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Puk Forum discusses decolonisation

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Biblioteek opgraderings: Ferdi’s sluit tydelik deure Dennis Delport @Dennisdelport

tudente gaan vir eers hul drang na biblioteek-kafeïne op sy moet skuif. Ferdi’s koffiewinkel gaan sy deure tydelik moet sluit. Die Ferdinand Postma Biblioteek (FPB) se eerste fase van opknappings begin eersdaags op die tweede verdieping. “Opknappings sal einde Augustus of begin September begin en sal tot en met Desember vanjaar duur,” het Louise Vos, senior bestuurder: uitreik, projekte en kwaliteit by FPB, gesê. Die tweede verdieping sal dus ontoeganklik wees. Studente sal geen toegang tot Ferdi’s, die Wetversameling, gedrukte tydskrifafdeling, groepwerksarea en die seminaarkamers hê nie. “Die biblioteekpersoneel sal egter ondersteuningsmaatreëls instel om gebruikers te help,” het Vos gesê. Hierdie maatreëls behels die volgende: • ± 4 000 hoë-aanvraag wetboeke is uitgekies en na die eerste verdieping verskuif. Studente aan die Fakulteit Regte hoef dus nie te kommer nie. “Aangesien die regsversameling ontoeganklik gaan wees in hierdie fase, het ons ’n spesiale afspraak volgende week met

dosente van die regsfakulteit om te verduidelik watter ondersteuning ons gaan bied. Ons gee hulle ook die geleentheid om addisionele boeke (buiten die sowat 4 000 wat vooraf uitgesoek is) uit te soek,” het Vos gesê.

Studente kan ook uitsien na ’n nuwe voorkoms vir die tweede verdieping.

• ± 140 000 e-boeke word op die biblioteekkatalogus gelaai. • Bekendstellingsbriewe aan ander universiteitsbiblioteke sal aan Meesters- en PhD-studente verskaf word. • Interbiblioteeklenings sal beskikbaar wees vir nagraadse studente. Studente kan ook uitsien na ’n nuwe voorkoms vir die tweede verdieping wat die volgende insluit: • Bykomende skootrekenaarwerkstasies • 172 nuwe sitplekke in die nuwe studiearea

• ’n Opgedateerde lugverkoelingstelsel • Nuwe elektriese toebehore en bykomende kragpunte • Die hele vloer sal opgegradeer word met nuwe matte • ’n Nuwe seminaarkamer in die opening tussen die huidige seminaarkamers Gedurende die afgelope paar jaar het die biblioteek die geleentheid gehad om biblioteekruimtes op te gradeer om sodoende tred te hou met die veranderende behoeftes van studente. In 2014 het die biblioteek op die derde vloer ’n splinternuwe Honneurs & Navorsingsgemeenskap gestig. Die grondvloer het ook in 2015 ’n nuwe gesig gekry. Die eerste vloer is ook boonop op die waglys om opgeknap te word. Dié opknapping sal vanaf Januarie 2018 tot April 2018 plaasvind. “Ons is bekommerd oor die impak van die opgraderings op die studente-aktiwiteite in die biblioteek, aangesien hierdie ruimtes is wat gewild is en baie gebruik word. Die eerste en tweede vloer benodig nou noodsaaklike opknappings en ongelukkig sal hierdie opknappings biblioteekgebruikers beïnvloed,” het Vos gesê. “Ons vra om verskoning vir enige ongerief tydens die opknappings-tydperk.”

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10 Things not to be nostalgic about Linzetta Calitz @LinzettaC

t was the best of times it was the worst of times… some times you just shouldn’t get nostalgic about. You see, nostalgia works best when something actually happened. Wishing something happened doesn’t count. This might even be the last 10 things typed from these hands. I don’t know about you, but to the sound of Natasha Beddingfield’s Unwritten, this is legit nostalgia from my side. But anyway… Remember that time we ALL voted in the SRC election? Oh wait… But guys, seriously though. Why don’t people vote? Technical difficulties? Apathetic tendencies? Even if you give it a “no vote” just give it a vote. You can do this. These people are supposed to represent you. Also, my bad. It’s mos the SCC (Student Campus Council) now. Nothing major. A committee by any other

abbreviation would perform the same seemingly invisible tasks. May the council be ever in our favour. I’ll bet my electricity money the institutional personnel are feeling pretty nostalgic about the term “campus”. You haven’t heard? Pretty soon we might be known as the Potchefstroom “site

of delivery” and not campus. You know, transformation and unity and such. And oh. my. gosh. Do you remember that week in August when everyone had the flu? Like, wasn’t that the best. time. ever?! Never, in my life, have I gone through so many SS napkins

in one week. Hahaha. Good times. *pleads with the angel of flu-death* Alright, 9 August also deserves some legit nostalgia. Things have happened, are happening and still need to happen for women. If your knowledge level isn’t where it’s supposed to be, Google is your friend. Luckily Google doesn’t judge your questions, I hope… Ah, and that time you friended a cutie on Facebook and you had no mutual friends. So it didn’t turn out too bad, but I’d rather not reminisce about my excellent stalker skills in public. New friendships are a thing to be embraced – with both arms. All the mistakes you’ve made in Mystics (or anywhere for that matter)? Nothing you should be spending too much time on. Wait, who am I kidding? If you can’t be nostalgic about mistakes, what and who even are you? We all have them. Feel free to share your story with a new friend. And how could we forget that time we all had a nice, stimulating, ground breaking,

open discussion about something real controversial. You guys remember? No one even lost their temper. And no racial slurs! Golly, what a day. We should do it again sometime. Wait, wait, wait. I’ve got it! That time we all supported the intercampus sport day! Boy was THAT one to remember. All three campuses together, chillin’, making new friends. Can’t wait for the next one. Might even have a few Netflix dates lined up, you never know. So plagiarism… Apparently it doesn’t just happen to undergrads. In case you haven’t heard, some top level academics probably gave AGLA a skip – don’t lie, you’ve been there. You see, Harvard Referencing really isn’t a walk on the Bult. We’ve got qualified people to prove it.

Passie belangriker as geld as dit by studies kom Denise Robertson @Denisemybru

Daar is ’n duidelike tendens onder studente om eerder agter geld as passie aan te studeer. Dié feit is deur Marelize van der Merwe, ’n sielkundige by Studentevoorligtingsdienste, bevestig. Van der Merwe het gesê een van die hoof redes hiervoor is die hoë

werkloosheidsyfer wat in Suid-Afrika heers. Daarom wil studente en hulle ouers verseker dat hulle die studentelewe sal verlaat met ’n vaste salaris wat hulle inwag. Die probleem kom in by studente wat nie kop bo water hou as dit by hulle akademie kom nie. Dit is dikwels omdat hulle nie aangelê is vir die rigting wat hulle studeer nie. Daar is tydens die wysigingsperiode aan die begin van elke semester ongeveer 100 tot 200 studente per week wat van die studentevoorligtingdienste gebruik maak. Tydens normale semestertye word F18 (die

gebou wat Studentevoorligtingsdienste huisves) deur om en by tien studente per week besoek vir raad en leiding rakende hul studies.

Mense wat passievol is oor hulle beroep, is baie gelukkiger.

Volgens Van der Merwe kom “dié probleem veral voor by rigtings soos ingenieurswese en BSc omdat jy ’n passie en aanlegging vir dit moet hê”. Daarom is dit belangrik om jou passie in ag te neem wanneer jy jou studierigting kies. Sy het ook gesê die mense wat passievol is oor hulle beroep, is baie gelukkiger en tevrede oor die lang termyn. ’n Gebrek aan passie is egter nie die enigste rede vir verkeerde keuses nie. Anja van Deventer, ’n eerstejaar, het as ’n BA Psigologie en Sosiologie student

die jaar afgeskop. Toe klasse begin het, het sy besef dat die graad nie was wat sy gedink het nie en het daarom omgeskakel na BCom bedryfsielkunde en arbeidsverhoudinge waarmee sy nou tevrede is. Haar geval illustreer die belangrikheid van vooraf navorsing. Studentevoorligtingdienste is beskikbaar vir alle studente wat twyfel oor hulle akademiese rigting of leiding benodig met enige akademies verbonde probleme. Kontak hulle op 018 299 2894 of besoek hulle in gebou F18.

