This specific newspaper has been around for 74 years. This obviously means that Perdeby has seen a very wide spectrum of the development of this country and provided students with a platform to discuss an array of subjects, some more controversial than others. This has also led to Perdeby falling subject to censorship (the same as commercial broadsheet newspapers) in the 70s and 80s and even led to the closure of Perdeby a couple of times.

Over the past couple of years though, the newspaper has grown into a publication that is able to compete with all the mainstream newspapers out there and functions as an independent entity on campus. I promise you that nothing that appears in this publication has been proofed or edited by anyone associated with UP management or the SRC. Viva free media!

I can guarantee you as our readers that during 2012 you will read stories in this newspaper that will make you laugh, make you think, inform you and even make you uncomfortable. In the end, what we would like to achieve is to initiate discourse among the student community about things that matter and directly affect you.

Perdeby is a newspaper by students for students. With the explosion of social media you can also be our eyes and ears. Stay in touch by following the section editors on Twitter, reading Perdeby online at www.perdeby.co.za and sending your news tips to perdeby@up.ac. za.

During the next couple of years you will fall in love and get your heart broken, make mistakes and learn from them, operate on caffeine and plan your social calendar around semester tests and exams, and at the end of it all you will be ready to enter the real world, the one you were warned about by your parents, the world where you can only survive if you are educated. What they do not tell you is that real knowledge isn’t acquired only in the lecture halls of UP. It is in your everyday dealings with the people at UP. My advice is to get involved, be it Perdeby, TuksFM, RAG or Stuku, societies, student politics or day houses. If you aren’t involved you will never really experience student life.

What you need to remember though, is that according to the NGO Equal Education at least 923,463 learners began grade 1 in 2000 but only 496,090 wrote matric in 2011. Therefore nearly half dropped out of school along the way. Thus, the matric pass-rate of 70.2%, when measured against all those who began school in 2000 reveals a true pass-rate of approximately 38%.” Now out of this 38% you can only imagine how few got university exemption. I’d say we’re in trouble.

 This means you are a select minority of the country`s population who is afforded a tertiary education. Use this opportunity to become the leaders of tomorrow, the leaders that this country is so desperately in need of.

Carel Willemse
Editor-in-Chief

Believe me when I say that the only thing keeping me from using every kind of expletive available to me when I speak about this thief (die skelm) is an appreciation for the sensitivities of my audience. But we have offsite backups of most of our editions, except for the very last edition we worked on, the one you are reading right now.

 The first years edition is a special bumper edition we create especially for you – the newcomers, the recovering highschoolers, the lost and the lonely – to help you navigate Tuks, this brave new world. But we do all the work you see before you at the end of the previous year, in November, to avoid asking our staff to start working in early January (not something anyone, least of all me, wants to do).

But then our hard drives got stolen. So now I am on my way back to Pretoria to recreate the first years edition (which we spent a month perfecting) in a mere five days, to have it back where we had it in November – ready for print. I am not happy. But I suppose I need to embrace the same advice I am about to give you (advice mined from many experiences, both dull and dirty, at this fine institution): to have fun with it. I have a philosophy: change is like tequila.

At first you’re sceptical. You don’t really want to do it. But you have a pushy friend who dragged you all the way to the bar and kind of shoved it at you. As it hurtles down your throat you can’t help but pull an oh-no-what-have-I-just-done face: instant regret has never tasted so bad. But soon enough you’re dancing on the tables with your shirt off telling everyone how awesome things are and can you have some more tequila please?

Well, your lives are about to change drastically. Things are about to get awesome. Really awesome. This is all I ask of you: that no matter what happens to you over the next few years – success, failure, heartbreak, fear, regret, happiness – you enjoy the hell out of it, and that you learn from it. An experience is what you make of it. It is up to you to grab the opportunity you’ve been given and exploit all the potential it has.

