8 February 2016 Issue 3 Year 78

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Ndebele Southern-Sotho Swati Northern-Sotho

Zulu UP to revise its language policy Afrikaans

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English

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

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EFFSC UP disrupt classes at UP MARKO SVICEVIC On 4 February, numerous lecture venues across UP’s Hatfield campus experienced disruptions from protesting students. The events followed several days of continued disruptions by EFFSC UP members protesting against the exclusion of students from residence placement.

On 3 February, the EFFSC UP branch began an overnight occupation of the Roosmaryn Building which developed into protest action the following day.

According to Amla Monageng, a member of the EFFSC UP branch leadership, the reason for the occupation (and subsequent protest action) was that students in need of accommodation had not been placed in UP residences. Students were also not able to obtain funds for meals.

According to EFFSC UP leadership, roughly 40 students who were in need of accommodation participated in the occupation, with 74 in total still needing residence placement. The EFFSC UP further added that these students had no other alternatives and were forced to squat on campus, with almost no funds to support their living costs.

After the overnight occupation of Roosmaryn, several EFFSC UP members began disrupting UP activities across the Hatfield campus.

According to several students who were attending class in the Centenary Building at the time, the disruption began with EFFSC UP members storming lecture halls demanding students leave the building. This was then followed by security guards assisting in the “evacuation” of the venue. At the Thuto Building, a fire alarm was allegedly set off by EFFSC UP members, prompting a full evacuation of all of its lecture halls. Both the Centenary and Thuto Buildings were locked down but reopened shortly therafter and lectures subsequently resumed. Similar events took place at several other lecture venues across the campus. Stephanie

EFFSC UP members and students outside the Client Service Centre which remained closed for the rest of the day. Photo: Chad Johnston

The EFFSC UP and students occupied Roosmaryn overnight. Photo: Marko Svicevic

Oosthuizen, a third-year BA General student,t says “I was in a lecture in the Large Chemistry Building and about 30 minutes into the lecture a security

guard interrupted the lecturer and advised that we leave as there were disruptions going on in other lectures … so we were dismissed.”

The protest action then moved to the entrance of the Client Service Centre, which remained closed for the duration of the day.

Following the disruptions, the SRC released a statement in which it noted “the daily disturbance of student activities and learning by small groups of protesters raising legitimate claims through illegitimate means”. The SRC further condemned the infringement on the rights of any student, adding that it had requested an urgent meeting with UP management in order to address student’s concerns and find sustainable solutions to stabilise the current situation at the institution. Afriforum chairperson Marthinus Jacobs said that Afriforum is “concerned by the precedent that is being created by UP when they [UP] constantly give in to radical minorities’ radical demands”. Jacobs explained that the “university management will only have itself to blame if students take their rights into their own hands and sort out the disruptive elements that management … seemingly can’t do anything about.”

In a statement issued by ViceChancellor and Principal Prof. Cheryl de la Rey, she said that although student protesters attempted to disrupt a number of lectures at UP, the situation was contained and classes continued. “The safety of students and staff remains the university’s highest concern, and security personnel are on standby to control any further attempts to disrupt classes,” the statement explained.

The statement added that while UP residences were full and the waiting list for residence placements would be honoured, UP was negotiating with private accommodation providers to assist with further placement of students who had not been already placed in residences.

TuksRes was not immediately available for comment on how many students are currently on the residence placement waiting list.

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Lancifer interview

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UP players to take Super Rugby by storm

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Perdeby

Editorial | 8 February 2016

Tips for pedestrians

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True to the beginning of any academic year, campus is filled with over-enthusiastic first-years and seniors motivated by last year’s poor marks.

This makes for heavy volumes of pedestrians.

While I’m glad everyone is far more eager than me, walking and driving on campus has become an issue due to the amount of foot traffic. Out of kindness, I have compiled a guide for first-years (and seniors whose memories have been dulled by two months of holiday) on how to walk effectively on campus and help make me a little less grumpy.

Tip one: don’t act surprised when you see a car on the ring road. This is a road for cars after all and you, a pedestrian, are the foreign object in an otherwise smooth flow of motor vehicles.

There are paths for a reason. Make use of them instead or watch GTA become a reality.

Tip two: two’s a company, three’s a crowd.

It’s fine if you want to walk next to your friend but, oh wow, three abreast is just hogging the entire walkway. Either organise yourselves into a triangle or ditch the extra friend. The shoulders of oncoming walkers will thank you.

Tip three: people on bicycles are idiots. And

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From the Editor

Letter Reply to the anonymous letter in the 1 February 2016 edition of Perdeby Dear Anonymous, Thank you for bringing up your concerns regarding Ienkmelodienk.

Firstly, Stuku and its committee are pro-transformation and pro-change. It is, however, important to point out that Stuku is a student service provider. This means that it is not part of our job description to decide who is allowed to participate in events and who is not allowed to participate.

This remains true for other student service providers as well.

As a service provider, we create a platform in order for these competitions and events to take place. Under Stuku’s constitution, not allowing societies or residences to compete would be discrimination in itself. As long as a residence or society is accredited according to their own constitution (residence constitution under TuksRes, society constitutions) we must allow them to participate. Therefore I urge you to please take this up with the relevant parties regarding the matter, as we are here to provide a platform and a service to the students.

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Tip four: people standing still in thoroughfares deserve to be pushed over. Has your brain paused? Is this conversation you’re having vital to the redemption of humanity?

Is this the only spot on campus where you can find Wi-Fi? There are chairs and tables at Tribeca. Please converse there if the answers is no. I’ve heard the Musaion has great Wi-Fi for the more anti-social.

Tip five: if you want to take a stroll around campus, avoid doing so during the 10 minutes that classes change over. There is nothing more frustrating than needing to get between South campus and Law in ten minutes and having to do it when held up by strollers.

Yes, maybe you have the chill quotient of a chinchilla, but that doesn’t mean your lecturers do.

