Published August 11, 2010
It is midnight in Dubai and the airport is softly buzzing. The rhythmic humdrum is shattered by the sound of a powerful vuvu-blast, delivered by a still-energised Spanish soccer fan. I look around, expecting to see curious faces, but most people seem unperturbed. The world is accustomed to the sound of the vuvuzela. The characteristic [...]
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Published August 11, 2010
Chelsea Nelson, senior photographer at www.theoppidanpress.com, recently went “trippin’ in India” and brought back a few beautiful images from her holiday away. Watch her slideshow below to get a taste of India and if you have questions about her trip or photographs of your own holiday away then contact us!
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Published August 4, 2010
A visitor to Grahamstown, Shane Heckler was involved in a struggle with two street boys that attempted to pick pocket him on the 21st of July. On the way back to the guest house he was staying in, he was approached by a boy that looked around 14 years old, asking for money. Shane ignored [...]
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Published August 4, 2010
The Oppidan Press (inspired by the Mail & Guardian’s top 300 young people in SA) would like to recognise the 2010 Rhodes University Top 100 Students. Our aim is to recognise and build young leaders at Rhodes University. The Oppidan Press understands that the hardest part about being a leader is that no one ever pays [...]
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Published August 1, 2010
We’re all guilty of ‘creeping’ on Facebook and thanks to recent changes on the social networking giant, it’s easier than ever before. With Facebook constantly updating privacy settings, they have made it difficult to keep track of what you’re sharing and what you are not. A recent New York Times article, The Web Means the [...]
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Published July 31, 2010
The Great Field grandstands were awash with purple on Friday 24 July, as the Rhodes Barbarian rugby team took on an invitational side from the University of Cape Town. Scenes similar to those of the recent Soccer World Cup were relived as Rhodents donned their overalls, blew their vuvuzelas and chanted their way through the [...]
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Published July 31, 2010
When I stepped into a Diski dance class, I was prepared for humiliation. I’m no good at football, let alone a spirited and energetic dance routine derived from township footie tricks. But I was in for a surprise: instead of tripping over my feet, the Diski steps had me feeling totally pumped and just itching [...]
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Published July 31, 2010
In this edition we have our opinion vlogger, Julien Fievez , talking about South Africa post World Cup.
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Published July 31, 2010
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or hidden in a closet at the beginning of term three, you will have noticed that our first week of O-term happened to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-sex week. Rhodes being the well-known liberal campus that it is, had an amazing line-up organized for the week. From [...]
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Published July 31, 2010
South Africa’s 800m World Champion Caster Semenya was cleared on 6th July 2010 by the IAAF to return to competition. The 19-year old athlete ran and won her first race after 11 months of “gender verification tests” at a time of 2:04.22 at the Lappeenrante Games in Finland on 15th July. Semenya’s coach, Michael Seme [...]
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