Making memories is harder than it seems and as a first year, many events are competing to get on your bucket list to help you make those memories. Choosing what goes on this list is often the problem and festivals are usually the obvious pick. But what is the perfect formula that will ensure that you have the best first year possible? At Perdeby, we think we’ve figured it out.

Vergeet van Hatfield Square, vergeet van Trademarx en vergeet van Safari’s. Perdeby weet presies hoe jy voel – as flitsende ligte en rave deuntjies nie jou verbeelding prikkel nie, waarheen gaan mens? Perdeby stel aan jou `n paar alternatiewe kuierplekke voor.

It’s the end of the month, you’re starving and the sum total of your cooking repertoire starts and ends at being able to make toast. Welcome to student life. Perdeby has hunted down the tastiest chow in town that will make both your stomach and your wallet happy.

University is a place where diversity reigns, also with regards to taste in music. All will converge in different corners of the city to revel in their chosen delight. Find yours with Perdeby’s guide to places that suit your playlist.

Om in `n koshuis of daghuis te wees is werklik `n ervaring soos geen ander nie. Perdeby verstaan dat hierdie spesifieke tyd in jou lewe egter ook baie intimiderend kan wees. Perdeby kyk daarom na allerhande kos- en daghuisgebeurtenisse waarna jy in jou eerste jaar kan uitsien.

Rag is a magical event on the university calendar. However, every post-Rag is littered with Rag injuries. In light of this fact, here’s Perdeby’s guide to Rag, so that you can reach the after-party intact and, more importantly, alive.

Drinking up a storm can cost a small fortune, so Perdeby has constructed a guide to lessen the financial blow a night of partying can inflict.

Mylo Xyloto is Coldplay’s latest album and their second attempt at incorporating electro-pop into their sound. Has it worked or is Coldplay, much like other aged bands, nearing the end of their shelf life?

Summer has arrived in all its sunshiny, ice-creamy, half-nude glory. Yet when the sun sets or the heat becomes unbearable, an air conditioned movie theatre may be just the thing to cool you down. In between exams, random Pretoriathunderstorms and roughly two months of holiday, you’ll find the cinema the place to be. Perdeby’s got the scoop on what’s hot in this summer’s movie line-up.

The type of music you choose to listen to can be a very big social marker. It influences your choice of friends, where you party and what your next Facebook status update is going to be. What you might not realise is that it can also reveal a lot about your sense of style. Everyone likes to think that the way they dress is unique but, in fact, most people dress to look like someone else and most of the time their fashion icons are on MTV and not the Style Network. Even on campus, a lap around the Student Centre is all it takes to confirm that there are distinct trends in the way people dress and they can all be traced back to a specific genre of music. Here’s a rundown of a few prevailing styles that are characterised by music.