsity Cup, and universities must then try to work out what the impact of that will be on the question [of] whether a player is a bona fide student or

not.” He further explained that the Varsity Cup constitution does not provide for the two-week period at Tuks during which students may drop modules they had previously enrolled for.

De Klerk said that the university would like the Varsity Cup to “define the rules in a clear and succinct manner, standardise the data required from all universities, and check on the eligibility of all players before the annual competition starts.”

De Klerk also denied allegations that UP does not take the rules of a competition such as the Varsity Cup seriously. “Of course the rules are important.

The university will never intentionally breach any eligibility or other rule.”

Lanning, a former Western Province rugby player who now owns a media house called Tankman Media, lashed out at UP in his Sport24 column published on 20 March after UP’s statement had been made available. “The Varsity Cup motto is integrity, trust, friendship, transparency and honesty and I feel we are seeing anything but any of that from Tukkies,” he said.

Furthermore, Lanning said that UP is “devaluing the fundamentals of the tournament, and should have done the honourable thing by admitting their indiscretion and withdrawing [from the competition]. Instead, the University [of Pretoria] opted to defend themselves by saying that the transgression was of a ‘technical nature’ relating to a single player.”

De Klerk dismissed Lanning’s comments, saying that “Lubbe’s judgement clearly stated that this was a technical transgression. He also indicated very clearly that it was not done intentionally or even negligently.” De Klerk also told Perdeby that “Lanning did not attend the hearing. He did not listen to the evidence. He obviously didn’t read Lubbe’s ruling. He also did not [ask] the university for any comment.”

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ISHMAEL MOHLABE The University of Pretoria held Orlando Pirates to a goalless draw in a dramatic Premier Soccer League (PSL) encounter at the FNB Stadium on Saturday 30 March.

The result could have been much worse for AmaTuks, who are yet to win a game since Christmas. Pirates’s right-back Happy Jele had his goal ruled offside with just less than ten minutes to go.

The PSL defending champions’s intention was clear from the start of the game. They needed to collect three points so that they could

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close in on log leaders Kaizer Chiefs. However, the clinical AmaTuks team derailed the host’s plans as the university team went into the game ready to work hard after their 3-1 loss in the two teams’ first PSL clash in October last year.

Before Saturday’s fixture, AmaTuks and Pirates had collected a point each after goalless draws against Ajax Cape Town and Kaizer Chiefs respectively in their last games.

Both teams made shots on goal in the opening 30 minutes of the encounter, with most of the action taking place in the middle of the field. The hosts were first to throw AmaTuks’ goalkeeper Washington Arubi into the thick of

the action. Arubi saw the ball slip out of his hands in the 43rd minute in an attempt to catch a dangerous headed cross from Matlaba. Aubrey Ngoma came to the rescue as he arrived first to release the ball out of AmaTuks’ penalty box.

Collins Mbezuma set up Dane Klate, whose well-worked moves beat AmaTuks’ defence before he could strike an on-target shot from the penalty box’s corner, only for Arubi to tip the ball for a corner.

The second half of the fixture saw the two teams show a sense of urgency whenever they were in possession of the ball. Pirates could have seen themselves in front three minutes after the interval, as veteran defender Lucky Lekgwathi’s headed cross passed just inches away from the goal line only for Mbezuma to arrive late for the finishing touch.

The Pretoria side nearly broke the deadlock in the 56th minute. Ngoma escaped with the ball through Pirates’ two defenders to involve himself in a one-against-one occasion with Pirates’ goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa. However, Meyiwa made the poles look too small for Ngoma to score as the latter blasted the ball against the Pirates’ goalkeeper.

Nine minutes later, Junior Sibanda struck from 25 yards only for Meyiwa to produce another brilliant save. This came after Jele’s 25-yard effort cannoned off the crossbar while Arubi was in a stationary position. With only ten minutes remaining, Pirates pressed and forced AmaTuks to defend in numbers.

However, Pirates subsequently opened a space at the back for a counter-attack as the players came back strong. Bongani Zungu had a clear-cut scoring opportunity from within the 18-yard area as Meyiwa had to produce one of his trademark saves to keep out Zungu’s volley with just a minute to go.

Klate ended the game with a dangerous diving header from the box. Arubi, however, prevented this goal and helped Steve Barker’s squad to maintain its unbeaten record against the two Soweto giants.

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April sport highlights Perdeby has put together a guide to this April’s sport highlights.