Voorhuis Ham revised JJ Denton @dentojj The freshness of ingredients at the Voorhuis has been called into question by a student who was served ham that was allegedly green around the edges. Rhee-Ann Maaries, a first year law student at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus (NWU-Puk), approached Wapad in June regarding an incident she had at the Voorhuis dining hall. Maaries was unhappy with her order when she noted a “green colour” around the edges of the ham on a sandwich she ordered. “I bought breakfast two days in a row and had to throw away my food on both occasions due to the bad taste.” Maaries said she knew for a fact that ham was not supposed to look like that. She intends to stop buying breakfast at the Voorhuis in the future to avoid

disappointment. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) who is the public health agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) notes the following on their website, “Change in colour alone does not mean a product is spoiled. Colour changes are normal for fresh product. If in addition to the colour change the meat has an off odour, is sticky or slimy it should not be used.” Opinions were asked of Potchefstroom locals ranging from students to butchers regarding the photo in question. The consensus was that when you buy food you expect the best possible freshness for your money but that the discolouration of ham is not rare and it can still be consumed. Ester Botha, head of department: catering services, said they consider any complaints regarding the quality of food in a serious manner, but denies that the ham in question was past its expiration date. “The ham is simply more heated on the

edges than it is in the central area”. The Voorhuis follows a First In First Out (FIFO) policy. They also get temperature readings from the storage rooms twice a day for record purposes. All in an attempt to ensure the freshness of their food. According to Botha “the quality of stock gets evaluated on a daily basis and products that do not get used within a 24 hour period is then frozen. Once a product does not satisfy our high-quality standards it immediately gets thrown away.” Students can make use of the complaints box in the various dining halls or report a problem directly to management. Botha emphasised that they encourage students to immediately report any complaints to the management of the dining halls to ensure a consistent high-quality service. Action is taken immediately after a complaint has been received.

Note: This article was published in the previous edition but was however incomplete due to a layout error.

SABPP comes to Potchefstroom campus Linzetta Calitz @LinzettaC

The South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) launched its very first student chapter at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom campus (NWU-Puk). SABPP COO, Xolani Mawande, spoke about the nature and role of the board during an information session held in March. He also highlighted its numerous benefits for students.

The SABPP provides students with the chance to network with Human Resources (HR) students from other universities and also with the growing number of HR professionals. These networking opportunities give students the necessary insight they need to plan and set goals for their future. According to Jaco Barnard, a member of the communication and marketing part of the SABPP at the NWU-Puk, the evening of 29 May was an exciting one for everyone. The NWU-Puk’s first ever student committee was elected to represent the university, and to

further the interests of the students. “The SABPP plays an important role in ensuring that tertiary students are fully prepared for a working environment in the HR field,” said Barnard. Since January 2015, the SABPP has actively begun creating awareness and launching student chapters at universities and colleges around South Africa. Each of the newly registered SABPP students received their member certificates, handed to them by SABPP CEO, Marius Meyer, and prof Lené Jorgensen from the School of Human Resource Management.

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Puk Forum discusses de/colonisation Dennis Delport @Dennisdelport

uk Forum recently held a conference where de/ colonisation was discussed. The discussion inevitably had a few controversial moments. Speakers who attended the 2 August event included prof Nico Koopman, Vice-Rector for Social Impact, Transformation and Staff at the University of Stellenbosch, prof Hein Willemse, Academic, literary critic, activist and author connected to the University of Pretoria, dr Attie van Niekerk, expert in the field of Theology and Missiology and prof André Duvenhage, expert in the field of political sciences, both from the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus. In short these experts had the following to say: According to Koopman the idea of a new all African university is a good strategy and the idea excites him. “We can win so much with this concept. This is a university that will function in glocality. In other words context where the global and the

local are interwoven. There is more interaction.” He said by saying we want to be an African university doesn’t mean we want to isolate ourselves from the rest of the world. “Secondly we want to say that we want to face the challenges of our continent as an African university.” Willemse said colonialism is usually seen as an African problem and that is a problem in itself. He also said “collegiality deals with the notion of centre and margin”. He summarised decolonisation with the following question: “Does decolonization mean that we need to return to the notion of a precolonial state? Because that fosters all sorts of ideas of authenticity.” Van Niekerk discussed colonialism and mortality while Duvenhage said the theme has a wide field. He said it is also politically sensitive as we saw with the whole Helen Zille dilemma. In his presentation he looked at the kinds of politics, imperialism and colonialism and also placed it in the South African context. After the discussion, there was an intense debate about the subject. A member of the crowd asked why there were only men on the panel and “more

specifically two white men”. Another member of the crowd reiterated and pointed out that the number of women (or lack thereof) on the panel “was shocking”. Someone also said the university must overcome its fear of holding open discussions. Another member of the crowd said the disaster waiting is listening to “youngsters like this”

talking about politics and colonisation. The woman who mentioned the lack of women raised her hand during the previously mentioned speaker’s turn, was ignored, and resorted to speaking anyway. He said she should keep quiet because he respected her while she was speaking. He also said this was the problem in our country – the lack of respect for the elderly.

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van een van hulle dosente, Pieter Tolmay, asook van die werkswinkelpersoneel, Wallie Van Niekerk en Bert Swanepoel, ontvang. Die span beoog om ’n tweede fase van opknappingswerk by PAWS te doen. Tydens die tweede fase gaan hulle dan die hokke verf. Die plan sal in werking tree sodra hulle genoeg verf ingesamel het om die projek te kan voltooi. Fanie de Beer, ’n tweedejaar in BIng meganiese ingenieurswese, het gesê een dag sal nie genoeg wees om al die take te verrig nie en dat “hierdie projek maar nog net in sy kinderskoene staan”.

The lack of women on the panel was discussed further and a women mentioned that she felt staff were being oppressed on campus. Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg discussed this and suggested they sit around a table and discuss the issue, because he doesn’t like his staff feeling this way.

Plagiarism under investigation Dennis Delport

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se raamwerke is herstel en van die hokke se hekke is ook reggemaak. Daar is ook sommige hokke wat nou spog met nuwe skarniere en slotte. Vrouestudente het aangebied om met die honde te gaan stap en liefde te gee terwyl Coetzee se groep aan die hokke gewerk het. Staalbeheer en Einstein Electric Engineers het die meeste van die boumateriale geborg. Die ingenieursfakulteit se Professionele Praktyk (FIAP) werkswinkel laat die span toe om van hul toerusting vir hierdie projek te gebruik. Pick ’n Pay Vanderhoffpark het ook die span se middagete geborg. Verder het Dachspaws ook leibande verskaf. Die groep het hulp en leiding

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Ingenieurs gee terug aan gemeenskap ’n Groep ingenieursstudente doen hulle deel vir liefdadigheid by PAWS (Potchefstroom Animal Welfare Society) waar hulle hoofsaaklik op die opknappings van hokke fokus. Marco Coetzee, ’n tweedejaar meganiese ingenieurstudent, het die inisiatief geneem om ’n projek by PAWS te begin nadat hy tydens ’n besoek gesien het die hokke het bietjie werk nodig. “Ek het opgemerk dat baie van die hokke net ’n halwe dak het en het tydens my besoek aan die PAWS-bestuur gevra hoe ons hulle moontlik kan bystaan,” het Coetzee gesê. Daar was geen huiwering van Coetzee se kant af om die wiele aan die rol te kry en te begin werskaf nie. Hy het van sy medestudente gevra of hulle sou bereid wees om ’n bydrae te lewer en die vaardighede waaroor hulle beskik te gebruik om terug te ploeg in die gemeenskap. Die sesmangroep het op Saterdag 29 Julie vanaf agtuur skouer aan die wiel gesit en die hokke begin restoureer. Nuwe dakke is opgesit, hokke