Stay safe kids, lest I greet you on the walkways with a skelmboog to the face.

(Herman tells me it’s an effective pathclearing tool).

Michal

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8 February 2016 | News

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SRC launch the R10m game

UP to revise language policy

NTOMBIKAYISE MKANDHLA

MARKO SVICEVIC

On 4 February the UP SRC announced its all-inclusive campaign, “The University of Pretoria SRC presents the R10m Game”. This is a fundraising initiative that will go toward alleviating UP student debt.

Nobungcwele Mbem, who holds the portfolio of marketing, media and communications on the SRC, said that the SRC “hopes to raise the R10 million by the end of the first semester”.

Mbem says the goal is “access to free quality education, even for those coming from financially disadvantaged backgrounds”.

The project comes as a result of the #FeesMustFall movement which fought against fee Image: UP SRC Twitter page increments and demanded free education are missing out of classes due to outstanding in institutions of higher learning. Although fees” [sic]. government agreed to a 0% fee increment for The student-led protests also highlighted 2016, many students are affected by historical the financial plight international students face. debt. The SRC is working with NSFAS and Mbem insists that “A part of the goal [of the UP management to assist students with their campaign] is to assist international students ... financial aid and debt through this initiative. and to work with the institution in finding ways The launch of the campaign seeks to draw of accommodating [them] in the system.’’ The support from the greater student body, public money raised from the drive as a whole will go and private sector, and the community overall. toward matters that affect students academically Greater emphasis is put on students to “play and their general wellbeing. “[As] the their part” in raising funds for fellow learners in programme is a year-long campaign, we hope to need. Sibonelo Gama, a second-year accounting reach and exceed our target so that no students student, views the campaign as “thoughtful, are left behind,” she added. because some students are unable to register and

Intervarsity News MAMMETJA MOGOTLANE Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Protests have continued at TUT. Lectures were scheduled to start on 1 February but due to the strike opposing outsourcing, EWN reports that students on the West campus had to be turned away because of the continued disruptions.

The strike against outsourcing ensued after the workers and the EFFSC rejected the proposed R5000 monthly salary, with the gradual absorption of workers into the workforce.

Although there have been reports that say a deal has been agreed upon, the Citizen reports that a small group continues to protest in rejection of the deal. Leadership spearheading the battle against outsourcing stated that the agreement must be modified to their satisfaction or the university might see a more intensified protest.

Management, however, said that academic activities should return to normal by the end of 2 February. The university’s spokesperson spoke to ENCA and said, “We are an institution of learning and cannot let the academic year continue being disrupted.” Registration has been extended to 19 February. The university has received a court order barring protesters from accessing the universities premises.

University of Cape Town (UCT) EWN reports that yet another student was raped near campus “while walking in the Rhodes Memorial”. This is the second reported case of rape within the space of just five weeks. The incident that occurred on 19 January saw the

student approached by two unknown men who followed her. “The institution’s management has urged students to avoid the area, especially at night,” EWN reports. Both women have been offered counselling by the university.

University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) On 31 January Wits launched its “Access Must Rise” campaign. Following their successful “1Million1Month” campaign last year, they seek to raise R10 million by the end of February.

Thus far, they have received donations from corporate companies and private donors.

According to EWN, they have received R2 million from Nedbank and an additional R600 000 from Abbott. The aim of the campaign is to help students who are categorised by SRC president Nompendulo Mkatshwa as the “missing middle”. This means that the initiative seeks to help those that do not meet the requirements set by NSFAS but conversely cannot afford to pay for their own tuition, such as students whose parents are civil servants.

University of the Free State (UFS) The UFS SRC has raised R1.2 million to help students who cannot afford to pay for their tuition. Contributions to this initiative came from students, lecturers, businesses and the community. The initiative was started late last year following the #FeesMustFall campaign.

Each member of the SRC has contributed R500 from their own pockets to help raise funds. The SRC aims to reach R5 million by the end of April.

UP’s decision to revise its language policy has been met with mixed reactions, with some seeing the move as a threat, while others hail it as a sign of UP’s willingness for progressive transformation.

On 1 February, UP announced that a task team, which had been appointed to review UP’s current language policy, had submitted its findings to the university Executive and Council on 26 January. Following consensus in support of the task team’s findings, recommendations will be submitted to UP faculties and student representative bodies, where after it will be submitted to the university Council for consideration.

In a memorandum signed by Vice-Chancellor and Principal Prof. Cheryl de la Rey in November 2015, an agreement was reached to appoint a task team to look into the prospect of English being the only language of tuition at UP. SRC secretary Donovan du Plooy explained that the task team had provided information about the revision of the language policy but had not provided enough clarity on exactly what the

revision entailed. “It should, however, be noted that as an SRC we strive toward diversity and transformation at this institution, in line with the national mandate of South African universities regarding transformation,” added Du Plooy.

Marthinus Jacobs, chairperson of Afriforum Youth Tuks branch, says that Afriforum sees the revision of the language policy as an attempt to hide under a veil of “inclusivity” and that there are more pressing issues which UP management should be attending to. Jacobs further added that Afriforum would like to remind Prof. de la Rey of a promise made in an agreement between herself and Afriforum on delivering and protecting students’ “home tongue [Afrikaans]” teaching to Afrikaans students at UP. Jacobs also urged that the revision to the language policy be made more available to the public for increased participation and input from all stakeholders. Jacobs explained that Afriforum would like to see UP pursue a vision of a totally inclusive university, but that one language should not be dominant over another.

The chairperson of the language revision policy, Prof. Norman Duncan could not be reached for comment on the matter.

New UP branded store open BIANCA MEYER The new UP clothing brand store, Shop@Tuks, officially opened its doors on Hatfield campus on 22 January. There are two stores on the Hatfield campus, and another will soon open on Groenkloof campus. This comes after the closure of Wannabee in 2014 Mace Promotions won the tender for the store.