This place has great opportunities for people from all walks of life, academic, cultural and social, and if you waste them and leave university without having made the most of it, you’re even more of an idiot than the fool who broke into our offices. You will meet your best friends here. You will have great parties here. You will fall in love here. And if you don’t come out the other end a different, better person then you did it wrong.

You have to change, you have to grow. It’s a great gig, varsity. Never again will you find yourself in an environment where you get to be crazy, where you get to experiment, where you get to abuse this kind freedom. You don’t have to listen to me, but I reserve a special kind of pity for people who leave university the same person they were when they started here. Who were afraid to make mistakes.

Who don’t regret anything because they didn’t do anything to regret. Who use university as some kind of preface, some kind of sequestered preparation for “real life”. Shame on them. Now, go have a drink. You deserve one. But first, read the rest of this paper. We worked hard to put it together, and then we worked hard again, and it is filled with everything you need to know. Promise. And if there is something you don’t know, remember, you can send me a tweet (@PerdebyEditor) or send a tweet to @ Perdebynews, and we will tweet you the answer faster than you can say, “Can I have another drink please?”.

Peace, Beyers

As `n eerstejaar is dit belangrik om `n gebalanseerde leefstyl te handhaaf. Studentelewe is vol pret, maar om die pret te geniet moet jy fiks bly.

Gelukkig kan jy van die Tuks studente-gym (TSG) gebruik maak. Daar is `n gym op LC de Villiers en ook op die Groenkloof-kampus. Daar is ook verskeie lidmaatskap-opsies wat elke student se sak sal pas.

Kontant-lidmaatskap: sal jou R1 100 kontant per jaar (R95 per maand) uit die sak jaag, terwyl MBK en Sportwetenskap-studente slegs R900 per jaar hoef te betaal.

Studente aftrekking lidmaatskap: R1400 word afgetrek van jou studente rekening.

Debietorder-lidmaatskap: R99 per maand (R130 vir die eerste maand).

Maandelikse lidmaatskap: R140 kontant.

Een van die interessante verwikkelinge is dat `n aantal groep klasse sedert verlede jaar deur die gym aangebied word. Studente kan deel neem in aerobiese oefeninge, pilates, joga, wateraerobiese oefeninge, spin (net by die Groenkloof-kampus) of hip-hop-klasse. Klasse is gratis vir lede van die gym en vind op ‘n daaglikse basis plaas. Toerusting vir die verskillende klasse word deur die gym verskaf.

Die HPC (High Performance Centre), geleë op LC de Villiers sportsgronde bied wêreldklas sportfasiliteite. Die HPC het `n vierster hotel en koshuis wat gebruik word deur plaaslike en reisende sportspanne. Die Sport Wetenskap en Mediese Eenheid (SSMU) bied holistiese opleiding, skep geleenthede en programme vir vaardigheidsontwikkeling in biokinetici, sport sielkunde, dieetkunde en navorsing. Die HPC tree ook as gasheer op vir die Sports Law Centre, wat beide navorsing in sportreg bevorder en ook beskikbaar is vir atlete gedurende kontrak onderhandelinge en risikobestuur.

Die HPC het ‘n kombinasie van wêreldklasfasiliteite en hoogs gekwalifiseerde spanne. Vir meer inligting oor hierdie spog opleiding en ontwikkelingsfasiliteit, besoek www.up.ac.za.

Foto: Gerhard Louw

As a first year, one of the most exciting parts of your university experience, especially if you’re in res, will be sport, whether it be sitting next to the field at Varsity Cup matches chanting “Tuks of Niks!” or sweating it out playing your favourite sport for your res or day house. Unless you choose to completely bury yourself in books, sport is sure to be a part of your Tuks experience, be it as a spectator or a participant.

With several Tuks athletes set to represent their countries at the Olympics, AmaTuks fighting it out for promotion to the Absa Premiership and Tuks being among the favourites in the Varsity Cup, TuksSport is poised to have a great year in 2012. However, 2011 was a memorable year in itself for several reasons. Since you missed it, Perdeby has decided to give you a run-down of last year’s highs and lows as well as our sport predictions for 2012. Here are the official 2011 Perdeby TuksSport Awards.