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Eleven academics at the NorthWest University (NWU) are under investigation for plagiarising the work of other academics and organizations in their research articles. A whistle blower close to the student body reported the matter to the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). It is believed that most of the academics involved work in the faculty of natural- and agricultural sciences and that some of them hold professorships and doctorates. The most senior academic accused in the scandal occupies a senior management position at the Mafikeng campus. It has previously been reported by various news outlets that these academics make out part of both the Mafikeng and Potchefstroom campuses, but Louis Jacobs, director: corporate communication and stakeholder relations of the NWU, said otherwise. According to Jacobs “all eleven are connected to the Mafikeng campus”. Jacobs said the matter is being investigated. “The university takes plagiarism very seriously and therefore the investigation will take some time.” He said the necessary disciplinary steps will be taken against those involved after a conclusion has been made

in the investigation. The DHET grants a fee of R 120 000 to universities for each research article published in journals or books. An example of the allegedly plagiarised work is from an employers’ handbook on managing HIV/Aids in the workplace published in 2003 by the Thailand Business Coalition, Employers’ Confederation of Thailand and the International Labour Office. The handbook states the following: “Providing workplace care and support helps to ensure that employees with HIV/Aids remain healthy and productive at work.” “In addition, care and support programs can boost workforce morale by showing that the company is truly concerned about the health and wellbeing of its employees.” The study under investigation (coauthored by a senior NWU academic and published in 2013) dealt with “challenges HIV/Aids poses on the nursing workforce in rural health settings in Vhembe district, Limpopo province, South Africa”. A quote present in the study, without being credited to the 2003 handbook, reads as follows: “Providing workplace care and support helps to ensure that employees with HIV/Aids remain healthy and productive at work. Care and support programs can boost workplace morale by showing that the organization is truly concerned about the health and well-being of its employees.”

A brief history of Women’s day: stronger together Marné Coetzee @marnhey_

In the 23 years since the very first National Women’s Day was celebrated, South African women have achieved more than what was once considered possible. This day, celebrated annually on 9 August, does not only empower women but also draws attention to issues women still face today. National Women’s Day commemorates the 1956 march where more than 20 000 black women marched to the Union Buildings to petition against pass laws. The march proved its importance since it was one of the first uproars

from women in South Africa who refused to be silenced.

Each year brings the country a step closer to equality between men and

women. Here is a brief list of what South African women have achieved in the last decades: • Black women stood up against apartheid laws. • Marriage laws, which gave men power over their wives, have been lifted. • Equality in the workplace as well as equal wages are being enforced. • More education for women and girls. • Women-owned companies and properties have increased. • Representation of women in parliament has increased from 2.7 % before 1994 to 48 % presently. • Laws against domestic violence, especially against women, have been enforced.

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VICE CHAIRPERSON

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Burger Terblanche In these exciting times waiting on our campus, it is more important now than ever before to ensure that the right student leaders are elected to the right positions. Strong leaders with above average institutional knowledge are of great importance and I believe that I exceed this criteria. I, Burger Terblanche, make myself eligible to the Student Campus Council of the NWU Puk for the term 2017/2018 with the portfolio Vice Chairperson.

Lizélle Saayman Hereby I declare myself eligible for SCC: Academic Council for the term 2017/2018. I have a passion for my campus as well as to serve students. I possess strong leadership qualities and believe to act with respect, honesty, accessibility and integrity. My goals for the term is to listen to different opinions, to successfully work with others, to be proud and to lead others in the right direction as leaders.

Pieter-Hendrik White The quality of a leader is shown by the standards that they set for themselves. Leadership is influence and I pledge to always have a positive influence on the NWU. I firmly believe that leadership is a serving profession and I will emphasize being in service of the students that vote me into this position. With this I, Pieter-Hendrik White, announce my candidacy for the Student Council for the term 2017/2018 with the portfolio Academic Council.

FINANCES

FINANCES Christina Joubert The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves. Standards such as loyalty, respect for each individual and transparency, will enable me to help live out my passion for this university and each student. I believe that by utilizing the skills I have attained, I can contribute to SCC Finances to reach new goals and potential. With this in mind it is a privilege to declare myself eligible for the portfolio SCC Finances 2017/2018.

Jan Hendrik Opperman The NWU Puk is a unique campus, a place I love with passion and pride. I believe that in the time ahead, with all the challenges, we need strong leaders in the right positions to provide the right direction and build a campus where everyone is welcome and know they belong here. I hereby make myself eligible to be elected to the Campus Student Representative Council of the NWU Puk for the term 2017/2018 for the portfolio Vice Chairperson.

Vernice Steenkamp My previous term on the Student Representative Council indicates that I lead with high integrity and generosity. I have gained enough knowledge to not only manage a portfolio successfully, but also to be a representative of students of the Potchefstroom campus by being a servant leader. Therefore, I present myself eligible as SCC: Vice Chairperson 2017/2018.

CURRENT AFFAIRS

MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

Ofentse Makgale I believe that our strength lies in our diversity. It is up to us to utilize our differences in such a way that it benefits us, rather than to tear us to shreds. Improvement in our social cohesion can be realized, only with cultural integration which is inclusive to all cultural groups on campus. I have a vision for SCC: Current Affairs, together we can make it a reality. I hereby make myself eligible to be SCC: Current Affairs 2017/2018.

Mário Matos I regard the Student Council as individuals who are conscientious and display indomitable and unremitting perseverance. I therefore make myself eligible for the portfolio SCC: Current Affairs 2017/2018. Current Affairs plays a vital role in the proses of inclusivity and social transformation on student level. Hence, I believe that I have the necessary character traits to serve as a student leader, in doing so embodying the values of the NWU Puk in this particular capacity.

Tanya Swanepoel With an inextinguishable flame of passion for MPR, and a proper foundation set out by my predecessors, the privilege is mine to make myself eligible for SCC: Marketing and Public Relations for the term 17/18. I believe in a unitary university with students who embrace each other. I also believe in the uniqueness of our campus, and together with my experience, I will pour out my heart and soul into contributing to the foundation of the campus culture.

Charlton Hechter I, Charlton Hechter make myself eligible for the portfolio SCC: Finance for the term 2017/2018. The SCC has a big responsibility to empower students with great potential, but not the necessarily funding. I want to provide my inputs and contribute it to this big responsibility. I believe that I have the necessarily skills and experience to provide the inputs and contribute it.

INTERNAL COORDINATOR

RESIDENCE COUNCIL

ARTS COUNCIL

Gawie Erwee I believe that your actions can inspire people to dream more, learn more, do more and become more. My goal for this term is the empowerment of students through personal interaction and encouragement. Therefor I, Gawie Erwee, make myself eligible for SCC: Internal Coordinator 2017/2018.

Dalena d’Assonville Two elementary structures on our campus are the HC’s and SCC. SCC Residence Council plays an essential role in linking them. I’m going to make sure that this fundamental relationship stays sustainable as part of our unique student life. I will focus on this relationship, create new projects to promote the relevance of the Residence Council and keep the bigger picture in mind by the effective alignment of this portfolio. Therefore, I am willing to serve for the term 2017/2018.

Jani Esterhuyse Our campus prides itself on a student life and residence culture like no other. By making myself eligible I want to be a voice for the students. I have completed several HC terms and I understand how hard students work to protect and improve our culture. I believe that Residence Council creates a platform where students can be heard. I’d like to use my love for our campus, its people and student life to preserve and protect the above mentioned.

Duan Craffert Everyone undoubtedly has their own personal ideal of how their version of art is to be executed; my mandate is to facilitate those ideals and give that vision wings by providing it with the requisite platforms. Six years of participation and coaching of various art events and a term as vice chairperson of SRC: Arts Council have shown that participants and art enthusiasts are to be afforded as much discretionary space possible by the system and not be limited by it.