It is the company’s first time branching out in retail. Ziyanda Manyathi, an account executive from Mace Promotions, said that Shop@Tuks sells at retail prices.

Along with the merchandise store, Mace Promotions opened a Bubble Tea branch inside the Shop@Tuks store. Manyathi said that they originally wanted a Wakaberry, but decided on Bubble Tea instead as it is something different and “It is [currently] attracting a huge crowd [and] bringing a lot of traffic.”

Mace Promotions’ next step in business with the UP is to provide clothing for the different faculties and residences. The process is still

being finalised. Shop@Tuks already provides clothing for TuksSport.

Andrew Baranyay and Dion de Jong are the store managers. Manyathi explained that Baranye and De Jong both have experience in the retail department.

To ensure that Shop@Tuks is a success, Manyathi said that they want “proper feedback from the students, as they are the ones that are buying the products”. Students who were asked about the new merchandise said they liked it, yet it is still a bit pricy. Although the prices are still high, they are cheaper than Wannabee was.

Shop@Tuks not only sells UP merchandise, but also offers a variety of other clothing brands, like Oakley, Slazenger and Glenmuir.

Nicole Vzzquez, vice-store manager of Store@Tuks, said that the store is doing well, and in their first week made a revenue of what was only expected after three weeks. Vzzquez said that the “ideas and content in the store, as well as the business owners, are much different than Wannabee”, and will therefore be a success.

Tuks Bophelong: a new addition to the res family MAMMETJA MOGOTLANE Tuks Bophelong, a mixed residence for medical students, officially opened on 1 February.

Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande attended the opening of the new residence.

In his speech, the minister said that it is pivotal that students should learn in a “decent, safe, and academically conducive environment” in order to raise the quality of education in South Africa. This, according to the minister, aids in the success of underprivileged students who come from rural backgrounds.

UP Vice-Chancellor and Principle Prof.

Cheryl de la Rey said that the construction of the new residence was in response to Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi’s and Dr. Nzimande’s call for universities to increase the intake of medical students. This is in line with the university’s aims to serve the country’s national interests.

The cost of building the residence was around R96 million and funding was provided by the National Skills Development Fund. The facility is situated on the hill above the Steve Biko Academic Hospital on the university’s Prinshof Campus. The design includes five residential blocks with 301 single bedrooms, a communal facility and a 200 m2 house parents’ residence. Four of the bedrooms were designed and equipped to meet the needs of physically disabled students.

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Features | 8 February 2016

Men may soon be able to have contraceptive choices JARED DE CANHA

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I just switched the lights off.

New medical developments speaking of switches... let me switch mine on in male contraception will allow more freedom of choice for safe sex. The results from breakthrough !!!

TCH studies will attempt to CLI replace conventional methods, such as vasectomies or condoms, with methods that temporarily target areas of the male reproductive system without affecting male fertility. Perdeby 10 MINUTES LATER... takes a look at some of the contraceptive options that S FEREN a freaking switch man? could be available in the VAS DE SED LLY CLO MPORA E T near future. really...?

The Bimek SLV spermatic duct valve This patented switch, invented by German carpenter Clemens Bimek, is a device that is surgically implanted and attached to Illustration: Emmanuel Makhado the vas deferens (or sperm) ducts of a man. The device, which pill also avoids the physical and emotional side-effects of the its creators have referred to as being “as small as a gummy bear”, hormonal method found in the pill women use, because this pill has a valve that can be operated with a switch through the skin only targets a process in the body and not a hormone. It is hoped of the scrotum. This process works similarly to a vasectomy, as that these plans come to fruition in the near future. the closed valve obstructs sperm cells and prevents them from Condoms of the future reaching the seminal fluid, but is not as permanent or potentially In 2013, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation put out a challenge as irreversible as a vasectomy is. in the interest of public health for scientists to develop a better According to an article published by the Huffington Post at the “next generation” of condoms aimed at removing the stigma that beginning of 2016, Bimek reported to German magazine Spiegel condoms diminish the pleasure of sex for men. In response to this, that he had thought of the idea over 20 years ago and decided to a team of Australian scientists at the University of Wollongong file a patent in 2000. Bimek shared with Spiegel that despite its were one of 52 teams to receive a grant from the Foundation and potential, his idea had not been wholeheartedly supported by the have begun developing a series of condoms which utilise hydrogel medical community. Bimek went on to say that many doctors materials as an alternative to latex. According to lead materials had not taken him seriously. These sentiments were reiterated by scientist Robert Gorkin, hydrogels are ideal for this task given Wolfgang Bühmann, spokesperson of the Professional Association their ultra-strong and flexible nature, as well as the fact that they of German Urologists, who told Spiegel that the procedure could can be engineered to have different properties. cause scarring, which would prevent sperm from flowing even If the research team is able to find application in hydrogel when the valve was open. Bühmann was also concerned that the technology, condoms of the future could soon become selfvalve could clog if not opened for a period of time. lubricating, biodegradable, be more responsive to stimulation, and According to Huffington Post, Bimek is eager to get the device even able to deliver small doses of Viagra. and procedure approved as soon as possible in order to meet their Male contraceptives as a tool to fight unwanted pregnancies goal of a final product being available in 2018, and looks set to In an article published last year titled “Tuks pregnancy rates get implant 25 devices this year. Bimek has also appealed to investors knocked up”, Perdeby investigated the prevalence of student and invited volunteers to take part in clinical trials. pregnancies at UP. According to the article, UP experienced an Male birth control pill increase in pregnancies over the last few years that is visible in Australian researchers seem to be making headway on a new increased statistics from 2012 onwards. Teenage pregnancy has male birth control pill that aims to temporarily sterilise men. also been addressed in the media recently by Gauteng’s Education After successful clinical trials on mice have revealed that the pill MEC, Panyaza Lesufi, at the provincial Education Summit in could temporarily render male mice infertile, the premise of this Centurion in September last year. SABC News reported that Lesufi contraceptive, as reported by Discovery News, works by blocking said that the department had run out of ideas on how to deal with the receptors in the epididymis where two key proteins are used teenage pregnancy. Similar sentiments were echoed by a northern to activate the motile tails of sperm cells. By blocking these Kwa-Zulu Natal high school last year in October after more than receptors, the sperm cells are unable to swim and thus render 30 pupils had fallen pregnant, including 17 matric students. a man temporarily sterile. Discovery News went on to say that Hopefully these new methods of contraception are not too researchers are hoping to transfer this technique into formulating far in the future, and will afford both sexes the opportunity to a new male birth control pill after clinical trials on mice revealed make choices that they are comfortable with and that are the best no adverse effects on the fertility of the mice in the long run. This choices for their bodies.

