R5 healthcare doesn’t make sense

By Meggan McCarthy

In October 2007, private medical services provider, Netcare, approached Rhodes University with an offer to provide students with emergency medical cover at a cost of R5 a month per student. This offer was turned down by the University.

Out of the closet and into the street

By Kyle Robinson

Pic by Desiree Schirlinger

Colourful t-shirts, big banners and zealous chanting were at the core of Rhodes students’ “March Against Hate” on Friday 16 May.

“I am not a monster”

By Kyle Robison

The story of the Austrian man who kept his daughter imprisoned in a dungeon beneath his home for 24 years, where he repeatedly raped and abused her has been makingheadlines worldwide.

Diaz ship found

By Shameez Joubert

Archaeologists and the Namibian government are celebrating the discovery of a 500-year-old ship along its coast.

Rhodes makes history in the southern hemisphere

By Lynn Nowers & Marelize Dyosop

Dr Sarisha Singh was the first woman to graduate from Rhodes University with a Doctorate in Pharmacy as well as the first person in the Southern Hemisphere to read for this three year qualification.

From the Editor

By Bianca Silva

 

At the end of last year Rhodes University refused Netcare’s offer to provide students with emergency care which would include 24-hour emergency medical care and inter-facility transfers. These services would be provided at a blanket charge which would mean that every student would be able to benefit from them at a compulsory charge of R5 each per month.

A march worth cleaning up for

By Meggan McCarthy, Sarah Botha & Marelize Dyosop

Pic by Sophie Marcus

 

Rhodes Environmental Week ran from 12 to 16 May promoting environmental education and creating broad awareness about environmental justice. Lectures and activities were held covering various relevant topics, including businesses’ role in ending poverty and promoting a sustainable environment.

Walking out of lectures: rude or a right?

Opinion: Professor Dan Wylie

Lectures are strange animals. The “guru” occupies centre stage while the students lap up gems of wisdom, allegedly. It is at best inspirational, at worst dispiriting.

Vampire Weekend

By Remy Raitt

The self-professed pop band from New York, Vampire Weekend, is banging out South African influenced beats for the world to hear. They describe their music as “Upper West Side Soweto”, incorporating elements of Indie pop, Indie rock and Afro-pop into their fresh sound.

Big is back

By Tamzyn Degoumois & Tamsin George

 

While we search through the bargain stores for great finds and the ‘newest’ trends, it’s interesting that everything seems to look as though it crawled out the very darkest corners of our parents’ closets.

Spud vs Mole

By Stuart Thomas

Their characters may not be popular at school, but in the literary world their journals certainly are. But the similarity between Adrian Mole and “Spud” Milton ends there.

Liberal Propaganda

By Matt Edwards

 

 

So there’s this group of people, hypothetically of course, and collectively they come to a realisation: They all live in their own houses. So what do they do? What any intelligent group of people in the same situation would do.

The story behind the change eaters

Any student who owns a car in Grahamstown is careful to pack a little extra change for the car guard toll before heading on a shopping trip. But what exactly happens to the money when it leaves the driver’s hands, and what are we paying for? Lauren Granger investigates.

The Politics of Politics

By Simon Howell

 

 Call me a pessimist, but I really do not think this country is ready to hold the 2010 World Cup.

Coconuts and Oreos

By Kate Douglas

 

The term ‘coconut’ is pretty self explanatory: black on the outside, white on the inside. But the notion of a coconut is much more complex. As I generally lack pigment in my skin, the concept is hard for me to understand. What does it mean to be a coconut?

“I am the Law”

Police and students around the country clash on a regular basis. Annetjie van Wynegaard asks, when does the call of duty become an excuse for brutality? 

Non-stop 24 hour tennis a big hit

By Lauren vd Vyver

 

On 9 May the Rhodes Tennis Club held a 24-hour tennis marathon for charity. Wimbledon is right around the corner but instead of gruelling play against the likes of Federer and Nadal, Rhodes Tennis keeps it hassle-free for goodwill.

From Left Field

By Tim Hancox

 

 

Peter de Villiers (PDV) has only just named his first training squad and with all the shenanigans of his initial selection, contract issues and the very large Jake White sized boots to fill, the poor man is a sitting duck for rugby pundits nationwide.

Sharks in semi’s

By Fleur Rollason

 

Saturday 17 May was an important day for Super 14 rugby fans.

Drugs, Sex and ’Goldfish’

By Lawrence Craig Bailie

Being a member of a Church that was disallowed from evangelising on campus during O-Week I became acutely aware of a number of first term news stories that were related in that they all reflected polar opposites of what we as a church promote.