Posted on March 7, 2010 by Editor
Yet another student knocked down
By Julien Fiévez
On the evening of Friday the 5th of March, a Rhodes University student was knocked over by a scooter in New Street.
The accident happened shortly after 10pm whilst the pedestrian was crossing the road on his way to a club.
The driver of the scooter was visibly distressed. Reportedly, he [...]
Posted on March 4, 2010 by Editor
The Red Elephant Project is a new competition that the theoppidanpress.com is running in hopes of encouraging students to ‘go green’.
This competition is based on the saying that ‘there is an elephant in the room that no body is talking about’. We have called it the Red Elephant Project as we want to represent ‘going [...]
Posted on February 27, 2010 by Editor
In this new section of our website, we get exclusive notes from various first years on their trials and tribulations that come with their first year at Rhodes. Please note, this is the only blog section that we try to keep raw and unedited for maximum effect.
In this edition, Fabiana Giorgi, a BJOURN kid that [...]
Posted on February 26, 2010 by Editor
This month we asked you the question “what did you do for valentines day?” for our monthly Campus View section.
Look out for our team asking students what they think and you could be up on our site next month!
1) Name: Ania Barma
Age: 21
Degree: BA
What you did this valentine’s day: “I went for a milkshake with [...]
Posted on February 26, 2010 by Editor
Crime in Grahamstown
As Oppidans or even average res students we all know someone that has been a victim of crime in Grahamstown.
What do you think about the high levels of crime in Grahamstown?
Have your say below!
Posted on February 26, 2010 by Editor
Our resident ‘agony aunt’ is right here to relate to! This month she tackles ‘Valentine’s Day Demons’… guys and girls ‘this is it’ with Roza Carvalho
I’m pissed off. To be more accurate, I was pissed off. Yesterday. On Valentines Day. You’ll be happy to know, that besides possibly having the new strain of swine flu, [...]
Posted on February 22, 2010 by Editor
Dear Readers, web-surfers and Rhodents
In this edition we ask you what you thought of Valentine’s Day and got some interesting responses!
We also sent a reporter to the Health Suite to ‘get fit’ for you and give you the low-down on all the best exercises to do when you eventually make it to the gym.
We’ve covered [...]
Posted on February 21, 2010 by Editor
Haynes on: social entrepreneurship
A university degree is no longer a guarantee of future security; and it is highly likely that this generation of graduates will be engaging with the survival tactics of entrepreneurship.
While it is easy to feel slightly overwhelmed by society’s current confusion, don’t forget that chaos represents opportunity.
I recently watched ‘Che: The Argentine’ [...]
Posted on February 21, 2010 by Editor
With New Year’s resolutions to ‘get fit’ fast fading we thought you may need a little nudge in the right direction! Sports reporter Fabio De Dominicis was put through the paces of how to get a good workout at the Rhodes Health Suite…
Want to build muscle? Want to look slim and sexy? Or do you [...]
Posted on February 8, 2010 by Editor
From the 2nd till the 8thof December 2009, the Rhodes University Underwater Club embarked on a trip dedicated to SCUBA diving on Aliwal Shoal, a marine protected area (MPA) about 70km below Durban and 5km offshore from the Umkomaas River mouth. MPA’s are some of the last remaining areas where divers can experience a [...]
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