Marco van der Walt I, Marco van der Walt, am proud to say that I have been part of the NWU Puk for the past three years. Arts make up the cornerstone of our unique student culture, and provides the opportunity for students to live out there given talents. It’s been a great privilege for me to be able to be a part of this cornerstone for the past two terms, that’s why I am making myself eligible for SCC: Arts for the term 2017/2018.

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Vote for your Student Campus Council (SCC) Colette Combrink

MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION Pieter Gouws I, Pieter Gouws, hereby make myself eligible as a candidate for SCC: Media and Communication for the term 2017/2018. Communication plays a critical role in our everyday life and facilitates the flow of information and knowledge to build better relationships. I believe that improvement can be done on the current communication between the Student Council and students. By making use of this medium, current and future problems could be solved, which will ensure that our relationship will flourish.

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The time of year has arrived to vote for your Student Campus Council (SCC) for 2017/18. This is the opportunity for you, as student, to choose who you want to represent yourself for approximately the next twelve months. An important decision solely in your hands. In 2015 only 33.68 % of students on the North-West University’s Potchefstroom campus (NWU-Puk) voted for the SRC (Student Representative Council). In 2016, however, this number rose to

MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION

AJ Mey It’s easy to Google some quote or words of wisdom, educating yourself on matters you didn’t know existed. I’m not going to do that, what I am doing is availing myself to interactively keep each student informed about student life, University affairs and assist in ensuring that, through the structures available, each student can take part building towards an inclusive and sustainable NWU. With a serving heart I make myself eligible for the SCC portfolio Media and Communication.

66.32 %, a number on which the NWUPuk wants to improve this year. Voting has already opened across campus. Voting is made easy and convenient for you, with voting stations open on campus between 10:00 and 14:00 every day until 18 August, and all campus computers automatically sending you to a voting link which doesn’t even take ten minutes out of your busy day, until 21 August. There is also a link on the SRC Facebook page if you want to vote from the comfort of your own home. Here, listed, are a “get to know” of all the SCC candidates for 2017/18.

MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION Liam Jennings SCC: Media and Communication acts as a direct information link between the SCC and various stakeholders – including you, as a student. It is only through managed, strategic and controlled communication that transparency, loyalty and dialogue can be propagated between all stakeholders. I regard MAC as a catalyst which exemplifies this notion. I hereby declare myself eligible to the Student Campus Council with the portfolio MAC, to ensure interactive communication on all levels of our organised student life.

SRCS

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Larissa Skolnic I hereby make myself eligible for the Student Council of the NorthWest University Potchefstroom Campus with the portfolio Media and Communication for the term 2017/2018. Media and Communication is a portfolio with so much potential and opportunity for growth. Therefore, I aim to improve this specialized portfolio through my skills and knowledge and as a student leader to also create an environment where studentity is guaranteed.

Annerine Niemand With this I, Annerine Niemand, make myself eligible for the SCC portfolio SRCS for the term 2017/2018. SRCS already has a successful foundation and I have the skills to build on it and send the portfolio to further success. My love for people and experience, as well as my knowledge in the portfolio, makes me fit to serve as a SCC member. I am willing to serve and to inspire the people around me by way of example.

Ruan van Aswegen I am passionate about serving people. Leaders serve and are not necessarily served. I would like to build and expand the caring culture and heart that our campus has for the community so that more people can be affected. The alignment of the NWU gives us the opportunity to open doors on other campuses with regard to SRCS. I believe: “You have been assigned this mountain to show others it can be moved.” I hereby make myself eligible for the portfolio SRCS.

Ugo Louw A portfolio aimed at coordinating liaison activities at external and internal level, but more than that - the image, moral and heartbeat of YOUR Student council! With attributes such as integrity, serviceability, loyalty and humility, which correlate with the core values of the SCC, I believe success is my foreland. I, Ugo Louw, want to be a voice for students and guarantee student well-being. I hereby make myself eligible for the Student council 2017/2018 with the portfolio Liaison.

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Francis Rossouw My pride for the NWU, experience after the previous terms and burning passion for my fellow human beings, leads me to be serviceable as SCC: Liaison Chairperson 2017/2018. I believe by being strict on the values of the NWU Puk and being firm with the students, the campus will achieve its potential. It will be my privilege and honour to make an effective contribution to the students’ memories by providing an organized studentity through my innovative ideas.

Kellerman Lubbe Real leaders do not care to be the least and to serve. I believe in talking less and doing more. I, Kellerman Lubbe, hereby make myself eligible for SCC: Sport and Recreation for the term 2017/2018.

Daniel Asiwe As Council of Societies Chairperson I represent the voices and interests of student societies on the SCC governing body. I believe I have the correct mindset and attitude to run this portfolio as I will be building on the already existing foundation and also eliminating the gaps that arose whilst enhancing the portfolio. With the application of effective management and through hard work I will assure that Council of Societies contributes to our student life.

Daniel Botlhale Selamolela I hereby make myself eligible for SCC: Council of Societies 2017/2018. Council of Societies is an embodiment that has the duty to promote, empower and protect the religion, culture, politics, social or any alternative body represented by the students. I want to ensure that all societies represented by students are given a platform to flourish in the process of advancing their policies to the betterment of campus life and student nourishing.

Jacques Hugo The NWU-Pukke is an institution that prepares today’s student to come up with solutions for tomorrow’s challenges. Here, our mind set is to build and improve. With the new structure of the NWU it is imperative that we as students should take the lead in shaping the future of this institution and advancing the NWU culture. I believe I’m ready to lead our students in this new season. My name is Jacques Hugo and I hereby present myself eligible to the Student Campus Council as Chairperson for the term 17/18.

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Kuns & Vermaak

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Fame ontdek wêrelde in Potch Chané Jonker @Chanejonk

ame The Musical, aangebied deur Artéma Instituut vir kunstebestuur, Alabama Produksies en NWU-Puk kunste, se opening vind plaas op 30 Augustus in die Sanlam Ouditorium en word tot 2 September aangebied. Die musiekblyspel is baseer op die bekende televisie reeks, Fame, wat later ook in ’n rolprent omskryf is. Dit volg die lewens van die finale klas van ’n uitvoerende kunste hoërskool in New York City, terwyl hul die wêreld van musiek, drama en dans in 1980 tot 1984 ontdek. “Dit gaan oor al die proewe,

verdrukkinge en wat dit rêrig verg om ’n professionele kunstenaar te wees,” het Glenn Cunniff, die produksiebestuurder, gesê. Oudisies vir die musiekblyspel het plaasgevind op 28 en 29 Maart en repetisies het reeds op 18 Julie begin. Die oudisies het bestaan uit ’n strawwe kombinasie van sang-, dans-, en akteursoudisies. Vervolgens is NWU-Puk studente, personeellede én alumni by die finale produksie betrokke. Alle sang, choreografie en musiekbegeleiding in die musiekblyspel vind lewendig op die verhoog plaas, sodat die jong kunstenaars se talente volledig vertoon kan word en

die gehoor waarde vir hul geld ontvang. “Alles is lewendig en in die oomblik,” het Le Roux Malan, geselskapbestuurder, gesê.

Vervolgens is NWU-Puk studente, personeellede én alumni by die finale produksie betrokke.

Die regie van die musiekblyspel vind plaas onder die leiding van Nacia Kruger, Oud-Potchefstromer asook oud-Puk. Die vervaardiging word behartig deur Chris de Bruyn, bestuurder van Artéma Instituut vir Kunstebestuur en Ontwikkeling, terwyl Pieter de Bruin dien as musiekregisseur. Kaartjies vir die musiekblyspel is beskikbaar by die NWU-Puk kunste in gebou F9 en kan met kontant of met ’n studentekaart aangekoop word. Kaartjies kan ook by AJR in die MooiRivier winkelsentrum, Protea boekwinkel, NWU Skool vir Musiek & Konservatorium, sowel as aanlyn by www.artema.co.za gekoop word.

