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READY FOR LIFT-OFF The SumbandilaSat satellite was launched at 18:55:07 Thursday evening at Baikonoer space station in Kazakhstan with the Sojoes II-rocket. The satellite crossed
Stellenbosch at 20:50 on Thursday evening for the first time. This satellite is the second satellite manufactured in South Africa. The launching was postponed twice last week because
of unsuitable weather conditions. SumbandilaSat will orbit the earth with a camera that will be able to photograph objects the size of cars. The Department of Science and Technology
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Leer en Onderrig wag kommentaar in
PSO’s baat by moontlike roosterveranderinge
ZIEGBERT CARSTENS EN ANTHEA
HARTZENBERG
’n
Verslag van die Taak­span
vir die Bevordering van
die Integrasie van PSO-studente in Leer- en Leefge­meenskappe
is verlede week vir kommentaar
versprei­.
Die taakspan is aangestel deur
die universiteit se Leer en Onderrig-afdeling, onder leiding van prof
Magda Fourie.
Daar is besluit om die verslag so
wyd moontlik vir kommentaar en
verdere insette beskikbaar te stel aangesien dit die hele universiteit raak.
PSO-studente verteenwoordig die
grootste gedeelte van voorgraadse
studente en die aanbevelings is daarop gemik om hierdie groep beter te
integreer en te akkommodeer.
Die Matie het verlede jaar berig
oor die konsepvoorstel om die huidige
uurlange etens­uursessie te verleng.
Vier nuwe PSO-wyke is ook ge­stig
om die groeiende aantal PSO-studente te akkommodeer. Een bekommernis is dat die huidige klas- en
toetsroosters tot op hede met die oog
op ’n residensiële universiteit gefunk­
sioneer het.
Die taakspan is in vier groepe
verdeel wat die dagrooster-, PSOstudente-, sport- en ruimtebenuttings­
kwessies bekyk het.
Daar word aanbeveel dat klasse
slegs 45 minute lank sal wees en dat
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uur en vyftien minute lank sal wees.
Eersgenoemde scenario sal bete­
ken dat klasse reeds om 07:45 begin
en om 17:40 eindig, terwyl laasge­
noemde tot gevolg sal hê dat klasse
al om 07:30 begin en ook teen 17:40
eindig.
Dit word egter duidelik gestel dat
die vroegste moontlike implemente­
ring van bogenoemde voorstelle 2011
is en dat dit vir ’n proeftydperk van
twee jaar ingevoer moet word.
Die tweede taakgroep, wat op die
integrasie van PSO- en pendelstudente gefokus het, se aanbevelings behels
dat hierdie studente se ver­voerreëlings
verbeter word.
Die uiteindelike doel is ’n geïnte­
greerde vervoerstelsel wat bestaan uit
pendeldienste na en van omliggende
dorpe en voorstede asook die verbetering van parkeringstrukture en
-maatreëls op kampus.
Gebedsruimtes vir Moslems moet
ook opgerig word.
– vervolg op p 3
2 DieMatie 23 September 2009
News
Position to bring international attention to JS Gericke library
Library director named
new IFLA president
NEWS DESK
benefit the library as well as the
South African industry,” she said.
M
s Ellen Tise has been inaugurated as president of the
International Federation
of Library Associations (IFLA).
Tise is senior director: Library
and Information services at the JS
Gericke library.
She is the first South African to
fill this position and will serve as
president for the 2009 – 2011 term.
The inauguration took place on
27 August at the closing session of
the IFLA World Library and Information congress, which was held in
Milan, Italy.
President of IFLA is one of the
highest positions for a library and
information professional.
Tise will continue serving as
full time director at the university
library while representing IFLA at
international conferences and various other events.
According to Tise, her term will
earn the university international
attention­.
“My exposure to best practices
and international institutions will
Ms Ellen Tise
Photo: JOHANN SWART
Tise’s
presidential
theme,
“Libraries­ driving access to know­
ledge”, will focus specifically on
user orientation, the library as a
place and the role of libraries in social inclusion.
“I believe that open access is a
key driver to making knowledge
available to a wider community. I
would like to publish a book at the
end of my term with case studies
around access to knowledge and its
impact,” Tise said.
She added that there needs to be
greater awareness of the role of the
library and information industry in
the broader information and communication arena.
“Many people do not know that
when you [Google] a book, the information bar that tells you that the
book is available at your library [JS
Gericke] is put there by library and
information [workers],” she said.
Tise added that the informational and communication industry
is often seen as encompassing only
technology.
In a statement, the library said
that Tise’s term as president promises to be significant in the broader
African context as it will focus international attention on the library
and information sector in SA and
other African countries.
isiXhosa News Update | Isishwankathelo sendaba
USlaber uzibeke phantsi intambo
jengengqonyela
UDr Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert
uzi beke phantsi intambo esihlalweni sakhe njengengqonyela
yeDyunivesiti yaseStellenbosch,
apho
ebesandulu
kungena
khona ukususela ngo-1 August
2008. USabbert uye warhoxa nakwezinye izikhudla zenkampani
ezahlukeneyo
ebezibambile.
USlabbert uthi uthabathe esi sigqibo ngokuzisola nokuphoxeka
okukhulu kuba uyayazi ukuba
ubedlala indima enkulu kwi-ofisi
yengqonyela.
‘ Njengomfundi kunye nomhlohli
kule dyunivesiti uthe wazuza
amava aqambileyo ngakumbi’
utshilo uSlabbert.
Umfundi wezeqonga uphume
emagqabini kwinkqubo ye-BBC
Iziko lezeqonga lithe laquluqa
umdlali weqonga omtsha oza
kuthi avele kwinkqubo yombon-
iso bhanya-bhanya we BBC.
labafazi abatshatile
Kutsha nje uPieter Herman uza
kuba ngomnye wabadlali beqonga kwifilimu ebizwa ngokuba
yi-Laconia.
IDyunivesiti
ithe
yanikezele
ngempendulo kwileta ethe yafakwa ngumbutho oququzelela
abasetyhini kwiqela laseMzantsi
Afrika elifunda kwiZiko lesiNgesi mayela
nokhuphiswano
‘lwabafazi abatshati. Ngokutsho
kuka- Njingalwazi Magda Fourie, usekela ngqonyela, kwezemfundo, olu kuphiswano khange
lugunyaziswe ngabaphathi bedyunivesiti. Nangona kunjalo ‘olu
khuphiswano luvele kwiphepha
labafundi (die matie) njengento
engathi yamkelwe kwidyunivesiti’.
‘ Kule leta eli qela liye laqaphela
ukuba ...oku akwamkelekanga...
ngokuba ngathi idyunivesiti yenze
into engafanelekanga ukuba yenziwe’.
UPieters lo uye waya kuvavanyo
emva kokuba ephume kwintengiso ebethe wayenza, kwaye
baza kuqala ukushicilela le filimu
ekupheleni kukaSeptember ukuya ekupheleni kukaNovember.
Lo mdlali weqonga owenza unyaka wesithathu ngokwezifundo zakhe, udume kumdlalo weqonga
ngokuba nguGeorge Holly kwifilimu ethi Suddenly Last Summer
kwaye ebizwa uBobby kwicala
lomculo weCabaret.
UPieters uthi uyawuvuyela kakhulu lo mahluko ungaka phakathi
kwefilimu nomdlalo weqonga,
konke oku ukubona njengendlela
eya empumelelweni yakhe.
IDyunivesiti
ithe yaphendula
kwingxoxo-mpikiswano neqela
• Translation by: Ms Mntuyedwa
Vuyokazi (Vuyo), Masters in Second
Language Teaching and Learning,
Department of African Languages,
Arts Faculty, Stellenbosch University,
[email protected]
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Slabbert steps down
NEWS DESK
Dr Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert
has withdrawn from his position as
chancellor of Stellenbosch University
(SU).
Slabbert occupied the post from 1
August 2008.
The university press release states
that Slabbert will also scale down his
role in and involvement as consultant
to a diverse range of companies and
organisations.
Slabbert said he made the decision
with “regret and disappointment” as
he attached special value to the office
of chancellor.
“As a student and lecturer at the
university I acquired some of my
richest experiences here. In the short
period that I was chancellor, I was impressed with the current leadership of
the university, particularly with their
focus on the future,” Slabbert said.
Slabbert recently told Die Bur­ger
that he will however continue to serve
on the university council.
Prof Russel Botman, rector and
vice-chancellor, said the university
council understands that Slabbert
wishes to scale down his activities to
spend more time with his family.
Botman added that SU would acknowledge Slabbert in distinguished
fashion by way of a special event held
in his honour in October.
The chancellor confers all degrees
in the name of the University.
If the position is vacant, degrees
are conferred by the rector, the chairperson of the council or one of the
vice-rectors.
Slabbert has a long and celebrated
association with SU. He obtained the
degrees BA, BAHons, Master of Arts
and DPhil from the university.
While at Stellenbosch he served as
first resident warden of Majuba and
later as warden of Simonsberg. He
also held a number of teaching posts
at the university.
Mathews Phosa stel hersiene
Afrikaanse digbundel bekend
NUUSREDAKSIE
Die tweede weergawe van die
Afrikaanse digbundel,
Deur die oog van ’n
naald, is verlede week
bekendgestel.
Die bundel is gepen deur politikus en
digter Mathews Phosa,
tans tesourier-generaal
van die ANC.
Die bekendstelling
het op 14 September
by Overture-restau­
rant op Stellenbosch
plaas gevind.
Phosa, wat agt tale
magtig is, is in Afrikaans opgevoed en sê
dat hy in sy moeilikste
dae in Afrikaans gedig het “en [sy]
diepste pyn daarin verwoord het.”
Die hersiene uitgawe bevat 15
nuwe gedigte. Die eeste weergawe is
in 1996 gedruk.
“Die bundel is my manier om uit
’n Afrika ooglig op die samelewing te
probeer skyn.”
Jakes Gerwel, voorsitter: Media24, het die
gaste toegespreek en
gesê dat Phosa ’n persoon is wat met alle
Suid-Afrikaners
kan
identifiseer.
“Sy
verbintenis
tydens apartheid was
ook sy verbindtenis tot
opbou en versoening.
Hy was altyd gedrewe
vir geregtigheid en
regverdigheid.”
Phosa het saam met
president Jacob Zuma
gewerk terwyl albei
bannelinge was gedurende apartheid.
Deur die oog van ’n naald is nou
beskikbaar.
Tekstielstudente sprei vlerke
ZIEGBERT CARSTENS
STUDENTE aan die Universiteit
Stellenbosch (US) het onlangs die
universiteit se naam hoog gehou deur
twee studietoere na onderskeidelik
Tsjeggië en Durban af te lê.
Haydn Kriel, Thuto Mashego,
Abraham Willemse en Nicola Meyer,
wat elk besig is met hul BSc-program
in Tekstiel- en Polimeerwetenskap,
was deel van ’n groep Suid-Afrikaanse studente wat vir ses weke
’n kursus in gevorderde tekstiele
bygewoon het.
Die kursus is aangebied deur die
Universiteit van Liberec, een van die
wêreldleiers op die gebied van tekstielwetenskappe, in Tsjeggië.
Volgens Adine Gericke, koördineerder: BSc Tekstiel- en Polimeerwetenskapprogram, was die doel
van die toer om by te dra tot “die be­
vordering van die totale getal tekstielwetenskaplikes en -tegnoloë in Suid-
Afrika”.
Mashego het hul ervaring van
die toer as “’n onvergeetlike ervaring” beskryf terwyl Willemse gemeld het dat “dit altyd [lekker is] om
nuwe dinge te sien en nuwe kulture te
ervaar­”.
’n Tweede groep studente het
’n weeklange besoek aan Durban
onderneem om onder meer by Gelvenor Textiles blootstelling te kry aan
die praktiese vervaardigingsprosesse
wat vir hul kursus van belang is.
Die groep studente is Kyle Brill,
Wesley Gafoor, Ronel Muller Corli
Joubert, Ronwin Juries, Frede-Jean
Meltz en Liesl Olivier.
Die US is die enigste universiteit in Suid-Afrika wat ’n graadkursus in Tekstiel- en Polimeerwetenskap aanbied­ en het vanjaar
altesaam R325 000 in beurse, onder
meer van die Weten­skaplike en
Nywerheidsnavorsings­raad en die
Departement Handel en Nywerheid,
ontvang.
Errata
Quality Assured
Accreditation
in the previous edition of
Die Matie (26/08) the article
“RAG raises record amount for
community­ service” incorrectly
stated that RAG stands for “Reach
Out and Give”. It actually stands
for “Remember And Give”.
In the same edition, the cartoon
implied that MCS raised a record
amount in 2009.
The money is in fact raised by
the RAG office for MCS.
In the article “New SRC elec­
ted after increased voter turnout”
Keeve de Villiers and Neil de
Kock’s photos were switched.
In “Cabaret nou meer aanloklik as tevore”, Minkie-Anne Ludik was incorrectly called MinieAnne Ludik.
In “Trouvrou elicits further
reaction­” prof Meg Samuelson’s
title was incorrectly given as
doctor­.
Nuus
23 September 2009 DieMatie
NuusINKORT NewsINbrief
Social cohesion addressed
Stellenbosch
University
(SU) partnered with the Stellenbosch Municipality to host a
morning conference on Social Cohesion.
The conference took place on
17 September.
The conference served as a
platform where people came together to discuss the challenges
facing the town.
Speakers included dr Mam-
phela Ramphele, well-known academic and business woman. The
language debate was one of the
issues that Ramphele addressed in
her speech.
She said that underdeveloped
policies gave rise to the domination of English in society.
The conference was concluded
with a panel discussion where several community leaders shared
their views.
– Newsdesk
Drama student lands BBC role
COMING ALONG NICELY As part of Stellenbosch University and Stellenbosch Municipality’s 2010 awareness
campaign, 60 SU students and staff members as well as Stellenbosch Municipality staff visited Greenpoint
Stadium on Thursday 17 September, as well as on Tuesday 22 September.
Photo: Annelize Kloppers
Afname in voorrade lei tot huursisteem
Togas, bande nou te huur
NUUSREDAKSIE
G
raad-, diploma- en sertifikaatkandidate sal vanaf hierdie
jaar Desember hul akademiese
drag vir gradeplegtighede moet huur.