Team of the year: Tuks1 – having had its best season to date in the Varsity Cup and finishing as runners-up to UCT, the Tuks1 rugby team then went on to have an outstanding year, rounding it off by winning the Carlton Cup. Tuks1 was by far the most consistent Tuks team in 2011.

2012 Prediction: TuksAthletics team – having dominated at the USSA championships last year, a number of its members including Caster Semenya, Khostso Mokoena and Andries van der Merwe, could be returning from London with Olympic medals. It’s pretty hard to trump Olympic gold.

Top performers of the year: Warwick Tecklenberg – few Tuks sportsmen had a better 2011 than Warwick Tecklenberg. Nominated as one of the top three players in the 2011 Varsity Cup, the tough-tackling loose-forward went on to secure a regular starting place in the Blue Bulls Currie Cup team and has also made the Bulls’ Super Rugby squad. Making his achievements even more remarkable is the fact that prior to 2011, he was sidelined for almost three years due to a serious knee injury.

Oscar Pistorious – Tuks athlete Oscar Pistorious had an exceptional year in 2011, qualifying for the 2011 IAAF World Championships with his time of 45.04 seconds in the 400 metres at a small meet in Italy. This is a great achievement for any athlete with two legs, let alone a double amputee.

2012 Prediction: Caster Semenya – she will regain her fitness and form to once again blow away the field and win gold in the 400 metres in London. A half-fit Caster was good enough to take silver at last year’s IAAF World Championships. A fully fit Caster is surely unstoppable.

Flop of the year: AmaTuks – after a promising start to the 2010/2011 National First Division, AmaTuks once again failed to impress. They managed to secure a play-off place only because Black Leopards were docked points for allegedly playing an unregistered player. When Leopards’ appeal was upheld and the docked points reinstated, AmaTuks were condemned to another year in the second tier of South African football. AmaTuks also failed to make significant inroads in the Nedbank Cup.

2012 Prediction: AmaTuks – with notable changes to the playing personnel but no changes to the technical staff, Steve Barker’s men will once again fail to seal promotion and will lose in a promotion play-off. Will Barker’s team ever shake that “nearly-men” tag? Perhaps, but not this year.

Make sure you follow TuksSport closely this year to see if our predictions are oracle-like or way off the mark. Follow Perdeby on Twitter (@perdebynews) for the latest TuksSport updates.

Photo: Mpho Tsuari

TuksSport prides itself on its rich sporting heritage, first-class facilities and the national rugby and cricket heroes it has produced over the years. It is perhaps TuksSport’s worst kept secret that rugby is the priority sport, while athletics, cricket and football are also prominent. However, there is a growing group of new and interesting sports for those of us who aren’t that into the traditional mainstream sports. If you’re not much of a fan of conventional sports, Tuks may have just the right alternative for you to fill those tedious free hours.

TuksTaekwondo is one of the more established sports at Tuks. In fact, Tuks hosted the National Taekwondo Festival last year. Taekwondo is a full-contact Olympic sport which has greatly progressed from its humble martial-art origins in South Korea. It originates from traditional military combat techniques used by soldiers and warriors in ancient Korea – mainly during the Three Kingdoms Period. These sleek self-defence techniques have been meticulously refined over the centuries into a competitive, elegant and efficient full-contact sport. So if you’re into self-defence, taekwondo might just be your thing.

Tuks also offers a second martial-arts option you may not have heard of: aikido. It is a traditional Japanese system of self-defence involving throws and joint-lock techniques. Aikido teaches you to defend yourself against many opponents simultaneously. To be able to do this requires discipline and the polishing and perfecting of the executed techniques to the finest detail. If you’re interested in taekwondo or aikido, contact Paul de Beer on 083 636 1764.

