Posted on October 5, 2009 by Editor
Exams and Rhodes As Oppidans or even average res students we all value swot week during exam time to catch up on valuable studying or having a little relaxing period before ‘getting our stress on’. What do you think about the Rhodes University administration cutting down on and/or cancelling swot weeks next year? Have your [...]
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China and African Development By Bilal Randeree Bilal is our guest columnist and is from Newcastle and is a chartered accountant. He not only rants and raves on the Oppidan Press website but also thinks he is a social activist and takes a keen interest in finance, economics and just about anything political and/or controversial. After [...]
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Hello Oppidans! Well this term we have decided to give you all the helpful hints that you need to make this term a success. From exams to the latest news and fashion to food, this is your one stop site to finding out the latest and the greatest news. After setting up the new site [...]
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Posted on October 5, 2009 by Editor
Campus Fashion The top 5 things you need in 4th term to keep you fashionable on campus are… 1) Wafer or Grill glasses: these can be found at vendor stalls on High street and are plastic, lens less shades that you can wear any time of the day since they are not specifically made to keep [...]
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Exams and Stress By Lisa Brigham & Paul Harris Exams start and with only a few weeks till then we thought we would give you a few top tips on how to stay stress free during the most important time of the academic year. 1. Find out when and where your exams take place . Visit http://www.scifac.ru.ac.za/examtime.htm 2. Know [...]
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Latest Headlines in International News Need to know what’s going on in the global village? Follow the links for more information to our news in brief. Natural distasters to sport we have you linked to the latest in international news! – Two earthquakes have struck Indonesia and the death toll has now risen to 529 [...]
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Getting Retro at Rev’s By Abigail McDougall The lollipop-red doors of Rev’s Diner swing open and spill rock ‘n roll out into the street. It’s the kind of music that takes you straight to the set of Grease or the inside of an old Chevy. Posters of Betty Boop and some old-school Oxo adverts line [...]
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The Latest Movies: hot or not? By Lisa Brigham THE ORPHAN Horror * * * Gave this film a ’3 star’ because even though it definitely gave us the right amount of scream factor it didn’t break away from the ‘scary movie’ mould as much as we’d like it to have done. You should watch [...]
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