Die universiteit het die verskaffing
van akademiese drag vir gebruik deur
studente tydens eedafleggingsfunk­
sies en grade-, diploma- en sertifikaatplegtighede aan ’n privaatverskaffer, naamlik Dippenaar en Reinecke
(Edms)(Bpk), uitgekontrakteer.
Die huurtarief vir ’n toga en graad-
/diploma-/sertifikaatband sal R100
plus R100 deposito beloop.
Die R100 deposito is terugbe­
taalbaar by terughandiging van die
gehuur­de akademiese drag.
Volgens Neels Fourie, adjunk-regi­
s­trateur, is die nuwe stelsel geïmplementeer nadat die universiteit se voorraad akademiese drag aan die begin
van die jaar op 800 gestaan het, teenoor die 1 250 van vyf jaar gelede.
“’n Aantal van die oorblywende
togas is nie meer in ’n goeie toestand
nie,” het Fourie gesê. Die verhuring
van alle akademiese drag sal vanuit
Die Stal by die Jannie Marais-huis op
Coetzenburg gedoen word, behalwe
vir voorgraadse kandidate van die
Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe,
wat hul akademiese drag op die
Tygerbergkampus moet huur.
Nagraadse kandidate van die
Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe
sal ook hul akademiese drag op die
Tygerbergkampus kan huur.
Die US is nou, saam met onder
meer die universiteite van die Vrystaat­
en Wes-Kaap en Rhodes Universi­teit,
een van vele universiteite wat aka­
demiese drag aan studente­ uithuur.
Trouvrou ‘aimed to empower students’
ANTHEA HARTZENBERG
The university has issued a
response to the letter submitted by
the Feminism from Southern Africa
reading group in the English Department regarding the “Trouvrou” competition.
According to prof Magda Fourie,
vice-rector: Teaching, the competition was not sanctioned by university
management.
She conceded however that “the
advertising of the competition on the
mymaties portal may have created the
impression that it was an official university activity.”
“The residences concerned used
their own funds for the competition;
therefore no university resources
were used to sponsor the competition,” Fourie said.
In the letter, the reading group
noted that it “is extremely objectionable […] that university resources
have been used to facilitate the organization [and] advertising of such an
Onderstaande grafiek dui aan waar die meeste US-studente woon
– vervolg van p 1
’n Verdere oorweging by al die
bogenoemde veranderinge, is die
impak daarvan op die universiteit
se sportskedule. Volgens die verslag sal dié punt nog met sportbestuurders bespreek word om die
mees geskikte reëling vir afrigters
en studente te beding.
Die laaste verandering wat
ondersoek is, is die benutting en
effek­tiwiteit van die US se be­
staande ruimtes.
Aanbevelings word gemaak
dat onbenutte ruimtes in veral aka­
demiese geboue ingerig word sodat PSO- en pendelstudente hier
so­siaal kan verkeer en groepwerk
kan doen.
Die verslag meld verder dat hier­
die studente “in koshuise kan eet
en dat dubbele eetsessies dringend
oorweeg [moet] word”.
Die studiesentrum kan ook ’n
naamsverandering ondergaan na
die PSO-studiesentrum en dit sal
event.”
A report has also been compiled
by Pieter Kloppers, director: Student
Housing, and two of the residences
involved.
According to the report, the
competition takes place annually to
strengthen the ties between the residences and that this year they decided
to put a name to the competition.
Furthermore, it was called “Trou­
vrou” as a tongue-in-cheek reference
to mock the idea and to prove that that
sort of thinking is outdated.
dan byna eksklusief deur PSO- en
pendelstudente gebruik kan word.
Fourie sê dat baie van die aanbe­
velings in die verslag onproblematies is en dat daar voortgegaan word
om met die toepaslike omgewings
oor die implementering van die
aanbevelings te onderhandel.
Inligting wat oor ’n geruime tyd­
perk ingesamel is dui aan dat daar
spesiale aandag geskenk en voorsorg getref moet word vir PSO- en
pendelstudente indien hul belewenis van die universiteit, en uiteindelike akademiese prestasies, enigsins vergelykbaar kan wees met dié
van koshuisstudente.
Die verslag noem dat indien die
aanbevelings geïmplementeer word,
dit vir die US tot groot voordeel kan
wees omdat dit die grootste groep
voorgraadse studente se ervaring
en belewing van die universiteit
positief kan beïnvloed.
Die volledige verslag kan op
www.sun.ac.za/onderrig
verkry
word en voorstelle word tot 31 Oktober 2009 ingewag.
The Drama Department at
Stellenbosch University has produced the latest actor to feature­ in
a BBC film production.
Herman Pieters recently landed­
a supporting role in a two-part
small screen film titled Laconia­.
Pieters attended an audition after being spotted in an advert and
will start shooting from the end of
September to the end of November.
Pieters, now in his third year
of studies, is better known for his
roles on stage as George Holly in
Suddenly Last Summer and Bobby
in the hit Cabaret.
Pieters acknowledged the vast
difference between film and stage
and describes the role as a stepping stone in his career.
Laconia is believed to be one
of the most expensive European
productions this year and will
be screened in both German and
English, with subtitles.
Shooting will take place in
Cape Town and surrounding
areas­, including the Waterfront
and Simonstown.
The film will be released in
Britain, followed by Germany, and
will reach SA by the end of next
year.
– Livhu Ramugondo
Students go on science roadtrip
Five students from the Laser Research Institute (LRI) in
the Department of Physics undertook a science education roadtrip
during­ the September holidays.
Nicolas Erasmus, Gunther
Kassier, Zephania Birech, Gurthwin Bosman and Alexander Heidt
organised the project as part of the
Stellenbosch charter of the Optical
Society of America (OSA).
The project worked at promo­
ting physics and optics at several
schools along the Garden Route.
The students received funding
for the trip from the OSA.
They presented an informative
science show entitled “Colourful
Optics” to more than 250 grade 10
and 11 pupils using hands-on ex-
periments and demonstrations.
Different lasers and liquid crystals were used to illustrate how
modern optics is used in everyday
devices such as TVs, cellphones
and laptops.
One of the highlights of the
show was the transmission of
music across the classroom with
a laser beam. This was done to
demonstrate the principle of modern telecommunication and broadband internet through fiber optic
networks.
The presentation included information regarding study possibilities at LRI and the university’s
Department of Physics as well as
job opportunities for physicists.
– Ziegbert Carstens
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4 DieMatie 23 September 2009
current affairs
SSVO bied gratis dienste aan studente met sielkundige krisisse
Depressie baie algemeen
ANIKA MARAIS
I
n 2008 het 202 studente aan die
Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) die
Sentrum vir Studentevoorligting
en -ontwikkeling (SSVO) se 24-uurkrisisdiens geskakel. Verder is 4 731
individuele terapiesessies aan 824
studente gebied.
“Depressie is ’n groot probleem
in die samelewing en daarom ook op
kampus. Dit is te verwagte dat selfmoordpogings ook onder studente sal
voorkom,” meen dr Le Roux van der
Westhuizen, senior kliniese sielkundige en hoof: Afdeling Terapie en
Persoonlike Ontwikkeling.
Mnr Fritz Hörstmann, ’n mediese
student aan die US en inwoner van
Hippokrates-koshuis, het onlangs sy
eie lewe geneem. Van der Westhuizen
meen dat baie studente van mening
is dat hulle nooit professionele
hulp sal benodig nie. “Daar is ’n
goeie kans dat die meeste van ons op
een of ander stadium in ons lewens
’n ernstige depressiewe episode sal
ervaar. In gevalle van ernstige depressie-simptome kan studente ook
dink dat die lewe nie die moeite werd
is nie.”
Indien studente depressief voel
en selfmoordneigings ervaar, bied
die SSVO verskeie dienste aan
voltyds ingeskrewe studente aan
die US. Shoprite/Checkers borg
’n 24-uur-krisisdiens wat deur opgeleide personeel behartig word.
Die SSVO se webtuiste beskryf
sielkundige krisisse as byvoorbeeld die dood van ’n familielid,
selfmoordneigings, ongelukke,
verkragting, seksuele teistering, depressie, egskeiding,
stresvolle situasies of erge
verhoudingsprobleme.
Gratis individuele terapie en voorligting word ook
aan studente verskaf deur
professionele sielkundiges,
wat die vertroulikheid
van gesprekke verseker.
Volgens Van der Westhuizen het 20% van alle
studente wat in 2008 om
sielkundige hulp gevra
het, depressie as die rede
vir hul besoek aangemeld. Dieselfde
terapeutiese dienste­ word op Tygerberg-kampus aan studente gebied. Dié
dienste word op kampus geadverteer
en verskyn in die VerwelkomingsMatie en die jaarlikse Matie-dagboek.
“Daar is ook vanjaar 5 000 parkeerskyfie-diskette met die krisisdiens se
nommer op kampus versprei,” sê Van
der Westhuizen.
Van der Westhuizen meen die sleutel tot die bekamping van depressie en
selfmoordneigings op kampus lê in
kommunikasie. “Dit is jammer dat so
baie mense al probleme met depressie
gehad het, maar dat ons steeds onwillig is om met mekaar
te praat. Hoe meer
ons hierdie
probleem in die oopte bring, hoe meer
effektief kan ons dit hanteer.
“Moenie jou vriend vermy nie,”
beklemtoon Van der Westhuizen.
“Sorg dat julle dinge saam doen, al is
die persoon aanvanklik nie daarvoor
lus nie. Moedig die persoon ook aan
om te praat oor dit wat pla.” Tog meen
hy dat as die simptome voortduur, dit
wys is om professionele hulp te soek.
Die krisisdiens se nommer is 082
557 0880 op Stellenbosch-kampus
en 082 557 0881 op die Tygerberg en
Bellvillekampusse. ’n Afspraak vir
persoonlike terapie kan by die SSVO
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skakel 021 808
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Students shine because
SUN gives them light
crossing
borders
Farirai Tamirepi
STELLENBOSCH
University
(SU) is the SUN where cultures not
only meet, but where their uniqueness is celebrated and differences
are embraced. As I was applying
to come and study here, seeing
that I come from neighbouring
Zimbabwe, I was highly impressed
by the efficiency and promptness
with which the university communicated with me. From that, I got
the sense of order, sensitivity and
commitment to international student affairs.
Although I also came with an
uneasy feeling of being in an environment which is predominantly
white, my perceptions about people in the university have greatly
changed. What I appreciated most
was the sensitivity, humanity and
humility I experienced from the
staff of the Faculty of Theology.
The safe space created for me and
the encouragement I got made it
easy for me to shine as a Matie.
What really inspires me about
SU is the student support systems
which I have found to be tailormade for the different needs of the
students: from counselling to academic support to writing support
at the Writing Laboratory. At the
Writing Laboratory, where I am a
part-time consultant, I have learned
tremendously by meeting people
from different countries like Germany and Korea. It is unfortunate
that most students at the university
are not aware of the support they
can get from these centres.
I think there is a need for international students to be more
involved in campus life to create a
sense of belonging. For example, I
decided to visit the Office for Institutional HIV Coordination to
get acquianted with their HIV programme for the university. I ended
up assisting as one of the counsellors during the March 2009
HIV Grow Up and Get Tested
campaign. As I work with people
from different cultures and backgrounds, I experience a sense of
worthiness.
My greatest challenge has been
finances. Although I try to stick to
a very tight budget, generally life
around Stellenbosch is expensive.
I came totally unprepared for that
and the adjustment has not been
easy. The part-time jobs are a relief but it still is a struggle. This
will not discourage me, because
my eyes are fixed on a goal. I think
there is a need for the university
somehow to assist their students
financially. Not only by offering
them funding, but by creating employment opportunities for them
within the university or through
liaising with companies or organisations outside the university.
However, SU is giving me a
new lease on life and hopefully
at the end of the year (if I pay off
my account), I will have my first
graduation with a Cum Laude and
with many thanks to all who have
supported me on my first journey
at SU. I will take with me rich wisdom on how to remain human, as
well as an understanding of people
no matter what their colour or
creed. Besides, there is no colour
to a human soul.
– Tamirepi is a postgraduate
student in theology and is from
Zimbabwe.
Die menings in hierdie rubriek
is nie nood­­wen­­­dig dié van die
koerant, die redakteur of enige
lid van die redaksie nie. | The
opinions expressed in this column are not necessarily­ those of
this newspaper, its editor, or any
member of its staf f.
MCS bags award for literacy program
DIRK SNYMAN
MATIES Community Service (MCS)
has proven its merit as a provider of
quality projects. This year MCS’s
adult literacy programme, ABET, won
the national Department of Education’s competition for literacy centres
by being crowned as the Best Literacy
Programme in the Western Cape and
in South Africa. Mr Willie Booysen
was also awarded second place in the
2009 Best Learner competition.
Lydia Burger, MCS Co-ordinator,
believes that the achievement stems
from MCS’s willingness to go the
proverbial extra mile in the course
of the programme. The provision of
a bus service to learners on outlying
farms demonstrates the team’s dedication to making ABET, Adult Basic
Education and Training, as accessible
as possible.
ABET offers four levels of education. The entry level programme caters for participants who are effectively illiterate. Progressing through to
the final level will equip learners with
literacy skills equal to those of grade
nine pupils. In order to ensure a proper standard of education, the exami­
nations are evaluated externally.
The almost 200 learners who are
accommodated annually learn much
more than just reading and writing.
The curriculum is based on practical
exam­ples that contribute to participants’ life skills. Subjects discussed
in class cover a spectrum of issues,
from how to operate an ATM right up
to the understanding of human rights.
Burger sees this course not only as
a means of skills development, but
rather as a stepping stone to a more
fulfilled life.
Along with ABET, MCS has four
other programmes that run annually.
The Khanyisa Learning Project (KLP)
provides Saturday classes and a Winter School at various high schools.
Two entrepreneurial programmes,
one focusing on adults and one on the
youth, are also presented in various
communities in the Western Cape.
Participants are taught basic business
and financial management skills in
order to assist them with starting and
running their own businesses.
The One Stop Shop is a service
offered by MCS in partnership with
Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Student Representative Council (SRC)
and RAG. It offers guidance and resources to students who wish to become involved in community service
initiatives. Any group of students can
approach the One Stop Shop with a
proposal. MCS will then help them
to develop and manage the projects
effectively. In this way, a number of
residences and other student organisations have become actively involved
in various communities.