Another intriguing addition to the TuksSport catalogue is underwater hockey. This non-contact water sport involves two teams of six (with four substitutes) who compete to manoeuvre a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into goals. Players wear a diving mask, swim fins and a snorkel. Tuks underwater hockey is linked to various other clubs in the community where players can train and compete. The fun in the water doesn’t end with underwatre hockey. Strange as it may sound, lifesaving is an increasingly popular sport and is also on offer at Tuks. This sport sees lifesavers compete in skills, speed and teamwork. It is based on swimming while also including extra techniques and obstacles during the race. Lifesaving incorporates elements of water-safety education, life support, first aid, aquatic lifesaving and lifeguarding. You never know when those skills may come in handy. If you’re interested, contact the TuksAquatic office on 012 420 6148 or the aquatics manager Steven Ball at steven.ball@ up.ac.za.

If these non-contact sports don’t quite do it for you and you’re more the physical type, why not try wrestling? A full-contact sport full of blood, sweat and tears, wrestling is a great and surprisingly safe way to get rid of all your aggression. Contact Martie Savrda on 082 512 1526 or msavrda@medihelp.co.za if you’re interested.

Hopefully you will find at least one sport at Tuks which caters to your needs and provides some much-needed relief from your studies.

Images: www.britishtaekwando.org & www.tukswrestling.co.za

Verlede jaar was `n opwindende jaar vir TuksSport sowel as internasionale sport en hierdie jaar sal geensins anders wees nie. Die artikel sal jou gids wees omjou op hoogte te hou wanneer en watter se sport soort om voor uittekyk.

TuksSport kalenderDie hoogtepunt op TuksSport se kalender is ongetwyfeld die Varsity Beker. Tuks het verlede jaar tweede geeindig in die toernooi. Die Varsity Beker is die vertoon venster van die beste opkomende rugby spelers en spanne in die land in een toernooi. Die opwindende Varsity Beker skop al vroeg in die jaar af en sal vanaf 6 Februarie tot 9 April gehou word. Daar is geen rede om nie al Tuks se tuis wedstryde bytewoon nie. Gaan ondersteun Tukkies, dit is hope pret.

Die krieket seisoen is alreeds aan die gaan en eindig eers in Maart. Die Nasionale Klubkampioenskappe sal in September begin.Die weeklange toernooi beloof om ‘n fees vir krieketliefhebbers te wees.Internationale Sport kalender

Die Olympiese Spele 2012 se grootse internasionale sportbyeenkoms. Die toernooi sal vanjaar in London gehou word vanaf 27 July tot 12 Augustus. Dit is beslis nie iets wat jy kan bekostig om mis te loop nie.

Sport kalender

Vier Nasie Rugby begin 4 Februarie en eindig 17 Maart.Tennis: Wimbledon duur vanaf 25 Junie tot 8 Julie.

Sokker: Die Europese internasionale sokkertoernooi Euro 2012 begin 8 Junie and eindig 1 Julie.

Olympiese Spele: Die 2012 Olympiese Spele in London begin 27 Julie en eindig 12 Augustus.Fietsry: Tour de France duur vanaf 30 Junie tot 22 Julie.Krieket: Indian Premier League (IPL)Krieket begin in September.

Waar om sport te kykTrademarxDie area in en rondom Hatfield Kampus sorg vir meer as genoeg plekke om sport te kyk. Een van die gunsteling plekke om rugby te geniet is Trademarx. Hierdie kuierplek spog met talle snoekertafels, televisies en `n fantastiese atmosfeer. Trademarx is reg langsaan Loftus Versveld en `n klipgoei van Hatfield Kampus af. Dit is die ideale plek om rugby te kyk of `n bekende rugby ster te ontmoet na `n wedstryd by Loftus.Herr GuntersNog `n gunsteling kuierplek is Herr Gunters. Die kuierplek is in die middel van Hatfield Square en is altyd propvol sportliefhebers met ‘n fantastiese atmosfeer.. Herr Gunters het `n groot kuierarea en kroeë wat enige sportliefhebber gelukkig sal hou. Die kuierplek is baie gewild en trek talle studente van die “Square”.AandklasVir diegene van julle wat van julle sport en rock musiek hou, is die Aandklas net die plek vir jou! Aandklas bied meer as genoeg sitplek, rock musiek, goedkoop drank en is ‘n gewilde kuierplek vir Tuks studente. Die verskeidenheid bied jou `n unieke sport besigtigings ervaring.