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Pssst...

Now that the ratchet behaviour of Rag has subsided for the next while, Pssst… would like to ask that we focus on Rag projects as opposed to making charity cases out of each other. That’s right. Pssst… is looking at the Vremies.

Pssst… recommends that the Welpies bin their membership cards for Tennessee immediately. Pssst… is pretty sure the floors of those bathrooms have had enough of you by now.

Speaking of being exhausted by relentless behaviour, how about Magrietjie give Maroela a rest for a bit? Or, at least until it’s safe to expose your neck to the world without the use of a decorative scarf. Pssst… would like to remind Maroela that it is the middle of summer and we all know what’s under that scarf.

Boekenhout has definitely been very quiet post-Rag, but Pssst… thinks that maybe we just can’t hear them from all the way down at eighth place. Say “hi” to Erika for us, Boekenhout, or are they still nursing their ninth place burns?

2016 is off to a good start in terms of deflating misplaced egos.

However, a pity-pat on the back for a purring Katjiepiering is due, because fifth place is probably nice and comfortable when your float theme was about being lazy. Well done Katjie, you deserve a consolation nap.

Pssst… hears that there was a bit of a scuffle outside

Aandklas after Rag. Pssst… can’t help but wonder if Taaibos’ lack of male attention has flared up once more like a bad bout of acne. Pssst… suggests that the Brakke stay clear of the Ysters and enjoy the washing tokens at Huis Hatfield Studios instead.

Pssst… heard Nerina got stuck in phone wires, which is coincidental seeing as they won’t be getting any calls this Valentine’s Day. Actually, in light of Valentine’s Day, Pssst… has some tried and tested advice. Pssst… hopes Asterhof hasn’t heard about the Krispy Kreme Valentine’s Day special just yet. If you have, please leave some for the rest of us. In fact, Pssst… would like to play matchmaker and recommend that Asterhof and Mopanie get together for a buy one get one free pizza at Roman’s.

If you’re looking for some company this Valentine’s Day, the Kollege clubhouse will definitely have some specimens on offer, coupled with an infestation of Bugsters who apparently haven’t felt the unwelcome vibes from the Vremies, and even more so the EC. Pssst… just hopes that Lilium actually makes it into the orgbad this year instead of just ending the festivities in a room somewhere.

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UP PhD student achieves international recognition SAVVAS POUROULLIS Founded in 2009, the Green Talents annual competition hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research has attracted some of the world’s keenest minds in renewable energy and sustainable development. One of those minds is Mohammad Moghimi Ardekani, a UP PhD candidate in mechanical engineering. His research in the optimisation of solar energy conversion made him one of 27 candidates to win an award. In an interview with Perdeby, Ardekani describes his work, inspiration, and recent accolades.

Describe the criteria for last year’s competition. How did your research fit into that?

For years, the German Government had found [that] the challenges in climate change, energy shortages, resource scarcity and massive environmental contamination could become a problem for humans in the future. Therefore, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) was chosen to come up with an approach to deal with those issues. BMBF’s approach was to start the annual Green Talents competition, focusing on young outstanding minds active in the field of environmental and sustainability research all around the globe. My research focused on economic, thermal and optical optimisation of solar power in order to generate much cheaper and much more efficient [power].

This motivates governments to invest in solar power plants around the world.

You clearly have a passion for the optimisation of renewable energy. Why choose solar for your research?

Having grown up in Shiraz just south of Iran, we experience sunny days throughout the year with good solar intensity. I became increasingly fascinated by how the sun interacts with nature, as well as its effects on human-modified ecosystems. I think my childhood and hometown have pushed me into the solar field.

Now that world leaders are finally recognising it as a problem that needs to be faced, how do you think such a momentous task of combating climate change should be approached?

The most important step for that would be training and teaching societies about how they could be effective. Combating climate change has to start with the individual. We should not wait for first-world countries to help developing countries or to wait for climate changes to occur. My philosophy is simple: respect nature.

Think green and try to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Will you file a patent or join an environmental research agency now?

I am busy writing a research proposal with Franhoufer ISE (the biggest solar research institute in Europe). If it were granted, we would be able to develop a revolutionary idea in the application of solar energy in other industries and, if everything goes well, we might file a patent. With regard to future plans, I want to stick to solar and renewable energy.

It is not every day we get to interview an Iranian PhD student.

Did you come to UP as a foreign student?

I joined Tuks in June 2013 as a foreign student. After graduating in Iran in 2009, I joined the industry and worked as a consultant design engineer for a petrochemical plant, but working in [the] industry did not satisfy me and I wished to return to the academic environment where I could do research and challenge myself with new ideas. So I quit in 2013 and tried to find a PhD position in solar energy, which I found at UP. Take a look at the extended interview online at perdeby.co.za

8 February 2016 | Entertainment

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Lancifer: hip-hop’s freshest face AAISHA KALLIER Tennessee-born hip hop artist Lancifer has recently released his fourth album, Go Big or Go Homeless, and will be visiting South Africa soon. Perdeby caught up with this prolific artist, who has opened for big names like Miley Cyrus.