The fifth MCS programme is the
Primary Health Care Service offered
in conjunction with students from
Tygerberg campus. This is where
MCS started 45 years ago, when a
group of medical students began offer­
ing voluntary medical services to surrounding communities.
During 2008, over 2 000 patients
were attended to in rural areas.
In 2008, MCS was awarded flagship status by the SU Senate’s Community Interaction Committee. The
Department of Social Services has
identified MCS as a Best Practice Site,
while it has also won awards from the
Western Cape Department of Education and the Western Cape Adult
Learner Forum. This was capped with
this year’s Department of Education
award.
According to Burger “[MCS] is
about real people who change one
person at a time”. She encourages
students to become actively involved
through the One Stop Shop or as a volunteer in one of the programmes.
DID YOU KNOW?
Maties Community Service
Maties Community Service
(MCS) is the SU’s premier
community service provider.
It facilitates the involvement
of students in community outreach projects.
Remember and Give
Remember and Give (RAG)
is a fundraising initiative.
While Vensters, Vlotte and
Akkerjol form an integral part
of the social calendar, the underlying aim is to gather donations used to support MCS. All
of RAG’s profit goes to MCS.
Aktueel
23 September 2009 DieMatie
5
‘Moenie net wegdraai
van gestremde studente’
Ander probleme wat studente met
gestremdhede op kampus ondervind
is dat sommige universiteitsgeboue
“IS JY werklik gestremd?” Só lui die nie voorsiening vir gestremdes maak
pamflette wat vanaf 1 tot 4 Septem- nie. “Van die universiteitsgeboue het
ber tydens die Gestremdheid-Bewus- nie hysers nie en spesiale reëlings
makingsveldtog op kampus versprei moet getref word vir klasse om na
is. Hierdie veldtog is deur die Kan- die grondvloer te verskuif. Die KSSL
toor vir Studente met Spesiale Leer- gesels voortdurend met die US se
behoeftes (KSSL) geloods.
Afdeling: Fasiliteitsbestuur oor beter
“Ons wil die kampusklimaat toeganklikheid op kampus vir ge­
bevorder sodat mense ’n positiewe stremde studente, werknemers of begesindheid het teenoor persone met soekers,” sê Lyner Cleophas.
gestremdhede het,” verduidelik MarTen spyte van spesifieke probleme,
cia Lyner-Cleophas, senior opvoed- meen Lyner-Cleophas dat studente
kundige sielkundige
oor die algemeen baie
en hoof: Kantoor vir
bedagsaam is teenoor
Studente is nie
Studente met Spesiale
gestremde studente. “Ek
Leerbehoeftes.
volkome bewus van vermoed daar is baie
wat wil help,
Aan die Universi­teit
wat gestremdheid studente
Stellenbosch (US) is
maar nie seker is wat die
behels nie
daar 215 studente wat
beste is om te doen nie.”
Daarteenoor meen
ge­stremdhede op hul
Monika
Lakemeier,
aansoekvorms aange­
dui het. “Ons wil almal bewus maak onder-voorsitter van Dis-Maties, dat
van gestremde studente se behoeftes studente nie volkome bewus is van
deur kontak met ge­stremde persone te wat gestremdheid alles behels nie.
bevorder,” meen Lyner-Cleophas.
“As dit hulle nie persoonlik raak nie,
Daarom loods die KSSL jaarliks sal hulle gewoonlik minder belanghierdie veldtog. Die bewusmakings­ stelling toon,” voeg Lakemeier by.
week het vanjaar ’n lesing deur mnr
Dis-Maties is ’n studentever­
Fanie du Toit en verskeie aktiwiteite eniging vir studente met gestremdby die Wilcocks-gebou ingesluit.
hede, wat die KSSL ondersteun het
Pamflette is ook spesifiek ont- tydens die Gestremdheid-Bewuswerp om op motors se vensters ge­ makingsveldtog.
plaas te word, indien motors sonder
Volgens Lakemeier is die beste
’n ge­stremdheidskyfie van gestremde manier om hulp aan gestremde stuparkering gebruik maak. “Gestremde dente te verleen deur belangstelling te
persone met motors het by tye pro­ toon. “Die belangrikste is om nie net
bleme as nie-gestremde persone ­ weg te draai, slegs omdat ’n mens nie
van gestremdheids­fasiliteite gebruik weet hoe om situasies met gestremde
maak,” voeg Lyner-Cleophas by.
studente te hanteer nie.”
ANIKA MARAIS
HURT IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE? Genetically modified vines grown in greenhouse conditions will soon
be planted at the Welgevallen experimental farm.
Photo: JOHANN SWART
Wine industry at odds about planned open field GM trials
Modified vines cause stir
JO WESSELS
A
recent government decision allowing Stellenbosch
University (SU) to conduct
field trials of genetically modified
(GM) grapevines has the wine industry in ferment.
In 2006, the Institute of Wine
Biotechnology (IWB) at the Department of Viticulture and Oeno­
logy applied for permission to plant
the vines – currently growing in
greenhouse conditions – in a 930m²
plot on the Welgevallen experimental farm. Greenhouses are unable to
mimic seasonal conditions required
for the fruition of the project.
According to prof Melané
Vivier­, project leader, the research
focuses on the better understanding of physiological vine functions
by modifying certain genetic aspects, in this case pathogen resistance. The outcomes could lead to a
decrease­ in the use of pesticides for
more cost-effective and sustainable
farming.
The research is funded by various bodies within the wine and
table grape industries. Vivier
stresses, however, that the project is
“purely scientific with no plans for
commercial implementation”. Current legislation prohibits the commercial use of GMOs in viticulture
and oenology.
The research has sparked resis-
tance from various environmentalist groups such as SafeAge, Earthlife Africa and the African Centre
for Biodiversity (ACB), which highlight the general ethical dilemmas
surrounding genetically modified
organisms (GMOs) as well as the
possible contamination risk of open
field GM trails to the environment.
Haidee Swanby, spokesperson
for the ACB, questions the goals of
the research and states “the science
[of GM] is not very vigorous” and
that the long-term effects on the
ecosystem are uncertain. The ACB
has lodged an appeal against the
implementation of the programme.
Questioned about contamination risks, Vivier maintains that the
project complies with the strictest
regulations set by local GMO authorities and the guidelines of the
International Organisation of Vine
and Wine (OIV).
The experiment will be contained by measures such as the bagging of flowers to minimise pollen
dispersal, nets to bar bird entry and
all-round security fencing (with the
possibility of electric fencing).
Emile Joubert, renowned wine
journalist, feels the research is unnecessary on the grounds that the
wine industry is not a core agricultural sector requiring GM intervention. In addition he believes the
project is a danger to the reputation
of South African wine.
He states that the country’s bio-
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Joubert feels that the international community could frown
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The representative body of
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Birch says that South Africa
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sensitive to this issue [GM foodstuffs] and react with boycotts.”
A protest march against the field
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6 DieMatie 23 September 2009
Current affairs
Ooreenkoms met Libertas-Koor verstryk
US Koor nou nuwe
uitvoerproduk­
slegs ’n studentevereniging is nie,
maar ook sterk in Stellenbosch se
geskiedenis gewortel is. Prof Julian
anaf 2010 sal die Universi­ Smith, vise­rektor: Gemeenskaps­
teitskoor (US Koor) onder die interaksie en Personeel, sal die kul­
Afdeling: Kommunikasie en turele entiteite bestuur.
Skakeling resorteer. Die US Koor sal
Prof Nick Terblanche van die
ook voortaan as uitvoerproduk van Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurs­
die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) by wetenskappe is verantwoordelik om
onder meer kor­poratiewe funksies ge­ ’n besigheidsplan vir die koor te ont­
bruik word.
wikkel. Volgens Susan van der Merwe
Die US Koor se nuwe rol sal vanaf sal daar spesifiek gefokus word op die
die einde van 2009 realiseer, wan­ volhoubaarheid en strategiese vooruit­
neer die US se ooreenkoms met die gang van die koor. Daarom moet die
­Libertas-Koor tot ’n einde kom. Susan reglement van die koor ver­ander word
van der Merwe, hoof: Bemarking en om by die bestuurstruktuur aan te pas,
Kommunikasie, be­klemtoon dat die wat op effektiwiteit en volhoubaarheid
US hul verhouding met die Libertas- moet fokus.
Koor wil behou, maar
In 2000 is die
dat dié koor nie meer
ontbinding van die
...
die
US
[wil]
hul
befondsing van die
US Koor voor­gestel,
verhouding met die
US sal ontvang nie.
maar van die hand
André van der
gewys en besluitne­
Libertas­-Koor­ behou
Merwe, sedert 2003
ming oor die koor
dirigent van die US
is in die US Raad
Koor, is opgewonde oor die koor se gesetel. Vanaf 2009 word besluitne­
groter rol as uitvoerproduk van die ming oor die US Koor aan die Afdel­
US. Susan van der Merwe noem ook ing: Kom­munikasie en Skakeling
dat die koor meer ondersteuning van toegewys.
die US hoofbestuur kan verwag.
Oudisies vir die US Koor vir 2010
In die verlede het die US finan­ het reeds begin en sal tot en met 30
sieel voor­siening gemaak vir slegs die September geskied. In Julie 2010
salarisse van die koor se dirigent en gaan die US Koor deelneem aan
bestuur.
die Wêreldkoorspele in Shaoxing in
Die US se koorbefondsing het se­ China.­ Die US Koor is in 2008 by die­
dert 2003 geleidelik gegroei vanaf selfde kompetisie as ­wêreld­­­kampi­oene
R20 000 tot R150 000 in 2008. As in die kategorie Gewyde Musiek ge­
deel van die Af­deling: Kommunikasie kroon.
en Skakeling sal die koor aansoek
Komende optredes sluit die gala­
doen vir fin­ansiële ondersteuning van geleentheid op 7 Oktober, die Choral
die US, wat as deel van die jaarlikse Spectacular tesame met twee ander
universiteitskore op 17 Oktober en ’n
begro­ting voorgelê sal word.
Die US Koor, tesame met die kerskonsert saam met die Suid-Afri­
Sasol­-Kunsmuseum en die Botaniese kaanse Jeugkoor op 18 Oktober in.
Tuine, word nou as kulturele enti­teite Vir inligting skakel 021 808 2381 of
gedefinieer, siende dat die koor nie e-pos [email protected].
ELNARI POTGIETER
V
150 JAAR SE TEOLOGIESE OPLEIDING GEVIER Die Fakulteit Teologie aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US)
het vanaf 31 Augustus tot 4 September sy 150ste bestaansjaar gevier. Die feesprogram het onder meer die
toekenning van eregrade aan vyf teoloë ingesluit.
Foto: JOHANN SWART
¿Puedes hablar español? – Spanish lessons on offer at SU
LIZE SWARTZ
Stellenbosch University (SU)
is offering several language classes
for the duration of the semester. In
addition to Afrikaans, several ­other
language classes for beginners
are presented, including Spanish,
French, German and Mandarin.
These classes are open to both
international and local students and
aim to help students achieve a basic
understanding of the language in
question.
Leonardo Erazo, an international
student from Chile, has been teach­
ing Spanish classes since the begin­
ning of 2009. Several other interna­
tional students are also teaching their
home lan­guages. These students are
paid by the university per semester.
A minimum of five students in a lan­
guage class is required for the class
to be presented at the university.
Erazo’s Spanish classes are di­
vided into three sections. There are
classes for beginners, classes for
intermediate study and informal
classes.
With 329 million Spanish speak­
ers globally, it is not surprising that
students have shown an interest in
the language. Most students taking
Spanish want to travel to countries
where Spanish is spoken, like Spain,
Argentina, Chile, Peru and Mexico.
Erazo says that “if you know Span­
ish, it really creates a lot of travel­
ling opportunities”.
In addition, he says, people in
Spanish-speaking countries mostly
do not speak English and it is there­
fore beneficial to be able to commu­
nicate in Spanish.
Erazo says that students “need
to know the language to be able to
study in Spanish countries” and that
studying Spanish “opens possibili­
ties to big things”. Opportunities can
include exchange programmes and
internships.
Language, vocabulary, grammar
and dialogue form “little bricks you
can build up afterwards” and those
attending classes rigidly should
be able to communicate in a basic
way by the end of the course, says
Erazo.
As for the level of difficulty, Era­
zo says that those who are willing
to work hard, who attend all classes
and are interested in learning the
language will not find it difficult.
“If they want to learn, they will.”
He adds that Afrikaans speaking
South Africans pronounce Spanish
sounds very well, seeing that the
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7
Hoe om die regte woonstelmaat te kies
Vriend of vyand?
Elona Nel
G
rootword is deel van die lewe
– ons almal doen dit daagliks,
al besef ons dit nie altyd nie.
Vir ’n student is daar ’n paar belang­
rike aspek­te in die lewe: sommige be­
langriker as ander. Studies en graad­
kry, vriende en sosiale byeenkomste
– asook jou onmiddellike omgewing,
met ander woorde waar jy bly.
Vir baie begin hierdie avontuur in
’n koshuis of studentehuis. Hierdie
omgewing word deel van jou – die
vrien­de, byeenkomste en waardes.
Alhoewel hierdie dinge vir die
eerste paar jaar ’n enorme deel van
jou bestaan uitmaak, bereik almal ’n
punt waar dit te veel raak en jy besef
dat jy nou ook grootword.
Die studies begin druk, jou vrien­
de trek uit, die jongelinge word jou
HK – en voor jy jou kan kry, staan jy
in Neelsie-Eiendomme op soek na ’n
woonstel. Dit is genoeg om te sê dat
dit ’n langsame en uitgerekte proses
kan wees.
Maar gestel nou jy vind die ideale
plekkie, teen die regte prys en in die
regte area – al wat jy kort is ’n woon­
stelmaat. Hierdie aspek is egter selfs
belangriker as waar jou woonstel is of
hoe luuks dit is.
Die verkeerde woonstelmaat kan
hierdie ervaring pynlik en onaange­
naam maak.
Voordat jy dus oorhaastig na jou
beste vriend of vriendin hardloop,
dink net eers goed na oor die volgen­
de dinge:
Kyk eerstens na jouself. Watter
tipe “inwoner” is jy: pynlik netjies
of morsig? Benodig jy stilte of hou jy
van ’n lawaai?