Foto: Keith Peyper

After a well-deserved holiday, most of us tend to get lazy. The best way to kick start the year is with all the amazing sport that Tuks has to offer.

• The TuksRugby club is the largest club at the University of Pretoria. Rugby is given an immense amount of attention, as there are 55 teams and more than 100 dedicated staff. Like many sports offered at Tuks, rugby has programmes which range from the Youth Club through to the older groups including the Blue Bulls TuksRugby Academy. The best way to get in touch with the rugby club is via email at tuksrugby@up.ac.za.

• Football is another popular sport at Tuks. The club is large enough to host numerous teams such as AmaTuks and the senior women’s team. The club has teams in almost every level of football including district, regional, provincial and national leagues. You can get in touch with football manager, Kenneth Neluvhalani on 012 420 6086 or via email at kenneth.neluvhalani@up.ac.za.

• TuksHockey is an open club that caters for students and non-students alike. Six teams for ladies and six teams for men are available. So whether you plan to take the sport seriously or you just want to socialise, the TuksHockey Club has a place for you. Annual registration forms are made available on the Tuks website. These forms need to be completed before the hockey trials in February. Further information can be obtained from club manager Natalie Fulton on 079 436 5312 or during office hours on 012 420 6065.

• The TuksNetball Club has a well-structured programme with excellent coaches, which makes this programme attractive and enjoyable in a professional environment. If you are in a residence you can play for Tuks as well as represent and play for your res. Netball season starts in early February and different trial dates are allocated to different age groups to try out for the respective teams. Throughout the year, the netball ladies are exposed to intervarsities, the Sun City Tournament, SA Championships and many more. For more information contact TuksNetball manager Jenny van Dyk on 082 821 2448 or via email at jenny.vandyk@ up.ac.za.

• TuksBasketball is a club that offers players the chance to participate in the House League, the USSA Tournament and the World Student Games. One of the perks of the sport is that if you join the Tuks gym the price is reduced. For more information contact Sibongile Maswanganye on 012 420 6061 or at sibo@up.ac.za.

• TuksGymnastics has four areas in which you can excel: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, aerobic gymnastics and trampoline. For further information contact the gymnastics office on 012 420 6082.

• The Dance Academy at the university gives lessons in all types of dance. To get involved contact the dance society chairperson Stephanie Stoltz on 083 626 9298 or contact Alta Terol on 084 297 3272.

• Cheerleading is also a way of staying fit and getting involved at Tuks. If your dream is to be a Blue Bulls cheerleader, then TuksCheerleading is the perfect stepping stone to get you headed in the right direction. Contact cheerleading manager Danie Haasbroek on 082 408 6680 to find out more.

• TuksAquatics offers swimming, lifesaving, triathlons, underwater hockey and water polo. All of these disciplines are given special attention and the best facilities. Contact Steven Ball on 012 420 6148 or Sonja Egas on 012 420 6075 for more information.

The University of Pretoria has many sporting codes which any student may participate in. If the abovementioned sports still don’t interested you, Tuks offers many others such as archery, athletics, cycling, cricket, badminton, squash and wrestling. Details can be found on the university’s website at www. up.ac.za.

Photo: Marius Veldhuyzen van Zaten

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.

AfrikaBurn (25-30 April 2012)

Burning Man is one of the biggest events on the calendar in the United States. So big, in fact, that smaller, regional Burning Man festivals started cropping up all over the world. South Africa, never one to miss out on anything, introduced AfrikaBurn in 2007. It is difficult to accurately describe what a Burning Man festival is, as it changes every year to incorporate a number of different interests. Essentially, Burning Man is a week-long celebration of art, and “art” is defined quite loosely at Burning Man. Anything goes, from music to nudism: self-expression is largely emphasised. Sceptics have often labelled the festival “an orgy” and as “hippie and reckless”, but faithful patrons will tell you that it is an adventure, an education and a memorable experience. Held annually in the Tankwa Karoo, AfrikaBurn injects its own local flavour into the festival, making it a must for any culture fan.

