Posted on April 27, 2010 by Editor
By Maxine Samuel The SAMWU strike raised feelings of heartbreak and even hatred for some, as a beautiful town was turned into an open rubbish bin for the last two weeks. For some citizens it didn’t end well as they were either violently attacked or threatened. On 13 April 2010, the second day of the [...]
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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 [...]
Continue ReadingPosted 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 [...]
Continue ReadingPosted 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 [...]
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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 [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on February 1, 2010 by Editor
In hopes of giving you as many tips and top advice as possible in O-week 2010, we brought in our ‘shoulder to cry on’, our ‘pillar of strength’ and best of all ‘person most likely to jam it up on a night out’… girls and guys… Roza Carvalho My brief is to provide you, the [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on February 1, 2010 by Editor
In this edition of the website, Chelsea Nelson, notes why joing the Rhodes Sailing Club might just be the society for you. If you sail or you don’t, by trying something new and joining the sailing club, you are sure to be blown away. The perks of such a club? You can practise kite surfing [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on January 31, 2010 by Editor
A current view of Zimbabwe By Chelsea Nelson Slideshow: During the 2009 December vacation I travelled with my family to Zimbabwe. Not an ideal holiday destination but nevertheless I kept my eyes open for the beauty that still remains in the country that was once so renowned for its landscapes, life styles and raw resources.
Continue ReadingPosted on January 31, 2010 by Editor
In this section we find the most radical student holiday destinations for you to consider visiting during university vacations. Slideshow: In this edition, Tim Hurrell reviews Jericoacora in Brazil and gives the low down on how to make the best of a trip to one On the northeastern coast of Brazilian in the state of [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on January 31, 2010 by Editor
The Latest Movies: hot or not? By Lisa Brigham AVATAR Sci-fi * * * * * This is the movie that has kept everyone talking for the last few years and finally has been released to the big screen at the end of 2009. It is probably the best movie that I have seen in [...]
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