Die antwoorde op hier­die vrae kan
jou lei na watter tipe woonstelmaat jy
nodig het.
Jy het basies een van twee opsies:
iemand wat jy ken of ’n vreemdeling.
Albei het hul voor- en nadele.
Oorweeg ook hierdie situasie op ’n
meer praktiese manier – geld, parke­
ring, troeteldiere en enige vreemde
gewoontes of belangstellings van die
moontlike woonstelmaat.
Met bogenoemde punte in gedagte
kan ek ook uit ondervinding ’n paar
“moenies” deel:
Moenie saam met iemand intrek
net omdat jy niemand anders kry nie,
iemand kies wat te veel of te min met
jou gemeen het nie, of saam met ie­
mand bly wat nie dieselfde waardes of
sosiale gewoontes as jy het nie.
Nadat jy egter als in ag geneem
het en op ’n geskikte woonstelmaat
besluit het, moet jy besef dat dit eg­
ter nie altyd maanskyn en rose gaan
wees nie.
Soos in enige tipe verhouding
moet daar respek, vertroue en ’n ge­
meenskaplike verstandhouding wees.
So as jy dus op jou beste vriend of
vriend­in besluit, hanteer hom/haar
soos jy gehanteer wil word, anders
is dit moontlik dat jy ’n goeie vriend­
skap kan verloor.
Trippe Trappe Tone Op Saterdag 19 September het besighede en koshuise saamgespan om mekaar in
die jaarlikse trapkarresies aan te vat. Groot opwinding het die skare op hul voete gehad, terwyl studente
met entoesiasme gewag het om te sien wie om die draai verskyn. Die gejuig en gekuier het tot laatmiddag
geduur en die Maties het die beste van ’n wonderlike lentedag gemaak.
Foto: Johann Swart
Slaap met die een oog oop...
Arné Greyling
Ken julle dalk die Moe-Vallei?
Weet julle dalk wie daar bly? Hy en
sy Moe-huisie daar is hy: ’n vriend
soos niks en ’n held daarby... Dit is
Moemin!
As jy in die vroeë negentigs ’n
kind was, sal hierdie liedjie vae herin­
neringe van jou kinderdae voor die
kassie oproep. Saam met Moemin
was Mei-Mei, Stinkie en Snif-Snaf
deel van ons kinderlewens.
In die dae voordat ons besef het
dat die meeste van ons gunsteling­
shows eintlik oorgeklankde weer­
gawes van oorsese programme was,
het ons elke middag vasgenael voor
die TV gesit om programme soos
Moemin, Brakkenjan, Wielie Walie
en Haasdas te kyk. Hierdie voor­
beelde is egter net die bekendstes.
Hoeveel van julle kan nog Viki die
Viking, Die Bietjies van Bietjieland
(Bietjie Slim, Bietjie Klein en Biet­
jie Stout), Neels Holgerson (en sy
vlieënde ganse) en Tau Tau (die
mamma-panda) onthou?
Wat van Pieriewierie Park,
Mannemarak, Grootbek en Katvis,
Groenie die Draak, Pokkel die Eek­
horing en Lucky Luke (wat altyd met
een oog oop geslaap het)? Om nie
eers van Brakkenjan (met sy kinders
Flippie en Vlieër en sy perd Roftie)
te praat nie. Hoeveel keer het die
woorde “een vir almal en almal vir
een” nie in ons speletjies weerklink
nie?
Een program wat ons waar­
skynlik almal kan onthou is Wielie
Walie, met Sarel Seemonster en
Bennie Boek­wurm (met sy sidekick
Piet Muis) wat ons kinder-ogies vas­
genael gehou het vir die halfuur wat
die program geduur het.
As dit nie vir Dawie die Kabouter
was nie, sou ons tot nou toe nie ge­
weet het hoe kabouters soen nie. Die
laaste episode in dié reeks het waar­
skynlik tot trauma in party van ons
se psiges gelei toe Dawie en sy vrou
in bome verander het.
Die Pikkewouters van AmperStamperland, Heidi, Zed, Rompel
Stompel, Mina Moo (met Bak en
Terie) en Oscar en Knersus het ook
vervelige Sondag-oggende lewe ge­
gee. En “haai, Blommie” hoe kan
ons van Liewe Heksie vergeet?
Aan die Engelse kant was daar
Pumpkin Patch, Kideo, Gummy
Bears, Smurfs en Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles – om net ’n paar te
noem. Talespin, Darkwing Duck,
Pizzamice from Mars, Duck Tales en
Chip ’n Dale is ook die moeite werd
om onthou te word. En wie onthou
nog die Swiss Family Robinson? Ek
onthou hoe ek elke Sondagoggend
sesuur voor die televisie ingeskuif
het: dit was die hoogtepunt van my
dag.
Alhoewel min van hierdie stories
nog op DVD of video beskikbaar
is, is dit bitter moeilik om van hulle
te vergeet, en nostalgie oor verlore
(maar nie vergete) kinderstories is
tog so lekker.
Celebrate Braai Day in September
James Middleton
Everybody
knows
that
tomorrow­ is a public holiday, which
means that there will be no class and
therefore nothing to worry about
for the entire day (unless you have
a monster project looming on the
horizon). What I’m not sure most
people are aware of, though, is that
tomorrow is National Heritage Day.
To summarise briefly, the day is
all about celebrating our country’s
diversity and in doing so creat­
ing unity amongst us. The current
government­ decided to put this
day aside when they first assumed
power­, in order to foster nation
building – a pivotal theme through­
out Former President Nelson Man­
dela’s term of office. The day has
no specific ­historic significance and
focuses on no single group in par­
ticular. Rather, it really is one that
aims to bring us all together and
share our diversity.
Each year the day has a differ­
ent theme. Last year, we were ‘Cel­
ebrating our Dance, our Heritage’
along with a braai and this year we
will continue the tradition. There
are a few vital things that every
braai needs and they are: a place to
play touch rugby (a rugby ball goes
without saying), a good spot to set
up a braai, the equipment, the meat,
some beers and maybe a salad or
two. When contemplating which
salads to serve, it is obvious that the
good old potato salad is a winner.
Don’t forget the snacks, a generous
amount of Lays’ and Doritos crisps,
as bonding around the fire might
take up most of the evening.
A few ideas for Braai Day: The
most common and cheapest is the
traditional “boerewors roll” with
a wallop of tomato sauce. Others
go the chop route, but it all comes
down to individual preferences
and income. The best part, though,
is that there can honestly be little
better than sitting in the sun on a
beautiful day with a smacker of a
boerie in your hands and the light
hum of your friends conversing in
the background. All this, of course,
while the heat haze from the braai
slowly drifts up into the air like a
genie emerging from a magic lamp.
It is usually round about this point
that you realise just how amazing
our country is. A beautiful place
with the most gorgeous weather
and the friendliest and most inter­
esting people. A country where we,
as a nation, join in celebrating our
youth, history and diversity in truly
South African style.
Babatreë tot vlieghengel
Margot Slabbert
Vlieghengel is sekerlik een van
die mees ontspannende en opwin­
dende sportsoorte. Dit maak ’n nuwe
wêreld oop vir avontuurlustige mense
wat brand vir iets nuut. Die basis is
op Eikendal-wynplaas naby die R44
buite Stellenbosch, met ’n winkel wat
volledige diens lewer. Dit sluit ook ’n
wynproe en lekker middagete in.
Individuele klasse word aangebied
op bespreking, maar groepe word ook
geakkommodeer. Kostes hang af van
die groep se grootte en die tydsduur.
Indien daar studente is wat reeds
hierdie sport ontdek het en hooked
is, verskaf Eikendal ook gereelde
vlieghengelkompetisies. Volgens die
Flytalk-basis word die volgende reeks
toernooie elke Saterdag in November
aangebied. Vir meer inligting kan jy
gerus vir Philip op 021 855 2646 of
082 376 3529 kontak, of as dit meer
gerieflik is, is hy ook by die volgende
e-posadres beskikbaar: philip@fly­
talk.co.za.
8 DieMatie 23 September 2009
student life
The art of entertainment On
Wednesday 16 September Jack
Parow had the Mystics crowd
jamming to his local tunes, but all
for a good cause, of course. The
Department of Visual Arts is holding its annual visual arts Graduate
Exhibition: To make this possible
the final year students teamed
up to create a fundraising event
with a local flavour. The crowd
was raving as Jack Parow took to
the stage and showed the Maties
how to have a good time.
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D
it is lente in die Boland in ons
mees gesuipte jaar.” Koos
Kombuis se woorde klop in
jou kop terwyl jy opstaan na nóg ’n
aand op die dorp. Dis nie meer lente
nie, maar beslis winter. Jy dag die
weerlig slaan toe jou flat mate die
deur toemaak.
Aangesien baie studente se
Donderdag-oggende op dié noot
begin, en dosente sukkel met klasbywoning, het Die Matie dit goed­
gedink om te gaan kersopsteek by
meer gesoute drinkers om te hoor
wat hul nadors-oplossings is.
Vir diegene wat nie Biologie op
skool gehad het nie, sal dit help as
jy verstaan hoekom jy ’n hangover
kry. ’n Hangover word veroorsaak
deur lae bloedsuikervlakke, dehidrasie, ’n oor-inname van etanol,
en ’n gebrek aan vitamiene B12.
In kort het jy te veel van iets ingeneem wat jou liggaam nie nodig
het nie, en te veel water uitgeskei,
wat jou liggaam broodnodig het.
Die gevolg hiervan is dat jy die volgende oggend, en moontlik vir ’n paar
dae daarna, sal sit met die volgende
simptome: kopseer, naarheid, sensitiwiteit vir lig en klank, lomerigheid en
dors. Indien jy nie een van die 25%
van mense is wat immuun is teen die
groot dors nie, is hier studente­raad
wat jy kan probeer.
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Chef’s Steak Roll R38.50
A 100g tender beef steak grilled to your liking and
topped with cheddar cheese,
bacon bits and a mushroom sauce.
Crumbed Chicken Burger R29.95
A delicately spiced crumbed chicken
breast burger (150g)
soos ’n hoofpyn te ervaar, so neem
sommer twee Grandpas voor jy gaan
slaap. As jy ’n paar katte skiet, is dit
in dié geval ’n goeie ding, want jou
liggaam raak dan vinniger ontslae van
die stowwe wat dit nie wil inneem nie.
Enige kos wat jy op dié stadium kan
inhou sal ’n bonus wees, so stop gerus
by BP vir ’n lekker pastei of ’n Mac-
Donald’s happy meal. Nog gewilde
raad is ons goeie vriend kaffeïne. Trek
’n beker lekker sterk koffie nader. Indien geen van hierdie opsies werk nie,
is daar nog altyd die getroue groen
ambulans, Creme Soda.
Indien jy op iemand anders se
woonstelvloer wakker word, het jy
jou venster van geleentheid gemis, en moes jy dalk nie daai
laaste loopdop gedrink het nie.
Jy het weereens een van twee
opsies: (a) jy kan net weer begin drink (ek beveel ’n bier aan),
of (b) jy kan nog ’n dag van jou
lewe afstaan aan die proses van
babbe­leer. As jy opsie (b) kies
kan jy jou dag afskop met ’n lekker olierige Wimpy-ontbyt. Die
meeste van my bronne lig my in
dat jy groot moet gaan met eiers,
spek en chips wat in olie dryf,
want cholesterol is in dié geval
jou beste vriend indien jy beter
wil voel. As jy nog by die huis
bly en jy kan ’n lekker koppie
tuis­gemaakte sop in die hande
kry, sal dit blykbaar ook wondere verrig. Dit het iets te doen met
die sout-inhoud, volgens my bron.
Onthou net dat jy gedurig water moet
drink, want dehidrasie is jou reali­teit.
Die bogenoemde hangover tips
is daarop gemik om jou betyds en
intellektueel teenwoordig te maak
vir jou 08:00-klas op ’n Donderdag­
oggend, sodat dit beslis vir jou lente
in die Boland kan wees.
The XOXO of the Upper East Side
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Pork Chop R39.50
A succulent 250g crumbed pork chop pan-fried to perfection
and served with potato wedges.
As jy in te veel van ’n toestand is
om jou eie woonstel of koshuiskamer
op te spoor en nog ’n bietjie van jou
motoriese vermoëns het, is prevention
better than cure. Dit sal ’n goeie idee
wees om dan ’n glas water te drink of
’n pakkie Dehydrate te koop. Jy behoort al teen dié tyd sekere simptome
Her voice is known, but her face
remains a mystery. With a smug
tone, Gossip Girl (Kirsten Bell) reports on the lies, scandals and dramas of an Upper East Side private
school. This programme whisks us
away to the realm of power-hungry,
back-stabbing, boyfriend-stealing,
rumour-spreading, social-climbing
and suicide-attempting teenagers. It
tells the story of the complicated relationship of beautiful brunette Blair
Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and
blue-eyed Nate Archibald (Chace
Crawford) combined with intrigues
of blonde bombshell Serena van der
Woodsen’s (Blake Lively) return.
The ever-charming Chuck Bass’s
(Ed Westwick) schemes and woman­
ising ways keep viewers glued to
their seats. And to make things even
more interesting, there is the young
conniving Jenny Humphrey (Taylor
Momsen) doing anything possible
to climb the social ladder, while
her brother Dan (Penn Badgley),
remains the lonely boy in love with
a girl who doesn’t know he exists.
Living lives of glitz and glamour,
the Upper East Siders’ scandalous lives become the focus of The
Gossip Girl blog. You are hooked
instantly as the mysterious Gossip
Girl reports on every move made
and every lie told. You’d better
watch your back; you never know
what might be told.
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KUNS EN VERMA AK • ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Rock trio’s new album more accessible
Muse reinvent
their music
niel de la rouviere
O
VIRJOU
VERMAAK
N 14 September, Muse finally
released their highly anticipated fifth studio album, The Resistance. The British rock trio – Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard and
Chris Wolstenholme – have become
household names in the alternative
rock industry for their consistently
boundary-breaking albums and live
performances.
The Resistance continues Muse’s
penchant for reinventing their sound
with every album, yet essentially stays
true to their distinct
sound. This might
upset hardcore Muse
fans, as the album is
probably their most
accessible to date.
The album has a
homogenous sound,
using warm tones
along with various orchestral arrangements.