National Arts Festival (28 June-8 July 2012)

The National Arts Festival is the most important annual celebration of the arts on the continent. For 38 years, the festival has drawn audiences from all over the world, promoting young artists on an international scale, with a strong devotion to social responsibility. In addition, it is held in Grahamstown in partnership with Rhodes University, which means copious amounts of alcohol. Rhodes University is notorious for partying the hardest and this aspect of their lifestyle is not shirked during the festival. If students from all over the country aren’t being drawn to the impressive art, theatre and film presentations, then they’re drawn to the after-parties that take place throughout the festival. The National Arts Festival is staged annually during the June/ July recess, and it can be a welcome break from eventless Pretoria midway through winter.

Oppikoppi (9-11 August 2012)

Musical Mecca. The Promised Land. Oppikoppi is a religion for most people – their entire year is planned around it. Tickets are bought before the line-up is even announced. As old as democracy itself, Oppikoppi is the highlight of every music lover’s year and one of the most beloved festivals hosted in this country. It is also your best chance to see an international act for a steal of a price. There really won’t be that many opportunities in your life for you to go three days without showering and get near-fatally drunk without reproach. Anecdotally described as “life-changing” and “addictive”, it’s hard not to want to be part of the population that, year after year, flocks in their thousands to the dusty farm in Northam. Attending and surviving Oppikoppi is an achievement that you will wear on your wrist for as long you can.

Aardklop (4-8 October 2012)

After Oppikoppi most people might be too burnt out and perhaps even too broke to go to another festival. But for those who plan ahead, with relentless zeal and unconquerable livers, there’s Aardklop in Potchefstroom. In its fifteenth year, Aardklop has often been described as the Afrikaans community’s answer to the National Arts Festival. However, though its content is predominantly Afrikaans, Aardklop welcomes contributions in any of the other South African languages. Aardklop is a mix of music, visual art and theatre from up and coming local artists. In recent years, Aardklop has begun involving contemporary musical acts such as Die Heuwels Fantasties and Ashtray Electric to draw in a younger crowd. Most of the content showcased at Aardklop typically carries a social message – this might be the most intellectually stimulating party you ever attend.

Rocking the Daisies – Cape Town Music and Lifestyle Festival (7-9 October 2012)

A rock festival with a conscience: that is basically Rocking the Daisies’ biggest selling point. That, and the fact that it’s held on a wine farm in Cape Town with an impressively large line-up. Perhaps there’s more than one selling point, which is why Rocking the Daisies should be on your list of things to do this year. Winner of an SA Climate Change Leadership Award for two years in a row, Rocking the Daisies is increasingly becoming the festival to watch in South Africa. Featuring a long list of local artists, both the established and the relatively unknown, the festival is every tree-hugging, music-loving Cape Town-worshipper’s dream. Plus, you have no excuse to stay sober surrounded by all that wine. A definite must.

Image: Yannick Pousson

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? Aangesien Perdeby aan die hoof van alles verruklik staan (soos wat jy nog sal agterkom), stel ons aan jou `n paar alternatiewe kuierplekke vir die alternatiewe student in jou voor.

Pan Dora Art House

Geleë te Bereastraat 621, is Pan Dora Kuns Huis verseker `n plek om te besoek. Slegs sy geskiedenis maak dit al `n fassinerende plek wat verdere verkenning vereis. Die tipe uitstallings wat daar gehou word is iets om te beleef. Daar word ook verskeie musiekvertonings gehou, alhoewel die tipe musiek baie niche is. As jou lewe om plaaslike kuns en musiek wentel, gaan Pan Dora jou nuwe tuiste word. Al is kuns nie jou ding nie, moet die plek tog nie heeltemaal afskeep tot jy jouself nie binne sy vier mure verloor het nie.