Beermile sorg vir waaghalsige opwinding en baie pret Marianne Steyn

Chané Jonker @Chanejonk

Saterdag 12 Augustus – 19:00 NWU-Puk Symphony Orchestra: From the old world to the new - Sanlam Ouditorium Maandag 14 Augustus – 19:00 Lumiere Student Film Festival - Sanlam Ouditorium Donderdag 17 Augustus – 17:30 Excelsior vs. Over de Voor Fight night - Snowflake, Potchefstroom Woensdag 30 Augustus tot 2 September – 19:30 Fame The musical - Sanlam Ouditorium Donderdag 31 Augustus – 18:30 Bandura Express Presents: PreSpring Concert - NWU-Puk Totiussaal

liefdadigheid gaan, sal studente dalk minder sleg voel om die geld uit te gee”. Die fondse gaan aan behoeftige studente in die toerisme departement.

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Goeie gees, baie sports en baie, baie bier kenmerk die NWU Beermile wat die afgelope naweek plaasgevind het. Die Beermile is deur toerisme honneurs studente gereël as deel van hul projek. Spanne drink elk ’n bier by die wegspring plek en hardloop dan 400 m (200 m weg en dan 200 m terug na die wegspring plek). Wanneer hulle klaar is met die 400 m, drink hulle hul volgende bier en hardloop weer. Die drink en hardloop proses word vier keer herhaal, dus 1 600 m, ongeveer ’n myl. Volgens professor Lindie du Plessis van die toerismebestuur program het die deelnemers ’n “tough tyd”. “Ek dink nie hulle het besef dat dit so moeilik gaan wees nie, maar hulle is almal in goeie gees hier.” Diegene wat nie kans gesien het vir die hardloop nie, kon ook bier drink.

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Ek dink nie hulle het besef dat dit so moeilik gaan wees nie, maar hulle is almal in goeie gees hier. Die Laureus manne van Nexus-gang wat ‘hidreer’ na myle en myle.

Besoekers en deelnemers kon ook die plaaslike vermaak en die kosstalletjies op die Jool-plaas geniet.

Volgens Simoné Nel, een van die honneurs studente wat die dag gereël het, het hulle besluit om die beermile

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te hou, omdat hulle teikengroep studente is. Sy sê ook, “omdat die fondse wat ingesamel word vir

Een van Laureus manskoshuis se gange, Nexus, het omstanders vermaak nadat hulle glo uitgedaag is om in hul onderbroeke aan die beermile deel te neem. Die uitdaging is aanvaar, soos Xandri Daneel, ’n ander toerisme student sê, “oranje hand op die boud en al”.

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Dunkirk – not just another war film

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Bianca Stevens @bee_the_bibi

his is not just another war movie, as it brings the other side of war into perspective. The film Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan, was released in South African theatres on 28 July. There occurs no blood splatter, only men and their fight for survival holding on to every bit of hope they have left.

Overwhelming sounds of bombs and aeroplanes make you feel as if you are part of the war. You will be pleasantly knocked out of your seat with the greatness of this film. Dunkirk is based on a true story where 4 00 000 allied soldiers are trapped on Dunkirk and surrounded by the German Nazis.

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Evacuation is needed, and fast too. Germany can bomb them all at any minute. No large boats can reach the beach for it is too shallow for them to enter, thus operation Dynamo starts. The film is captured into three parts of war. Air (Tom Hardy), land (Fionn Whithead, Harry Styles) and

sea (Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance). The movie does not have a lot of dialect but the truth and rawness of war is clear when looking at the amazing scenes. Nolan explained in an interview with Fox 5 DC “I wanted it to be as intense as possible, and therefore as lean, stripped down and short

as possible”. Overwhelming sounds of bombs and aeroplanes make you feel as if you are part of the war, trying to escape with the rest of the soldiers, therefore experiencing the feelings of fear and tremble. War has been stereotyped for so long as a gruesome situation with guns, blood and anger, that we forget that there is real men with

families involved. This movie will open your eyes about what war really is about and how there are major losses faced with when in war. Dunkirk definitely broke the stereotype above and I will recommend this movie to all.

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Feel-good morning songs Heinz Schoeman-Struwig @inHeinzsight

07:30 classes should be illegal but unfortunately aren’t (although campus should consider a petition…). The ultimate eclectic playlist is thus on offer – featuring new and old sounds but overall has upbeat synths and plummet-drops. Hopefully you’ll be hair brush (or toothbrush) in-hand jamming in front of the mirror in no time. ‘Don’t Kill My Vibe’ by Sigrid Starting slow (because it’s your third snooze) Sigrid sounds calm and determined. By the time your kettle is cooking, the chorus is blaring and Sigrid’s raspy notes are welcoming you to the morning bliss because nothing will kill your vibe today. ‘New Rules’ by Dua Lipa Dua Lipa is slowly but surely taking over the pop scene, so she should be a welcome addition to your morning. You’ll be creating rules for your current or future partner whilst shaking your hips for the water to get warm (with or without flashbacks from last night in Bourbans). ‘Wearing Nothing’ by Dagny You’re getting out of the shower, so singing “When I’m with you I feel like wearing nothing at all” is totally relevant. Fin. ‘Dynamite’ by Nause A piano-beat that’ll spin in your head for the rest of your day – lyrics to inspire you to take on the world and a drop that might make you drop with a “boom, boom, boom” trying to fit into your skinny jeans. ‘Kamikaze’ by MØ A hook that’ll never leave your brain “Take me to the party /

Kami-Kamikaze” will stick with you through first period. Check out the screenshots above for more jams for the ultimate day.

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Spring into fashion Bianca Stevens @bee_the_bibi

pring is on its way and this means it is a new season of trends. But do not be alarmed – change is there but not a lot of it. Simplicity is key and one bold accessory including your makeup look can make you look stylish and confident. No one has the time for a full face of makeup every day. So keep it simple, a bold red lip and minimal eye makeup paired with your natural hair texture will do the trick. Pro tip: a little bit of salty water can take your hair game to a whole new level. Our prayers have been answered and flower crowns are still a thing in 2017. But that’s not all, Rodart took lace bows onto the runway and it works. Time to get your DIY on and make your own stylish accessories. Embracing your own style is what is all about, no arguing there but a few essentials making the runway this springs is mom jeans, midi skirts and button-down shirts with funky

Guys Guide to building a wardrobe

stripes or girly floral. Shoes, a girl’s best friend so we don’t want them to be uncomfortable. Block heels are life. They can go both ways.

A few essentials making the runway this springs is mom jeans, midi skirts and button-down shirts with funky stripes or girly floral.

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Super fancy or just a casual campus day running around trying to get everything done. Blush toned sneakers. You can look sporty and chic at the same time no need for that “I’m going to gym after this class” lie. Take a fashion detox and inhale spring and exhale winter.

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Self-care 101: spoil yourself Megan Olivier @Meganolivier9

Feeling a bit blue? Sometimes it’s important to take care of yourself, even if you have 50 tests and assignments looming ahead of you. Here are a few quick and easy tips to take care of yourself and feel better: • Meditation is a great way to look after yourself and keep stress at bay. There are a few free apps that can help you, like The Mindfulness App, Headspace and buddhify. • Four words: watch cute animal videos. Cats, dogs, llamas, goats, anything. It’s guaranteed to make you feel better. • Exercise helps clear your mind and makes your body feel great. And if you’re the kind of person who hates physical activity, you

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can always try yoga, it’s more relaxing and less taxing. • Some people feel better if they do some work, so getting in front of your computer and working on assignments or planning your week could make you feel better and stress less.

• Washing your hair, or actually just taking a shower, makes you feel like a new person. Get some nice scented shower gel or hair treatment and wash away your worries. • Speak to someone who cares about you, be it your parents, grandmother, best friend or neighbour. Spending

time with loved ones is good for you and may help you work through your problems. • Face it, we all have our guiltypleasure reality shows we love to hate. So stream some Jersey Shore, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, House Hunters or even Say Yes To The Dress. • Go offline for a while. Leave those irritating groups and fake Instagram posts behind and just breathe. • Host a dance party for one, featuring your hairbrush. Or toothbrush. Invite the jammiest of pop songs and sing your heart out. • Get enough sleep. It’s difficult to concentrate if you’re daydreaming about taking a nap, so get your 8 hours of sleep and get to work feeling refreshed.