The lyrics are thema­
tic, which suggests
that the album should be listened to
as one journey from start to end.
“Uprising” is the album’s first
single, which has already reached the
number one spot on the American Alternative Rock charts.
“Undisclosed Desires” comes out
of nowhere after that, marking perhaps Muse’s oddest track to date,
using staccato strings and slap bass
along with a shuffle beat and enchanting chorus in the vain of One Republic’s “Apologize”. Fans will either
love or loathe it.
“United States of Eurasia” borrows a lot from Queen. However,
this is probably the best track on the
album and uses Matthew Bellamy’s
piano skills to great effect.
Perhaps it was created as antithesis
to “Unnatural Selection”, bringing
the old Muse from Origin of Symmetry back again.
“MK Ultra” mixes strings and
Muse’s penchant for haunting melodies to deliver a surprising combination of new and old Muse.
“I Belong To You/Mon Cœur
S’ouvre à ta Voix” delivers a typical
Muse groove track, reminding one of
a more upbeat “Time is
Running Out” with pianos and acid bass.
Closing the album
is the symphonic “Exogenesis”. This track includes sombre harmonies and melodies that
would fit perfectly in a
movie soundtrack. Here
Matthew
Bellamy’s
haunting signature falsetto rises again and
complements the swelling of strings,
piano and grand arrangements.
The Resistance is beautiful yet different. It opts for a safe sound: switching synth arpeggios with violins,
wailing falsettos with memorable
sing-along choruses and intricate bass
lines with smooth driving fuzz.
The production is top notch; however, the album’s true prowess will
only be tested by Muse’s renowned
live performances, when listeners will
be able to capture The Resistance’s
grandeur. Until then it’s still Muse.
Fokofpolisiekar tree vanaand
om 19:00 by Klein Libertas op.
Kaartjies kos R50.
aKing and Cassette will be
performing at Klein Libertas on
Friday 25 September. The gig
starts at 19:00 and tickets cost R40
for students.
ROCK ’N ROLL LIVES ON If The Stremes’ sound were an animal, it would be a bushpig. A bushpig with “a bad
attitude” and “a foul mouth”. This trio’s music is primarily influenced by blues and Brit-rock but, as frontman
Atom Shape points out, electronic music is the fourth member of the band. It is for this very reason that The
Stremes has such a universal appeal.
All three band members hail from South Africa, but The Stremes was formed in England. They have returned
home recently and are set to take the local rock scene by storm. The Stremes opened for Zebra & Giraffe on
Friday 18 September. From left are: Benjamin Peaceful, Wayne Pauli and Atom Shape.
Jack Parow se album launch
sal Vrydag 2 Oktober om 19:00 by
Klein Libertas plaasvind. Hy word
deur ’n verskeidenheid DJ’s bygestaan. Kaartjies kos R30.
The Assembly in Cape Town
will be hosting the Cape Rocks
2 rock event on Saturday 26 September. The line-up includes bands
like Fokofpolisiekar, The Plastics
and Jackal + Wolf. The gig starts at
Photo: jandré robbertze
21:00. Tickets cost R75 at the door
and R65 pre-sold.
Die Rektorskonsert vind op 3
Oktober om 20:00 in die Endlersaal plaas. Hoofvertonings sluit
Gideon Fagan se Karoo-simfonie
en Mozart se Symphonie concertante in. Kaartjies kos tussen R70
en R90.
The launch of kidofdoom’s
new album, My Faith in War, takes
place at 19:00 at Klein Libertas.
Tickets cost R40.
Op Sondag 27 September speel
Spier gasheer vir ’n groep van
12 befaamde Duitse tjelliste.
Kaartjies sal jou vanaf R20 tot R40
uit die sak jaag. Die uitvoering begin om 15:00.
Lecturers from the Philosophy
and Visual Arts Departments join
forces with the 10 Philosophical
Questions exhibition at the SU Art
Gallery. The exhibition runs until
4 October.
Die Paarl se Cultivaria-fees
begin vandag en eindig Sondag
27 September. Kunstenaars soos
Nataniël en Chris Chameleon is te
siene.
10 DieMatie 23 September 2009
dag en nag
kidofdoom’s apocalyptic sound set to change SA music
Band ready for world’s end
jeani louw
T
he phenomenal kidofdoom
broke the so-called “rock band
mould” back in 2007 with their
self-titled debut album and revolutionised rock music as it was known
to most South African music fans.
Without the use of vocals, this foursome interact with their fans on an
intense level and play to a more musically educated crowd.
maar is dit kuns? Die 10 Filosofiese Vrae-Uitstalling is tans by die
US-Galery te siene. (Meer inligting in Vir Jou Vermaak op p 9).
Foto: jandré robbertze
Where are you four from and
how did you start as a band?
Johan Auriacombe, Ryk Benade
and Barend Pieterse had been playing
together for a while as a three-piece
setup in 2006. I [Richard Brokensha]
went to one of their practices with a
good friend Peach (Yesterday’s Pupil)
who introduced me to the guys. I had
brought my keyboard with for Peach
to use but I actually ended up playing
it and they asked me to join the band.
Since so many bands are purely
judged on the basis of their vocals,
why did you decide to become a
band without vocals?
We didn’t decide on it. We never
even thought of vocals as an option.
We just liked how it sounded and we
feel that it’s complete as it is.
What would you say are the
benefits and disadvantages of not
having­ vocals in your music?
We have a lot more space for ambi-
ence and can create heavy emotional
passages without vocals. The only
disadvantage is that some people can’t
sing along to it, which really doesn’t
bother us.
Since you have no vocals, how
important is stage performance and
extra features such as lighting, visuals and stage personality to you?
Very important. We have Peter
Rodda on lights and Ben Rausch on
visuals, both of whom are masters
in their work. The vibe you give off
while playing on stage is also really
important. No one likes a sour face.
Do you prefer to be classified as
a specific genre band or do you describe yourselves in completely different terms?
Well, we like to mix many genres
so I guess if you had to categorise us
the list would be too long to put in a
newspaper.
Your CD launch is coming up
in October. What new things can
fans expect this time and what will
still be the same for those who loved
your first album?
For the people who loved our first
album, I think they will see how our
sound has grown into a more mature
form.
We have really reached deep into
ourselves to create this album and I
think it has a specific taste that can
only be left in the mouths of those
who “really” listen to it
In general, how did you as a
band, both musically and personally, change since 2007 and the previous album?
I have grown as a musician significantly. I have learnt many more
instruments and also how to arrange
all instruments, so playing in the
band gave me the playground to build
a jungle gym.
How did the inspiration for the
theme of the apocalypse originate
and how did you translate that into
your music?
We always spoke about writing the
soundtrack for the end of the world.
It’s something we really felt strongly
about. However, we decided to write
the soundtrack for the post-apocalypse and we are waiting for the right
time to create the soundtrack for the
end of the world.
How did you link the title of the
new album, My Faith in War, to this
idea? What does it really mean to
you guys to have “faith in war”?
War is needed for a massive change
in social and economic structures.
This has been proven time and time
again. So we are saying that we believe that even though war is destructive and fatal, life and change will be
the result and this gives us a sense of
peace.
kidofdoom are launching their
new album My Faith in War at Klein
Libertas Theatre on 30 September.
Tickets cost only R40.
Vanfokkingspasties eiesoortige vermaak
melindi de kock
Ek kan nie onthou wanneer laas
Kaapstad se fondasies só hard
geskud is soos met die CD launch ge­
titeld “Vanfokkingspasties” nie.
Daar was iets onheilspellend omtrent die verskillende stedelike subkulture, die koel lentelug, en die stad
se ligte wat ’n melancholiese skadu
voor die ingang van Carnival Court
gegooi het.
Die olierige houtverhoog het vir
’n happy-camper tema gesorg, terwyl ander kunstige elemente ’n gesellige omgewing geskep het.
Die agtergrondmusiek het bestaan­
uit verskeie ska beats, old-schoolmeets-new-school tunes, en Jack
Parow se bekende “Doosdronk” wat
die gehoor plek-plek laat saamsing
het en wat ook ’n voorsmakie gegee
het van wat dié aand sou volg. Dit is
afgerond deur Dylan se folk musiek.
Dansskoene was daar, maar die
rock-klanke het gou genoeg vir ’n
ander tipe skud van die lyf gesorg.
Die bekendstelling is deur vier vertonings ingelei: Nicholas Die­trich
het die aand geopen, gevolg deur
akoestiese rockers, Die Romantiek
en 01001011.
Die hoofitem, Rompilus van
Stadenberg, het ’n toe­stand van algehele anargie en chaos veroorsaak
met sy kunstenaarsteenwoordigheid
en slordige voorkoms – eie aan dié
Hy verweef immers letterkuns met musiek, en
dit verskaf ’n interessante
dimensie aan sy klank
van ’n rocker wat grense uitdaag met
woord en musiek.
Joe Forster, ’n M-student aan die
Universiteit Stellenbosch se Visuele
Kunste-Departement, speel onder
die verhoognaam Rompilus van
Stadenberg.
Die geleentheid was die amptelike
bekendstelling van sy langverwagte
kontroversiële EP, Dis Jou Land.
Om ’n parallel tussen hom en
enige ander kunstenaar op plaaslike of internasionale vlak te probeer
trek, is bitter moeilik.
Sy klanke kan beskryf word
as akoestiese punk rock met rou
emosies en sosiale kommentaar wat
onder sy skreeuende stem versteek
is. Hy verweef immers letterkuns
met musiek, en dit verskaf ’n interessante dimensie aan sy klank.
Die EP het 100 verskillende om­
slagontwerpe vir elk­een van die
100 beperkte-oplaag Dis Jou LandEP’s. Elke omslag beskik dus oor ’n
unieke, delikate stukkie kunswerk
– amper so delikaat soos die rare tipe
eksentriekheid waarmee Rompilus
die aand afgesluit het.
Rompilus van Stadenberg is
verseker ’n kunstenaar wat wéét hoe
om elkeen van ons dieper te laat delf
in ons eie gruwel-genre.
Langstraat het voortgegaan met
sy gewone nagtelike aktiwiteite, onbewus van die aardskudding wat pas
in Carnival Court plaasgevind het.
hoog en droog Laasweek se reënweer kon nie Ver[R]as se Papier­
blom-projek keer nie. Hier is Andreè van Zyl se uitbeelding van Breyten
Breytenbach se gedig Tronkvoël.
Foto: Pieter Odendaal
Breyten in volle blom
anneke steenkamp
District 9: a sci-fi epic
District 9 has been acclaimed as
the “thinking person’s alien movie”.
As true as this might be, it is only
one of the many surprisingly brilliant
qualities of this epic South African
sci-fi film.
From the outset, the plot moves at a
fast tempo. A rapid montage of mockdocumentary footage effectively sets
the scene and creates an incredibly
believable and realistic feel.
This style seamlessly dissolves
into a full-on feature film with all the
exquisitely detailed sets and costumes
and mind-blowing special effects one
could possibly wish for.
The film is full of satire, cleverly
and comically comparing the situation of the aliens to that of the victims
of both the 2008 xenophobic attacks
and apartheid.
Sharlo Copely plays the role of
Wikus van der Merwe, who works
for MNU (Multi-National United)
and leads an operation to evict aliens
who have settled in the Johannesburg
township District 9. These aliens
form gangs, hassle cops and deal with
Nigerian druglords.
Wikus, though not very bright,
becomes the unlikely hero in a tragic
series of events that destroys all his
previous perceptions of life in District 9.
As the plot unfolds, his character
deepens and develops in a meaningful manner. Copely handles this brilliantly.
Sci-fi might not be everyone’s cup
of tea, but this film caters to a variety of audiences. The film contains
moments of poignant black comedy,
satirical social commentary, Afrikaans swearwords, an extraordinarily
exciting climactic faceoff and finally
Copley’s touching tour de force which
is worthy of the highest acclaim.
The film, although not entirely
homegrown, should mean a lot for the
local industry, and shows that sci-fi
works in Africa.
- Carel Kleynhans
Breyten Breytenbach het elke
jaar op 1 September ’n pampoen as
geskenk ontvang. Vanjaar het die
Ver[R]as-komitee hierdie tydlose
digter se 70ste verjaarsdag vanaf
16 tot 18 September gevier en ter
afsluiting pampoene as huldeblyk
onder mekaar uitgedeel.
Die inisiatief genaamd die Papier­
blom-projek is afkomstig van ’n lid
van die komitee, Pieter Odendaal,
wat ’n manier wou vind om deur
middel van ’n “teksgeoriënteerde
uitstalling van Breytenbach-gedigte
die grense tussen kampus en kuns­
werk te vervaag”.
Sewe kunstenaars het Breytenbach se gedigte op die besige kampus uitgebeeld. Hulle kon self besluit­
oor die medium en waar hulle die
kuns­werke wou uitstal.
Die idee was om die Stellenbosch-kampus deel te maak van
Breytenbach se 70ste verjaarsdagviering.
Breytenbach se woorde het oral
op kampus met elke individu gepraat. ’n Spesifieke kunswerk wat
uitgestaan het, was dié van Andreè
van Zyl, ’n tweedejaar-kunsstudent,
wat op ’n baie kreatiewe manier die
gedig Tronkvoël uitgebeeld het.
Van Zyl het dié gedig deur middel van vlieërs wat in ’n boom op
die rooiplein opgehang is, laat leef.
Twee van die vlieërs het Breytenbach se gesig daarop geverf gehad
en die ander verskillende groottes
kraaie.
Op kampus en in die JS Gerickebiblioteek het ander kunstenaars,
waaronder Susan Spangenberg,
Abrie de Swart, Pieter Odendaal en
Brandaan Huigen, kreatief te werk
gegaan met inspirasie verkry vanuit
Breytenbach se woorde.
Die gedig Windroos is ook uitgebeeld deur gespande toue tussen
twee palmbome op die rooiplein.
Linte is in bome gehang en die JS
Marais-standbeeld het ’n ander
uitkyk gehad op die plein met die
masker wat vir hom gemaak is.
Die verjaarsdagweek is afgesluit
deur ’n funksie in Die Mystic Boer.
Almal wat betrokke was het ’n
glasie geklink en saam die kerse op
die verjaarsdagkoek doodgeblaas
in die hoop dat Breyten Breytenbach nog vir vele jare pampoene sal
ontvang­.