How do you feel your new album, Go Big or Go Homeless, has been received so far?

I think it’s making people take a second look [at my music]. I’ve released a lot [of albums] in the past, but this record is really up to par with some of the top artists, I believe, but [it is] also very different [as it mixes] genres and [does] things that others aren’t.

And the live show proves that even more.

Were there any standout moments during the album’s recording process?

I remember sometime after making the beat to the track “Go big or go homeless”, and just looping it and dancing [in] the kitchen with the subwoofer cranked and free-styling to it as loud as I could. Another time, I told my dad to record a saxophone solo to the song “To the moon and back” and I didn’t even give him a rehearsal or time to write anything, he tracked that solo [on the] first take and just went crazy on it.

On your new album, there are elements of different genres like pop and dance that you mixed together. What was the reason behind mixing all these genres?

I’ve always loved so many different styles of music and I think music evolves and changes when an artist is willing to break some rules and do some crazy stuff, even when people might say it doesn’t work.

You wrote the album’s first single, “Freak in me out”, in a trailer in the woods. How do you think this location choice influenced the end product?

“Freak in me out” was written and recorded in one day when I started the funky track and was just thinking about how much I want to end up marrying a girl that is just crazy and down for whatever. A girl that is down to climb up on a mall rooftop and make out just before we have to run from security – and then go eat pizza and watch Star Wars. I think being stuck in a trailer in the woods channelled my ADHD and I was able to stop doing crazy things and running around so that I could write about it.

You will be visiting South Africa soon. What are your expectations for your shows here?

I’m just really excited to come. I don’t care if I’m playing in arenas to 10 000 [people] or at orphanages to 20 kids, or even better: both. I just want to come and party with you guys and spend some good time in SA. I’m hoping South Africans have a lot of energy and are down to go hard.

What are some expectations you have about South Africa and South African culture?

Well, I heard you guys all ride elephants to work and such, right?

I want this too. Just kidding, guys! No, I’ve heard from friends, including my buddy from Jax Panik, that you guys are amazing and music is a huge part of life for you, so I’m excited for that and to really dig in and experience it. Some artists just go from the show to the hotel, to the airport and so on, like it’s a job, but know that I will be out in it – partying and meeting people and seeing the country.

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Beat the boredom: go-to websites for you hour off

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Applied photographic inspiration: how it works SHAUN SPROULE

Renowned photographer and founder of the Johnathan Andrews Academy, Johnathan Andrews, released his new book Classic Passion [(a+b)... at Skoobs book shop at Montecasino on 21 January.

Classic Passion showcases some of Andrews’s photography, as well as an explanation of his theory for the secret to taking the perfect snap. The focus of his work in the book is classical music, so it is fitting that his book was released ahead of the Johannesburg International Mozart Festival.

The book discusses some of the techniques around his theory of APIS (Applied Photographic Inspiration), which involves the merging of music and emotion to help create perfect photographs. Andrews has been working on the theory for some years and wanted to put it simply. “I put [the theory] together to allow me to really understand what the motions are that I go through when I create, and when I dream up creative images, but also so that I can have something that I could work with again and again in a disciplined fashion to arrive at a similar point and to go through a similar creative process and to arrive at whatever destination,” he says. Conceptualising the theory also helps explain to his students and others what to look out for when approaching photography.

With a passion for classical music and art, Andrews was excited at the opportunity to get involved in the Mozart Festival. “I have been involved with photography with the festival for a number of years now, and I was going to some of the concerts and rehearsals [to] take pictures. [So] at the end of last year, I sent Richard Cock (Classic FM) an email and I asked him [if he] would like me to get involved in next year’s Mozart Festival. And little did he know that when he said yes he was bringing something interesting on himself, and this is what we have now.”

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SHAUN SPROULE AND ELMARIE KRUGER Have you gone through the latest articles on the Perdeby website, read the Pssst… at least twice and exhausted the latest posts on all your favourite social media apps, but still find yourself with some extra time to kill before your next class starts? To help you out, Perdeby has compiled a list of interesting websites to beat the boredom. Disclaimer: Perdeby cannot be held responsible for making you want to visit these websites during class.

TheWorstThingsForSale.com This website offers exactly what the name suggests: descriptions of the worst things for sale on Amazon.

Each post has a description and a comment on the item, and sometimes a bit of knowledge you will probably never need again. It’s hard not to get completely absorbed in the interesting things people are willing to sell – and buy.

Dose.com Dose has your daily dose of everything, from entertainment, food, style, news and cute kitten videos to health, sport and cars: there is something for everyone on Dose. With short articles, this site supplies quick entertainment for the extra ten minutes before your next lecture.

Bored.com Imagine YouTube, BuzzFeed and 9Gag amalgamated into one website. Congratulations – you’ve just imagined Bored.com, a website that literally provides you with random pictures, articles and videos to look at when you have nothing better to do. On Bored.com, you can also play games like Monopoly if you’re really desperate to pass the time.

Cracked.com If you ever hear someone remarking nonchalantly that they’re addicted to Cracked, don’t fret. This humorous website offers articles on a variety of topics – from movies to history to urban legends – as well as satirical videos and even an insightful podcast.

ScrewAttack.com ScrewAttack offers daily posts on the latest in the gaming world. Reviews, trailers, news and events pertaining to gaming are packed into short and interesting articles. The articles cover a broad range of gaming genres with a little something for all tastes.

Mahala.co.za Not for the conservative-minded, the language on this entertainment and culturally-oriented website might not be for everyone. However, the site offers interviews with local directors, designers and even street artists, and delivers articles with perceptive commentary on the South African cultural landscape.