Alternatiewe Vrydagaandplanne – Indiese kookkuns Linzetta Calitz @LinzettaC

Indiese kookkunsvaardighede is maar ’n enkele opsie wat die Johannesburg Culinary & Pastry School (JCPS) se Potchefstroomkampus bied in terme van Vrydagaandvermaak. JCPS het begin vanjaar ’n kampus in Potchefstroom oopgemaak waar hulle nie net sjefs oplei nie, maar ook die gewone mens kans gee om kookvaardighede aan te leer. Vrydagaand, 4 Augustus, het hulle Potchefstromers die geleentheid gebied om meer te wete te kom oor Indiese kookkuns.

Individue wat die klas bygewoon het, het die kans gekry om hul eie matar paneer (’n vegetariese Indiese dis met ondermeer ertjies, tamatie en neute in) aanmekaar te slaan. Daar was natuurlik ook geen tekort aan speserye nie. Die dis het onder meer gemengde masala, garam masala, gemaalde komyn, koljander en chili-poeier ingekry. Daar is egter ook hoender bygevoeg om die dis bietjie meer lyf te gee. Alle dele van die dis word self gemaak. Die sjef demonstreer die proses, waarna elkeen dan na sy eie werkstasie terugkeer en die proses op hul eie herhaal. Op dié spesifieke aand het elkeen sy/haar eie kaas gemaak, die matar paneer en ook roti’s wat aan die einde van die aand

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gesellig saam geniet is. (Indien ’n deel van jou dis êrens tussen die stoof en die tafel in die slag bly, is daar gewoonlik mededeelsame nuwe vriende om jou by te staan.) Vorige klasse het al onderskeidelik turkish delight, Griekse baklava en ook Italiaanse kookkuns aangedurf. Die klasse word op twee Vrydae per maand aangebied en een klas sal die deelnemer R 295 uit die sak jaag. Wat, as mens al die bestanddele, vaardighede en goeie tye inreken, eintlik glad nie te duur uitwerk nie. Mens hoef ook nie al die klasse by te woon nie, en kan dié kies wat vir jou interessant lyk. JCPS is ook gerieflik regs langs Music Café geleë indien jy na die kosmaaksessie iets te drinke benodig.

Om meer inligting oor die verskillende klasse te kry kan die JCPS Potch Campus Facebook-blad besoek word. Die klasse is geensins formeel nie en die ideale plek om te ontspan na ’n rowwe week. “Die lekker ding is, jy kom hier aan en jy ken niemand nie, maar dis fine,” het Thea Prinsloo, een van die eienaars gesê. Volgens Prinsloo is dit lekkerder hoe groter groep mense daar is. Een klas kan tussen 16 en 20 mense huisves. Volgens hul Facebook-blad word daar Franse croquembouche in die volgende klas (25 Augustus) gemaak. Dit is ’n Franse poeding wat uit choux deegballetjies bestaan wat in ’n keëlvorm gestapel en deur drade karamel aanmekaar gehou word.

Find your style: whether you’re stealing looks from a Markhams mannequin, Pinterest, or something cool you saw in Lovers’ Lane – do something that makes you feel good and suits your needs. If you’re on a tight budget there’s no shame in getting shirts at Mr Price. If you want to invest in something like a jacket wait for a sale at Woolworths perhaps. Other things to keep in mind is interchangeability. Neutrals are in fashion and you can never have enough white T-shirts. For affordability find something that can go with what you have. Try collect a couple of staple pants, short and long depending on your preference and the season. Try to over time collect a black jean, blue jean, stone chino, black formal pants and the rest is up to you. Something often seen on campus are chinos or jeans with an elastic at the bottom making it suitable to wear open shoes with long pants. If not, roll up the bottom of your pants once or twice – this is really in fashion at the moment. Know your fashion rules. Although these are debatable – it can generally be agreed that wearing PT-broekies and a Parka is a no-no. But that’s eventually up to you. Also try to color coordinate, i.e. don’t wear green and red together (unless you want to embody Christmas – then go for it). Snap your look with a Wapad in and tag us on Instagram – we might feature you as a campus #FashionInspiration.

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Redaksioneel

Redaksioneel Daar is ’n vlam wat brand in die Wapad Heinz Schoeman-Struwig @inHeinzsight

n so kom my pad met Wapad tot ŉ einde – as redakteur wel. Dis moeilik om te dink die ding waarvoor ek die hardste in my universiteit loopbaan gewerk het, het ek beklee, en net so is dit verby. Ek sal dit opsom as ’n jaar se slaaplose aande. Ek was 19 toe ek die werk kry en voel nou 29. Ek het nie die maklikste oorgang gehad nie. R 60 000 + in die rooi, ’n moeilike verhouding met bestuur, ’n beeld op kampus wat vir party onbetroubaar was, die lys gaan aan. Mens kan daardie oorgang op niemand blameer nie – Wapad is deur baie. Wapad het amper vir ewig geëindig in 2013 – dis nie so lank terug nie. Dit gaan altyd ’n stryd wees vir onafhanklikheid, vir finansies om te bly bestaan, om ons gedrukte formaat te hou, om by te bly met die tye, ens. Ek was nie die beste redakteur wanneer dit kom by taal of skryf nie. Ek is nie ’n kommunikasiestudent nie, ek was nie eers skool toe in Afrikaans nie – ek het die taal op universiteit eers begin gebruik. Ek het wel ander vaardighede gehad wat ek tafel toe gebring het. Ek het op ons interne-bestuur gewerk, ons finansies reggekry, ons verhouding met studente en belanghebbendes

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gebou, en waar ek kon – diversiteit ingebring. Ek dink nie Wapad het al ooit soveel voorblaaie in Engels gehad nie. Het ek genoeg gedoen? Nee. Sou ek ooit voel asof ek genoeg gedoen het? Ook nee. Ek moet myself maar herinner dat met die tyd en bronne wat ek gehad het, het ek gedoen wat ek kon – en soms is dit ook voldoende. Ek wil dankie sê vir Jeanelle

Greyling, die vorige Wapad-redakteur en ’n persoonlike inspirasie. Ek sal nooit die redakteur wees wat sy was nie – sy was ’n werklike fighter. Dit waarin sy geglo het, het sy met alle vertroue aangepak en niks sou tussen haar en haar einddoel kom nie. Ek streef om verder te groei in haar fighting spirit wat sy in my agtergelaat het. Ek hoop dat my en haar spirit by Wapad sal voortbestaan – Wapad het

dit só nodig vir die struikelblokke wat nog wag. Ek wil ook dankie sê vir Linzetta Calitz, my right-hand woman en basies fellow-redakteur. Sy is my rots. Die twee van ons het die Wapad se pad gebou met ons eie hande. Stuk vir stuk geteer, stuk vir stuk terug gegaan en die slaggate probeer vol maak. My

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wêreld sal verewig deur haar verander wees, en ek dink daarvoor is ek die meeste dankbaar. My hoofredaksie, ’n span van net ses mense wat ’n span van 25 + ander mense mee moes werk om ’n koerant te laat bestaan en verskyn. Ons het êrens deur alles beslis iemand anders se werk gedoen. Ek was redakteur, bemarking, finansies, uitlegredakteur, ens. Linzetta was nuusredakteur, adjunkredakteur, sportredakteur, redakteur-redakteur. Die lys gaan aan. Ons het op ’n manier ons energie en vaardighede bymekaar geskraap om ’n Wapad-masjien te maak wat gewerk het, en dit was álles. Die grootste les wat mens leer is dat jy nooit almal tevrede gaan stel nie. Tussen die patriotiese-Pukke wat so lief vir hulle universiteit is, eksterne media-oë, oud en nuwe redaksielede met nuwe (en ou) idees. Mens sal altyd die beste besluit vir die koerant probeer maak, maar dit is nie altyd so in almal se oë nie – en dis ook oukei. My pad is iets waarna ek terug kyk en klaar mis, maar ook ’n tyd wat ek vir nou dankbaar is, is verby, (sê ek vir myself huilend voor die skerm). Dankie vir my span, my familie, my vriende, en al die belanghebbendes wat deel gevorm het van my redakteurskap. Die ervaring het my gemaak en breek in wie ek vandag is en wie ek eendag nog gaan word. Dankie, dankie, dankie.

