Perdeby Tuks se amptelike studentekoerant / Official Tuks student newspaper / Kuranta ya baithuti ya semmušo ya Tuks
02September2013
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MOLEBOGENG MANGOALE The annual Spring Day bash which is set to take place on 18 September at the Rag Farm is only open to UP students. Dr Rina Wilken, the head of Student Development at the Department of Student Affairs, told Perdeby that, “According to a meeting we had with the executive of the university, a decision was taken that the event is not open to the general public.” This means that admittance to the venue will require not only a ticket but also a valid student card. TuksRag has expressed discontent with this and they say that they are still trying to sort this out with the university. “We’re still fighting for it to be open to the general public. From the university side we haven’t received any proof that it should not be open to non-UP students,” said TuksRag interim committee member Jurica van der Merwe. Van der Merwe said that TuksRag is not just about Tuks students but is also about community engagement. Dr Wilken told Perdeby that this is a final decision. The university is concerned about the safety and security of its students. If anything happens, especially with regard to theft, and the perpetrator is not a UP student, it is usually difficult to make them face the law. Tickets for Spring Day are currently for sale on iTicket but the website does not indicate that one must be a Tuks student to attend the event. TuksRag told Perdeby that, despite the fact that they had been planning the event since April, the budget for Spring Day was only approved a month ago. “We were told just a month ago that we had to cut half of the budget,” said Kiandiko Kasure, the TuksRag interim committee chairperson. The university said that it is not just TuksRag that has had to deal with budget cuts and that all departments have faced the same challenge. Dr Wilken told Perdeby that the initial budget was approximately R500 000 and that the current budget is R350 000. “We are running this event with Arcade Empire. They wanted a deposit of 50% by 20 August but the university will pay by 31 August. I communicated with Arcade Empire and
TuksRag and Redbull posters for Spring day. Images provided.
they told me that no artists have pulled out,” said Dr Wilken. TuksRag has promised that this year’s Spring Day is going to be big. Some of the artists in the line-up include hip-hop artists Ifani and JR, Black Motion, Jeremy Loops and Jullian Gomes.
Gates will open at 12:00. The official line-up begins at 14:00. There will be three stages: a Redbull studio live stage, the main stage and a DJ student stage which will feature talented and upcoming DJs from Tuks. Tickets are on sale on iTicket for R100. Tickets will also be sold at the Rag Farm gate on the day of the event for R120.