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12 DieMatie 23 September 2009
OPINIONS
redaksioneel
D
ie universiteit bied jou nou ’n nuwe (uitgekontrakteerde) diens: die huur van togas. Die dae wat jy
jou gradeplegtigheid bywoon as die beloning vir jou
harde werk oor etlike jare, is verby. Dit is nou net nóg ’n
diens wat die rande uit jou sak gaan jaag.
Asof studente nie reeds derduisende daaraan spandeer
om net die voorreg te kan hê om hul name uitgelees te hoor
en oor die verhoog te stap om die hardverdiende koker te
ontvang nie.
Daar mag gevra word waarheen gaan al die duisende
rande wat ons jaarliks spandeer om ons studenterekeninge
te vereffen. Die antwoord: ek dink nie enige iemand weet
werklik nie.
Daar is klasgelde, materiaalgelde, laboratoriumgelde,
PSO-gelde, studentevereniging-ledegelde, ensovoorts.
Klasgelde beloop duisende rande en materiaalgelde is
nie ver agter nie, terwyl ons as studente in elk geval teen
addisionele kostes al ons notas moet druk.
Waarvoor gaan al die materiaalgelde dan? Waarvoor
gaan die klasgelde? Aan bevoegde dosente of aan dosente
aan wie se vermoëns om kennis oor te dra ek partykeer
twyfel?
Wat van behoeftige studente wat skaars die klasgelde
kan bekostig? Baie studente kan skaars die mas opkom
met die kostes soos dit reeds is. Studenterekeninge, vervoergelde, boekgelde, leefgeld en die lys kan net aangaan.
Nou is die universiteit se nuutste breinkind om ter beloning
vir die aangaan van al hierdie kostes en harde werk net nóg
Toga of geen toga?
’n rekening uit te reik: vir die toga wat jy op jou gradeplegtigheid gaan dra. Hierdie universiteit se klasgelde is van die
hoogstes in die land: is dit regtig moontlik dat ons nou nog
ékstra moet betaal vir ’n toga wat maar ’n paar uur gedra
gaan word?
Wat sal die universiteit se verskoning wees om nie vir die
verskaffing van togas te kan begroot nie? Kostes sou so
laer en baie meer effektief aangegaan kon word. As gevolg
van die gebrek aan ’n begroting word die kostes na die student afgeskuif.
In daardie geval, gaan togas rêrig by vanjaar se gradeplegtigheid vepligtend wees? Sal studente wat in hul gunsteling-t-hemp en jeans opdaag weggewys word? Is die
graad die toga werd?
BRIEWE
letters
English not so “bleek”
Although I agree with much of what Koos
Kombuis said in “Nasionale Selfmoord van die
Afrikaner” (Die Matie: 26 August), especially with
regards to the infamously apathetic Stellenbosch
student, I feel I must nit-pick for a moment.
While reading most of the article, I thought he
spoke sense. Up until close to the end, where he suddenly attacks English. I know that is not the main
point, but it is this type of attitude that could lead to
problems and even discrimination. He says English
is a “bleek en onpraktiesie taal, ’n taal waarvan die
spelling geen sin maak nie, ’n taal wat bitter moeilik is om aan te leer, ’n taal wat alles-behalwe cool
of modern is” and that it is “lomp”. As an English
speaker, I take huge offence to that.
English is very colourful, not “bleek” or “lomp”
at all. A language that is not ashamed to borrow
and steal from other languages. Nor is it unpractical – how can it be? It fulfils all the functions it
needs to. Although, I must admit, he is right about
the spelling, but it gives English character. From
a linguistic perspective all languages are equally
difficult/easy to acquire; it all depends on when
they are acquired. English may not be as young as
Afrikaans but it is still modern – think of all the
words that are added daily to refer to new innovations. And if it is not cool, how can he explain
the fact that “young people” – the makers of cool
– choose to use English words or phrases when
there are equivalents in their own language? NonEnglish people from South Africa, China, Japan,
and India use English phrases. Even some French
magazines, notorious for hating English, contain
English phrases. English is cool.
Language is an enormous part of identity – attack a language and you attack someone’s identity.
So I can understand that Kombuis does not want
Afrikaans to die or commit suicide, but equally important is our attitude towards different languages
and their speakers.
– Lizl Morden
O, tog(g)a!
Dit is nie goedkoop om te studeer nie. Kom ons ver­
onderstel jy voltooi ’n driejaargraad binne die minimum vereiste tyd aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch.
Die klasgeld alleen sal jou enige iets vanaf R50
000 uit die sak jaag. Hierna kom daar nog internetkostes, rekenaardrukkrediete, fotostateerkwota, en
allerhande departementele en fakulteit­sverenigings­
fooie waarvan jy die resultate nooit sien nie. (Vraag:
Hoekom betaal BA-studente ’n laboratoriumfooi?)
As jy so gelukkig is om koshuisver­blyf te kry, sal jy
ná drie jaar min of meer nog R50 000 armer wees.
Tel hierby nog was- en koskwota en jy kom op ’n
aardige bedraggie te staan – en my skattings is nog
redelik aan die beskeie kant.
Wanneer jy uiteindelik platsak en gestres oor al
die studie­lenings wat jy moet terugbetaal aan die
einde van jou derdejaar die stukkie papier moet
gaan haal wat jou soveel geld uit die sak gejaag het,
maak een van die universiteit se nuutste pogings om
ons leeg te melk sy verskyning: Jy moet jou toga
en graadband vir die gradeplegtigheid huur teen ’n
stewige R100! En daar is natuurlik nog ’n R100-
deposito vir die kleptomane onder ons. Die rede
wat hiervoor aangevoer word, is dat die universiteit
“die verskaffing van akademiese drag vir gebruik
deur studente tydens Eedafleggingsfunksies en
Grade-, Diploma- en Sertifikaatplegtighede aan ’n
privaatverskaffer, naamlik Dippenaar en Reinecke
(Edms)(Bpk), uitgekontrakteer” het (luidens die US
se Nuusblog). Die gradeplegtigheid is dus nie meer
’n beloning vir jou harde werk nie, maar net nog ’n
“diens” waarvoor jy moet opdok. En die meeste van
ons sal hierna in elk geval nóg ’n graad moet voltooi
voordat ons min of meer verseker kan wees van ’n
min of meer ordentlike werk. As jy genoeg geld het
om dit tot by jou doktorsgraad te maak, is die goeie
nuus dat jy die rooi toga darem kosteloos mag dra.
Hoekom kon akademiese drag nog al die jare
kosteloos verskaf word terwyl dit nou uitgekontrakteer moet word? Is dit die universiteit se antwoord op die ekonomiese resessie? Ek hoop werklik die nuwe studenteraad bewys aan ons dat hulle
werklik die studente se belange op die hart dra deur
hierdie saak verder te vat. So nie, sal ek my genope
voel om die Suid-Afrikaanse benadering tot hierdie
saak te volg (lees: te staak). Ek sal dan die persoon
by die gradeplegtigheid wees SONDER ’n toga en
’n graadband. Want die streep sal êrens ten opsigte
van hierdie uitbuiting getrek moet word.
– Ontstoke platsak-student
Evaluering van JOOL-komitee
Vanjaar was die eerste jaar wat ek as HK-lid gedien het. Vroeër vanjaar was ek verbaas toe ek nooit
genader is om die universiteit se algemene JOOLkomitee te evalueer nie. JOOL sal altyd vol wonderlike herinneringe bly, en ek het groot waardering
vir die komitee se harde werk. Ongelukkig is die
onprofessionele optrede van verskeie lede van die
JOOL-komitee ook nog vars in my geheue.
Aangesien daar oor die algemeen konsensus
onder die onderskeie huiskomitees blyk te wees oor
sekere onbewaamhede, is dit regtig ’n jammerte dat
ons nooit ’n formele geleentheid gegun is om ons
menings oor die JOOL-komitee se werk te lug nie.
My ontevredenheid met die JOOL-komitee is
tweeledig van aard. Eerstens voel ek dat die aanstellingsproses nie noodwendig lei tot die aanstelling
van mense met voldoende organisatoriese en be­
stuursvaardighede nie.
Swak handleidings en gebrekkige kommunikasie vermoeilik ’n reeds uitdagende tyd vir HKlede, wanneer daar net so baie tyd en aandag aan
die verwelkoming van ons eerstejaars geskenk
moet word as aan JOOL.
Tweedens was die mensevaardighede van vanjaar se komiteelede oor die algemeen heeltemal
ontoereikend. Ek vermoed daar is die een of ander
vorm van pseudo-demokratiese stelsel waardeur
die komitee verkies word – wat tog beteken dat
daar iemand moet wees wat van hierdie mense hou.
Maar hierdie stelsel verteenwoordig beslis nie die
gevoel van die meerderheid nie.
Ek het die SR-evaluering (Die Matie: 29 Julie
2009) as baie konstruktief gesien. Ek sou graag
wou sien dat daar in die toekoms ’n soortgelyke
stelsel vir die evaluering van die JOOL-komitee sal
wees.
– Peter Pan
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Backdrifts from the Heart of the Freelance Universe
Earl de Toilette
M
mm, the fourth term has once again
reared its ugly head, the university is
blessed with the benevolent presence
of newly elected HK members and on a quiet
windstil day on the rooiplein (if you try hard
enough) you can almost smell the pretence in the
air… Welcome, my pets, to another dose of the
facetious derision that is your friend, The Lurking Earl. Admittedly, the Earl has been on somewhat of a sabbatical, a break if you will – paranoia and too many seedy nights on the drag-strip
of consciousness will do that to you… Luckily
he is back, better than ever, and with a little help
from his friendly neighbourhood chemist (he
insists I call him that for security purposes) intends to blind you all with the brilliance of his
scornful mockery once more.
Still on last term however: there is a yearly
occurrence that the Earl’s sarcastic and pottinged mind simply cannot let go. You see,
the Earl was naively propositioned by a nubile
young fox, hailing from the stunningly beautiful, booming metropolis of Morreesburg, to accompany said unsuspecting young thing to what
she apparently called her “Huisdans”. Why on
earth she would do such a thing no one may ever
know, but nevertheless, one tuxedo-hire and a
few hits of acid later, I found myself cowering in
the back seat of a 60-seater, on my way to some
unknown destination far away from, well, pretty
much everything, and wondering whether we
might not all arrive only to be chopped up and
more equitably redistributed to society through
Simple Simon’s pies.
But the acid subsided, and the Earl soon realized his fate was far, far worse. Instead, a far
more shocking truth: the high-class, off-the-radar gambling and illicit activities club he had
been expecting, was simply a front the lying
vixen had used to lure him to what seemed to be
an excuse for young people to dress up, take photographs and risk life and limb as they lumbered
across an open floor to the tune of Kaptein! In
the Heart of Darkness, the Earl finds himself
reminiscing about Mistah Kurtz: “The horror,
the horror…”
Trapped, your hero had but one hope: alcohol. Soon, slightly numbed to the sheer pain
of watching these people writhe and twist in
what apparently some enjoy as “sokkie” (luck-
In the Heart of Darkness, the
Earl finds himself reminiscing
about Mistah Kurtz...
ily my sanity was safe – I had left the mescaline at home), and now suddenly impervious to
their secret weapon, “sokkie-musiek”, the Earl
calmed down. Also helping were the numerous
and diversified asset portfolios on display all
across the room – there is nothing like watching
stock go up and down.
It was half-way into the evening when it hit
him – a shining moment of divine epiphany,
revealing to the Earl the true reason for such a
pretentious fiasco of pseudo-class, cheap cigars
and ridiculous dancing. The ticket prices! Suddenly everything made sense: almost-expensive
wine, the pretty … um … dresses (yes, that’s it),
and of course the lekker okes standing outside,
pretending to ignore their dates and staggering
around in wine-stained suits (although, the staggering may have been something of an insight
on their part). The elitist vortex, mindlessly
perpetuated by Gossip Girl – remember Chuck
B(alls and )ass? – Greek, The OC, et cetera, et
cetera, ad infinitum, makes it rather attractive
for us lesser folk to want to dress up LIKE Marilyn Monroe, smoke cigars and pay up to half-agrand for one night’s dancing, photos and cheap
booze. Besides, how awesome it is that your parents can afford your ticket…
Quite recently, the Earl’s attention has also
been caught by the ridiculous Caster Semenya
debacle – a turn of events of which the bizarreness is only exceeded by their absolute lunacy.
This kind of fiasco is a columnist’s wet dream
– a situation where almost every party is guilty,
where almost everything seems like it was
spawned in the twilight zone and where the Earl
finds himself as content as a nun with an electric … erm … blanket. Those fascist pigs at the
IAAF! Just because we are a Third World country with absolutely no clout in international sport
(just look at the way Schalk Burger’s affectionate advances were blown out of proportion over
at the IRB) does not mean that when our Head of
ASA goes over there to pull the race card, they
can just laugh in our face as if such unfounded
accusations mean nothing – have they not seen
the terrible fate of ex-Justice Kriegler? Do they
not know how we roll over here in SA!?
Not to mention those Aussies who leaked her
test results – they’re all criminals you know. The
Earl cannot even start to write any more – with
my mind in such an unstable and fragile state
as is, any further thought might push my dopy
consciousness over edge, beyond the freelance
universe, and into oblivion.
However, all that is behind us now, and the
Earl has work to do – this week is another new
beginning – a clean ashtray waiting for the dirty
wisps of late nights behind the books, dancefloors or desks that lie strewn across this great
campus of ours.
Selah,
The Lurking Earl
Die metroman en sy hair straightener
manewales
S
al jy my hair straightener vir my aansit,
asseblief?” skree hy uit die badkamer. ’n
Mens sou dink dat die gesprek tussen my
en een van my vriendinne is, maar die veralgemening moet liefs vermy word.
“Jou wat?” lok ek uit.
“My ma het dit vir my gekoop, okay. Sy het
ook hare wat so maklik mince.”
“Mince?” vra ek tergend en probeer tevergeefs om my lag te hou.
“My hare krul regtig sleg en ek doen dit nie
elke dag nie.”
“O, in daai geval is daar niks daarmee fout
nie.” Die besef oorweldig my: my kêrel het in
’n metroseksuele man verander. Die metroseks­
uele man is ’n vreemde fenomeen wat eers in die
20ste eeu begin kopuitsteek het. Hulle is hete­
roseksuele mans met ’n aktiewe belangstelling
in hul eie voorkoms en leefstyl. Die stereotipe­
rende gedrag wat hulle toon word gewoonlik
met homoseksuele mans geassosieer.
