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WITS REVIEW
CUAN & BRETT A blind date at the Wits Art Museum coffee shop was how Cuan Humphries (BA 2015, BA Hons 2016) and Brett Pepper (BA 2012, BA Hons 2013, MA 2015) first met. The couple initially didn’t think they’d take their relationship beyond that first date, but four years later are still happy they said yes to the lunchtime set-up a mutual friend had arranged. It helped that the second date was a comedy show, where the pressure was off. Something of a challenge was the fact that Brett was doing his Master’s and was under more academic pressure than second-year Cuan when they met. On the other hand, they were in the same age group, both heading for postgraduate degrees, and they shared an interest in psychology. It was also helpful, Cuan says, that Wits was less conservative than some other environments, allowing gay couples to feel more comfortable. “A relationship that starts at Wits has a good foundation because you’re both invested in the opportunity to further your education and you’re part of a community,” Cuan says. He is now working in market research, and Brett has his own clinical psychology practice.
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A big step for Odette and Duane between the North- and Southwest Engineering Buildings.
ODETTE & DUANE Odette and Duane Davids met in 2010 while she was on a gap year from Australia, where her family had emigrated. Finding a husband and staying in South Africa was not in Odette’s plan, but when he proposed in front of a TV camera at a big concert, what could she do? Odette studied part-time at Wits and was keen on Braamfontein’s Shine Studios and Wits for the wedding reception and photos. “A very happy moment for us was listening to our guests, some of whom hadn’t been back to South Africa in well over 10 years, commenting on how they hadn’t seen this side of Joburg before and the beauty of the gardens and the city on display really opened their eyes.”