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Death of a Bachelor Panic! at the Disco

The Hateful Eight Quentin Tarantino

JULIA BAIN

JARED BEUKES

Death of a Bachelor is cinematic pop-rock band Panic! at the Disco’s fifth studio album, and the first album in which drummer Spencer Smith is not featured. Brendon Urie, lead vocalist and the band’s only remaining original member, has said that Death of a Bachelor has influences from both Frank Sinatra and Queen.

The first track of the album, “Victorious”, opens with backup vocal chanting accompanied by clapping, followed by an interesting use of a descending scale of the vocals within the verses.

The overall feel of the track is one of high energy with a strong beat that makes the listener want to get up and dance.

The track “Don’t threaten me with a good time” tells the story of a wild night out, with the use of interesting lyrics such as “Champagne, cocaine, gasoline” and “I’m not as think as you drunk I am”. The instrumentals used here are bass guitar, piano and trumpet, and they are placed throughout the track in between the electronic beat.

“Death of a bachelor” is a remixed jazzstyle song with a Sinarta-esque feel, complete with melodious vocals and a jazzy trumpet accompaniment. This is a song you want to sing along to, thanks to its enticing lyrics, and the mix of styles makes you want to listen to the track over and over again.

The last track on the album, “Impossible year”, starts off with an emotional piano and vocal duo. The two elements work together to show each other off, and violin and trumpet flourishes are used to add an interesting tone to the track. This simple track carries strong themes of isolation and introspection, making it a striking way to end off the album.

Death of a Bachelor is an album filled with tracks that have been influenced by many different styles and genres. The listener is sent on a musical journey with something new to experience on each track. This is indicative of Panic! at the Disco’s musical evolution, as the group has been shaped by the departure of members and several drastic genre shifts over the years. Death of a Bachelor is a musically impressive album with many spectacular tracks and is highly recommended to all listeners.

Quentin Tarantino’s previous film, Django Unchained, starred Jamie Foxx as the freed slave Django and the pre-Civil War Deep South as the chains. His new film, The Hateful Eight – announced in the opening credits as his eighth – takes place in the post-war West, but otherwise is a neat reprise of the previous film. There is a white bounty hunter, his black associate (a memorable performance by Samuel L. Jackson) and the same looseness of history coursing through a profusely wordy script.

Characters wind their way through seemingly endless threads of dialogue, only to blow each other apart in a blood-drenched apocalypse. Like the unchaining of Django, it’s the kind of feature one either very much relishes or reviles.

Since the start of his career, Tarantino has invited us to watch his films not as visions of reality, but as illustrations of ideas that merge into a world view. In The Hateful Eight, he has gathered together all the elements of a classic murder mystery and, as usual, he strings them out and gleefully stirs them together in a slowcooking stew. But, rather than deal it out as it comes to the boil, he blows it up and delights in the spray of blood and organs over his guests.

In the format of Hollywood classics, The Hateful Eight begins with an overture and is divided into two further parts by an intermission.

The action in the first half unfolds in a stagecoach carrying the cruel bounty hunter John Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his victim, the murder suspect Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh), on their way to her execution in the town of Red Rock. They pick up two more passengers, the bounty hunter Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) and Mannix (Walton Goggins), the soon-to-be sheriff of Red Rock.

The coach is headed for a saloon called Minnie’s Haberdashery, where we meet the rest of the shifty suspects: Bob the Mexican (Demián Bichir), and an unapologetic racist and Confederate veteran (Bruce Dern). We also encounter the duo of silent muscle man and pernickety little Brit, played by Michael Madsen and Tim Roth, who still exude a whiff of earlier Tarantino films like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.

The climax of the film is one toward which all of Tarantino’s recent works have rushed, and fans will glory in the enthusiasm with which it accelerates into slaughter. Those who take particular delight in such cinematic opulence as a duel of facial hair and pipe smoke between Russell and Jackson will also find their pleasure here. But those who see history not as something to be toyed with, but as the fertile ground for something far more elegant, will certainly find The Hateful Eight most hateful indeed.

Calendar 11 February: Born to be Black: A Celebration of the Conscious Soul – The Orbit: Home of Jazz 12 February: FoMSF Valentines Film Screening – TBC 27-28 February: Metal Feast 2016 – Rumours Lounge 2 April: Sowing the Seeds Music & Lifestyle Festival – Emmarentia Dam

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Castles & Towers Heather Waters KOJO ESSAH Heather Waters is a South African singersongwriter and guitar player. Her latest album, Castles & Towers, brings back her exciting folk sound and her relatable, profound moral stories.

This makes for a solid and entertaining project.

The album opens with the upbeat track “The talking song”. The artist delivers her lyrics by speaking rather than singing, and this, mixed with lyrics about walking away after a failed relationship, makes for a unique listening experience. On the track “Castles and towers”, the singer reminisces about her hometown, Cape Town. Waters sings about the diversity of her hometown and recalls how she used to create

towers and castles with someone special to her. This song evokes a sense of loyalty and allegiance within the listener to their own hometown, making them recall fond memories of the town they grew up in.

“Wake up world” is a song about the power of love and how we as individuals in the world are inconsequential people. Waters pleads that we as human beings must start a revolution and learn to love one another, because together we can do so much more.

She also implores us to think for ourselves instead of having the media control us by telling us how and what to think.

Waters deals with stressful lives on the song “Pick daisies”. The singer appeals to the listener to take breaks from the stressful moments in life and have fun once in a while.

“Masquerade” has the singer speaking to listeners who are currently putting on a fake appearance in their lives, either to mask their pain or to try to be someone else. Waters tells these people that there will always be someone to love them for who they really are.

There are moments on this album where the lyrics are not as attention-grabbing as on other songs. One example is “Diamonds”, where it is clear that the lyrics are meant to be profound, but come off as confusing to the average listener.

Castles & Towers is a great album that utilises brilliant backup vocals, beautiful instrumentals and overall great production to compliment the thought-provoking and powerful message of the album. Although the melodic elements are more exciting than the lyrics in some areas, the overall product is more than worthy of your time.