Waar is my pad nou? Linzetta Calitz @LinzettaC

The time has come To say fair’s fair To pay the rent To pay our share

o die tyd is hier. Ons het probeer regverdig wees waar dit vereis is. Ons het dalk nie huur betaal nie, maar ons deel het ons tog probeer gee. Kan mens in elk geval ooit almal tevrede stel? Ek glo nie, maar ek’s vir eers klaar probeer. My begin hier was toevallig, maar wie ek daarsonder sou wees dink ek nie wil ek weet nie. Cheesy, maar dis waar. Wapad het sedert die dag wat ek my voete in my eerste NWU klas gesit het ’n rol in my lewe gespeel. Elke oomblik is ek voor dankbaar. Dis seker iets wat vanselfsprekend is, maar as jy nie aan ons kant van Wapad was nie, kan jy eenvoudig nie verstaan hoe dit is nie. Ons is maar ’n groepie misfits met tye, maar is ons nie eintlik maar almal nie? Op ons manier het ons ons bes probeer – elke redaksie is anders. Om twee verskillendes in my skaars twee jaar te kon ervaar was ’n eer en ’n voorreg. Wat kan ek sê? Die mense het ’n plek in my hart. Dieselfde plek as wat Wapad ook seker altyd sal hê. Mens kan maar net hoop die aandeel wat jy “betaal” het, het êrens ’n verskil vir iemand gemaak. Daar was tye wat mens jou keuses bietjie berou het, maar wanneer ’n gedrukte weergawe van hierdie 12 bladsye voor F25 se G01 opdaag besef jy, jy sal alles waarskynlik weer doen. Ons werk mos maar eintlik voltyds hier en swot deeltyds.

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Aan almal wat deel was van die “hoof” dele. My eerste hoofredaksie mense: Jeanelle, my eerste hoofredaksie ontmoeting wat my soveel geleer het. Marnus wat almal se pa eintlik maar was. Marita, liewe liewe Marita. Hardie, ek dink jou Facebook-aandele sal ek die beste onthou. Ons eie 16/17 hoofredaksie. Guys, elke liewe een van julle. Hierdie jaar was iets hoor. Heinz, Wapappad. Jy’t my gehelp met my heel eerste kampusmenings, en nou is ons, wel, ons. Ek sal maar nie te diep in dit ingaan nie, jy is net alles. Dankie. Wat sou ek sonder jou doen? Wie weet.

Colette, ek sal nie saam met iemand anders tot 06:00 in die oggend wil sit en blaaie deurlees nie. Ek reken ons drie het heel orraait gedoen hoor. Ek gee nie om wat die mense sê nie, ons is die mense. Souspot, ons het soveel honneurs dinge, maar ek dink Wapad was die gom hoor. Dit klink dalk soos oordryf, maar my lewe gaan werklik nie dieselfde wees sonder hierdie plek nie. Die glaskas, die hashtags, die stukkende stoele, die stadige rekenaars, die vuil koppies. Alles en almal. Donderdae tot Dinsdae/Woensdae. Ek los ’n stuk van my hier. ’n Moerse stuk.

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HOOFREDAKTEUR: Heinz Schoeman-Struwig NUUSREDAKTEUR: Linzetta Calitz KUNS-, VERMAAK- EN LEEFSTYLREDAKTEUR: Annemarie Hoogenboezem FOTOREDAKTEUR: Marianne Steyn TEKSREDAKTEUR: Colette Combrink SOSIALEMEDIA-BESTUURDER: Marné Coetzee UITLEG: Tayla de Beer, Bianca Stevens, Chané Jonker, Denise Robertson ADVERTEER BY ONS: e-pos wapad@nwu.ac.za of bel 083 284 1100 WAPAD-KANTOOR: 018 299 2875 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/Wapad TWITTER EN INSTRAGRAM: @NWUWapad Het jy iets om te sê? Skryf vir ons en stuur dit aan wapad@nwu.ac.za. Dalk verskyn jy in die volgende Wapad. Die volgende uitgawe verskyn op 24 Augustus met ’n nuwe hoofredaksie. Tot dan, besoek ons Facebook-blad vir die varste nuus en lekker leesgoed.

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Spanning en verrassings in koshuisrugbyliga

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Kristien Kruger @Kris10Kruger

aput manskoshuis het Patria manskoshuis oorwin in die laaste minute van die wedstryd. Ander wenspanne sluit Over de Voor- en Veritas manskoshuis in. Patria manskoshuis, laasjaar se wenners en moontlike gunsteling vir vanjaar se liga, het op Saterdag 29 Julie hulle eerste wedstryd verloor. Patria manskoshuis het ’n groot aantal toeskouers gehad veral omrede dit hulle jaarlikse pa en seun naweek was. Die toeskouers en gees was wel nie genoeg om die span tot aan die einde deur te dra nie. Caput manskoshuis het ’n goeie wegspring gehad en was teen halftyd 10 – 7 voor, maar Patria manskoshuis het vinnig ingehaal en voortou geneem. Teen die einde van die wedstryd, met die telling 28 – 24 in Patria se guns, het Caput se spelers en toeskouers nie opgehou hoop nie. Caput was in die laaste oomblikke van die wedstryd teen Patria se doellyn toe Pieter Coetzer, na ’n uitstekende spanpoging vanuit die losgemaal gebreek en oor die lyn geval het om Caput in die wenposisie te sit voor die eindfluitjie blaas. Caput het die wedstryd met ’n telling van 29 – 28 beklink. Evert Bredenhann, Caput manskoshuis se sport huiskomitee-lid en vierdejaar LLB student, voel dit was

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hulle “uiterse trots vir die rooikat op [hulle] bors en die broederskap tussen die manne in die koshuis” wat hulle die wedstryd laat wen het en sien dit as “’n stappie nader aan ’n plek in die semi-finaal”.

Die wedstryd tussen Villagers- en Veritas manskoshuise het ook groot opwinding verseker met die spanne wat kort op mekaar se hakke regdeur die wedstryd was. Ten einde het Veritas manskoshuis die

wedstryd met een punt en ’n telling van 24 – 23 gewen. Over de Voor manskoshuis het ook teen Excelsior manskoshuis te staan gekom en het die wedstryd met ’n weglooptelling van 89 – 0 gewen.

Die skeidsregter het die wedstryd beëindig met nog vyftien minute speeltyd oor.

Springbok-vrouesewesspan kom wys hul staal in Potchefstroom Kristien Kruger @Kris10Kruger

Die Springbok-vrouesewesspan kom Potchefstroom toe vir ’n oefenkamp waartydens hulle onder meer wedstryde teen die Potchefstroom Dorp Klub en die Luiperds sal speel. Nomsa Mokwai, ŉ verpleegkunde student van die Noordwes-Universiteit se

Potchefstroomkampus (NWU-Puk), vorm deel van dié span. Renfred Dazel, voormalige Springbok-sewesspeler, is die span se afrigter. Hulle is tans twaalfde in die wêreld gekeur en hulle doel is om te kwalifiseer om in die HSBC vrouesewes wêreldreeks te speel. Dié wêreldreeks is die beste agt vrouespanne wat lande soos Australië, Nieu-Seeland en Kanada insluit. Kobus du Plooy, kliniese sielkundedosent by die NWU en die span se

sportsielkundige, het gesê hierdie lande “is in terme van ontwikkeling jare voor Suid-Afrika”. Vroue wat deel vorm van die span van veertien bly almal by die Stellenbosch Sport Akademie en oefen voltyds. Hulle is vanaf Maandag 7 Augustus vir ongeveer ’n week in Potchefstroom. Die span bly by die Fanie du Toit sportgronde in die Sport Village en maak gebruik van die NWU se fasiliteite. Die vroue sal by die High

Performance Institute (HPI) en die Fanie du Toit sportvelde oefen. Hulle sal ook op Vrydagaand, 11 Augustus, 18:00 teen Potchefstroom Dorp Klub en Saterdagoggend 11:00 teen die Luiperds vrouesewesspan oefenwedstryde speel. Albei dié wedstryde gaan op Oliën Park se B-velde plaasvind, en ingang om dié skouspel te geniet is gratis. Vrouesewes het dieselfde reëls, tyd en vorm as manssewes, maar Du Plooy het gesê daar is “ŉ groot gaping tussen

mans- en vrouesewes” en dat hulle graag hierdie twee op dieselfde vlak wil kry. “Ons wil daarop fokus om vrouesewes te laat groei.” Hulle beplan om binne die volgende paar jare ’n Varsity Cup vrouesewes te organiseer, om vroue op universiteit ook betrokke te kry en die sport daardeur te ontwikkel.

