Exam stress: How are YOU coping?
By Carissa Govender
Whether you have already begun studying or are planning to cram the night before, stress and anxiety are likely to occur at some stage. With that comes the temptation to resort to energy boosting drinks and supplements, despite the adverse effects they might have. (more…)
Share on FacebookFood for thought
By Savannah Wilmot
No matter how much some might complain about res meals, food plays a major part in our everyday lives. At university, it provides students with a much-welcomed break from lectures, and provides the structure around which they organise their movements. (more…)
Share on FacebookFrom activism to apathy – the Rhodent story
By Sibulele Magini and Neo Koza
With a whirlwind of historic upsurge manifested in youthful protests from Spain to the Middle East, there has been a great response to the severe measures imposed by increasingly undemocratic governments. While South Africa has a powerful historical background of youth social activism, this legacy is threatened by the concern that universities may be breeding a body of apathetic students. (more…)
Share on FacebookThe digital death of music
By Tristan de Robillard and Nina McFall
It is very difficult to commodify something which can be shared among thousands for free as soon as a single copy is made digital. This, it seems, is the challenge staring the modern music industry in the face. (more…)
Share on FacebookPermanent resident: Code 6139
By Nina McFall
A small town with a big reputation, Grahamstown, to be sure, has a lot more to offer than the largest and most diverse arts festival in Africa. And this charming town, like any small town, has its own quirks and pace of life. But could you settle here permanently? (more…)
Share on FacebookApocalypse now
By Louisa Feiter
The idea of an apocalypse has always loomed on the periphery of humankind’s collective consciousness. Although the idea is not a new one, there has recently been a surge of debate surrounding the imminent end of the Mayan calendar in 2012. (more…)
Share on FacebookRhodes journo honoured
By Mignon van Zyl
First recipient of the Carte Blanche scholarship. Producer of 3rd Degree. Winner of the CNN African Journalist award for the TV Feature category. These are only a few of the many accomplishments by BJourn graduate and honourable member of Rhodes Alumni, Lindile Mpanza. (more…)
Share on FacebookSekwenele: It’s enough
By Timothy Gabb
Revolutions do not spring out of the blue. Revolutions are organised through the united action of men and women, rural and urban, which spring from their needs. Revolutions happen when ordinary men and women begin to discuss their own lives and their own futures and to take action to take control of their own lives.
Ayanda Kota, UPM (more…)
Award-winning chemistry at Rhodes
By Louisa Feiter
Rhodes has its very own distinguished woman: Professor Tebello Nyokong. Nyokong, who was chosen this year for the award of “Distinguished Women in Chemistry”, received acknowledgement from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the Pan Africa Chemistry Network (PACN) for her achievements. (more…)
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