TuksExploratio Event: Beginners Drakensberg Hiking Date: 14-15 April Venue: Amphitheatre Fencing Event: KZN Open (Cadet, Junior and senior)/All weapons Date: 27-28 April Venue: Durban Netball Event: Super 12 Date: 17-18 April Venue: University of Pretoria Event: Quad Series Day 2/ Intervarsity Pukke Date: 27 April Venue: University of Johannesburg Rowing Event: Gauteng Senior Rowing Championships Date: 13 April Venue: Roodeplaat Dam Event: South African Senior Rowing Championships Date: 27-28 April Venue: Roodeplaat Dam Volleyball Event: GVU league match Date: 20 April Football Event: AmaTuks vs Mamelodi Sundowns Date: 17 April Venue: Loftus Versfeld

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GABRIELLA FERREIRA Tuks 1 successfully defended their Northerns Cricket Union (NCU) title in the final of the NCU Knock-out against the Irene Villagers at Supersport Park on Sunday 24 March.

The Irene Villagers won the toss and elected to bowl first. Tuks 1’s opening batting partnership of captain Ernest Kemm and Murray Coetzee made 34 runs. Kemm’s partnership with Sean Dickson was a deciding factor in the match, as the partnership ran for a total of 107 runs from 126 balls. Kemm proved to be Tuks 1’s strongest batsman, batting for a total of 126 runs without losing his wicket. Tuks 1 ended with a total score of 267/7 after 50 overs.

The Villagers had a target of 268 to overcome when they began batting. The Tuks 1 bowlers started off well with Corbin Bosch taking the

first wicket in the fourth over after conceding only 21 runs. This wicket was the first of four wickets taken by Tuks 1 in the first ten overs.

The Villagers responded well after losing early wickets and made 198/8 after 42 overs.

They lost all their wickets for 228 runs after 45.4 overs.

Tuks 1’s Michael Faasen put in the team’s best bowling performance, taking two wickets and conceding 33 runs in a total of seven overs.

The NCU Knock-out title is the third trophy Tuks 1 has won this season. Tuks 1, undefeated in 66 premier league matches, will now look to defend their National Club Championship, which will take place between 22 and 27 April in various club parks around Gauteng.

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Tuks in Varsity Cup final DAN LOMBARD FNB UP-Tuks thrashed FNB UJ 61-24 at the Tuks Rugby Stadium on Monday 25 March as the defending champions booked their place in the 2013 final.

Tuks put on a clinical display, scoring eight tries and conceding three. “I’ve waited seven games for the boys to play like this,” said head coach Nollis Marais.

Tuks opened the scoring with a penalty try as UJ were penalised for entering a driving maul from the side. UJ responded by scoring a try through wing Chrysander Botha, leveling the score on 8-8.

Tuks scored three more tries before the first strategy break. Captain Jono Ross scored off a driving maul, a play that Tuks have used well this year. Handre Pollard added to his two earlier conversions by converting Ross’s try.

Soon afterwards, Pollard and Mike Williams scored a try each. Pollard was on target with both conversions, giving Tuks a 32-8 lead.

Tuks withstood pressure from UJ after the first strategy break with full-back Clayton

Blommetjies and fly-half Willie du Plessis scoring in quick succession. Pollard added the conversions to give Tuks a 48-8 half-time lead.

UJ scored first in the second half as a wellworked team effort allowed scrum-half Jacques Pretorius to score under the posts. Full-back Kobus de Kock converted the try.

Tuks prevented a UJ comeback as another burst of scoring saw wing Courtnall Skosan and Du Plessis crossing the try line. Pollard missed the conversion attempt on Skosan’s try but converted Du Plessis’s.

UJ replacement scrum-half Vian van der Watt pounced on a loose ball to score a converted try.

Tuks then almost scored through wing Vainon Willis after centre Piet Lindeque exploited a gap but the winger was judged to have stepped on the touchline by the TMO (television match official). Tuks won the match 61-24.

In the other semi-final, FNB Maties also beat FNB NMMU 16-15 in a tense match at the Danie Craven Stadium.

Both teams looked dangerous and attacked regularly. Maties and NMMU missed scoring opportunities but Maties scored first through a

penalty try as NMMU flank Stefan Willemse was given a yellow card for a professional foul.

NMMU found themselves down to 13 men as scrum-half Dwayne Kelly was also given a yellow card for a tip tackle moments earlier.

The score remained 8-0 until half-time.

NMMU dominated possession and did not concede points while reduced to 13 men. Replacement loose-forward Simphiwe Shabangu scored for NMMU but fly-half Justin van Staden did not convert the try.

Maties took advantage of a turn-over ball and were able to move the ball quickly to score another try, which fly-half JH Potgieter converted.

Full-back Jarred Buys and hooker Martin Ferreira both scored for NMMU but neither tries were converted, making the score 16-15.

In the last minute of the game, NMMU were given a penalty but replacement Logan Basson missed the attempt. Maties won 16-15.

Tuks will travel to Stellenbosch to face Maties in the Varsity Cup final on 8 April.

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