Fried Contemporary Gallery

Brooklyn is vol klein kunsgallerye. Glo ons nie? Ry gerus deur Brooklyn en sien vir jouself. Een wat uitstaan is Fried Contemporary Gallery. Wat is die verskil tussen hierdie gallery en Pan Dora? Hierdie gallery het `n effens meer professionele gevoel en daar word verskeie kunsklasse (met van die beste plaaslike kunstenaars) dwarsdeur die jaar aangebied. Tussen Fried Contemporary Gallery en Pan Dora het jy nie `n verskoning om nie jou kuns fix te kry terwyl jy in Pretoria is nie.

Detour

Detour is een van daardie plekke wat `n bietjie meer “ekslusief” is as ander kuierplekke in Pretoria. Geken as die beste gay kroeg in die Pretoria-area, sorg Detour definitief vir `n onvergeetlike aand uit. Vind jy Hatfield Square se dansbane bietjie te homofobies? Moenie nog `n verdere minuut daar mors nie. Daar is altyd iets aan die gang by Detour. Alles van karaoke tot drag shows word hier gevind . Hierdie kroeg kan gevind word op Rubenstein Rylaan 680, Moreleta Park. So toe nou, weg is julle.

Klitsgras Drumming Circle

As jy nog nooit van `n dromsirkel gehoor het nie, is daar net-net hoop vir jou. Eintlik, moet nie eers verder lees nie … Klim net in jou kar en gaan vind onmiddelik uit. In elk geval, Klitsgras Drumming Circle is moontlik die meeste pret wat mens kan hê in een groot sirkel. Klitsgras is beslis `n plek wat jy moet besoek en is geleë in Garsfontein. Hulle is elke tweede Vrydag oop en die toegangskoste is R35 sonder `n instrument en R30 as jy een saambring. As jy een van daardie mense is wat daarvan hou om net rustig te wees met `n vuur voor jou en indrukwekkende musiek om jou, dan is Klitsgras die plek vir jou.

Moloko

Ons sluit hierdie gids af met `n effens meer spoggerige plek. Moloko is geleë op Duncanstraat (jy kan dit regtig nie mis nie), en om te sê dit is `n deftige uithangplek is `n onderbeklemtoning. Hierdie is nie `n plek waar elke student homself gaan bevind nie, maar as jy een van daardie gelukkige studente is wat `n Z4 ry en ‘n belaglike klomp sakgeld per week kry, gaan besoek gerus Moloko. Daar is wel `n kleredragkode en `n paar groot menere wat jou goed gaan laat weet as jy nie toegelaat word om Moloko binne te tree nie. Wees ook reg om baie te betaal as jy nou eers binne is. Dit is die perfekte plek om jou meisie heen te vat as jy wil wys dat jy ook die deftige ding kan doen.

Foto: Esther van Eeden

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.

Surviving the morning after and a full day of class

You’ve never been very good at prioritising, even in your uniform-wearing days. You know you shouldn’t have gone out last night but it was Joe Soap’s birthday and what would he say if you didn’t pitch? Plus, you really couldn’t help being seduced by the Square. Now you’re writing a semester test in a few hours and it feels as if a truck just offloaded ten tonnes of bricks on your head. Your stomach feels as if it has a gaping hole in it and your brain is screaming for you to make it stop. You need to get a lip-smacking meal down your oesophagus pronto but it also has to give you the oomph you need to get through the day.

For the cash-strapped:

Oxford’s Budget Breakfast: two slices of toast, two eggs, three rashers of bacon and tomato for R14,50.

Wimpy’s Streaky Bacon Breakfast: two eggs, two rashers of bacon, grilled tomato, toast and a small portion of chips for R19,95.

Spur’s Unreal Breakfast: two eggs, two rashers of bacon, fried tomato, chips and two slices of toast for R19,95.

On campus:

Piazza Foods: a pie and a can of Pepsi for R13,95.