Daar is oral metromans – selfs op Stellenbosch. Jy het hulle dalk al in NuBar raakgeloop.
Dit sal die ou wees wat nie wit sokkies by ’n
swart broek dra nie. Hulle is ook net so aktief in
die gym en spog met die lyf van ’n Griekse god.
’n Besoek aan die haarsalon vir highlights is ’n
moet voor die somerseisoen van strand en see
weer aanbreek. Elke metroman ontwikkel sy eie
styl en hou daarby, hetsy dit nou emo of jock is.
Ek vind sy GHD in sy lessenaarlaai en ek is
jaloers. Hy trek nie net altyd beter as ek aan nie,
hy het ook ’n beter hair straightener. Die lewe
is nie regverdig nie: nou moet hy nog net meer
skoene as ek hê. Ek moet erken die metro-tekens
was daar. Net nou die dag loop hy saam met my
in Foschini om vir hom ’n jean te soek wat sy
boudjies tot hul volle reg sal laat kom.
“Ag, engel, vir my kan jy jouself met liefde
straight maak.”
“Jy weet baie ouens het deesdae straighteners.”
Dit is waar, en dis nie ál wat hulle doen nie...
GORRELKOP
Strykwerk, naaldwerk, ironie werk nÍÉ
gorrel is bekommerd. Báie bekommerd. “Ironies” en “tong-in-die-kies” is alles goed en wel as
’n mens mooi verstaan wat hierdie terme beteken.
Maar as dit net gebruik word om ’n verleentheid
(lees: ’n sekere interkoshuistoernooi) weg te verduidelik, kan Gorrel dit nie net daar laat nie...
Hier is dit dan, soos beloof, die waarheid agter
kampuspolitiek en die kommentaar waarvoor
almal bang is: Hoe is dit, in ’n tyd waar ’n hoog­
geplaaste amptenaar sy vrou pimpel en pers kan
slaan omdat sy nie sy klere wou stryk nie, dat sommige lede van ons kampusgemeenskap die “ironie” in geslagsongelykheid kan raaksien?
Hoe is dit, in ’n tyd waar ’n jong vrou wreed
My vriend vertel my nou die dag dat hy sopas
vir sy reverse perm gegaan het.
“Ons gaan laat wees; ek is seker makeup vat
nie so lank nie.” My sin is nog nie eens klaar
nie, toe staan hy voor my met net ’n handdoek
aan. Die waterdruppels is besig om van sy ferm
six pack af te loop. Ek snak so ’n bietjie na my
asem en kan nie meer onthou wat ek besig was
om te dink nie.
“En nou gaan jy my nie verder spot nie.”
My mond gaan oop en ek probeer tevergeefs
om iets te sê. Hy pluk vinnig ’n jean en trui na­der
en gooi sy vuil klere in ’n refleksbewe­ging op
die vloer. Ek sug tevrede. Ten minste sal sekere
gewoontes nie uit hom gemetro word nie.
Hy verdwyn weer in die badkamer en is ná ’n
paar minute terug. Ek staan op en kyk gou vinnig na myself in die spieël. Om die een of ander
onverklaarbare rede voel ek vet. Ek probeer gou
met onderlaag iets aan die kringe onder my oë
doen.
“Kom, sexy, ons gaan laat wees.” Hy trek my
nader en ek smelt in sy arms – soos roomys op
’n warm dag. Ek vat enige dag metro saam met
my hetero.
Die skinder agter die nuus. Die waarheid agter kampuspolitiek. Die kommentaar waarvoor almal bang is. Gorrel
is nie verantwoordelik vir enige ongerief veroorsaak nie.
vermoor kan word omdat haar kêrel voel hy besit
haar, dat party vreeslik intelligente mense kan beweer dat hierdie generasie te jonk is om ’n argaïese
verstaan van die huwelik te huldig?
– Gorrel is jammer dat hierdie belangrike debat
nou besig is om saam met die laaste slukkies uit
die Bohemia-wynboks in die sloot afgespoel te
word. Wat word van ons?
wingerdgriep
So van wyn gepraat... Gorrel verneem van een
van Gorrel se vele ingeligte maatjies dat geen bottel Tassies meer veilig sal wees as ’n sekere paar
wingerdstokke in die middel van die dorp geplant
word nie.
Gorrel se maatjie dink die opvolg op District
9 gaan heel moontlik Distrik Welgevallen wees:
Sien enigiemand anders die epiese geveg tussen
Agent Suiwer Druiwe en die Bose Bacchus wat
aan die kom is? Hou hierdie spasie dop...
Gorrel bly egter maar ’n draadsitter as dit by
wynsake kom (tensy die draad natuurlik geëlektrifiseer is, soos daar blykbaar beplan word), en
sal dus maar wag en sien wat uit die leivoor uit
kruip...
– Gorrel kyk skielik bekommerd na die kelkie
in Gorrel se hand, en hoop die wingerdwyses
gebruik hul towerkragte vir die groter geluk van
die mensdom en ontwikkel ’n eliksir wat gemo­
difieer is om die drinker die gewraakte wingerd­
griep te spaar.
Think of birth control
pills. They caused the
sixties.
– Philosophy lecturer
discusses scientific advances
I’m not trying to be
vague; I am just vague.
– Lecturer apologises for
not remembering what
she put in the test
After this course you will
be able to use the term
“paradigm shift” intelligently, which will set
you apart from most of
humanity.
– Philosophy lecturer
rather optimistic about
course outcomes
Wat is concrete nouweer?
– Derdejaar-ingenieurs­
wese-student nadat hy
die Engelse deel van die
vraag gelees het
Die regressie is amper
verby!
– Opgewonde inge­
nieurswese-student oor
die einde van die resessie
Ek kan dit nie doen nie!
Ek swot visse!
– Akwakultuurstudent
met sy hand agter ’n
koei tydens kunsmatige
inseminasie
Vir elke silwer randjie is
daar ’n donker wolk.
– Ingenieurswiskundedosent aan moedelose
klas
“
& dinge
kampusquotes
“
Perspektiewe
So after that, I had the
enitre gay community on
my back.
– Former Die Burger
Ombudsman remembers
complaints about that
paper’s use of the word
“moffie”
Ekskuus, Doktor? Is
daardie 1.1 of die absolute waarde van ’n punt?
– Verwarde student
tydens Ingenieurs­
wiskunde 244-lesing
Stuur jou
KampusQuotes na
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Quote van
die week
Sy’t nie notes nodig nie,
idioot! Sy’s ’n meisie; sy
maak haar eies.
– Voor die toetsseisoen
in Eendrag se eetsaal
gehoor
www.nubar.co.za
14 DieMatie
23 September 2009
forum
Dowwe
Dolla lig
haar
masker
“Sy sê al die dinge wat ek graag
sal wil sê, maar nie kan nie. Sy
vra vrae oor die wêreld wat almal
anders te bang is om te vra...”
KWYTRAAK
Deonette Theart
A
lmal ken haar as die malkop blondine met
die stokkielekker in die mond: Dowwe
Dolla. Maar Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck is
allesbehalwe dof! Die plan was aanvanklik om
medies te gaan studeer, maar haar kop het maar
nog altyd drama toe gestaan. Sy het haar honneursgraad in kinderteater in 1991 cum laude
geslaag en in 1998 haar meestersgraad in teaterbestuur verwerf – albei aan die US. Nou, op
39, is sy só gelukkig dat sy dit skaars kan glo: ’n
suksesvolle loopbaan, ’n oulike man (Jurg) plus
’n skattige babadogtertjie, Luca, wat aan Margit
nog ’n belangrike rol gee, naamlik dié van ma.
Ek praat met Margit in haar en Jurg se teaterrestaurant Die Boer in Durbanville, wat al byna
vyf jaar vol sale trek.
“Ek dink die kombinasie tussen goeie
vermaak, heerlike kos en ’n onblusbare atmosfeer
is ons wenresep,” som sy Die Boer se suksesverhaal op. Dit is duidelik dat sy en Jurg ’n wenspan
maak. “Jurg is die rustige een wat goed onder
stres funksioneer; ek wil alles gister gedoen
gehad het,” skerts sy. Alhoewel hulle twee steeds
al die besluite neem en sorg vir die program, het
hulle twee bekwame bestuurders wat kyk dat
dinge seepglad verloop. Hulle skep ook graag ’n
platform vir jong, onbekende kunstenaars om op
te tree.
“Hulle is die sterre van môre en dis net
regverdig om vir elkeen wat die talent het, ’n
kans te gee,” verduidelik sy.
Margit en Dowwe Dolla is nou maar eenmaal
sinoniem. “Ja, sy is al soos ’n familielid. Daar
was ’n stadium toe ek regtig nie van haar gehou
het nie, maar nou is ek weer mal oor haar!” vertel
sy. Die vraag oor die ontstaan van die karakter lei
tot ’n vonkel in Margit se oë.
“Ek, Pedro Kruger, Trix Pienaar en Eugenie
Grobler het so dertien jaar gelede saam aan ’n
kabaret gewerk. Twee dae voor die openingsaand
kom ons toe agter daar kort ’n komiese element
in die vertoning.
“Hulle stuur toe vir my en Pedro die aand om
aan ’n idee te gaan dink. Pleks van om te gaan
dink, gaan drink ons toe. Ons het begin lag oor
die blonde poppies wat lank terug die telefoonoperateurs was. En so het Dolla ontstaan.” Die
karakter was vir lank net ’n kort deel van die
kabaret­vertonings waarvan Margit deel was,
maar so tien jaar gelede is ’n vollengte vertoning
vir Dowwe Dolla aanmekaargesit.
“Ek het gedink dit gaan ’n eenmalige vertoning
wees, maar die gehore was gaande. Nou, tien jaar
later, is Dolla steeds met ons!”
Hennie van Greunen is aan die stuur van sake
as dit by die skryf van die teks kom, maar Margit
lewer ook insette. Margit sien Dowwe Dolla as
die masker waaragter sy soms alte graag skuil.
“Dolla is flambojant, sy het guts en charisma
en sy is uit en uit ’n ekstrovert. Sy sê al die dinge
wat ek graag sal wil sê, maar nie kan nie. Sy vra
vrae oor die wêreld wat almal anders te bang is
om te vra en druk haar vinger in al die gate waar
niemand anders hul vingers wil druk nie.”
Margit vertel dat dit ’n groot uitdaging is om
Dolla steeds vars en sprankelend te hou ná al die
jare. Margit lag vir diegene wat aanneem sy is
ook ’n bietjie stadig.
“Dis eintlik ’n kompliment vir my, want dit
wys ek vertolk die rol goed.”
As sy nie ’n stokkielekker in haar mond het
nie, werk sy aan ’n nuwe kinderteaterstuk. Sy het
pas ’n suksesvolle reeks vertonings van Vlooi by
die HB Thom-teater agter die rug.
“Dis magical, want kinders se reaksies is onmiddellik en hulle is nog onbevange.” Sy sê egter
dat ’n mens ekstra eerlik in dié genre moet werk,
omdat kinders vinnig vir jou sal sê as hulle jou
nie glo nie.
Margit het ook al haar merk in die radiobedryf gemaak. Sy was vir drie jaar aanbieder by
Radio Punt, van onder meer die middernagskof
en die middagete-geselsprogram. Verder was sy
ook al die stem in verskeie plaaslike en internasionale advertensies en radiodramas. Die ervaring
het natuurlik handig te pas gekom toe Margit
gevra is om in haar Dowwe Dolla stem ’n GPSprogram op te neem.
Dowwe Dolla het selfs vir haar en Jurg, tydens
hul Italiaanse vakansie vroeër vanjaar, gehelp om
by hul bestemmings uit te kom. Dat ’n mens al
laggend gaan bestuur, is gewis, veral as jy oor die
vingers getik word indien jy ’n verkeerde afrit
geneem het as die een waarop sy jou lei. Dit kan
jou net in ’n lekker ligte luim by jou bestemming
laat uitkom. “Van al my werk was dit sonder
twyfel die lekkerste,” vertel sy nostalgies.
Haar groot droom is om eendag ’n Afrikaanse
geselsradiostasie te begin.
“Ek glo daar is ’n gaping in die mark hiervoor
en veral Afrikaanssprekendes het die behoefte
om hulle sê te sê,” motiveer sy.
Margit is sonder enige twyfel volksbesit. “Die aandag is lekker. Dis tog waarvoor ’n
mens werk”. Sy vertel dat die publiek haar oor
die algemeen met respek hanteer, maar die media
kan soms hul perke oorskry. “Daar was ’n string
fotograwe by die hospitaal waar ek gekraam het,
nog lank voor ek daar aangekom het!” lag sy. Sy
glo wel as jy hulle nie iets gee om oor te skryf
nie, kan hulle nie anders as om niks slegs van jou
te skryf nie.
Oor die stand van die Suid-Afrikaanse vermaaklikheidsbedryf, is Margit vurig. “Die sangbedryf loop oor, want dit is deesdae te maklik
om ’n album op te neem. Dit grief my om te dink
die baby-baby sangers maak miljoene terwyl die
teaterakteurs aansukkel. Dit is egter niks nuuts
nie; teater was maar nog altyd die stiefkind van
die vermaaklikheidswêreld,” sê sy met ’n sug.
Die veteraanakteur Trix Pienaar, haar teaterma
soos Margit haar noem, het haar baie van die
bedryf se wel en weë geleer. “Trix het my geleer
om vir myself te lag – iets wat baie nodig is in
dié bedryf.”
Vir Margit is daar nie sprake van stilsit nie.
“Ek is geseënd met ’n wavrag energie, dit moet
miere wees,” sê sy speels. Wat dié jaar se toekomstige projekte betref, is sy vir die sewende keer
mede-aanbieder by die Huisgenoot Skouspel
wat in Oktober plaasvind. Dan lê ’n splinternuwe Dowwe Dolla-vertoning ook voor – met ’n
James Bond-tema… (geskud; nie gepluk).
Ek groet ná ’n borrelende geselssessie met die
wete dat Margit met of sonder haar Dolla-masker
gehore nog baie lank gaan vermaak met haar
positiewe lewensuitkyk, dryfkrag en innerlike
geluk en vrede.