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Here’s R5,00. Go and phone your parents and tell them you won’t be home tonight.

If you were in my class, I would actually come to lectures.

Hey baby, you know what they say… Girls go to Kollege to get more knowledge.

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Chemistry: You’re like an exothermic reaction. You spread your hotness everywhere!

Engineering: I know the spring constant for my mattress. Wanna take some data?

Engineering: *Hands measuring tape* So, do I measure up to your standards?

English: I Sense you have a lot of Sensibility. Was that too Austen-tatious of me to point out?

Accounting: You study Accounting? Oh, so you’re the one who will be counting my millions one day.

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High Performance Centre: training ground of champions ZUKO QUSHEKA The High Performance Centre (HPC) is located at LC de Villiers Sport campus and is held in high esteem as a symbol of excellence at UP. Only a bus ride away from campus, you will find the training ground of the elite and homegrown talent that is currently making its mark on the world stage. The image of success and grandeur that surrounds the HPC might intimidate the average UP student, who dare not enter the building in their “no-name” training shoes. In an interview with Perdeby, HPC hotel manager Charlene Bielfeld explains exactly what the HPC is about.

What kind of facilities does the HPC have on offer?

What’s lovely about the HPC is that it is something I call a “one-stop shop”. What I mean

by that is that we’ve got hotel accommodation, a restaurant, conference facilities and transport available for the athletes. We also have the Sport Sciences and Medical Unit where physiotherapists, nutritionists and sports psychologists can be accessed.

Which athletes are currently using the HPC? At the moment we have a lot of international guests here: the swimming teams from Belarus, Kazakhstan and Sweden, the French rowing team, and the track teams from Greece and Cyprus. [They are] all preparing for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics [later this year]. We [usually] have local sponsored athletes that train here from time to time and utilise the gym, but none at the moment.

Does the HPC sponsor and train any athletes?

We do have sponsored athletes that we help prepare and train for events like the Olympics

and World Championships. We start them off at the Sport Science Department, where they receive strength and conditioning training and key nutritional information about what they [should] eat. They will also see psychologists, because [we believe that] it’s not just about the intensive training itself, [but also about] the basics like the mind.

Depending on the season, do you see certain types of sport players come to the HPC? We have a lot of international league rugby teams that come to visit throughout the year, like the British and Irish Lions, and also Australian teams. The local guys don’t usually use the HPC as much because they have specific clubs that they prefer to train at. Our busiest times are in June and July when we have rugby, hockey and netball teams that come from places in the southern hemisphere like New Zealand

and Australia, and sometimes from places like Europe as well.

Is the gym at the HPC available for students?

Yes, it’s open for everyone. What is lovely is being from the public and training next to an Olympian. How cool is that? You can utilise the whole facility – you just need to know who to talk to. Our Sport Science unit does a lot of work with triathletes, so if you are possibly taking part in the Warrior Race, for example, and just want to check your fitness, you can make use of our services Do you host any coaching clinics?

Not many clinics for the internationals, but we do have some for the local teams like swimming and rugby. We’ve got a mobile clinic unit that actually goes out to the different schools to help with coaching. We love [to] have schools come in to be a part of the HPC.

UP players to take Super Rugby by storm

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DYLAN JACK In 2016 Super Rugby will enter a new era with the inclusion of the Southern Kings from South Africa as well as franchises from Argentina and Japan, increasing the total number of teams from 15 to 18. Perdeby takes a look at the former

UP players who are set to play in this year’s competition.

Handre Pollard Pollard made his debut for UP-Tuks in the 2013 Varsity Cup season. Since then the fly-half has gone from strength-to-strength as his 68 points in that season made him the tournament’s second

highest point-scorer. Blessed with a killer boot and good strength, Pollard is an all-round flyhalf who is able to pin teams in their own half and attack the defence.

Pollard made the move to Pretoria after receiving a surprise call-up to the South African under-20 side in 2012. He showed his quality by helping his country reach the under-20 World Cup. Pollard made his Super Rugby debut in 2014 in the first round of the season against the Sharks. He then went on to captain the Springbok under-20 side in New Zealand and made his international debut for the Springboks in a friendly against Scotland.

In 2015 Pollard cemented his place as the Springbok’s and Bull’s first choice fly-half after the departure of Morné Steyn, and played in the 2015 IRB World Cup to help South Africa to their third place finish.

At 21 years old, Pollard is expected to be one of the shining stars in this year’s competition.

Warrick Gelant Gelant made his Varsity Cup debut for UP in the 2014 season as he started all seven matches that the team played in the competition.

Able to play full-back or wing, Gelant has electric speed and a good sidestep to exhaust defences. Gelant also played for the South African under-20 side, making his debut in the 2014 Junior World Cup in New Zealand.

Gelant’s speed saw him get called up to the South African Sevens side at the end of 2014, playing in the Dubai and South African legs of the tournament. The full-back made his Currie Cup debut in 2015 for the Blue Bulls and helped to re-energise a much-criticised backline after

the Super Rugby tournament that year. Having been included in the Bull’s Super Rugby squad this year, Gelant is expected to make his debut and continue his talent in creativity and speed to nail down a spot as the first-choice full-back.

Rohan Janse van Rensburg Janse van Rensburg played in the Varsity Cup for UP in the 2014 season. As a powerful centre, Janse van Renburg lit up the competition using his strength to bulldoze his way through the defences. Janse van Rensburg played for the Blue Bulls at under-19 and under-21 level before joining the Golden Lions at the end of 2014.

In 2015, Janse van Rensburg made his Currie Cup debut for the side, helping them to the title by scoring a try in the final against Western Province. With his inclusion in the Lions’ 2016 Super Rugby Side, fans should look forward to seeing Janse van Rensburg use his trademark size and strength in the backline.