Pie City: a pie and a 500ml bottle of juice for R19.

Oom Gert’s Gertie Breakfast: two slices of toast, two scrambled eggs and filter coffee for R18,50, or their small chips for R15,50.

For the slightly more indulgent:

Rhapsody’s Rise and Shine Breakfast: one egg, bacon, grilled cherry tomatoes and toast for R29.

Oom Gert’s Breakfast: two slices toast, two rashers bacon, two eggs, tomato, a slice of cheese, a russian and filter coffee for R32,50.

Wimpy’s Mega Breakfast: two eggs, three rashers bacon, 90g beef patty, relish, grilled onion, grilled tomato, a half portion chips and a slice of toast for R48,95.

Comfort food for the studious

You’re really trying to be the studious type but after toiling over study guides the symptoms of cabin fever are starting to set in. To top it all off, you’re famished and if you eat another packet of two-minute noodles, you risk turning into one. What you need is a breath of fresh air to get those brain juices flowing again as well as something that will satisfy your hunger pangs.

For the cash-strapped:

McDonalds: a hamburger, small fries and a small soft drink for R19,95. Also try their double cheeseburger, medium fries and medium soft drink for R24,95.

Aandklas: a cheese dog for R25 or their chicken strips for R30.

Wimpy: a BLT toasted sandwich, full portion chips and a regular soda for R29,95. Also look out for their Three Tenners Deal: a burger, full portion chips and a regular soda for R30.

On campus:

Piazza Foods: a hot dog for R18,50.

Oom Gert’s: a toasted cheese sandwich with chips for R16,50.

Torpedos: smelters (filled baked potato) for R18.

For the slightly more indulgent:

Wimpy’s Champ Burger: bacon, a fried egg, a slice of cheese, a 90g beef patty, grilled onion, relish, gherkins, lettuce, creamy mayo, full portion chips and a regular soda for R49,95.

Rhapsody’s Mediterranean Beef Rhap: beef strips with tzatziki, lettuce, tomato and carrots in a wrap, served with chips or a side salad for R57.

Arcade Empire on a Wednesday: free entrance (unless there is a band playing), T-bone and draught special.

Flair: Fine Moroccan Cuisine Buffet on Sundays for R75.

The after-exam-before-debauchery meal

Those wretched exams have finally come to an end. Over the last few weeks, you’ve morphed into a ball of stress and now the time has come to celebrate. Go wild, in fact. We all know the after-effects of letting loose in the name of celebrating the end of exams. To prevent the ensuing headache, you need to get your paws on some greasy food. Your bank balance, however, is nearing the point where the ATM screen will flash “insufficient funds”. You need to indulge in a considerably large, grease-laden meal that will prevent the threatening hangover and not break the bank.

For the cash strapped:

McDonald’s: a junior cheeseburger for R10.

Aandklas: a Budget Burger for R28.

Oxford’s Double Deluxe Burger: two beef patties or two chicken fillets, bacon, egg and cheese for R39,50. Also ideal is their foot long with chips and a coke for R25.

Cheeky Monkey: 500g T-bone steak with chips or pap and sauce and a free draught for R55.

If you’re in the mood for some live music, Thursday is student night at Arcade Empire. Buy two pizzas and only pay for the higher priced one.

On campus:

Big Al’s Standard Burger costs R9,50 or try their bacon and cheese sub with a 340ml can for R29.

Chips Café’s Chip Chow: a bunny chow with chips and a sauce for R13,50.

Spaghetti: a slice of pizza for R17,95.

Oom Gert’s hamburger costs R28,50 and their chicken burger costs R30.

For the slightly more indulgent:

Flair’s Moroccan Club Steak for R45 or their chicken kebab for R42.

Aandklas’s Bob Dylan Burger: a 200g patty and double cheese sauce with feta and bacon for R55.

Cheeky Monkey: a 30cm pizza and a two-litre draught for R70.

Photo: Marius Veldhuyzen van Zaten