Foto’s: Myrtle Theart
Environmentalists: the new humanitarians
Student forum
Matthew Haden
I
t is not uncommon to see a picture of a polar
bear on a diminutive piece of ice, staring
at the expanse of water surrounding him.
This depicts the new worldwide crisis. Global
warming has evolved from a nerd’s explanation
for warm weather to a massively publicised crisis
that threatens not only the existence of human
kind, but every creature on earth. Students know
this; what needs to be emphasized in this article
is the humanitarian aspect of environmentalism.
I have always seen myself as a humanitarian first and foremost; however, while looking at
new information on climate change I have come
to the conclusion that environmentalists are the
new humanitarians. According to a recent comprehensive study done by a think tank comprised
of experts put together by the former United
Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, climate
change is causing a massive amount of suffering
throughout the world. Symptoms manifest
themselves in the form of desertification, crop
failures, diseases, droughts, and intense storms
like Hurricane Katrina.
One might ask: “But surely these catastrophes
occurred in the past, too?” The answer is yes, but
not to this extreme extent. For instance, deserts
worldwide are expanding, Australia lost 25% of
its regular crop production because of desertification in 2007 and in Ghana people are being
forced to leave their homes because they are
now located in a desert. The number of glaciers
in Montana Glacier National Park has decreased
from 150 in 1910 to a meagre 27 today. The
warming of ocean waters is causing the number
and potency of storms to increase: just since
2000, Bangladesh has seen 70 major disasters
that killed thousands. In 2003 Europe experienced its hottest heat-wave in 500 years, which
killed 35 000 people. The entire island nation of
Maldives is looking for a new home due to ocean
levels rising from melting ice caps. The year
2005 was the warmest ever recorded and 1998
and 2007 are tied for second place. The top eight
warmest years on record have all occurred since
1998. Global warming is happening – there is no
denying it.
The extinction of 50 million different species
is on the calendar before 2050, along with the
displacement of 200 million people who will
become “climate refugees”. Even today, 300 000
people die each year because of climate change,
around 50 million are displaced and economic
losses amount to more than 125 billion US dollars
a year – this is more than the combined world
aid at present. What’s more, 99% of these fatalities occur in developing countries, which means
that the poorest people – who are largely not responsible for carbon emissions – are bearing the
brunt of the storm. It has been projected that,
by 2050, 500 000 people will die every year
because of climate change. That is comparable to
a Rwandan genocide every two years or a Darfur
conflict every six months. As Kofi Annan puts it,
“climate change is the greatest emerging humanitarian challenge of our time … causing suffering
to hundreds of millions of people worldwide.”
This crisis has been dropped on our generation
and it is up to us to rethink our present in order
to have a future.
We must rethink our entire lives and everything we do. It is not enough just to recycle
paper; we must change everything. On a local
and practical level, the Stellenbosch Dumpsite is full, Stellenbosch University does not yet
have an environmental policy and large-scale
recycling is not happening in many of the residences or the various flats and student houses.
Excuse the cliché, but we have to create a revolution. Like most revolutions, the green one has
to start in the mind. We have to change the way
we think and the way everyone around us thinks.
That means practical things like CFL lights, lowflow shower heads, reusable bags for shopping,
having a compost system, and recycling everything; but it also means getting involved to
change the structures around us.
The uniqueness of fighting climate change
lies in the fact that everyone can and must contribute and every little bit helps. This is a very
pivotal and exciting time to be alive: we have the
opportunity to recreate the way that we live, and
to do it sustainably. The world may no longer
tarry before the tempest; global warming is
upon us and if you care about people you must
care about the environment. Join the green line
and get involved in environmental issues in
Stellenbosch.
– Haden is the SRC member for Environmen­
tal Affairs, and can be reached at matthew@
sun.ac.za.
Die menings in hierdie rubriek is nie nood­­
wen­­­dig dié van die koerant, die redakteur of
enige lid van die redaksie nie. | The opinions
expressed in this column are not necessarily­
those of this newspaper, its editor, or any
member of its staf f.
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23 September 2009 DieMatie
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Rugby oop vir almal
Piet Lategan en Mia Smit
Desondanks groot oorwinnings oor hul bure die Victoriane
met 54-19 en Kraaifontein met ’n
allemintige 137-0, sal die FNBMaties nie in die WP-liga koning
kraai nie. Die Maties sal vir die
eerste keer in dertien jaar nie die
WP-liga wen nie en het ook vir die
eerste keer in vyftien jaar daarin
misluk om vir die nasionale klubkampioenskappe te kwalifiseer.
Die klubkampioenskappe het
die afgelope paar jaar van sy glans
verloor weens die feit dat die toer­
nooi nie meer televisiedekking
kry nie. Die Maties het in die liga
’n kritieke wedstryd teen Hamiltons verloor en dit het veroorsaak
dat hulle nie vir die klubkampioen­
skappe kwalifiseer nie. Hulle is
nou dertien punte agter Hamiltons op die punteleer met net twee
wedstryde oor vir die seisoen. Dit
is egter vir die Maties onmoontlik
om te probeer hond haaraf maak.
Baie van die Matie-spelers is
gedurende die jaar by die Westelike Provinsie of by ander rugbyverpligtinge betrokke; Hamiltons het byna ’n volle provinsiale
span en hul spelers word ook nie
deur die WP getrek nie.
Solank die trots en passie in die
Maroenrui behoue bly kan daar
uitgesien word na vele suksesse in
die volgende seisoen.
Party mense stel maklik rugby
en manlikheid gelyk aan mekaar.
Min mense weet egter dat Maties
ook ’n kranige vroue-rugbyspan
het. Daar is geen verskil in reëls
tussen mans- en vroue-rugby nie,
alles werk presies dieselfde. Vroue
speel net “sagter” rugby as die
mans.
Die Maties vroue-rugby­span
het op 9 Augustus teen Tukkies
gespeel. Dit is hul intervarsity en
hulle het met ’n telling van 17-3
vir die eerste keer vandat die intervarsity in 2003 begin het die
beker gewen.
Die Maties-vroue-rugbyspan
het ook vroeër vanjaar ’n 7’s-toernooi gewen wat by UWK gehou is.
Hulle het geen punte teen hulle afgestaan in die toernooi nie en 160
punte aangeteken.
Daar is twaalf WP-spelers in
die span, waarvan een ook vir die
SA-span speel en laasmaand saam
met die SA span na Kanada getoer
het.
Die Maties-vroue-rugbyspan is
ook besig met hul klub-liga. Hulle
het nog vier wedstryde oor vir die
seisoen, maar kan nie regtig meer
die liga verloor nie.
Dit sal ook die eerste keer in
die geskiedenis wees dat die Ma­
ties-vroue die klubliga wen. Hulle
het nog geen punt in hul klubliga
afgestaan nie, en al 548 punte vir
hulle vir die seisoen en geen punte
teen hulle in die klubliga nie.
Like a fish in water Olympian Jessica Pengelly of the Maties swimming team during the Maties Winter Series
Gala.
Photo: Supplied
Maties swimmers do well
Brett Wood
T
he Maties swimming club
hosted its annual Matie Winter Series Gala. The meet is by
invitation only, catering for just five
clubs (Maties, Vineyard, Barracudas,
Tygerberg and Cape Dolphins) including the host. A competing club is only
allowed to enter a single swimmer per
event, and an athlete may only compete in two events per gala session.
The meet was held over the weekend of 29 August. The junior section
was won by Vineyard SC – narrowly
beating the Durbanville based Tygerc
berg SC. Maties, with a young team,
finished in a credible third place. Most
of these swimmers will still be available for next year’s competition. This
gives Maties the opportunity to mount
a serious challenge for overall honours next time round.
Maties were bolstered by strong
performances from the likes of
Olympian Jessica Pengelly, 2008 Junior world champion Heerden Herman and Universiade attendees Liezl
Burger and Marnitz du Plessis. With
this team they were able to defend
their senior team title with ease.
The Maties effort was highlighted
by several outstanding performances
that included meet records for Jessica Pengelly in the 200m Backstroke
(2:12.72), 400m IM (4:42.07), 200m
Fly and 200m IM, Liezl Burger in
the 50m (26.11) and 100m Freestyle
(57.62), and Marnitz du Plessis in the
100m Freestyle (51.21). Heerden Herman weighed in with victories on all
his events, including a meet record in
the 400m IM (4:33.65). Ashley Oliver
followed up Herman’s performance
by winning all his events by considerable margins.
The Maties Club can be proud of
a meet that stands out as one of the
fastest and most organised in the
province.
soccer world cup
2010
Part 4: Brazilian Magic
Qualification rounds kick off
Martin Smith
The 32 teams that will participate in the 2010 World Cup will officially be decided by 18 November
this year. Last week, after a host
of World Cup qualifiers, certain
teams already secured their place
in the competition.
Although a number of qualifying games still need to be played,
these specific teams have already
achieved the necessary points to
progress from their respective
qualifying groups. The qualifying
teams are Japan, Australia, Korea
Republic, the Netherlands, Korea
DPR, Brazil, Ghana, Spain, England and Paraguay.
Brazil famously play with the
nog ’n bietjie langer bo Chantel Siekers van die Maties-vrouerugbyspan word ondersteun deur haar spanmaats Xena Botha en
Marzanne van Lill. Maties het 106-0 teen Young Brothers gewen.
Foto: Verskaf
notion that the best form of defence
is attack. This leads to an active
approach to the game.
Brazil has become synonymous
with the World Cup. This is largely
due to the fact that the country has
won the popular tournament a record five times. Brazil boasts the
record tally for goals scored by a
player at World Cup tournaments.
This is held by Ronaldo, whose
tally currently stands at 15. These
statistics, coupled with the unending supply of talented Brazilian
players, give them a feared reputation in the soccer world and at the
same time make them one of the
favourites for any World Cup.
Brazil established themselves
on a global level when they won
their first World Cup in 1958. In
a sensational spell they went on to
win the tournament again in 1962
and 1970.
The current crop of Brazilians
like Kaká, Ronaldinho, Robinho
and Diego are coached by Carlos
Dunga. Under his lead the presentday team plays with usual Brazilian flair, yet now also incorporate
the ideals of a strong defence.
This style of play has seen the
team claim the Copa America (the
South American cup) in 2007, the
Confederations Cup this year and
reach the top of their World Cup
qualifying group.
Brazil is a great favourite for
the World Cup. However, this belief does not seem to come from
Pele or their reputation, but from
the current side’s form.
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Maties
waterpolo
triumphs
Candice Appollis and Mia Smit
The Maties Waterpolo Women’s
team recently competed in the 2009
Old Ed’s Tournament. It was held at
King Edward’s School in Johannesburg from 9 to 13 September.
The team members were Cate Platt,
Kim O’Hanlon (Silvertree), Adrienne
Eley, Megan Schooling, Lieze van
der Merwe, Carla de Nobrega, Sheree
Cawood, Debbie O’Hanlon, Vikki
Quarmby (Silvertree) and Emma
Keet.
The team beat WSA, Crusaders,
Wahoo and Tuks. They drew against
UCT and lost 4-10 to Clifton.
Maties­ ended in third place overall. The team was a credit to the university both in and out of the pool.
Debbie O’Hanlon led the team exceptionally well.
The contributions made by Emma
Keet, Lieze van der Merwe, Vikky
Quarmby and Kim O’Hanlon also
deserve a mention. A late penalty in
the UCT game was the only thing that
stood between them and playing in
the finals.
This tournament is becoming the
premium club tournament in South
Africa. Serious steps must therefore
be taken to ensure that the full Maties
first team is able to participate next
year.
Hou jou oë op die grond Dagbreek het eerste geëindig in die sokker-mansliga nadat hulle Libertas 3-1 gewen het. Medies is tweede nadat hulle
teen Dagbreek gelykop gespeel het. Aurora mans (foto) het teen Personeel gelykop gespeel, wat vir Aurora ’n derde plek in die liga verwerf het.
Aurora se vroue A-span het Saterdag vir Nerina met 2-0 geklop en sodoende ook die vroue-liga gewen. Elsenburg-vroue moet nog vyf wedstryde
speel, maar gaan heel waarskynlik tweede in die liga eindig. Aurora vroue B sal dan derde wees.
Foto: Johann Swart
Teams look back on remarkably successful season
Maties hockey teams excel on field and astro
Jacques Grobler
T
he Maties men’s and women’s
first hockey teams have been
growing in stature in the last
couple of years, but this year these
two sides shattered everyone’s expectations, including their own.
In the women’s league, Maties­
took control from day one. They
dominated games through large periods of time and applied onslaughts
of pressure until the opposition could
not hold out any longer.
The women’s side was perhaps
even more impressive than the men’s
side, as they did not even draw a game
this season, dropping only two points
by not receiving a bonus point. This
meant they ended with a points tally
of 78 points from only sixteen games.
They also ended with a goal difference of 133, having only conceded
three goals the entire season.
The Maties men’s side had a phe-
nomenal season, which saw them go
unbeaten and only draw one game
the entire season. To acquire a bonus
The Maties men’s side had a
phenomenal season, which
saw them go unbeaten
point one must win a game with at
least 4 goals. The Maties men’s side
did this in thirteen of their allotted
sixteen games. This bout of outstanding performances continued to the
final day of the season as they swept
away a star-studded WPCC side to
win 6-1.
Their top goalscorer, Pierre de
Voux, was also the top goalscorer for
the club. As De Voux is not part of the
short corner team, this is an exceptional performance.
As the residence league came to
an end, it was Dagbreek vs Eendrag
in the final for the men’s side and
Bloemhof Girls’ High School vs Medies in the women’s final.
These were hard-fought affairs as
these sides had stuggled all season to
get to the position they were in, mostly because they played most of their
games on grass.
The final, however, was played on
astro, as is appropriate for any final.
Eendrag won the men’s final Bloemhof Girls’ High School won the women’s final.
FNB MATIES
Steinhoff KOSHUIS WEDSTRYDBEPALINGS
23 September Ws
Woensdag 2 Sep 2009
17:00 Helshoogte
vs Eendrag
D-Veld
17:00 Dagbreek
vs Simonsberg
E-Veld
FNB Maties vs Victorians
54 - 19
Woensdag 16 Sep 2009
FNB Maties vs Kraaifontein 1
137 - 0