Bongi Mbonambi Mbonambi played for UP-Tuks during the 2013 and 2014 Varsity Cup seasons, having made the move from the TUT Vikings. The stout hooker is renowned for his work in the tight-loose and continues to show strength that overshadows his small size for the position. Mbonambi made his Super Rugby debut for the Bulls in 2012 against the Crusaders and continued to play for the team until 2014. In 2015 Mbonambi decided to make the move to the Stormers for more game time and made his debut for both the Stormers and Western Province in that year. Mbonambi is expected to keep progressing this season, as he is competing for the starting hooker spot with Scarra Ntubeni.

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Adrian Maebane. Image provided

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Jacques Rossouw. Image provided

previously made an appearance on the bench for the Vodacom Blue Bulls in the 2015 Super Rugby season, which he says is his biggest accomplishment to date.

Adrian Maebane is another sport science student from the small town of Hoedspruit in Limpopo. He measures in at 1.79 m and weighs in at a lean 92 kg. He attended Hoërskool Ben Vorster in Tzaneen and has since played a significant role at centre for UPTuks. Whether playing at 12 or 13, Maebane is an energetic back who enjoys fast tempo running rugby. He enjoys R&B and local hip-hop such as Cassper Nyovest. You’ll find him banging in the goals on Fifa when he’s not scoring tries on the field.

From Parow in Cape Town and a product of Hoërskool Tygerberg, André Warner is an education student who plays scrum-half. He stands at 1.84 m and weighs 85 kg. Warner is a well-rounded playmaker with a brilliant kicking game and passing ability. He admires Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen and he aspires to the sort of gameplay Van der Westhuizen had.

His favourite movie is Lone Survivor and he enjoys seafood and “braaivleis”. Warner is a keen golfer in his spare time and his favourite holiday destination is Stilbaai.

Joshua Stander is an education and management student who

plays fly-half. He is 1.83 m tall and weighs 90 kg. Stander attended Queen’s College before his arrival at UP-Tuks. He considers himself more of a running fly-half, as opposed to the traditional kicking oriented fly-half of South Africa. Equally adept in both attack and defence, Stander credits his playing style to that of All Blacks legend and double World Cup winner Dan Carter. Stander has a solid boot and claims to be able to kick penalties in the realms of 54 m, which could prove vital in pressure games. He has a keen ear for hip-hop and Afrikaans music. You’ll find him fishing or playing golf in his spare time. His favourite holiday destinations are Chintsa in the Eastern Cape and Plettenberg Bay. Jacques Rossouw played for Hoërskool Piketberg in the Western Cape before he became a UP-Tuks player. He is studying a postgraduate diploma in integrated reporting. Rossouw regularly plays at full-back, although he can also slot in at centre if required.

As the last line of defence, he is a very good organiser on the field.

A tactically astute player with a strong kicking game, Rossouw is your prototypical fullback. He loves his mother’s cooking, saying that his favourite food is “anything his mother makes”. His favoured pastime is golf, and he loves the classic series Friends.

THORISO PHASHA Once again the FNB Varsity Cup rugby is upon us and it will be handy to know who’s wearing what number on the field. Perdeby takes a look at some of the UP-Tuks boytjies.

First up is the team captain, education student Ruan Steenkamp. He is a former representative of the SA Schools and SA under-20 squads. Steenkamp is a physical loose forward standing at 1.83 m and tipping the scale at 100 kg. He is your classic open-side flank who thrives at the breakdown and has a relentless work rate. He favours the rough contact of the game and loves to dominate the crash-ball with ball in hand. He attributes his style of play to Australian duo David Pocock and Michael Hooper, as well as local forward Duane Vermuelen. Steenkamp also enjoys hunting and catching up on How I Met Your Mother in his leisure time.

Sport sciences student Andrew Beerwinkel is another player who has also represented South Africa at both school and under-20 level. Beerwinkel is a bulky prop who stands at 1.87 m and weighs 117 kg. As a versatile front row player who can operate on either side of the scrum, Beerwinkel is a solid scrummager. He enjoys “braaivleis” and his favourite movie is Coach Carter. He has

Timeout with TuksCricket TAY LETHULOE Following their recent Varsity Cricket success, Perdeby took some time to chat with the best batsman and bowler of the 2016 edition, Evan Jones and Vincent Moore. Both players caught the eye of supporters that flocked to the fields of Senwes Park in Potchefstroom with their performances.

What does the title of best batsman or best bowler at a tournament of this grandeur mean to you as a player?

Jones: It means that you went into a big tournament with personal goals, and you not only achieved them, but helped your team reach their goals too – and that’s even better.

Moore: It means that all the hard work during our preparation paid off ... but an individual [only] does well if the team does well.

Was there a particular moment in the tournament that stood out for you?

Jones: To lift the trophy with the team is definitely a memory that will last forever! Getting my hundred runs definitely stands out for me, too.

Moore: Winning the final was an unbelievable feeling, but what

Evan Jones and Vincent Moore. Photos: SASPA

stands out the most for me is the match we played against Pukke in the semi-final – it was as close to perfect as we could get.

How are you finding the transition from former coach Pierre de Bruyn to your current coach, Chris Kruger?

Jones: Change will always bring challenges, but coach Pierre created a culture in our team that we could continue during this

tournament. We will miss him in the future but we are excited for the new chapter at TuksCricket working with coach Kruger.

Moore: Coach Chris has always been a huge part of the team’s success so being in charge of the Varsity Cricket team was not much of a transition. The future of UPTuks is in good hands under coach Kruger.

This is only the second edition of Varsity Cricket. What has your experience in the tournament been like as a whole?

Jones: It’s a great tournament.

You get to play against guys who play [both] amateur and franchise cricket, which [allows] you to rate yourself as a player. Also, the fact that the matches are televised makes it a great opportunity to show South Africa your talent.

Moore: It’s great and gives us students the opportunity to play on a big stage on national television, which makes it a lot easier to get your name out there and to show [South Africa] what you can do.

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