Interkampus – “kan nog vir baie vermaak en lekker kompetisie sorg” wedstryd teen Vaal het die vroue baie goeie sokker gespeel en eers hulle voorsprong in die doodsnikke van die wedstryd opgegee. Omdat Vaal vir Mafikeng 5 – 0 gewen het, het die Potch vroue algeheel tweede geëindig.

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Intervarsity se graf het reeds gesak, maar interkampus is nog in sy kinderjare en kan nog vir baie vermaak en lekker kompetisie sorg. Die interkampus sportdag het plaasgevind op ’n naweek wat die meeste Pukke as ’n langnaweek beskou het. Netbal, sokker, basketbal en skaakspanne het vanjaar hulle slag op die Vaaldriehoekkampus gaan wys. Oelof Stander, sport en rekreasie studenteraadslid het gesê die spelers het dit geniet en die ander twee kampusse van die NoordwesUniversiteit (NWU), Vaaldriehoek en Mafikeng, het goeie kompetisie vir die Pukke gebied. Die spanne wat die kampusse verteenwoordig het, is saamgestel uit “All Star-spelers” uit die onderskeie koshuise. Die netbal het hulle wedstryde teen beide die Vaal- en Mafikengkampus gewen en die skaak het ook algeheel gewen.

Die netbal het hulle wedstryde teen beide die Vaal- en Mafikengkampus gewen en die skaak het ook algeheel gewen.

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Die basketbal het egter nie goed gevaar teen hulle opponente nie. Die sokker, wat loshande die meeste toeskouers gehad het, kon as die hoogtepunt van die dag

beskou word. Die Pukke se mans sokkerspan het egter ’n moeilike tyd gehad. Een van die spelers het na afloop van die wedstryd gesê dat dit gevoel het of die ander span ’n

verspotting van hulle maak. Die vroue sokkerspan het hulle beter van hulle taak gekwyt en het 1 – 1 gelykop teen beide Vaal en Mafikeng gespeel. Die tweede

Mafa Mzamo, een van die netbalspelers van Heide, het gesê sy het die wedstryde baie geniet. Sy voel net dat die dag onderbemark is met net mense wat deelgeneem het wat geweet het daarvan. “Vir die ander mense is dit net ’n dag waar hulle nie hoef klas toe te gaan nie.” Volgende jaar word die interkampus in Potchefstroom gehou.

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Beloved coach Badenhorst speaking to her team during a game.

NWU netball greets Badenhorst Dennis Delport @Dennisdelport

he North-West University Potchefstoom campus’s (NWU-Puk) netball coach, Dorette Badenhorst, will no longer be committed to the university as she decided to take her career in a new and exciting direction. Badenhorst has been the head netball coach since 2012 with an

era of unprecedented success for the university. She will now be joining Egalite Promotions as one of their directors. There she will be hosting courses and clinics in collaboration with Sun City. “It has been a wonderful ride and an unbelievable experience,” said Badenhorst. She will remain her players’ biggest fan and wishes them well for the future. “They must give their utmost best and keep doing

what they do best.” Badenhorst said she and the NWU could not agree on a new contract for her to stay on as head coach of the women’s netball team. She didn’t want to commit to the same terms as her previous contract. Heléne Botha, manager of women’s sport at the NWU said she has known Badenhorst for many years. “I have always held her in the highest regard. She is an unbelievable coach, an exceptional

netball strategist and an amazing human being. In the six years that she was our head coach we won the Varsity Netball tournament back-to-back and we have always finished amongst the top three in the annual USSA tournament, including winning it in 2017. We are sad that she is leaving, but we are also excited and happy with her for what her future holds.” During her tenure, the NWU produced numerous national

netball players including Protea stars Nadia Uys, Elsunet du Plessis, Renske Scholtz, Sigi Burger and Kifiloe Tsotetsi. “Dorette took the NWU’s netball club to unprecedented heights and we saw her grow with the club. We worked hard to obtain her services and it paid more dividends than we could ever have hoped for,” said Botha. “We knew she could do it and we want to say thank you very much.”

Underdogs at the top of the log with yet another win Dennis Delport @Dennisdelport

This year’s varsity football underdogs, the North-West University Mafikeng campus (NWU), clinched yet another crucial win against the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) to reach the top of the log. Just seven minutes into the

match, the NWU drew first blood with striker Mogomotsi Molefe finding the back of the net with a scorching right sweep. The ever present Cameron Chweu doubled their lead in the last three minutes before halftime. The Clever Boys, as the Wits team is more commonly known, got an early glimmer of hope when the referee awarded them a penalty. The team’s Luke Pereira converted it

successfully and adjusted the score to 2 – 1 in the NWU’s favour. The NWU’s Wendelle Martin was next in line to make Wits’ keeper collect the ball in his net when he scored a volley. Next in the scoring line was team captain, Sandile Mbatha, who made his presence felt by rounding the keeper to score the NWU’s fourth goal of the match. “As a team we are playing the kind of football that our fans want us to

play,” said Molefe. “These are the people that have believed in us when at times it seemed bleak. I am just glad they came out in their numbers to see us honour them.” Molefe also deservedly won the man of the match award. The Samsung best shot went to Wendelle Martin. Clinching their maiden victory in an away game against University of Fort Hare, and their second win against Wits, has propelled them to

the top of the fixture log. The NWU have placed themselves in the ideal position to become one of the tournament’s formidable teams in this season’s Varsity Football tournament. The NWU’s next match will be on the evening of 10 August against the University of Pretoria (Tuks) at the Mafikeng stadium.

Tafeltennis – Patria en Lavaria gekroon as koshuisligawenners Kristien Kruger @Kris10Kruger

Patria manskoshuis en Lavaria vrouekoshuis is vanjaar se wenners in die koshuistafeltennisliga. Elke span bestaan uit drie spelers en speel dan die beste uit drie stelle om die wedstryd te wen. Wanneer ’n span dus die eerste twee stelle gewen het, was dit nie nodig vir die derde speler om te speel nie. Dit was die geval in albei die finale wat op Dinsdag 2 Augustus plaasgevind het. Lavaria vrouekoshuis het, na ’n oorwinning teen Minjonet vrouekoshuis in die semi-finaal, deurgedring na die finaal waar hulle teen Eikenhof vrouekoshuis te staan gekom het. Lareen Louw, die nommer een speler van Lavaria, het gesê: “Daar was baie druk in die finaal omdat ons al vir twee

Die spelers van Patria manskoshuis (links) en Lavaria vrouekoshuis (regs) wat die koshuisligabeker vir die onderskeie koshuise beklink het.

jaar aaneen wen en graag hierdie jaar ook wou wen.” Hulle het die wedstryd binne die eerste twee

stelle beklink. Die mans semi-finaal was tussen Patria- en Villagers manskoshuise

waar Patria die eerste en derde stel gewen het. Hulle het daarna in die finaal teen Caput manskoshuis te

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staan gekom. Patria het die eerste twee stelle gewen en is aangewys as die wenners van die mansliga.