BRUTUS Welcoming Edition 2020

BRUTUS NERINA RESIDENCE

respect | integrity | ubuntu | potential development

welcoming

2020 JANUARY 2020

LETTER 2019/2020

|

FROM

EMBETH

DU

THE

EDITOR

TOIT

Dear Newcomer, Welcome to Nerina!

This is your first year at university, your first year in the adult world (sort of) and your first year of independance. It may seem

daunting

and

you

might

be

frightened

of

a

few

challenges that lie ahead but take heart - you are not alone!

The most wonderful thing of living in a space such as Nerina Residence is the feeling of sisterhood that accompanies you through all the trials and tribulations - we do life together.

My hope is that BRUTUS will be a guiding light to help you through every term and season of your first year and that you will find comfort in the stories of those who are all too familiar with the struggles you are facing now.

My wish for you in your first year: May your coffees be flavoured with the laughter of your friends, may your smiles linger on in your dreams, may your feet tread paths you thought were impossible to reach, may your heart grow soft and warm with love, may your successes inspire others to grow and believe and may your roots be planted firmly for your bloom to unfold.

All my love.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EDITION OF BRUTUS: sarah fouché| sarah-lee de greeff | shihara senaratna | caitlin laing | danielle louw | the ncc

NEWCOMER

TIPS

ACADEMIC TIPS: Do not underestimate your workload.

H A R A S

Use your time wisely - work smart; not hard!

MUST-HAVES: Get yourself some "stort plakkies" (shower flip-flops) ASAP!

CARE TIPS: Don't be afraid to ask for help Get into a well-balanced ROUTINE!

L = " LAM GN S U OY "

OTHER TIPS: Attend as many dances and socials as possible Do as much as you can in first year - take every opportunity hands on!

N I L T I A C

MUST-HAVES: A plastic bucket/container to carry your dishes to the sink - dropping and breaking them all isn't fun :) A drying rack is useful, since the dryers can be a bit temperamental.

CARE TIPS: Make friends with the cleaning staff - you never know when their readiness to help could be useful.

OTHER TIPS: Book your week's meals in advance, otherwise forgetting is real.

A R A H I H S

"BIB" = LIBRARY

≠

If possible, it helps to buy a textbook between two people and then to share it.

Get yourself a "study buddy" to motivate you and keep you accountable.

SOCIAL TIPS: Don't be afraid to walk to the showers in only your towel - everyone does it!

Be open to meeting and talking to many different people in the first few months - your best friends might come along a little bit later ;)

MUST-HAVES: E L L E I N A D

" USE S E "KO KKI SO

ACADEMIC TIPS:

A plastic container that can get wet to carry your toiletries to the shower.

A warm night gown for the Stellenbreezy winters!

ROOMIE TIPS: If you and your roommate both make your own food, try and do it together. It works out much cheaper and it makes for some special roomie bonding time.

CARE TIPS: Put out an hour or so per week for "me-time" - not for admin or work but for pure relaxation and rechaging. You'll need it!

SOCIAL TIPS: Don't eat alone - use this time to socialise and catch up with your friends.

SOME RANDOM TIPS: THERE IS A BATHROOM ON EACH FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY! IF YOU ARE PRONE TO OVERSLEEP, GET A TRUSTED FRIEND TO WAKE YOU UP ON TEST DAYS! PRESS THE KNOB OF THE DRYER IN THE WASHING ROOM IN BEFORE TURNING IT - THEY AREN'T BROKEN DESPITE POPULAR BELIEF. YOU CAN SCAN, PRINT AND COPY (WITH YOUR STUDENT CARD) AT THE "MATIES COPY SHOP" IN THE NEELSIE.

ROOMMATE Q&A Get to know the person with whom you'll be sharing your space, heartaches and laughs!

GET TO KNOW HER HEART...

What is your favourite sweet treat? (tip: if your roomie is having a rainy day, give her a bit of sweet sunshine)

What is your perfect idea of a roomie date?

What is your top 3 movies?

Who is your favourite band?

What are you going to miss most about home?

WOULD YOU RATHER...

Would you rather be able to time travel or be able to read minds?

Would you rather have hands as feet or feet as hands?

Would you rather want to be able to jump on clouds or be able to eat them like candy floss?

DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS...

If you had two weeks left to live what would you do?

What animal would you want to be if you had a next life?

What has top place on your travel bucket list?

If you weren't at Stellies: a. what is your most likely alternative? b. what is your dream alternative?

PRACTICALITIES AND LOGISTICS...

How are we going to handle the dishes? together | in turns | separate

How often are we going to spring clean?

When are friends allowed to visit?

What are our expectations of each other?

Where would you like to study? room | bib | SS | Rec Hall

GET TO KNOW YOUR NCC R e a d t h e p i n k b l o c k s t o f i n d o u t h o w y o u c a n t r e a t y o u r N C C & w a r m h e r h e a r t .

Charlize

"bring me flowers!"

"CHARLIZE"

afrikaans | english I Meraki

I

have

(don't

and

have

worry,

older

8

siblings

some

are

step

brother

Lize-Tharien

Katjiepiering

"put in time and effort"

siblings)

"LIZE" | "MAMMA MALAN" afrikaans | english | a

bit of sign

language

Courtyard Café

afrikaans | english

Samantha

"YVA"

Yvané

"good food!"

"SAMMY"

"wake me up at 4 for coffee and a sunrise chat."

Dragonfruit!

(If

I

could

choose

to

be

a

fruit)

shona | english

The Birdcage (If

I

could

Pineapple!

choose

to

be

a

Rozaan

fruit)

"ROSIE"

"be attentive and aware of the little things in life."

My

Larise

brother

is (I'm

13 a

years

afrikaans | english | french

"just be true to yourself" but it wouldn't hurt if you've seen all 9 season of

Papaya!

(If

I

could

choose

to

be

a

fruit)

older

"laatlammetejie")

"LALLIE"

Ya-Ya Café

afrikaans | english

The Office and own a small chilli tree)

Postcard Café

than

I

am

GET TO KNOW YOUR NCC leave me a note give me a hug

Zahn

(I adore words, quotes, letters and all things poetic)

(They are cheaper than therapy)

drink a cup of Rooibos tea with me.

"ZAHNI"

afrikaans | english Raspberry!

but I can count in German and French & understand my Dutch family (if that counts)

sweet, (If

zesty I

and

could

hard

choose

to to

come be

a

by

;)

fruit)

Legado Coffee (for the aesthetics)

Masego

Francis

"MASEE" | english

"be friendly and maybe offer me an oreo."

"FRAN" afrikaans | english | french

(If

Ya-Ya Café

I

could

Bootleggers

Mango! choose

to

be

a

fruit)

Pineapple!

(If

I

could

choose

to

be

a

fruit)

"just be yourself" "GREY"

Leané

afrikaans | english Meraki

Marguerite

I

Mango!

(If

I

could

choose

to

be

a

fruit)

"buy me (good) coffee"

"MAGI"

german | afrikaans | english De Warenmarkt

Elham "ELLIE"

"give me chocolate or just be friendly."

english |

a bit of afrikaans

Watermelon!

The Birdcage

(If

I

could

choose

to

be

a

fruit)

(I'm

have

living

with

two

siblings

middle

child

syndrome)

"buy me an iced coffee."

F I R S T Y E A R BUCKET LIST RES Have a sleepover on the balcony Take part in Molassesêr Have a picnic on the front grass Take a blind date to one of your dances

UNI Stay in the library long enough to hear "Closing Time" play Watch a sêr performance Watch a movie at Pulp Cinema in the Neelsie Join a campus society

OUTINGS Go to Enroute in your PJs Go to AT LEAST ONE wine farm Eat scones at Lanzerac Have a picninc in the Botanical Gardens Eat ice cream in Strand

8. Neelsie 9. CSG 10. Flourish 11. Broadway 12. Pieke 13. Meerhoff 14. Hype Squad 15. Charlize

Climb up to the top cross on Coetzenburg Take a swim in Coetzenburg dam Do the Park Run at Route 44

1. Carmine 2. Light Night 3. Quad 4. Ruponga 5. Wilgenhof 6. All Call 7. Aquafresh

ACTIVE

WELCOMING CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Across 1. Who is the project manager for Morning of Hope?

4. What is Sam's surname?

10. In this house we will prosper and ...

12. Our Rubix PSO brothers 13. One of our Vensters partners for 2020 14. They waked you up in the mornings 15. Executive Leader 2019/2020 Down 2. The event where we all wear black 3. Men are not allowed here 5. With which residence did we have the EcoMaties social?

6. What do we call the announcements over the intercom?

7. Complete the Meta song: "want ons is cool, ons spoel ons mond met..."

8. Where did you get your student cards?

9. Our caterers 11. Larise's section